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A review by melissasbookshelf
Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd
3.0
An interesting story set in Paris with witches and beasties. Witches basically rule the world with Pretties(humans) and their Beasties (animals turned into humans who serve as their slaves). Anouk is a maid in Mada Vittora household where she is treated like a slave and subject to the whims of her mistress. Forbidden to leave the house, Anouk dreams of venturing outside and being among the Pretties. When she finds her mistress murdered, Anouk flees with fellow housemate Beau. It is a race against the clock in order to find another witch who can prevent them from changing back into their animal form. Along the way Anouk discovers that she has magical capabilities that she never realized before and this makes her and her fellow beasties targets.
I really liked the premise of the book and found it both interesting and different. I struggled between a 2 and 3 rating mainly because I'm sick of authors being so PC now feeling like they have to include every minority group under the sun (gays, transgenders, etc.). The problem is that it is obvious that the cookie cutter characters are just there to make the PC police happy and don't really add much to the story. Tell the dang story and if it offends someone (seriously people, grow up) or leaves someone out, then so be it. You've probably crafted a great read.
I really liked the premise of the book and found it both interesting and different. I struggled between a 2 and 3 rating mainly because I'm sick of authors being so PC now feeling like they have to include every minority group under the sun (gays, transgenders, etc.). The problem is that it is obvious that the cookie cutter characters are just there to make the PC police happy and don't really add much to the story. Tell the dang story and if it offends someone (seriously people, grow up) or leaves someone out, then so be it. You've probably crafted a great read.