What a great read! Everything about this book made me want to keep reading! From the great characters, great story line and a Cinderella twist!

I have to admit I’m a sucker for fairytale retellings, and when I saw this book advertised I just had to read it!
The story follows Ashley, a teen who lives with her stepmother and 2 step sisters in a funeral home. Ashley is pretty but a social outcast at school and it’s not until Laura moves to the school that Ashley has a friend and someone to help navigate the last 6 months of high school.
We soon meet Harry & George…..Harry is a superstar and has been ordered to graduate from high school the conventional way and ends up in Ashley’s school. As soon as they meet it’s instant attraction but it seems that fate, fame and a meddling step mother will get in the way of their relationship.

The story is great and full of ups and downs and kept me on my toes!
I’d recommend the story to 12+, there’s mild swearing but nothing too bad!

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

My heart aklways sings when I see a retelling and this was no different. Well written with a good yet predictable storyline and well developed charcaters that were believable. I couldnt put this down and read it in one sitting. If you love retellings you should read this book.

I'm a big fan of fairytale retellings and Ashes was a good take on the Cinderella story. The story was easy to read and predictable, but in a good and familiar way. I appreciated the way that MK Harkins presented each character, the heroes quite heroic and the villains villainous.
Overall, a good, easy read! Thank you NetGalley and Victory Editing Co-Op for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Honestly, this book was a DNF for me and that was super unfortunate as I really like retellings. It feels like this wasn't edited so M.K. Harkins wasn't given revisions or anything. I read 5 chapters and it read like how older generations think teenagers speak like very much "Sup friend! I too am a teen that likes teen things" just very cringe and hard to read. But my biggest point would be in chapter 1 when the friend says "He might like an exotic, Polynesian beauty like you" Like uhhh?? Why would you describe anyone like that? I just basically lost interest in everything after that. Also tbh this is basically the movie "Another Cinderella Story" just with changed names and the stepmother has a different occupation. Other than that it's the same retelling except this book does not pull it off.

I really, really enjoyed this book. It hooked me from the very beginning and kept me hooked the entire time!

I'm not usually a big YA fan, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I love a good fairytale retelling and loved this modern day retelling of Cinderella. My emotions definitely went for a ride. I loved the pacing and how easy this book was to read. The characters were very likable and the villains unlikeable. I found myself really rooting for Ashley and Harry to finally get their happily ever after. I definitely recommend this book to YA lovers.
The only con were some of the pop culture references felt very dated.

The writing started off a bit stilted, but once I got into the story it smoothed out quite a bit. Also the plot device that I was afraid was going to be overwhelming was not, so that was good. I look forward to reading the sequel.