Ashes by M. K. Harkins, 303 pages MK Harkins, 2022. $13.
Language: R (121 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Ashley is a high school senior living for graduation when she can go to college far away from her stepmother and stepsisters. The last thing Ashley thinks she needs is to get involved with the drama around pop singer Harry James coming to her high school. But a fairy godmother-in-training has a different idea.
Harkins’ modern spin on Cinderella includes actual fairies, which I found odd since the rest of the story is set in our world. The story itself felt shallow as the characters go through ridiculous situations and readers slog through a handful of inconsistencies. Harkins is also very explicit in the prologue about the negative aspects of our society right now, especially regarding social media and how we are our biggest obstacles in life, which is why we – and Ashley – need fairy help to find happiness.
Ashley is half Irish, half Polynesian, and the other characters were implied white. The mature content rating is for mentions of drugs and alcohol, mention of vape, mention of rape, illegal activity, and innuendo. The violence rating is for murder and attempted murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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