Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust     384 pages

Entwining the stories of both Lynet and Mina in the past and present, Girls Made of Snow and Glass traces the relationship of two young women doomed to be rivals from the start. Only one can win all, while the other must lose everything—unless both can find a way to reshape themselves and their story.

This book promises a more thrilling, action-packed story than it delivers. It's really a slow-paced, generalized re-telling of Snow White, with barely enough "fight" between the two main characters to justify the promise of an "only one can win" tagline. I liked it okay, but it was very meandering and not all that it was hyped to be and so I was unfortunately let down. 

Kudos to making a women-centered story and providing some diversity (a few lesbian characters), but even that was a bit predictable and really didn't improve the story. I didn't really love any of the characters and I only liked a few. But otherwise, a rather boring story that could have been so much more.