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The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl

14 reviews

cball2428's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

an absolutely thrilling story about 4 girls who despite the odds band together and create a bond so strong. also incredibly sapphic and amazing character development

i would like rory’s gender ok

disability representation!

rory has fibromyalgia

 
mental illness/neurodivergency representation!

ella has diagnosed OCD and anxiety

 
transgender representation!

svenja is a trans woman (minor character but still important)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Mental illness

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Deadnaming, and Racism

cammiem8's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I gobbled this book up on an airplane and was really intrigued by the story, but I didn’t quite feel connected to the characters and was disappointed to find out the book isn’t a stand alone. I’ll likely read the next book when it comes out, but I wish this one felt like more of a complete story on its own and not just a setup for subsequent books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Rape, Racism, and Homophobia

melaniereadsbooks's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for an arc of this book.

At Grimrose Academie, accidents happen. A girl might die every once in a while, but that's just normal, right? When best friends Ella, Yuki, and Rory lose their friend Ari, they know something more is going on. Together with their new roommate, Nani, they find clues that Ari left behind and uncover the dark fairy tale secrets hiding at Grimrose.

Dark Academia, Fairy Tale Retellings, Queer Squad Goals, and a Gorgeous Cover! This book has everything I wanted. I loved these dark fairy tale retellings and picking up on the breadcrumb trail (pun intended) that the author left for us to follow!

 I've been trying to decide who my favorite character is, but I just can't seem to figure it out. I think that's a good sign: I love all of them. They are messy, and imperfect, and refuse to be pushed into the boxes that the world wants to push them into, and I just love that so much. And a trans love interest!

There were a few times in this book where the writing felt a little clunky and certain scenes didn't feel super well-developed, but I think that might just be because I had an advanced version! I look forward to reading the final version and probably loving it even more!

Pub date: October 26, 2021

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gore, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Transphobia

themixedpages's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Minor: Deadnaming