A Curse of Ash and Iron by Christine Norris – Review by Angela Hayes

A Curse of Ash and Iron by Christine Norris
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 Stars

A Curse of Ash and Iron by Christine Norris is a YA steampunk retelling of the classic fairytale: Cinderella. Set in 1876 the story is full of historical details, some sci-fi elements, magic, fantasy, curses, secrets, romance, high stakes, a bit of a love triangle, angst, and drama.
From the blurb and the cover, I really expected this to be a full-blown steampunk story, in a steampunk world- but it is more of an historical Cinderella retelling, with steampunk elements. So, I don’t know if my expectations are why I didn’t fully connect with this story, or not. I just didn’t ‘feel’ it like I was wanting to. As I really wanted to FLOVE this book, but it just didn’t live up to my expectations. The characters really frustrated me to no end. So, I found it so hard to ‘care’ about them and what was happening in the story. And as a result, I was left feeling disappointed. I might have to revisit this book in the future to see if I still feel the same way, or if perhaps I was having an ‘off’ reading day…
If you love steampunk elements added to a classic fairytale, clean romance, and YA fantasy, then this might just be the book for you.
Happy Reading…

Thank you, Christine Norris!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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