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shannonredwine8's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
asahome's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
4.5
TL;DR: Two girls are struggling with the disappearance of their parents, being shuffled around from one inappropriate foster home to another, and a family business they know nothing about.
I struggled to get into this book at first. Once the action kicked in it made the book a faster read. I think a struggle for younger readers may be all the characters that pass through the scenes. Generally, they were famous fairy tale characters and it wasn't necessary to learn much about them. But it might be overwhelming depending on the age group.
My favorite quote:
“Eventually the brothers realized humans and Everafters couldn’t live together any longer so they found ships and used their connections, and like generations of poor and persecuted people before them, the Everafters decided to move to America.”
“Yay!” Daphne cheered.
“But America had its problems, too,” Mrs. Grimm explained.
“Boo!” Daphne moaned.
I struggled to get into this book at first. Once the action kicked in it made the book a faster read. I think a struggle for younger readers may be all the characters that pass through the scenes. Generally, they were famous fairy tale characters and it wasn't necessary to learn much about them. But it might be overwhelming depending on the age group.
My favorite quote:
“Yay!” Daphne cheered.
“But America had its problems, too,” Mrs. Grimm explained.
“Boo!” Daphne moaned.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, and Confinement
Minor: Blood and Colonisation
camiclarkbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“The Fairy-Tale Detectives” is a clever, fun start to Michael Buckley’s “The Sisters Grimm Series.”
This was one of my favourite middle grade series growing up and I’m so excited to revisit it as an adult to see how it holds up. The book is just as whimsical as I remembered, taking the classic fairytales and turning them on their heads.
The mystery plot of the book is still interesting and Buckley laid the foundation for the mysterious disappearance of Sabrina and Daphne’s parents in the first book, which I had forgotten. Setting up an overarching plot line made me even more excited to read the next book in the series, “The Usual Suspects.”
If you liked the TV show “Once Upon a Time” before it went off the rails, I highly recommend “The Sisters Grimm.”
This was one of my favourite middle grade series growing up and I’m so excited to revisit it as an adult to see how it holds up. The book is just as whimsical as I remembered, taking the classic fairytales and turning them on their heads.
The mystery plot of the book is still interesting and Buckley laid the foundation for the mysterious disappearance of Sabrina and Daphne’s parents in the first book, which I had forgotten. Setting up an overarching plot line made me even more excited to read the next book in the series, “The Usual Suspects.”
If you liked the TV show “Once Upon a Time” before it went off the rails, I highly recommend “The Sisters Grimm.”
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Death
kyra_johnson_'s review against another edition
adventurous
fast-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? No
4.0
I don’t know how to rate this book well as I read it for the second time, but now as an adult. I loved this series as a kid and distinctly remember reading them on vacation instead of playing in the pool. They’re a little to easy for adults but they are for children after all. I definitely enjoyed it more when I was younger but it’s good for the nostalgia.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Child abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
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