Title: GRIM
Series: Anthology
Authors: Julie
Kagawa, Rachel Hawkins, Amanda Hocking, etc
Publisher: Harlequin
Teen
Publication Date: February
25, 2014
Genre: Fairytale Retellings
Reviewed by: Angie
Edwards
Source: Publisher
via NetGalley
My rating: 4/5
SUMMARY
Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a
dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best
voices in young adult literature today.
Ellen Hopkins
Amanda Hocking
Julie Kagawa
Claudia Gray
Rachel Hawkins
Kimberly Derting
Myra McEntire
Malinda Lo
Sarah Rees-Brennan
Jackson Pearce
Christine Johnson
Jeri Smith Ready
Shaun David Hutchinson
Saundra Mitchell
Sonia Gensler
Tessa Gratton
Jon Skrovan
Amanda Hocking
Julie Kagawa
Claudia Gray
Rachel Hawkins
Kimberly Derting
Myra McEntire
Malinda Lo
Sarah Rees-Brennan
Jackson Pearce
Christine Johnson
Jeri Smith Ready
Shaun David Hutchinson
Saundra Mitchell
Sonia Gensler
Tessa Gratton
Jon Skrovan
REVIEW
I don’t
often read anthologies, but GRIM lured me in because a few of my favorite
authors contributed to this compilation of fairytale retellings. My review for
GRIM will be shorter than the usual length of my reviews, because one, I find
it difficult to write reviews for anthologies, and two, because I’ll be sharing
my opinion on this book as a whole and not on individual entries.
My
initial impression of GRIM, after finishing it, was that some of the stories
weren’t actual retellings of fairy tales and several of those that were, were
rather watered down. I was slightly disappointed that a number of my favorite
authors whose contributions I was anticipating, were not up to their usual
standard of storytelling. If I had to rate each story individually, most would
receive four-star ratings and the rest would fluctuate between three-star and
five-star ratings.
Overall,
GRIM is a decent compilation that offers a wide variety of entries sure to
satisfy a diverse market of readers. Almost all of these retellings are void of
the darkness evident in the original GRIMM tales, but certainly doesn’t lack in
imagination. Some of these stories will delight, and some might fail your
expectations (especially if it’s by one of your favorite authors), but
regardless of my personal rating for each, I found a couple of gems in here
that entertained me enough to want to recommend GRIM to each and every fan of
fairy tale retellings. This is, in a nutshell, good old-fashioned escapism for
all.
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