“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. I am so excited to fall in love with Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas!

I am a sucker for fairy tale retelling. I love seeing the stories I grew up with reimagined! I know it drives some people crazy but for me it makes me fall in love with the characters of my childhood all over again, seeing them in a different light and stronger. I am excited about this new retelling of Cinderella, one of my favorites from my childhood. Ash & Bramble is only a few days away and I am excited to fall into this story! Right now the hardback is actually cheaper than the kindle version so get on that deal!

When the glass slipper just doesn’t fit…

The tale of Cinderella has been retold countless times. But what you know is not the true story.

Pin has no recollection of who she is or how she got to the Godmother’s fortress. She only knows that she is a Seamstress, working day in and out to make ball gowns fit for fairy tales. But she longs to forsake her backbreaking servitude and dares to escape with the brave young Shoemaker.

Pin isn’t free for long before she’s captured again and forced to live the new life the Godmother chooses for her—a fairy tale story, complete with a charming prince—instead of finding her own happily ever after.

Sarah Prineas’s bold fairy tale retelling is a dark and captivating world where swords are more fitting than slippers, young shoemakers are just as striking as princes, and a heroine is more than ready to rescue herself before the clock strikes midnight.