This was interesting because it was not really happy. It hearkened back to the Grimm brother's fairy tales in that respect. There were some Russian fairy tale influences I could feel throughout here when I was reading.
I loved how dark the characters were. They felt very fleshed out and very well written. Great job.
The plot was really nice and, again, well written. Not too many slow parts, though there were a few. I still enjoyed it.
I love the fact that it's a standalone so I can have it all wrapped up. I think I may look up her other books.
The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints, 1770-1850
John Ittmann, Warren Breckman and Catriona MacLeod
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From the 1770s through the 1840s, German, Austrian, and Swiss artists used the medium of printmaking...
Feathers and Foxes (Brodyr Alarch #2)
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Terrwyn, prince of Melthkior and a wandering scribe, has roamed far and wide across distant lands....
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Hazel Wood in Books
Mar 2, 2018
The main thrust of the novel asks whether Alice is a character in a tale herself? And if she can escape her fate by running away from her story. And while I can appreciate the author's creativity, there's very little character development and there appears to be a fair few loose ends. The prose is heavy in metaphors to the point that the first half seemed far too long.
While many have described the book as a dark and creepy fantasy, I think it may have been a little overhyped - it's more of a weird version of Alice in Wonderland. Interesting, but not for me.
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History without the Fairy-Tale Endings
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You think you know her story. You've read the Brothers Grimm, you've watched the Disney cartoons,...
A History of Children's Books in 100 Books
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While the modern children's book, intended specifically for the enjoyment of children, did not...
The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales
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Fairy tales have never known geographical, disciplinary or cultural borders. In many ways, they...
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings
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You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney...
Audio Cuentos Infantiles
Book and Education
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Fantástica recopilación en audio de los clásicos cuentos infantiles. -EL CUERVO Y EL ZORRO....
ClareR (6253 KP) rated The Sisters Grimm in Books
Feb 25, 2020
Sisters Grimm don’t actually know that that’s what they are. They may have vague memories (pre-puberty - and this is important) of playing in a fairytale wood, where they can do magical, amazing things, but they put it down to dreams later. That is until they approach their 18th birthdays, and some of these dream-like abilities start to manifest themselves.
This story is based around four girls who first met at 8 years old in the fairytale dream-world, Everwhere, forget one another after their 13th birthdays, and begin to remember closer to their impending 18th birthdays. They all have a different mother, but the same father who they will meet in Everwhere on the evening of their birthday. And it’s really important that they find one another again prior to this confrontation - where they will discover the truth about themselves.
I really enjoyed this. It says on Goodreads that it’s a Young Adult novel, and whilst it’s immaterial whether I agree with this or not, I do agree that it’s about reaching an age where you are finding out more about yourself and your impending independence, and that can’t be a bad thing for young people to read about.
I liked the darkness in this book - it’s no twee fairytale. There’s death, murder in fact, as a pretty major theme. And people aren’t necessarily nice. They lie, they’re selfish and they keep secrets that are best known.
The only negative I can think of, is that I really thought that this was going to be set up for the first part of a series. The end seemed quite rushed to me, and I’d love to know more about what happens afterwards. Well, that’s not really a negative, is it? That’ll be why I gave it top marks, to be honest - it’s a great book!
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this book - another great choice!