Pros: Premise and execution Cons: A touch scary for sensitive or young readers
I am ambivalent toward the fairy tale. On one hand, I certainly remember them fondly from my childhood and enjoy it greatly when I see something that has a bit of that good old fairy tale magic interwoven into the story. On the other hand, how many ...
Pros: Creativity and main characters Cons: Story a little slow to get started
Every so often, I read a book and immediately wish I had thought of the premise myself. That was the case with The Fairy-Tale Detectives, the first in the Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley. This is inventive fantasy aimed at kids. But it ...
Pros: Well developed, believable characters Cons: Chapters are long, slow start
We all know fairy tales are fictitious stories full of magical creatures and implausible events. But what if they aren't? What if fairy tales are historical accounts of the times when fairy tale creatures lived among humans? And what if your ...
Pros: Fun story that is lightly entertaining Cons: Somewhat shallow, but audience appropriate
My mother, if she still read children's literature, would approve of The Sisters Grimm: The Fairytale Detectives by Michael Buckley. For starters, she has always been a feminist who took for granted the competence and strength of women. Men ...
Pros: cool point of view of favorite childhood fairy tales Cons: none
I love reading young adult and teen books and I actually picked this book up from the children's section at my local library. The Grimm sisters' parents mysteriously disappeared and have been in foster care since then. But now they find a grandmother ...
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