Reviews

The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf, Margaret Owen

nordiccowgirl's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

mjscooke's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

If you’re looking for something a bit different this fantastical murder mystery set in a travelling magical acédeme is it. Each chapter is not only a different perspective but an
Entirely different author and yet somehow still feels cohesive and engaging!

forgottenteacup's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

inaraexplains's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

eponineeurydice's review against another edition

4.0

This had such VIBES I was so here for it!

peterflynn's review against another edition

4.0

A great story, every character was wonderful! I loved the emphasis on culture and history, and I loved the endlessly creative minds that came together to make this world come alive. Only reason I’m not giving 5 stars is bc it might have done with one more round of editing for excessive adjectives, but I will 100% be recommending this book to all my fantasy loving peers!

missellenmarie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

2.0

mcatcarr's review against another edition

hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

amandabooktopia's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

okevamae's review against another edition

3.0

The concept of this book is a unique idea I haven’t seen before: an anthology of interconnected short stories, each by a different author, coming together to tell a murder mystery in a fantasy setting (a magical school, no less.) How could I not pick this one up? The stories are not only told in a standard narrative format – there are also text conversations, interrogation transcripts, and artifacts that flesh out the story. All of the students have different magical talents, and it’s interesting to see so many different magic systems in one book. As always with anthologies, some stories were better than others, but I didn’t feel like there were any really bad ones in this bunch. The one thing that bothered me was the inconsistency of some aspects of the worldbuilding, but I guess that can be expected with multiple authors writing in the same fictional setting, if the rules of the world are not well established. Overall, it was a good (if imperfect) execution of a really unique idea.

Representation: Stories by POC and LGBTQ+ authors about POC and LGBTQ+ characters, disabled characters, characters with mental illness

TW: racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic character, bullying of children by teachers

I received an advance copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.