It becomes so easy to envision our lives as a fairy tale as we peruse classic stories from childhood, yet what if life really was a fairy tale? And what if these fairy tales did not always have a happy ending? For Mina Grime, that is exactly what her life is like when she discovers her last name is not really Grime, but Grimm and she is descended from the same Grimm's of fairy tale legend. And what if the reality of death is not a natural thing, but rather a curse that has been placed on the family name? Shortly before Mina's sixteenth birthday, she discovers that the seemingly quiet life she led has been a lie carefully implemented by her mother to protect her from the fate of the Grimm curse. The curse began with the Grimm brothers and the fae, who decided that they must successfully live through and defeat over 200 fairy tales before the door between the fae world and Earth would close forever. No one has ever succeeded. Now the hope rests with Mina. She must succeed or die knowing the curse may very well pass to her younger brother.
Overall, I thought the plot of the book was intriguing and kept the story moving at a rapid pace. However, the characters were a little underdeveloped and the typical semi-love triangle bored me somewhat, leaving me not particularly caring who ended up with Mina. That being said, I am eager to see where Mina's story goes and have already picked up books two and three.
Genre: Fantasy
Positives: Quick moving and unique plot that kept the pages turning!
Negatives: Underdeveloped characters and a few grammatical errors
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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