Book: One Shattered Crown: Deluxe Limited Edition by Rebecca Zanetti
Reviewed by Your_bookish_fantasy
Rating: 5/5
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โ๏ธ๐ป๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐- One Shattered Crown
๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ, RBMedia, ๐๐ง๐ NetGalley ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ, ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค.
โ๏ธโ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค-
(out of 5 stars, my rating scale is at the end)
๐ฃ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5 Emma Wilder & Lance Greenfield (lost half a star for the accent and name inconsistency)
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ / 5
๐ก๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ MF ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ซ / 5 -๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐
Which books have I also given this same rating? (๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐)
5โญ๏ธ Fourth wing / Bound by inked flame / Anathama / The Lies of Lena / Of silver and Curses
4.5โญ๏ธ Bitten / The Female / Quicksilver / Bride / Lights Out / A Bargain so Bloody
4โญ๏ธ Spellcaster / One Dark Window / From Blood and Ash / Phantasma / Butcher & Blackbird
3โญ๏ธWe Who Will Die / The Wolf King / Daughter of No Worlds / The Ex Hex
โ๏ธ๐๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐ :
Genre- Fantasy Romance
๐ง 11 ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ 23 ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ (I ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 1.7 ๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ 380 ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐
๐น๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ Dual ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฉ / ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ- 28 July 2026
๐ฃ๐น๐ผ๐ or ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ driven? ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐โฏ๐
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ- standalone but part of an interconnected series, book 3 of 3 Grimm Bargains
๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ on ๐๐จ? โ๐ฉโด.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ- โฑ๐ถ๐๐
๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ? โ ๐ดโฏ๐! โ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐โฏ๐โฏ๐๐ทโฏ๐ ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐๐พ๐ทโฏ๐ ๐ถ๐๐น ๐ปโฏโฏ๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐โฏ๐ถ๐น ๐โฏ๐ป๐ ๐โฏ ๐๐พ๐๐ฝ!
๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? (Disability, plus size, mental health etc...)โ
โณโดโด๐น๐; ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ป๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.
๐๐พ๐น ๐พ โฏ๐๐ฟโด๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐?โ
๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ ๐พ ๐โฏ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐โฏ๐๐ ๐ทโดโด๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐โฏ๐๐พโฏ๐?โ
๐ฒโด๐๐๐น ๐พ ๐โฏ๐ถ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ โฏ๐๐โฏ ๐ท๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฝโด๐?โ
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐? Anyone who likes there men possessive and morally black, loves a strong plot with stronger spice and enjoys a good dose of humour in their dark reads.
โ๏ธ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค:
๐ฆ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ/ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
๐ฅต๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐
๐IแีTแฉ แชOแฏแด แชแแT
๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก
๐ซฆOแดแดแดsษชแดแดs Aแดแดสแดแดแด
๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ
โ๏ธ๐โ๐โ๐ผ๐
๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ค & ๐น๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐๐ค
โข๏ธmafia ish
๐๏ธ๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐ /๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐คฉEpic Side Characters
๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ช ๐ ๐พ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ช
๐งฉ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ แทแฉแTแดแ
โ ๏ธ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐...
๐งจ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ช ๐ฝ๐โ
โณ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
โจ Tแผแดแฐแดี โจ
A dark and seductive twist on Cinderella with mafia ties, magic and advanced technology.
๐Cliff Notes Review-
This is the first book in this series I read, you do not need to read these in order.
I picked up One Shattered Crown as a filler audiobook and somehow ended up discovering one of my favourite reads of the year! This dark Cinderella retelling blends dystopian fantasy, hackers, magic, mafia family politics and slow-burn romance into one ridiculously addictive story. I listened to the entire thing in one sitting because I genuinely couldnโt press pause. Ella is exactly my kind of FMC; smart, resilient, endlessly determined and constantly escaping impossible situations, while Justice is the possessive, obsessed, protective book boyfriend of my dreams. Their cat-and-mouse relationship, hilarious banter, brilliant side characters (especially the godmothers and Leo ๐พ) and nonstop action kept me completely hooked. I went in blind, having not read the first two books, and had absolutely no problem following the story. Now I desperately need to go back and read the rest of the series. An unexpected five-star favourite!
โAlso- donโt judge this by the cover, I know itโs crap but the story is amazing and nothing like what the cover leads you to believe.
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๐๐๐ ๐น๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ๐ป๐ฌ๐ต ๐๐ ๐๐?โ๏ธ(๐โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก- ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐ข๐๐๐?)
Audiobook was brilliant!
โ๏ธ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ โ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ:
The audiobook deserves its own round of applause.
Emma Wilder and Lance Greenfield absolutely nailed these characters. Their performances brought even more intensity to the action scenes while making the emotional and romantic moments feel incredibly natural. They were easy to listen to, tracked beautifully at faster speeds and both had clear diction, excellent pacing and strong emotional delivery throughout.
If I had one tiny criticism, it would simply be that a few accents and pronunciations werenโt entirely consistent, especially compared to previous books in the series. Itโs a small detail, but one that occasionally stood out. Thankfully it never distracted me enough to lessen my enjoyment of the story.
๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐:
I picked this audiobook up as a filler.
It had absolutely no business becoming one of my favourite listens of the year.
I went in completely blind, having not read the first two books in this interconnected trilogy, and I genuinely had no trouble following what was happening. There were a handful of references that were clearly callbacks for returning readers, but nothing stopped me from becoming completely invested in Ellaโs story.
And invested I was.
I listened to this entire audiobook in one sitting. I carried it from room to room while cooking, cleaning, scrapbookingโฆ I even took it into the bathroom because there was absolutely no way I was pressing pause. Every time I thought, โIโll stop after this chapter,โ another twist, chase or hilarious conversation dragged me straight into the next one.
This book is an absolute adrenaline rush.
Itโs a wonderfully chaotic blend of dystopian fantasy, dark Cinderella retelling, mafia-style family politics, hackers, magic, corporate warfare, obsession and slow-burn romance. Somehow it sounds completely ridiculous when listed like that, yet Rebecca Zanetti somehow makes every single element work together.
The pacing was fantastic.
There was never a moment where I felt bored. Every chapter seemed to introduce another problem, another escape attempt, another conspiracy or another reason for Ella and Justice to end up chasing each other across the city.
This whole book is far funnier than I expected.
The humour caught me completely off guard, especially during the second half. Between the constant bickering, Ellaโs complete refusal to cooperate, the meddling godmothers and one particularly adorable animal sidekick (Leo absolutely deserves his own fan club), I found myself laughing far more than I anticipated.
The romance is definitely driven by physical attraction initially, but I actually thought it suited these characters. Their relationship develops through constant conflict, reluctant trust and protecting one another rather than endless declarations of love, which worked really well for me.
The mystery surrounding the families and the mysterious fifth player kept me completely hooked. Every time I thought Iโd worked something out, another reveal changed the game. The Cinderella inspiration was also cleverly woven throughout the story without ever feeling like it was simply retelling the original fairy tale.
Needless to sayโฆ
Iโll be going back to read the first two books immediately.
๐งโโ๏ธ โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ค:
Ellaโฆ she absolutely MADE this book for me.
She is exactly the kind of heroine I adore. Sheโs fiercely intelligent, endlessly resilient and refuses to stay down no matter what life throws at her. What I loved most was that she never simply accepted being captured or controlled. Every single setback became another puzzle to solve. Every imprisonment became another escape plan. She approached impossible situations like challenges instead of obstacles, and I found myself cheering her on every single time she slipped through someoneโs fingers yet again.
Justiceโฆ
Yeahโฆ Iโd like one of those, please.
Possessive.
Obsessive.
Protective.
Powerful.
Utterly devoted.
The man is basically walking red flags wrapped in black armourโฆ and I loved every second of it.
Despite all his power and reputation, what really sold me was how completely gone he became for Ella. Watching this terrifying man slowly realise heโd burn entire empires down for one woman was incredibly satisfying. Their cat-and-mouse dynamic created so much tension, and the banter between them was genuinely funny.
The supporting cast deserves just as much praise as the main couple. Every character felt memorable, whether I loved them, feared them or desperately wanted to punch them. The godmothers completely stole every scene they appeared in, managing to be hilarious one moment and absolute badasses the next.
๐ชง๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค:
Overall, One Shattered Crown completely surprised me.
I expected a decent filler audiobook. Instead, I found one of my favourite romances of the year, an unforgettable heroine, a possessive book boyfriend Iโll happily add to my ever-growing collection, hilarious side characters, fantastic narration and enough action to make twelve hours disappear without me even noticing.
๐น๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ;
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๐๐ช โ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐ค:
โญ๏ธ DNF
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
I managed to finish it but it was rubbish. I won't keep a physical copy and won't recommend it, but it's a shame as the plot could have made a good book in another author's hands
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
It was OK. I wish I didn't start this one as it didn't do it for me as I struggled to read it. It had an interesting premise that fell flat but I had to see what happened in the end.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
I don't regret reading it, and I will read the next one, but this one did have a few flaws. [These could be repetitive writing, gaps or plot holes, better character growth or world building, areas needing more detail]
Generally, the book lacked depth and became confusing. The plot resonated with me even though it annoyed me on the whole.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
I'm glad I read it. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to the right people, but I wanted more! Sadly, it's easily forgettable with a few issues I just couldn't overlook/get past.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
Good book! I loved it, but... I needed more! I really did enjoy it, but it had a few parts that needed more detail or added history/background or lore. But that's because the story or characters were memorable, and the plot was strong with brilliant twists. I would re-read if I needed to catch up for the next book and would recommend.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
Great book! I truly wish the story had been thought about more, or the author had been given more time as this book is so close to brilliance! I will likely read again and will definitely be recommending it to all!
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WOW! Absolutely amazing book! Well written with great characters and a plot so memorable that it will stay with me. I will definitely read this again, I will be recommending it and sharing it with the whole world! Also- I NEED A PHYSICAL COPY!
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This is my God level tier. The book must be perfectly memorable. Even after reading 50+ more books, I will remember character names and emotions along with the plot. If there is a special edition, then I need to own it! If there is a conversation on books- I'm talking about this!
SPICE SCALE:
๐ถ๏ธโ segsual language and a little on-page action
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธโ a lot of segsual language and some on-page open door action, may be occurring a couple of times
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธโ a lot of explicit action and dirty talk, occurring frequently with 2/3 lurvers
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ โ super graphic and explicit, occurring 4 or more times, can be more grey and taboo themed.
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ โ Kinks and Fet!shism, explicit and super graphic. It is likely to be tushy play, toys, playrooms, and more