nata_sa_b's review
4.0
Cameron Jace to proste vie! Napíše obyčajnú "brožúru", ktorá má 28 strán a ja som z toho totálne v riti!
Dokáže vytvoriť postavy, ktoré si hneď obľúbite ako sa objavia a ešte k tomu majú neskutočné dialógy pri ktorých sa nejde uškŕňať. Toto bolo neskutočne dobré, akčné, vtipné a za ten koniec ho neznášam! Takže sa vrhám hneď na pokračovanie, pretože mám pocit, že sa pomaly vyšplhá k mojím obľúbencom!
"Hocus Pocus Zim Zalabim" (Nemohla som si pomôcť, z Lokiho by bol skvelý čarodej :D )
Dokáže vytvoriť postavy, ktoré si hneď obľúbite ako sa objavia a ešte k tomu majú neskutočné dialógy pri ktorých sa nejde uškŕňať. Toto bolo neskutočne dobré, akčné, vtipné a za ten koniec ho neznášam! Takže sa vrhám hneď na pokračovanie, pretože mám pocit, že sa pomaly vyšplhá k mojím obľúbencom!
"Hocus Pocus Zim Zalabim" (Nemohla som si pomôcť, z Lokiho by bol skvelý čarodej :D )
mehsi's review
2.0
Not as good as the first one. Will try out book 3 and 4, and if they are also like this, I might drop the series.
samiism's review
3.0
A retelling of Cinderella, or at least her history. This story sounded much like Inception because of the whole Dreamland theme going on. Alice, a descendant of the Brothers Grumm, is summoned to Italy to check out the found burnt remains of a woman suspected of being a witch and find the real Cinderella. A guy, Loki Blackstar, is a Dreamhunter who helps her go into the corpse's dream and complete the mission.
The humor in this book was okay. I found myself rolling my eyes at Loki's jokes, though. The story was interesting and well-researched (glassblowers, Murano, etc.) that it goes well with how Cinderella could have come to be.
The humor in this book was okay. I found myself rolling my eyes at Loki's jokes, though. The story was interesting and well-researched (glassblowers, Murano, etc.) that it goes well with how Cinderella could have come to be.
disconightwing's review
3.0
The first prequel really made me itch to read the full series.
The second one kind of put the brakes on that.
So we'll see when I get to #3.
The second one kind of put the brakes on that.
So we'll see when I get to #3.
mckenzierichardson's review
2.0
(Free copy through Kindle store.)I did enjoy this book a little more than the first prequel. The writing style was much more fluid and not so drawn out. As with the first prequel, I enjoyed the retelling of the fairy tale. Jace is very gifted in making connections between fairy tales, folk lore, mythology, and real history. In that way he is very talented.I really hated the dynamic between Alice and Loki. I was easily bored by their childish relationship. I know they are supposed to be young, but they bicker and flirt like elementary school children, which was very irritating. Other than the detailed connections, I felt pretty apathetic toward the characters and plot. I was interested in those connections, but didn't really care what happened.As with the first prequel, the story was interesting, but I don't feel inclined to read the actual Grimm Diaries.
carmenna's review
2.0
Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder è il secondo, brevissimo (l'ho letto durante le pause pubblicitarie di un programma televisivo) prequel dei Grimm Diaries, una serie di romanzi scritti da Cameron Jace.
Mi affascinano molto i mash up e i retelling delle fiabe, tuttavia questa seconda storia, se possibile, mi ha delusa anche più di quanto non abbia fatto il primo prequel, Snow White Blood Red.
Lo stile mi sembra migliorato, ma la storia non mi è piaciuta. A raccontare è Alice Grimm, diciassettenne, una pronipote dei famosi scrittori, affiancata in quest'avventura da un coetaneo, lo stereotipo del ragazzo hot ma arrogante e prepotente, qui anche Dreamhunter, cioè capace di entrare nei sogni degli Immortali per ucciderli e fare così in modo che non si sveglino più.
Non amo quando tutti i personaggi di un romanzo sono dei teenager, non riesco ad identificarmi, e questo prequel ha calcato molto il suo essere young adult rispetto al precedente, in cui il narratore era la Evil Queen.
Ad ogni modo, Alice si reca a Venezia, dove è stato ritrovato lo scheletro di quella che si crede fosse una strega, circondato da diciassette scarpette di cristallo. La ragazza entra nei sogni di questa donna, Bianca, per salvarla da morte certa e fare sì che sua figlia, la futura Cenerentola, possa nascere sull'isola di Murano. Ma il pericolo è dietro l'angolo, e probabilmente gli sforzi di Alice non sono valsi a nulla, perché a quanto pare anche la Evil Queen si trovava nel sogno, pronta a distruggere la felicità degli altri protagonisti delle fiabe (ed in questo mi ha ricordato molto Once upon a time).
Non so come si svolgerà la storia di Cenerentola nei Diari, mi incuriosisce molto anche il ruolo della Regina Cattiva, tuttavia per il momento ho avuto l'impressione che si potesse fare meglio, visto che le premesse per qualcosa di interessante ci sono tutte.
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Mi affascinano molto i mash up e i retelling delle fiabe, tuttavia questa seconda storia, se possibile, mi ha delusa anche più di quanto non abbia fatto il primo prequel, Snow White Blood Red.
Lo stile mi sembra migliorato, ma la storia non mi è piaciuta. A raccontare è Alice Grimm, diciassettenne, una pronipote dei famosi scrittori, affiancata in quest'avventura da un coetaneo, lo stereotipo del ragazzo hot ma arrogante e prepotente, qui anche Dreamhunter, cioè capace di entrare nei sogni degli Immortali per ucciderli e fare così in modo che non si sveglino più.
Non amo quando tutti i personaggi di un romanzo sono dei teenager, non riesco ad identificarmi, e questo prequel ha calcato molto il suo essere young adult rispetto al precedente, in cui il narratore era la Evil Queen.
Ad ogni modo, Alice si reca a Venezia, dove è stato ritrovato lo scheletro di quella che si crede fosse una strega, circondato da diciassette scarpette di cristallo. La ragazza entra nei sogni di questa donna, Bianca, per salvarla da morte certa e fare sì che sua figlia, la futura Cenerentola, possa nascere sull'isola di Murano. Ma il pericolo è dietro l'angolo, e probabilmente gli sforzi di Alice non sono valsi a nulla, perché a quanto pare anche la Evil Queen si trovava nel sogno, pronta a distruggere la felicità degli altri protagonisti delle fiabe (ed in questo mi ha ricordato molto Once upon a time).
Non so come si svolgerà la storia di Cenerentola nei Diari, mi incuriosisce molto anche il ruolo della Regina Cattiva, tuttavia per il momento ho avuto l'impressione che si potesse fare meglio, visto che le premesse per qualcosa di interessante ci sono tutte.
http://iltesorodicarta.blogspot.it/
booksenvogue's review
4.0
this was strangely an informative dive into the European witch hunt history...
aqua1540's review
3.0
The second book in the Grimm Dairies Prequels. I liked the first one better than this but this book was great as well. It was a little fast so it was hard to follow at times but nonetheless this book was really good. I am excited to get onto the novels.
These fairytales are way different than our modern fairytales. It probably should have had just a little more explaining, but then I remembered that this is a short story to the novels, like a teaser.
These fairytales are way different than our modern fairytales. It probably should have had just a little more explaining, but then I remembered that this is a short story to the novels, like a teaser.
hannahsophialin's review
4.0
Original Review posted at Bookwyrming Thoughts.
Note: Part of The Grimm Diaries Prequels 1-6. Reviewing the prequels separately.
Disclaimer: I recieved this book from the author for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not influence my review in any way.
Like I said in my review for Snow White Blood Red* last week, I'm a sucker for fairy tales. I don't think I want to repeat it again... unless I want everyone to think I'm a broken record. But I'll mention once more that I haven't read the original Grimm Fairy Tales, so please don't assume I'll know anything about it other than the fact that they were not very pretty (read: gruesome).
Here we have Alice Grimm, a seventeen-year-old living a dangerously enchanted life, being a descendant of the Brothers Grimm, trying to locate the real Cinderella and help her. It leads to an eight centuries dead witch in Venice, Italy, with seventeen glass slippers. We also have dreamhunter Loki Blackstar, who apparently is as arrogant as me doing something really stupid (or maybe just me breaking the stove) and not realizing it until later. Way later.
Anyhoo, I kinda think the editing process was a bit more rushed here than it was in the first prequel. Some, I'll probably assume it's an accidental typo (after all... we do make them at least once in our lifetime, if not, more)... but some... not exactly. There was one that would've left the reader confused though.
What I really found helpful were the Author's Notes at the end of the prequel. For a person who apparently doesn't know her facts very well, it explained a lot of concepts used in the story to avoid confusion in most cases. What I find most memorable from the prequel is the Twilight connection there... ;)
Overall, I really enjoyed this short read, and I'm actually curious (really curious) about the very last sentence.
*Link leads to Goodreads version of review
Note: Part of The Grimm Diaries Prequels 1-6. Reviewing the prequels separately.
Disclaimer: I recieved this book from the author for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not influence my review in any way.
Like I said in my review for Snow White Blood Red* last week, I'm a sucker for fairy tales. I don't think I want to repeat it again... unless I want everyone to think I'm a broken record. But I'll mention once more that I haven't read the original Grimm Fairy Tales, so please don't assume I'll know anything about it other than the fact that they were not very pretty (read: gruesome).
Here we have Alice Grimm, a seventeen-year-old living a dangerously enchanted life, being a descendant of the Brothers Grimm, trying to locate the real Cinderella and help her. It leads to an eight centuries dead witch in Venice, Italy, with seventeen glass slippers. We also have dreamhunter Loki Blackstar, who apparently is as arrogant as me doing something really stupid (or maybe just me breaking the stove) and not realizing it until later. Way later.
Anyhoo, I kinda think the editing process was a bit more rushed here than it was in the first prequel. Some, I'll probably assume it's an accidental typo (after all... we do make them at least once in our lifetime, if not, more)... but some... not exactly. There was one that would've left the reader confused though.
What I really found helpful were the Author's Notes at the end of the prequel. For a person who apparently doesn't know her facts very well, it explained a lot of concepts used in the story to avoid confusion in most cases. What I find most memorable from the prequel is the Twilight connection there... ;)
Overall, I really enjoyed this short read, and I'm actually curious (really curious) about the very last sentence.
*Link leads to Goodreads version of review
breecreative's review
3.0
In this prequel to The Grimm Diaries series, we are introduced to Loki (a Dreamhunter who, I understand, is going to be a big part of the first book, if not the whole series), and Alice Grimm. And we are treated to the usual YA girl-meets-boy-but-doesn't-want-to-admit-she-likes-him banter between them. It was amusing, albeit slightly over-the-top, and their dialogue made me smile in a couple places. In this one, we learn the story behind Cinderella...or at least the very beginning, mixed in with some historical fact. Jace does a good job of using these prequels to sell the stories he's about to tell - expertly explaining (without being too obvious) parts that will be important in the series.