A review by kriti4309e
Grim by Rachel Hawkins, Julie Kagawa

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.