A Curse of Ash and Iron by Christine Norris – Review by Charlisa Wahtomy-Alba

<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122838218-a-curse-of-ash-and-iron” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”A Curse of Ash and Iron” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677260675l/122838218._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122838218-a-curse-of-ash-and-iron”>A Curse of Ash and Iron</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/33465.Christine_Norris”>Christine Norris</a><br/>

My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5543707555″>4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />

If you enjoyed the story of Cinderella you will also enjoy this retelling set in the 1800s. Our main character, Eleanor Banneker, has been under a spell for the better part of a decade that was cast by her stepmother. She has been desperately wishing for someone to help her, but all seemed helpless until her childhood friend Benjamin Grimm rekindles their friendship. He seems to be the only one immune to the curse as even her own father has been unable to recognize her all these years. Ben has come just in time it seems, but time is almost out. They have until midnight to break the curse or Eleanor and her father will be bound to their current roles for the rest of their lives. Will they be at to break the curse in time? I enjoyed this take on the retelling of a classic tale. I’m unsure if the author purposely did so, but I’d like to think that perhaps the last name of the character Benjamin is a nod to the brothers Grimm? Whether that is the case or not this was still an enjoyable book and I do hope to read more books by this author.

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