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A review by sadiecass
Grim by Rachel Hawkins, Julie Kagawa
4.0
*I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
It's always harder to review anthologies, and this one had so many stories in it, that made it even harder. I liked some, didn't like others, but overall the good outweighed the bad.
Some standouts for me:
Figment. I loved this take, absolutely loved it. It was clever and fun and endearing, with a bit of sadness mixed in.
Beast/Beast. It was the same story, but vastly different and deeper. I loved watching the two grow closer and the bond form. I also really enjoyed the organic, natural horror of the beast.
Better. It was just magnificent.
The Twelfth Girl. I've read other retellings of this, longer retellings, that I didn't enjoy as much as this one. It really had me hooked and I didn't set aside my Kindle until I'd finished.
Some others I enjoyed, but felt something was lacking were: Light It Up, Beauty & the Chad, & Sell Out. I also really enjoyed Thinner Than Water for its utter darkness (although it made me utterly squicky. ~shudder~)
The rest either didn't stand out to me or I flat out didn't enjoy them (or skimmed due to my lack of enjoyment).
*I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
It's always harder to review anthologies, and this one had so many stories in it, that made it even harder. I liked some, didn't like others, but overall the good outweighed the bad.
Some standouts for me:
Figment. I loved this take, absolutely loved it. It was clever and fun and endearing, with a bit of sadness mixed in.
Beast/Beast. It was the same story, but vastly different and deeper. I loved watching the two grow closer and the bond form. I also really enjoyed the organic, natural horror of the beast.
Better. It was just magnificent.
The Twelfth Girl. I've read other retellings of this, longer retellings, that I didn't enjoy as much as this one. It really had me hooked and I didn't set aside my Kindle until I'd finished.
Some others I enjoyed, but felt something was lacking were: Light It Up, Beauty & the Chad, & Sell Out. I also really enjoyed Thinner Than Water for its utter darkness (although it made me utterly squicky. ~shudder~)
The rest either didn't stand out to me or I flat out didn't enjoy them (or skimmed due to my lack of enjoyment).
*I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.