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tishara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
darthsquidious's review against another edition
5.0
jillcd's review against another edition
4.0
lacyduckie's review against another edition
4.0
Some of the stories in Grim were kind of weird and disturbing but others were good and I wish were longer.
My favorite stories were The Twelfth Girl by [a:Malinda Lo|2884780|Malinda Lo|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1241172048p2/2884780.jpg], The Raven Princess by [a:Jon Skovron|2828923|Jon Skovron|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1339610057p2/2828923.jpg], Better by [a:Shaun David Hutchinson|3130410|Shaun David Hutchinson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1387295428p2/3130410.jpg], and A Real Boy by [a:Claudia Gray|1192311|Claudia Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1234643683p2/1192311.jpg].
A Real Boy was my absolute favorite and reminded me of [b:Defy the Stars|31423196|Defy the Stars (Constellation, #1)|Claudia Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1484967166s/31423196.jpg|47841519] and [b:Defy the Worlds|34942737|Defy the Worlds (Constellation, #2)|Claudia Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1513817502s/34942737.jpg|56211536] which are also written by Claudia.
I bought the hardcover copy of Grim and it's pink and black and beautiful. It even comes with one of those attached ribbon bookmarks. 🔖📚😍
beamasalunga's review against another edition
3.0
The Key by Rachel Hawkins - The psychic story is a good start but it was cut too short and ended vaguely. [3.5/5 stars]
Figment by Jeri Smith- Ready - A sweet friendship between Eli and Fig. I really like it. [4/5 stars]
The Twelfth Girl by Malinda Lo - I fell asleep on some parts. So boring. [1/5 stars]
The Raven Princess by Jon Skovron - I like this. [3/5 stars]
Thinner than Water by Saundra Mitchell -The darkness of the story shook me. The king married his daughter but the author's writing style is compelling which is a win for me. Out of the retellings, this one stood out for me. [4.5/5 stars]
Before the Rose Bloomed by Ellen Hopkins - This Snow Queen retelling fell flat. [1/5 stars]
Beast / Beast by Tessa Gratton - A great retelling of Beauty and the Beast [4/5 stars]
The Brothers Piggett by Julie Kagawa - This is an okay story. Kinda weird. [2/5 stars]
Untethered by Sonia Gensler - [3/5 stars] - Good writing style but not a fan of the story.
Better by Shaun David Hutchinson - Better than I expected. Wonderful story indeed! [4/5 stars]
Light It Up by Kimberly Derting - [2 /5 stars] - A "meh" retelling of Hansel and Gretel.
Sharper Than a Serpent's Tongue by Christine Johnson - It's okay and kinda miss. [2/5 stars]
A Real Boy by Claudia Gray - [3/5 stars] - I'm not familiar of this retelling but it's good.
Beauty and the Chad Sarah Rees Brennan - Why are Beauty and the Beast retellings are good? It's so adorable [4/5 stars]
The Pink by Amanda Hocking - Another retelling I'm not familiar with. It's good but the ending was a bit boring. [3/5 stars]
Sell Out by Jackson Pearce - This can be good but the ending just... [3.5/5 stars]
laurenl5876's review against another edition
1.0
serynanicole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
victor_constantine's review
5.0
kriti4309e's review against another edition
4.0
This book was really interesting and is a collection of short stories inspired by fairy tales. I really enjoyed some of the stories and some of them I thought were really weird and just weren't my cup of tea. I'm going to select my top 3 favorites in no specific order and go through them.
The Raven Princess- I found this story highly entertaining.It is inspired by the story "The Raven". In fact it's almost similar to the story. It's about this princess who got accidentally turned into a raven by her mother when she was a baby. Years later she meets a man who is an awful hunter and tells him about the curse. He is instructed to visit this old lady's cottage and to not fall asleep. He fails but he still finds another way to break the curse. The characters in this story were fun and the dialogue was great to read. I also enjoyed the twist at the end.
The Brothers Piggett- This here is sort of inspired by the three little pigs. There are three brothers that work in a bakery named Percival, Peter, and Pedro. The story centers around the youngest brother, Percival, who is extremely shy. He falls in love with this girl one day who's grandmother is suspected as a witch. The two spend time together and one day Percival is going to confess his love to her but he sees her with another guy and gets upset. He tells his brothers and they don't react well and cause trouble that ultimately brings their downfall. I found the characters very interesting and even though I had a strong feeling about who the monster was, it was still a great reveal and it teaches you not to judge others quickly and not to act rashly.
Light It Up - Fantastic 21st century adaptation of Hansel and Gretel! It is basically the same story except it's about two teenagers named Hansen and Greta who were abandoned on a camping trip by there step mother and there is no candy house and no old creepy lady. Hansen is the younger brother who is a lot nicer than his bigger sister Greta who is a lot more jaded but deeply cares for her younger brother. Well they basically end up going to this cabin in the middle of the woods and if you know the story of Hansel and Gretel, you probably know what's going to happen next.
Overall this book was enjoyable to read and I recommend it to people that love fantasy, fairy tales, science fiction even though there's only two sci-fi tales. Basically the recommendation list is quite broad because there are so many different kind of stories that all sorts of people would enjoy.