A review by kristi_starr35
In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz

4.0

Like A Tale Dark and Grimm, it's a mashup of fairy tales and Lemony Snicket. The story seemed to move faster than ATD&G, and the lesson learned (that's the whole point of Märchen, right?) seems more obvious and less forced than in the first. Also like the original Märchen - dark humor and wonderful German (both a plus). Perhaps fewer asides by the narrator in IAGG. A quick read, plenty of gross-out scenes for middle-grade readers, and a trip through several well-known (and other not-so-well-known) Kindermärchen. Would also make a great read-aloud. And you'll never think of salamanders in the same way again.