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dustyshell's review
3.0
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series, however this last one wasn't as enjoyable to me as the first two. There was a broken fourth wall that seemed out of place, a jump back out of the fairytale world into the modern. Even still, there were several points in which I laughed and cringed (appropriately because Grimm tales are quite macabre). I love the mashing up of several tales into one, the weaving of characters into the story of a brother and sister's adventure. Definitely an entertaining series and the narrator is excellent on the audiobook.
lannthacker's review
3.0
A satisfying ending to the trilogy. It was the hardest for me as a parent to read (My father he killed me, my mother she ate me). And some of the fourth-wall breaking and analysis of the meaning and import of fairy tales was above my kids heads. But I was happy to have another funny conversation with the devil and his mother, and that my memorization of how to pronounce Eidechse von Feuer der Menschenfleischfressende found additional use.
leskit's review
5.0
I really enjoyed all 3 of the books in the Grimm series. Lots of fun to read, good messages.
inkstndfngrs's review
2.0
I was fine up until the point where Adam Gidwitz became a character... I felt that ruined not just the book, but the whole series for me. I appreciated his voice as narrator; that's typical in fiction, but actually inserting yourself into your novel as an afterthought...seems very fan fiction-Mary-Sue to me.
antisocial_auntie's review
4.0
More odd than the first two with a meta story of characters and storytellers.
n414327's review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
UMM HELLO?? Why are there so many low reviews? This book is absolutely amazing. I grew up on the first 2 books of this series but didn’t realize there was a third until recently. It did not disappoint. Personally I thought the plot was super interesting and I LOVE when Adam is in the story and the perspective sort of changes. I adore this series and this book is definitely worth a read
reading_slowlyn's review
2.0
DNF at 70%. It was great at first but it became really repetitive of the previous books of this series and... I don’t like reading the same story with different characters.
craiggors's review
2.0
Not quite the note I was hoping this series would end on. Gidwitz seemed like he was tired of writing about fairy tales and just sort of did what he had to do to finish out the story. Was not a fan of the characters finding their way into the real world to "learn their lesson." Very eh for me.
jameyanne's review
4.0
This was a great conclusion to the series, and a super fun read. Once again, I love how Adam Gidwitz mishes up all these fairy tales and puts them back together in a compelling storyline. There were moments when I laughed, moments when I almost cried, and moments when I thumped my head against my desk because the characters were missing the point, as children in fairy tales are wont to do. I also really liked how he tied all three books together in the end. At first it was weird, but actually it worked really well. I would definitely recommend this whole series to anyone interested in retold fairy tales.