false <![CDATA[Ash]]> 6363322 3 In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away, as they are said to do. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she believes that her wish may be granted. The day that Ash meets Kaisa, the King’s Huntress, her heart begins to change. Instead of chasing fairies, Ash learns to hunt with Kaisa. Though their friendship is as delicate as a new bloom, it reawakens Ash’s capacity for love—and her desire to live. But Sidhean has already claimed Ash for his own, and she must make a choice between fairy tale dreams and true love. Entrancing and romantic, <i>Ash</i> is an empowering retelling of Cinderella about choosing life and love over solitude and death, where transformation can come from even the deepest grief. 6550542 1 9 2009 Ash total:258|5:56|4:120|3:48|2:21|1:4| 258 984 1113 129 5 4 false false Sat Sep 12 12:19:09 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:49:43 -0700 2009 Bridget Jones's Diary and the Traveling Pants books) get five stars becaus...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 22:15:08 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 22:30:01 -0700 2009
If you know the story of Cinderella then you know most of the beginning of the book, but somewhere near the middle it starts to veer off on its on path. Ash has a fairy(godfa...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 15:53:02 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 07:03:46 -0700 2009
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A Cinderella with a twist of darkness and lore, the characterization of a young girl, family, love, and disappointment, left me inside of this world and I think I still haven't found my way out. Since reading Ash, I am desperately seeking tha...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 19:47:13 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 19:48:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 11:44:56 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 11:45:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 15:24:22 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 15:25:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 28 17:37:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 17:37:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jul 15 15:16:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 15:17:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 10:29:35 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 11:17:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 22:54:17 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:56:02 -0800 2009 the Prince; they go on to live Happily Ever After. The fairy tale is part rescue miss...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:02:56 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:38:41 -0800 2009 Lesbian retelling of Cinderella with fairies? SOLD. (And thanks to Kindle I don't have to wait for the paperback.)

REVIEW:
I love fairytales, and I'm gay, so I fell right in step with this one. I was drawn into the story from page one, and by the end I was r...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 18:14:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:37:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 02 08:23:42 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 09:26:10 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 17:40:56 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 17:41:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 10:37:45 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 10:37:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 20:31:41 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 20:16:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 19 16:25:23 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 11:16:24 -0800 2009 By Malinda Lo

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
# of Pages: 264
Age Rating: 14+
My Rating: 2 Stars

Synopsis:
In the wake of her father's death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 14:16:13 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 14:11:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6363322