Title: GRIM
Author: Multiple
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pages: 480
Pub. Date: February 25, 2014
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:Kimberly Derting | Sonia Gensler | Tessa Gratton | Claudia Gray | Rachel Hawkins | Amanda Hocking | Ellen Hopkins| Shaun David Hutchinson | Julie Kagawa | Malinda Lo | Myra McEntire |Saundra Mitchell | Jackson Pearce | Sarah Rees Brennan | Jon Skovron | Jeri Smith-ReadyEdited by Christine JohnsonShort Stories1. The Key by Rachel Hawkins2. Figment by Jeri-Smith Ready3. The Twelfth Girl by Malinda Lo4. The Raven Princess by Jon Skovron5. Thinner Than Water by Saundra Mitchell6. Before The Rose Bloomed: A Retelling of the Snow Queen by Ellen Hopkins7. Beast / Beast by Tessa Gratton8. The Brothers Piggett by Julia Kagawa9. UnTethered by Sonia Gensler10. Better by Shaun David Hutchinson11. Light It Up by Kimberly Derting12. Sharper Than A Serpent's Tongue by Christine Johnson13. A Real Boy by Claudia Gray14. Skin Trade by Myra McEntire15. Beauty and the Chad by Sarah Rees Brennan16. The Pink: A Grimm Story by Amanda Hocking17. Sell it Out by Jackson Pearce
THE KEY was what I expected from Rachel Hawkins. A good story although I had a hard time pinning down the retelling I knew what it was supposed to be but it was so short it was hard to nail it down. I always like her writing. The only complaint I have is that it was way too short I wanted more. Rating: Liked!
You put something of Jeri Smith-Ready's in my hands and I will DEVOUR it! Just as I did with FIGMENT. This is another that I had a hard time figuring out the retelling but whatever I didn't really care what it was because it was AWESOME!!!! I adored Eli and "Fig" and it totally made me cry. Rating: OBSESSED!!!!!!
THE TWELFTH GIRL....Now this one I knew right away what it was and I loved the modern update Malinda did! It reminded me of the original with a really nice twist. I loved the darkness she brought into this tale and I really wanted to read more. If Malinda wrote a whole story about this I would snatch it up right away! This is the first book by Malinda I've read and she's an amazing writer I plan on picking up all of her books now! Rating: LOVED
Ok so let me tell you a little secret. I love Fairy Tales! Yeah the ones adapted for Disney are cool but I love the originals much more! I loved the darkness and the fear they instilled in children because they weren't the happily ever after tales that as a child we all wanted to be true. The originals were told to scare kids but they were rooted in real life. Children disappeared, men married women to turn around and kill them, and sometimes people just had awesome luck to only have it fail after a year or so. That's what I love about these they're not sugar coated HEA's. The authors in this antho especially Hawkins and Lo brought the darkness and embraced it.
Hawkins story THE KEY was roughly based off of Bluebeard and it was really good! I wanted to have more of Skye though; his motives were unclear and I didn't understand how or why he was the way he was. I did want more though the ending was very open ended.
Lo's THE TWELFTH GIRL was The Twelve Dancing Princesses with a modern update that I loved! She went way darker than the original and I loved the twist I also wanted more of this! And I loved that the "castle" was a dorm in an upscale prep school!
Jeri Smith-Ready's was the hardest to nail down but I mean it had a cat wearing boots so maybe a take on Puss in Boots? But he/it was also someone who inspired people so I came to think of him/it as a muse. So maybe Puss in Boots with a bit of the 9 sisters mixed in. Regardless I freaking loved it!!
Ok so let me tell you a little secret. I love Fairy Tales! Yeah the ones adapted for Disney are cool but I love the originals much more! I loved the darkness and the fear they instilled in children because they weren't the happily ever after tales that as a child we all wanted to be true. The originals were told to scare kids but they were rooted in real life. Children disappeared, men married women to turn around and kill them, and sometimes people just had awesome luck to only have it fail after a year or so. That's what I love about these they're not sugar coated HEA's. The authors in this antho especially Hawkins and Lo brought the darkness and embraced it.
Hawkins story THE KEY was roughly based off of Bluebeard and it was really good! I wanted to have more of Skye though; his motives were unclear and I didn't understand how or why he was the way he was. I did want more though the ending was very open ended.
Lo's THE TWELFTH GIRL was The Twelve Dancing Princesses with a modern update that I loved! She went way darker than the original and I loved the twist I also wanted more of this! And I loved that the "castle" was a dorm in an upscale prep school!
Jeri Smith-Ready's was the hardest to nail down but I mean it had a cat wearing boots so maybe a take on Puss in Boots? But he/it was also someone who inspired people so I came to think of him/it as a muse. So maybe Puss in Boots with a bit of the 9 sisters mixed in. Regardless I freaking loved it!!
Giveaway
Details:
Contest Info:
Each tour stop is offering up a copy of GRIM, and one winner
will receive a fantastic Grand Prize Package including the following Harlequin
Teen titles: 2 copies of GRIM, a copy of WHITE HOT KISS by Jennifer Armentrout,
THE SECRET DIAMOND SISTERS by Michelle Madow, THE QUEEN’S CHOICE by Cayla
Kluver and an ARC of LET’S GET LOST by Adi Alsaid.
Please enter via the Rafflecopter form. Giveaway is
open to US/Canada and ends March 7th.
Tour Schedule
Week One:
Monday,
February 17th - Harlequin Paranormal
Blog
Tuesday,
February 18th - Stories 1, 2 and 3 - Two Chicks on Books
Wednesday,
February 19th - Stories 4, 5 and 6 - Book and A Latte
Friday,
February 21st - Stories 7, 8 and 9 - Fiction Freak
Week Two:
Monday,
February 24th - Stories 10, 11 and 12 - Mundie Moms
Wednesday,
February 26th - Stories 13, 14 and 15 - Bumbles and Fairytales
Friday,
February 28th - Stories 16 and 17 - Fiktshun
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Love me some fairy tale re-tellings, especially an anthology! Wasn't Bluebeard redone recently in a full-length re-telling? I love how fairy tales are so popular!
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ReplyDeleteLOVE Rachel Hawkins and I'd love to see what she wrote!
Jeri Smith-Ready's retelling sounds very original, with the guy as a guitar player and from a different POV, the cat's.
Would love to read a Sleeping Beauty retelling!!
Thank you:)
I love fairy tale retelling. I have had my eye on this book for a while. There is some of my favorite authors in it.
ReplyDeleteThis is something new for me. Right now I'm starting a new book that is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I've read so many of those authors books so fun to have them all in one novel.
ReplyDeleteSo can't wait for these dark and twisted tales!! I love all kinds of re-tellings, but The Lunar Chronicles has been my fave so far
ReplyDeleteSo many retellings in one place makes me squee with joy.
ReplyDeleteI love that 12 Dancing Princesses is finally becoming a thing to rewrite seeing as when i tell people its my favorite fairytale they have no clue about it.
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I love retellings of old fairy tales my favorite is Bluebeard :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the dark and twisted fairy tales but I love a whole lot of them my particular fav is The Swan Princess.(Is that consider a fairy tale?) otherwise it's the beauty and the beast
ReplyDeleteI looove fairy tales so I've been super excited for this one.
ReplyDeletePretty excited for this book- I love a lot of these authors and I'm a big fan of rewritten fairy tales. I still have all the Windling/Datlow Black Heart Ivory Bones etc books!
ReplyDeleteAhhh I love fairy tale retellings so much, especially any really original takes on them. I'm sure these stories won't disappoint!
ReplyDeleteSo excited to see all these fairy tale retellings, especially with some of my favorite authors in it!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know this was a thing until today but I am excited! Fairy tale retellings are always a lot of fun and some of my favorite authors are involved with this one.
ReplyDeleteI LOOOOVE anthologies, and there aren't enough YA ones, imo. I'm most looking forward to Kagawa's and Brennan's, but Lo's sounds amazing too ^_^
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great mythology. I love the creepy!
ReplyDeleteI love short stories, espacially ones with a little scare in them. I would love to win this!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the awesome giveaway!!! I love the older fairy-tale stories that weren't always so sugar coated!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't I've ever read an anthology before, but the buzz about this one definitely makes me want to read it! And some of my favorite authors are in it too! Awesome! :D Thanks for being on this amazing tour! ^_^
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get a copy!:)
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll take part in Fairy Tale Fortnight with us this year!! I'm really excited to r&r the GRIM collection. And what great authors!!
ReplyDeleteI love so many fairy tales, I can't pick just one, lol! I can't wait for these retellings, esp. the Hawkins and Lo ones now!
I love fairy tales and Grim and the whole idea of this book just sounds great to me. I looked at some of the authors that have shared their short stories in this collection and I'm totally impressed. REALLY looking forward to reading this one. :)
ReplyDeleteFor me, I think it was reading Little Red Riding Hood that I started loving reading fairy tales. This love of fairy tales continues to this day. I LOVE reading retellings. They are a fresh new way to look at classic fairy tales :D
ReplyDeleteFairy tale retellings are the best! Especially with so many great authors! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm really interested in seeing how the "new" stories go. I've love fairy tales all my life - should be good. Thank you .
ReplyDeleteGrabby hands! I would love to add this one to my anthology collections!
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ReplyDeleteI'd love to read this anthology! So many awesome writers!
This is amazing. I've been looking forward to this!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat book! I love the Snow White Grim story (1110cg)
ReplyDeleteI've never read any Grim(m) fairy tales before but I am dying to read this book!
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