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I really loved this new book by Sophie Masson. I think it's her best boook yet, and I'm a long-time fan of her work. 'Moonlight & Ashes' is a retelling of the Aschenputtel fairy tale, the German Cinderella. It is set in alternative Prague, and is full of adventure, magic and romance. It has the most beautiful, dreamy cover too - loved it!
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Gosh, a Cinderella retelling where she's an active agent in her own bid for freedom albeit with the help of magic of course. Because Cinderella is a tale of magic yet as per that last sentence in the book, "magic" is not the be all and end all.
We all know the story which makes Cinderella and this tale, it is the same. Selena aka Ashes, however, learnt a secret at her mother's deathbed which could prove to be her own doom if it was ever found out. She has also promised her mother that she will st ...more
We all know the story which makes Cinderella and this tale, it is the same. Selena aka Ashes, however, learnt a secret at her mother's deathbed which could prove to be her own doom if it was ever found out. She has also promised her mother that she will st ...more
Jul 18, 2012
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