Adventures in Life and Writing

Synopsis: Daphne and Sabrina Grimm are orphans. Their parents mysteriously disappear and after a series of foster homes they are finally given to an old woman who claims to be their grandmother, Relda. The girls soon learn that Ferryport Landing where Granny Relda lives is not a normal city. They find out about their family’s history and learn about the job their family has done for centuries in Ferryport Landing. Daphne and Sabrina must help the Granny Relda solve the latest mystery that has beset this small strange town.

Review: This is a fun story full of mystery and intrigue. This is great easy light read. The story definitely takes a different look and view of Fairy Tales and Fairy Tale characters. While the main characters may at times be a bit flat, predictable or even annoyingly stereotypical, it doesn’t detract from the story itself because the twists on the Fairy Tale characters are so interesting and the pictures are a bonus, though they don’t really bring extra life to the book like they do in books like the Edge Chronicles.

Similar Reads: There are some similarities between Fablehaven by Brandon Mull and Brandon Dorman and The Sisters Grimm. Both involve the children going to live with a grandparent in which they start to learn that their Grandparents live in a world of fairies and other strange creatures. While The Sisters Grimm focuses purely on fairy tale characters, Fablehaven ventures into the wide range of fairy tale creatures.

Parting Thoughts: The Sisters Grimm are books I’ve eyed for a long time. It was pretty obvious by the title and the name Grimm that the Brothers Grimm would have something to do with the main characters and that Fairy Tales would play a large role.  Buckley definitely took a new and different look at Fairy Tale creatures and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.  You should definitely pick up this book if you are interested in twists on Fairy Tales.

I will,however, note that I did read the second book in the series and still find the main characters annoying flat and stereotypical, so if those types of characters bother you, this may not be a good series for you.  I do recommend at least trying the first book though.  It’s a short enough book that it won’t take too much time.

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