Ash

 Ash by Malinda Lo, 264 pages.

This Cinderella retelling takes place in a fantasy kingdom that feels a lot like historical Ireland and makes some twists on the classic tale. For one, there are way more faeries, and they're often wicked. For two, Ash falls in love with the King's Huntress instead of the handsome prince.

I was pretty underwhelmed by this book, but that may be because I went into it with high expectations, hearing from several people that it was excellent. It feels like a pretty direct Cinderella retelling, and I could never quite shake the feeling that it was about to get good, but it felt like it never quite hit it's stride for me.