Ash & Bramble

Reviewed by: Kate Radke - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 25, 2015

Review

“Ash & Bramble” by Sarah Prineas is another rebooted fairy tale story, but it’s sufficiently different that it’s worth adding to teen collections. It imagines a world in which the Fairy Godmother is actually the evil one and has everyone working as slaves within the traditional fairy tales. Pin, the heroine of this story, works to overthrow the Godmother’s plans, while trying to figure out who she really is and what she feels for her friends the Shoemaker and the Prince. Those who have enjoyed the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer will probably like this too, though this is a little less polished. Not a must buy, but worth purchasing if you want to add to your YA collection.

Overall Book Score: good