"Love is madness," I say. "Doesn't everyone agree that you'd do anything, endure anything, to be with the ones you love? So either you're willing to let them use you with any sort of cruelty, so long as they keep you--which makes you a fool--or you're willing to commit any cruelty, so long as you get to keep them--which makes you a monster. Either way, it's madness." 
 I am a complete sucker for fairy tale retelling; when done right, it creates its own kind of magic. Gilded Ashes is a dark retelling of the classic Cinderella story. The last retelling I read of this particular fairy tale was Ember by Bettie Sharpe which I absolutely loved. And I loved Gilded Ashes as well! It had dark magic, humor and step sisters you can't help but feel towards to. I can't believe how much I loved this novella more than Rosamund Hodge's Cruel Beauty (because I didn't love that one at all). This makes me want to give her Crimson Bound book a go, like stat. Wish me luck!