Ash by Malinda Lo
264 pages
Published 2009
Read from January 1 to January 2
Rating: ★★★½ out of 5
The first half or so of this book was thoroughly unremarkable, a straightforward retelling of Cinderella that seemed to add little to the story but standard-issue Irish-type fairyfolk. The prose was lusher than you usually find in the young adult section, but nothing especially noteworthy. But the second half surprised me with an absorbing, tender romance, and the ending -- while a bit too tidy -- was super sweet and made me happy.
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