A review by abaugher
Ash by Malinda Lo

5.0

A retelling of Cinderella like you've never heard it before. Lo's words roll across the page like they were laid down by the fairies themselves, they are so beautiful. Aisling (or Ash) is not the stereotypical Cinderella; she's the other girl that mainstream society has yet to properly acknowledge the reality of. Lo has made her real, and a character with a great depth of emotion and longing and perseverance in the most difficult of times. Read this, and have your hidden soul awakened.
There is a sequel to this book due out April 2011, and that's only fitting. You just can't leave Ash and Kaisa the huntress where the book does...not for long.
Also, name pronunciations can be found on Lo's website: http://www.malindalo.com/ash/ash-faq/#faq3
and see the playlist for the book.