Snow White Sorrow Book #1 in the Grimm Diaries eBook Cameron Jace
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What if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?
Sixteen year old Loki Blackstar is no Prince Charming. His mother is a ghost and his only friend is a red ’55 Cadillac. He looks like an Angel but acts like jerk. No wonder he has been banned from Heaven.
Loki has one thing going for him; a rare gift He is a Dreamhunter; one of the few in the world who can kill immortal demons in their dreams.
When Loki is called to kill a sixteen-year-old vampire girl he is pulled into the magical but dangerous world of Sorrow, an island in the middle of nowhere.
What he discovers is the real Snow White...a girl who knows when to kiss and when to kill, living in an ancient castle and feeding on local teens.
Snow White is a beautiful monster girl filled with rage, with an epic untold story, the one which the Brothers Grimm had forged to conceal the truth about fairy tales.
Mysteriously, after all attempts by previous vampire hunters have failed to kill Snow White, she lets Loki live, and whispers two words in his ears; two words that will change their lives forever.
Snow White Sorrow Book #1 in the Grimm Diaries eBook Cameron Jace
Review:Protagonist: Loki Blackstar is a kid with no past. The earliest thing he remembers is the past year. He's told he has one year to kill ninety-nine vampires in order to restore his place in Heaven and his status as a Half-Angel Dreamhunter. So at first I wasn't sure what I thought of Loki. I mean he's a fairly likable character, but his insistence on getting back to Heaven, a place he has never seen and only heard of felt a bit off. However as the book progresses his view of the world is changed and he begins to focus on who his future rather than his past.
Romance: So I'm very on the fence about how I feel about the romance. It starts off with a slow burn, I guess, but it's more like Loki's interest is piqued by Snow White, and then in just a few hours they fall in love. Now these few hours are very intense and part of me can really see them believing they've fallen for each other, but no matter how intense the time is I don't truly believe they could actually fall in love in just a few hours. Since this is a fairy-tale story I figured I wouldn't let it bother me and just bask is the quick romance.
World-Building: So like I said this is a fairy-tale book, but for about half the book I wasn't getting the fairy-tale vibe I was hoping for. Maybe the prequel novellas kind of ruined it for me. I mean going into it I knew it wasn't going to take place in a fairy-tale-esque medieval world and that it would take place in a more modern day setting, but still I think I expected a more fantasy or urban fantasy touch to is that wasn't fulfilled with vampires, witches, and werewolves. However once we reach the second half, there's a lot of fairy tale wonder to explore. I won't say much but it sort of makes up for the lack of a magical fairy-tale presence in the beginning. It's about time to hear the real Snow White tale. P.S. Sorry for the awkward transition but I wasn't sure where to put this or how to get there, but there is a plot hole of sort, well actually there are a few things that didn't make sense and not in a "We'll find out later" way, but this specifically didn't make sense. We meet Loki in the second prequel Ashes to Ashes, Cinder to Cinder and well let's just say something don't really add up.
Writing: So, my biggest bone to pick with this book is the writing. This is a Young Adult novel, however it has this Middle Grade cheesy quality to it that really bothered me, I mean it was so cheesy that even if this was a Middle Grade novel I would have gotten annoyed with it. I felt like the author was trying to tone down the book where he should have embraced it. I mean in certain scenes where things are getting dark there's usually some sort of moment of humor or levity that completely undercuts the darkness of this tale. I mean embrace the darkness especially when writing a dark fairy tale. Sometimes the writing felt a bit awkward too, like things just didn't click like they should have. Now the grammatical errors, miscapitalizations, and formatting errors I can get past, but I decided to mention it for those who can't.
Predictability: I wouldn't say this book is overly predictable, mainly because like I said for about the first half of this book not all that much happened. However, after this book takes off there's a lot more that happens and a lot of twists. Some things that surprised me just sort of happened.without explanation and no real build up to it, just sort of Deus Ex Machina style. When things are foreshadowed and make sense though things are really cool. There were a few twists that I was able to catch onto, but the biggest twists, the things that I could never quite predict didn't happen until the very end.
Ending: So when the final climax started I didn't know what to expect. It didn't go down like I thought it would, but the scene was actually rather badass, though there was that weird level of humor to the darkness that annoyed me. When things started to cool down there were quite a few twists, these are game changing, crazy, and revealing twists. Everything culminates in a rather heart shattering cliffhanger.
Rating:
So this book was a bit of a disappointment, or rather a large portion of it was. I was hoping for something more fantastical and fairy-tale-esque, and while the story picked up toward the end and became very compelling, with the weird writing style and the damage already done, there was still a lot that just really disappointed me. The silver lining though is that the next book holds a lot of promise.
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Snow White Sorrow Book #1 in the Grimm Diaries eBook Cameron Jace Reviews
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I'm a fan of the author's Grimm Diaries Prequels. I have yet to read the last volume (11-14) but my point is I had high expectations for this book. I enjoyed the author's quirky writing style and I found his short stories entertaining and original so I was really excited; mainly because the one thing the prequels lack, from reading the two volumes I've read anyway...is Snow White. And this whole thing supposedly started with the fairy tale princess. It was a bit of a bumpy beginning for me, but I'm very glad to say that this book did not disappoint.
For those who've read the prequels, we are re-acquainted with Loki Blackstar, only he is very different from the cool and confident Dreamhunter we got to know briefly on Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder. The Loki we meet here is confused, insecure and a bit whiny. His life's goal is to reclaim his memory and to go back to his former life that he doesn't remember, even if that means killing a vampire demon girl named Snow White.
I have mixed emotions when it comes to Loki. I do feel for the guy, he's been making up for a past life that he doesn't remember and he has convinced himself that the world he is living in at present is horrible and everyone around him is just stupid and detestable. At the beginning I found his constant whining a bit annoying and some of his actions juvenile. Added with more irritating characters (I hated Axel and tolerated Fable) who was even more whiny and juvenile than him, I got a bit worried that I was in for a big disappointment.
What turned me around is getting to know Snow White and her history. Delving deeper on why the Evil Queen became...well, the Evil Queen. These two were scary and badass and I love them for it. There are surprises at every turn and the world that the author created is original and weird in very good way.
But what won me over is that this is more than just a fairytale retelling with a twist...it is also a coming-of-age story of an indecisive, selfish teenager to being a brave young adult worthy of being called a hero.
I didn't like the first half of the book, but as you can see the last half totally made up for it...which is why I'm giving it 4 Stars. I look forward to reading the next book in the series!
After reading the prequels I am not sure what I was expecting in the full novel. What I do know is that what I got was not what I expected. Of course, there was so much more detail. And what I can also tell you is that there is certainly a much bigger puzzle than I ever imagined from reading the prequels and this first book only scratches the surface.
I am certainly enjoying the style of his writing. He does not hit you in the face with imageries or bore you with details. He pulls you into his world that he created and you become a part of it, no longer an observer looking in from the outside. There is a mystery that you want to figure out what is happening and why it is happening but you don't have enough pieces to even have an idea. The overall arc of the story is just beginning and there is a long journey ahead. I cannot wait to find out where he will take us.
Review
Protagonist Loki Blackstar is a kid with no past. The earliest thing he remembers is the past year. He's told he has one year to kill ninety-nine vampires in order to restore his place in Heaven and his status as a Half-Angel Dreamhunter. So at first I wasn't sure what I thought of Loki. I mean he's a fairly likable character, but his insistence on getting back to Heaven, a place he has never seen and only heard of felt a bit off. However as the book progresses his view of the world is changed and he begins to focus on who his future rather than his past.
Romance So I'm very on the fence about how I feel about the romance. It starts off with a slow burn, I guess, but it's more like Loki's interest is piqued by Snow White, and then in just a few hours they fall in love. Now these few hours are very intense and part of me can really see them believing they've fallen for each other, but no matter how intense the time is I don't truly believe they could actually fall in love in just a few hours. Since this is a fairy-tale story I figured I wouldn't let it bother me and just bask is the quick romance.
World-Building So like I said this is a fairy-tale book, but for about half the book I wasn't getting the fairy-tale vibe I was hoping for. Maybe the prequel novellas kind of ruined it for me. I mean going into it I knew it wasn't going to take place in a fairy-tale-esque medieval world and that it would take place in a more modern day setting, but still I think I expected a more fantasy or urban fantasy touch to is that wasn't fulfilled with vampires, witches, and werewolves. However once we reach the second half, there's a lot of fairy tale wonder to explore. I won't say much but it sort of makes up for the lack of a magical fairy-tale presence in the beginning. It's about time to hear the real Snow White tale. P.S. Sorry for the awkward transition but I wasn't sure where to put this or how to get there, but there is a plot hole of sort, well actually there are a few things that didn't make sense and not in a "We'll find out later" way, but this specifically didn't make sense. We meet Loki in the second prequel Ashes to Ashes, Cinder to Cinder and well let's just say something don't really add up.
Writing So, my biggest bone to pick with this book is the writing. This is a Young Adult novel, however it has this Middle Grade cheesy quality to it that really bothered me, I mean it was so cheesy that even if this was a Middle Grade novel I would have gotten annoyed with it. I felt like the author was trying to tone down the book where he should have embraced it. I mean in certain scenes where things are getting dark there's usually some sort of moment of humor or levity that completely undercuts the darkness of this tale. I mean embrace the darkness especially when writing a dark fairy tale. Sometimes the writing felt a bit awkward too, like things just didn't click like they should have. Now the grammatical errors, miscapitalizations, and formatting errors I can get past, but I decided to mention it for those who can't.
Predictability I wouldn't say this book is overly predictable, mainly because like I said for about the first half of this book not all that much happened. However, after this book takes off there's a lot more that happens and a lot of twists. Some things that surprised me just sort of happened.without explanation and no real build up to it, just sort of Deus Ex Machina style. When things are foreshadowed and make sense though things are really cool. There were a few twists that I was able to catch onto, but the biggest twists, the things that I could never quite predict didn't happen until the very end.
Ending So when the final climax started I didn't know what to expect. It didn't go down like I thought it would, but the scene was actually rather badass, though there was that weird level of humor to the darkness that annoyed me. When things started to cool down there were quite a few twists, these are game changing, crazy, and revealing twists. Everything culminates in a rather heart shattering cliffhanger.
Rating
So this book was a bit of a disappointment, or rather a large portion of it was. I was hoping for something more fantastical and fairy-tale-esque, and while the story picked up toward the end and became very compelling, with the weird writing style and the damage already done, there was still a lot that just really disappointed me. The silver lining though is that the next book holds a lot of promise.
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