A Tale Dark and Grimm written by Adam
Gidwitz, was quite an interesting book. This story is about two young twins
Hansel, and Gretel, who go through gruesome and tragic events leading them to
make decisions no child, let alone human, should ever have to make. They set
off on an adventure starting by leaving their parents. It quickly escalates and
leads into a story of their own. Cannibals, murderers, devils, and as soon as
you think its over, there’s more. I've never read a book quite like this.
You always have to saver those happy moments for the two young twins, because
in the back of your head you pity for what is about to occur next. "Are there
any good homes out there?” "They must be cursed." Are some of the
many thoughts you’ll be thinking throughout this whole book. A Tale Dark and
Grimm, doesn’t just keep you at the edge of your seat, but in fact it’ll make your
skin crawl, and you may as well start to prepare to lose your appetite.
I liked how this book was very
entertaining and it had the perfect amount of rising and falling action. I
really enjoyed how there was one main problem but that main problem was made
from many other conflicts created throughout the book. It was very different
from what I usually read, and it was very surprising and that made me enjoy
reading it a lot more.
Personally I didn’t like the format
it was written in, and how it kept say the
end, the end, the end, after almost every two pages near the
beginning. Also many events or choices they made were very unrealistic and not
very smart. If they made it a bit more realistic I think I would’ve enjoyed it
more. The ending is also pretty predictable, yet strange at the same time. I
also wish that one specific character didn’t die (can’t spoil).
Overall I really liked this book and I hope
that it moves on in the smack down.
~Aaliyah Jomha
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