Grimm Love Teen Years
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Four-star mark is for a mis-catching accent of teen-boy characters presenting an excellent story of the Catholic school high-grades, whose thirst for individual achievements and ring-leading is well-mixed with mutual attraction and pathologic urges.

They are not&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Hannibal/dp/B00000G3R0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Hannibal</a>] yet, but a sure young predators alike those of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Grimm-Love/dp/B0013FWZH2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Grimm Love</a>] adults surely.

Not so bad police/school thriller.
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the gang of four teenagers-frederick, quinn, andi and dylan- are back and fun as ever. Frederick is looking to save Jack while Andi and Dylan are having nightmares that pull them from reality and are getting harder and harder to pull themselves out of. so what is in order? Another trip to Elorium of course. This time the meet the seven dwarves who no longer like mining and one is having nightmares, the twelve huntsmen only there are thirteen and one is having nightmares and Quinn's brother Max is along for the ride.

While in elorium they see things aren't the same. It's more dark and dreadful. Andi and Dylan still razz each other and like each other but don't do anything about it. Frederick still likes quinn and she likes him but he is too shy that is until the end. So cute those two. Meanwhile Max is complaining and giving Frederick the protective evil eye as they go from one adventure that Andi gets them into to the next.

Soon they are face to face with Herrchen again and boy is that a treat.

The characters are as likeable and engaging as they were in the first in the series except now they volunteer to enter Elorium. Dylan is as fun loving and sweet. Frederick as shy and protective of Quinn. Andi as daring and stubborn and Quinn is the logical one. even Max meets someone but is disappointed in the end sadly by her.

The writing has you engaged in their tales from the beginning as again we get this great twist on our fairy tales but now with some darker dangerous things going on. As you read the twist you feel bad for the characters that felt this was their only way out. I loved the ending how Frederick and Quinn are together, Dylan and Andi on their way, Jack with a new beginning, and harland with his resort. And the little open door to mystery about the man with no memory in the docs office. This is a gateway to more adventure and danger.

A fun fast paced story that has you engaged from the beginning with the new darker twist to the grimm fairy tales we know and love.
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Publisher's Description:

Book 1
Tangled Tales Series
(A twisted, tangled, romantic retelling of the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood.)

Lord Hugh de Bar, known as Wolf, has been cursed and shapeshifts into a wolf at night. He vows to kill the man responsible for his torture, Earl Roland Chaserton of Tavistock, but the man has avoided this confrontation by staying locked away in his castle in hiding. But when the man's granddaughter appears in the woods alone at night, Wolf realizes he can take her captive to lure the earl out of hiding so he can kill him. However, he needs to proceed with caution since the girl is armed with a crossbow and skilled at killing wolves - and also very alluring.

Lady Winifred (Red) Chaserton has defied her grandfather's orders and sneaked out of the castle to investigate a mysterious hidden door in a knoll that she's seen on one of the hunting trips with her grandfather's knights. Alone in the dark and without an escort, she has only her crossbow to protect her. But when she feels she's being followed by a wolf, the handsome lord of Babeny appears to protect her instead. She is intrigued by the presence of Lord Hugh de Bar, and lets down her guard. However, things aren't always as they seem, and when she's taken captive by him she realizes there is more to this dark lord than meets the surface. He says he despises her for killing wolves and being the granddaughter of his archenemy, yet his eyes tell her a different story. His gaze devours her - and she feels like he wants to eat her.

Will magical forces come between a lady and a wolf, or bring them together instead? And will the de Bar family finally find redemption from the dark magic that has been bestowed upon each of the siblings and brought turmoil into their lives?

My Thoughts:

Who doesn't love fairytales and this adult twist of Little Red Ridinghood is a well written version of this tale filled with fantasy and magic.
A much loved fairytale has been morphed into an adulthood version but still keeps the flavor we have all come to love.

Wolf is our hero instead of the villain in this retelling. The villain in this case is a witch who has cursed his family turning his twin brother into a wolf, full-time and himself into a shape shifter who turns from human to wolf.
Will our heroine find it in her heart to not kill the wolves? Will she discover the mysterious secrets behind this man/wolf she has come to love?
I gave this book 4.25 of 5.0 stars for storyline and characterization and a sensual rating of 3.0 of 5.0 flames.
I purchased this title via Amazon in 2016 and remembered it when the author offered me a complimentary digital copy to read and review. This in no way affected my opinion of this title which I re-read and reviewed voluntarily.
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I really enjoy Grimm. The writers manage to make the stories both entertaining and overall relateable despite the fantastical circumstances. Even the recurring guest stars do a great job. All the characters are fairly well rounded and fleshed out. That being said, I did have 1(pretty small in the grand scheme) issue with this season involving Juliette. I really felt they jumped the shark with her. Not in what happened with her character, but in how the character reacted to it. Overall it didn't make a huge impact on the season for me, but it was jarring and just plain off. There are still plenty of stories for these characters to tell, so I'm glad that there are more still to experience.
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Puppy love, teen crush to real love!! To be a shy young girl who likes her brother's best friend,, the rebel player, who is really misunderstood by everyone!! Sent away to college his controlling father, comes back 5 yrs later with his own agenda!! Captures the one girl he could never forget!! It takes a lot of twists and turns, understanding comes in the end!!  A wonderful story!
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I really enjoy, the story a lot. Like two teenager come up with a plan to bring there parents together. They throught it was about them. They like each, like a girlfriend and boyfriend. More like sister and brother love, they went plan B, to get them together. Come  a understand, in front of the kids, they Love each other.  MELISSA A. CARTER
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Love Nikki and Damien. He really loves that girl. Nikki is just a great person. Would love to have them for friends.
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A fun, romantic, dual point of view read by one of the nicest authors on social media.

Aster is a Maryland teenager who doesn't realize she has the power to change a person's fate by touching their tarot cards. Reese is a Dutch teenager whose family suffers from a curse that kills all first born sons on their eighteenth birthdays. When they meet they feel a connection that leads to a romantic relationship, but what Aster doesn't know is that Reese hopes she will break his curse, at least until he realizes having Aster lift his curse will transfer it to her own family.

Though the relationship develops extremely fast and has more of a new adult feel than young adult, the plot is fast-paced and hard to put down. Recommended for readers who like romantic paranormal stories.
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When the dark witches took over the world, they killed humans to eradicate weakness. Six emotions are considered weak - anger, fear, sadness, joy, surprise and love.

When immortal darkling Emmalina Weaver turns eighteen, most of her emotions have disappeared. When the dark witches arrive to take her to the palace to start her life as a breeder, the last of Emma's fear causes her to run away. In the haunted woods, she meets Lena and Bec. They are half witch, half human as well, but more human than witch because they were raised not to use their magic. Lena sees that Emma is not fully changed to the dark side and offers to help her feels her emotions again. However, the dark witches are still searching for Emma. They will not quit until she is dead. How far will her new friends go to save her from her fated life?

I GIVE THIS BOOK: 5 Stars

I found this book to be absolutely delightful.

While I read this book in one sitting, it took awhile. That is because I devoured each and every word. The story of Emma's journey was captivating from page one. Never was there a dull moment as the story filled the pages without becoming too busy or unbelievable.

As Emma is trying to learn and feel the six emotions, the reader feels them as well...plus more. It is very easy to hand your heart over to this story; to imagine yourself as Emma  and the man you love as Finn. They way love is described, the backbone of fairy tales, is the collaboration of all my secret girl fantasies.

The only con - I wish there was a chapter at the end that explained why Finn and Lana were so close.

Until next time, live life one page at a time!
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Damon Comb suffered at the hands of his father when he was younger. Taken in by

loving foster parents, he managed to end up growing into a fine young man. His new

family loved him, and he had an awesome best friend, Willa.

Damon has loved Willa ever since he met her. She was so beautiful and loving.

Damon never wanted to tell her he loved her though because he didn't think she

could love him back.

Willa was happy with her life; she had everything she could want except for the love

of her best friend. She wanted more with him but was afraid to tell him.

After a crazy bet with his friends, Damon has to come clean with his feelings to

Willa. Both decide to give their relationship a try.

Unfortunately Damons past comes back with a vengeance and puts everyone in

danger.

This was a great friend to lovers story. I really liked Willa and Damon. I enjoyed this

book and will definitely read the other ones in this series.
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I choose this rating because it's a very different take on fairytale characters. The stories go beyond the darkness the Grimm Brothers put into thier version. Where as they hinted and some violence where this goes to the heart of the violence. Cameron Jace takes you to the characters themselves and gives voice to the dark side of fairytales.
  I cannot wait to read the next set of prequels to see who else is monster, freind , foe or all rolled into one. What mischief and/or mayhem the characters cause or are part. To read where Cameron Jace takes us in the Grimm Diaries.
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I'm liking all the stories so far! I'm looking forward for the entire series to come out and read them one by one, accompanying me as I watch the Grimm Series!
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Paige Winterbourne is a witch. Not that you'd notice - no warts, no green skin, no cute little wiggle of the nose whenever she casts a spell. No, most of the time she's just a normal 23-year-old girl; works too hard, worries about her weight, wonders if she'll ever find a boyfriend. Okay, so she does have an adopted teenage daughter, Savannah, who wants to raise her black witch of a mother from the dead. And who is being stalked by a telekinetic half-demon and an all-powerful cabal of sorcerers. But other than that, Paige has a really ordinary life. That is, until the neighbours find out who she is, and all hell breaks loose. Literally

I enjoyed this story because Paige suddenly became a real flesh and blood person. She was faced with very difficult circumstances and deals with them as best she can. Lucas was an interesting character and their budding romance was fun to watch. Savannah was equal parts immature teenager and witch protege - it made for some interesting and hair raising scenes. I thought this book was good and I would recommend it to others.

Bitten is still my favourite of the series but that's probably because I'm more invested in the Clay/ Elena love story than I am in Paige/ Lucas.
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Jake and Charley met and fell in love as teenagers. After some tragedy and distance they meet again. The second time around there are more issues and although they love each other they break up. In order to be in a place to find each other again the must go and find out to forgive themselves
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With this being Women in Horror Month, Ragnarok Publications imprint Angelic Knight Press has released the anthology, Grimm Mistresses. Upon hearing about this I became very excited, what with five female writers showcasing their talents with stories that run in the vein of the legendary Brothers Grimm.

Beyond the beautiful cover done by Brittany Smith lies the talents of Mercedes M. Yardley, Allison M. Dickson, S.R. Cambridge, C.W. LaSart and Stacy Turner.

Mercedes M. Yardleys Little Dead Red is an absolute roller coaster ride of emotions that I believe the Brothers Grimm would have happily stood in line for. The main character, Marie has suffered horrible loss and goes to extreme measures to bring down a wolf that we all fear and hope were never confronted with. During most of the story I was left wondering what sort of dark ally I was being taken down and scared to see what I would encounter. But Mercedes has a way of taking your hand, making you trust her and wanting to know what lies around each corner.

Allison M. Dicksons Nectar was my least favorite. While starting out with much promise it fell in a direction that Ive read so many times in the past of an all female society. Its not that I have issues with that, but I don't feel the story had enough of a unique voice to really make it stand on its own.

The Leopards Pelt is one of the first stories from S.R. Cambridge and is beautifully written. While not scary, it does put the main character Henry in a unique position of choosing between being killed by a leopard that inhabits the island hes been stranded on during World War II or accepting a seven year challenge. At the heart is a love story of two people who, while in separate places in their lives, grow and find one another.

Hazing Cinderella by C.W. Lasart is my second favorite story in this anthology and is a no holds barred look at what can happen when a step-mom and her daughter, who may not really be mother and daughter, and who both have special talents, move in with Don and his daughter Jamie. But when the daughters don't get along, it causes the women to speed up their plans.

The Night Air by Stacy Turner is another good story and plays on the Pied Piper story weve all heard. While heartbreaking at times, Turner does well to build up the characters emotions, especially with Marla. I really enjoyed the direction the story went in. It was well thought out and written.
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Read all the Sisters Grimm books with our son. Boys like them too. Don't let it fool you that they are sisters. The series has plenty of male characters in it. The story line is very entertaining.
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Marina and Daniel were teenage sweethearts who reconnect years later.  There are some obstacles they must work through to get their HEA.  I received an advanced reader copy of this book.