nancyemcc66's review
2.0
Not my cup of tea. Rather nasty in spots, which I think the author would be happy to hear. If you like very ghoulish things, you will like this book.
cthuwu's review against another edition
5.0
hello i would like more of this please. this is like kinda middle grade but the kind of middle grade you give to your child to fuck them up (but like just a little, yknow?). i would have LOVED THIS in middle school and honestly i love it now.
my only complaint is that the third act was a little rushed. i would have loved to see more of eliza in the grimwytch, but i guess i'll just have to go there myself
my only complaint is that the third act was a little rushed. i would have loved to see more of eliza in the grimwytch, but i guess i'll just have to go there myself
charlotte_owl's review against another edition
3.0
If I rated the book halfway in, I probably would have given it only 3 stars, as it is, I enjoyed the later half more.
This story starts off with the main protagonist discovering the book. While she deals with issues in her real life, she also reads the stories described inside the book. Some authors can do this well, having stories with the main story. However, I didn't enjoy these mini-stories very much. I was unable to become attached to the characters in these stories (who were often unlikeable). However, when the story focused on the main protagonist, I found it interesting. And the story itself really picked up during the later half, when the focus was purely on the main protagonist.
This story is a dark fantasy focused on a young preteen girl. She discovers a book left behind by her grandfather, which describes supernatural creatures (in a slightly dark, disturbing and creepy way). Alongside the discover of this book, she and her family are haunted by a supernatural creature. In an attempt to save herself and to find her grandfather, the girl enters the dimension mentioned inside the book, and goes on a short quest. The beings and the world inside the book are slightly disturbing and dark. Not ultra-so, naturally, as it is YA. But something almost Burton-esque. If that sounds like something you would enjoy, give it a shot! While I would not highly recommend it, it is enjoyable, especially as you reached a certain point in the story.
This story starts off with the main protagonist discovering the book. While she deals with issues in her real life, she also reads the stories described inside the book. Some authors can do this well, having stories with the main story. However, I didn't enjoy these mini-stories very much. I was unable to become attached to the characters in these stories (who were often unlikeable). However, when the story focused on the main protagonist, I found it interesting. And the story itself really picked up during the later half, when the focus was purely on the main protagonist.
This story is a dark fantasy focused on a young preteen girl. She discovers a book left behind by her grandfather, which describes supernatural creatures (in a slightly dark, disturbing and creepy way). Alongside the discover of this book, she and her family are haunted by a supernatural creature. In an attempt to save herself and to find her grandfather, the girl enters the dimension mentioned inside the book, and goes on a short quest. The beings and the world inside the book are slightly disturbing and dark. Not ultra-so, naturally, as it is YA. But something almost Burton-esque. If that sounds like something you would enjoy, give it a shot! While I would not highly recommend it, it is enjoyable, especially as you reached a certain point in the story.
aly36's review against another edition
3.0
This book was ok for me. I liked the idea of the book but I don't think I quite understood everything the author wanted me too about the Grimwytch. I think another land of monsters is a good concept but I wanted it to go further with it maybe. I just feel this book could've have been more than what it was for me.
kellyhager's review
5.0
I absolutely love the concept behind this book! It reminds me of one of the first horror movies I ever saw, I, Madman, which has the idea that the books we read may become real and that things would maybe not be as awesome as we may expect. (In the Mouth of Madness is similar.)
But this is not quite the same thing. This is a middlegrade novel and while parts are certainly creepy, it's appropriate for anyone who enjoys Goosebumps (and I find this much more fun and better written).
I devoured this book, and felt for Eliza. She's completely unprepared for the events that are starting to happen to and around her, but she rallies to the occasion. She's the kind of heroine I want my niece and goddaughters to read about, the kind of smart, resourceful girl who can be trusted to take care of things on her own.
I love this book and can't wait to see what Eldritch Black does next.
Highly recommended.
But this is not quite the same thing. This is a middlegrade novel and while parts are certainly creepy, it's appropriate for anyone who enjoys Goosebumps (and I find this much more fun and better written).
I devoured this book, and felt for Eliza. She's completely unprepared for the events that are starting to happen to and around her, but she rallies to the occasion. She's the kind of heroine I want my niece and goddaughters to read about, the kind of smart, resourceful girl who can be trusted to take care of things on her own.
I love this book and can't wait to see what Eldritch Black does next.
Highly recommended.
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