Grimm: The Icy Touch

Posted on 09 November 2018 by John Shirley

There once was a man who lived a life so strange, it had to be true Only he could see what no one else can the darkness inside, the real monster within And he s the one who must stop them..This is his calling This is his duty This is the life of a Grimm.When a torched body is found in an underground tunnel, Portland Police Captain Sean Renard takes one look at the victim s burned claws and assigns the case to homicide detectives Nick Burkhardt and Hank Griffin They soon discover that a criminal organization known as The Icy Touch is threatening Wesen into joining their illegal drug smuggling operation, and brutally murdering those who refuse But as Nick closes in on the gang s charismatic and ruthless leader, the Grimm uncovers an ancient and deadly rivalry Best Read [ Grimm: The Icy Touch ] By [ John Shirley ] – kino-fada.fr The rating I m forced to give here breaks my heartI saw the other reviews and ratings on this book but decided to give it a shot If you belong to the Action Adventure Group you may have dropped by the Grimm thread if you have you may know that while I don t watch a lot of TV I m a huge fan of Grimm It is in my opinion a great program Now we have some books released by NBC to capitalize on the success of the series.They might want to realize that for the books to selland keep selling The rating I m forced to give here breaks my heartI saw the other reviews and ratings on this book but decided to give it a shot If you belong to the Action Adventure Group you may have dropped by the Grimm thread if you have you may know that while I don t watch a lot of TV I m a huge fan of Grimm It is in my opinion a great program Now we have some books released by NBC to capitalize on the success of the series.They might want to realize that for the books to selland keep selling they need to be, well readable.Have you ever listened to a piece of music you know well, but performed by a different artist or different artists and it starts out just enough off key to set your teeth ...I rarely know how to rate or review the TV shows based books All I can say is that I really liked the show I loved, loved the characters except Juliette, but it s normal to have a couple of those too If I can think of what to say about ...I have so many issues with this book I m a big fan of media tie in novels, they can be fun and nice, quick,relaxing reads When done well This was not done well.I can t believe that the author has seenthan a few episodes of Grimm Probably first season episodes, with a summary of what goes on in season 2 Because, characterization wise, I felt like this book wanted to be set in season 1, but the author also wanted Hank to be involved in the wesen side of things, and so needed it to be in I have so many issues with this book I m a big fan of media tie in novels, they can be ...So, this wasn t the first Grimm inspired novel and I m glad it won t be the last Not because this one was fabulousit was okay, but because the next one will be written by a different author Ouch was that a bit cruel I don t necessarily mean to say that John Shirley is a terrible author, I just don t think he was the right person to pen an original story based on the Grimm T.V series As a huge fan of the show, I felt Shirley was not able to capture the characters the way I or other So, this wasn t the first Grimm inspired novel and I m glad it won t be the last Not because this one was fabulousit was okay, but because the next one will be written by a different author Ouch was that a bit cruel I don t necessarily mean to say that John Shirley is a terrible author, I just don t think he was the right person to pen an original story based on the Grimm T.V series As a ...I really loved this book I started watching the tv series a few weeks ago and have enjoyed watching it Can t wait to read the next bookLet me start by listing the good thing about this book.1 The plot of the story was good.That s it That is the ONLY good thing I can possibly think of to say about it.Now for the BAD There are quite a few bad things I had issues with, so bear with me 1 GrammarThe author has a very poor understanding of grammar and construction of sentences including punctuation I would have thought his editor would have corrected his errors, but NO If it had been one, two or a few error...There s a new threat in Portland the Icy Touch, a criminal cartel made entirely out of brutal Wesen The leader of which has a long standing grudge against Nick and his familyBut how can the police face a criminal gang when they cannot be told about the wesen And how can Nick fight as a Grimm when he is also bound by his work as a cop and his own fear of what he is becoming This is a book based on a TV series which means it s pretty much impossible to read it without contrasting to its There s a new threat in Portland the Icy Touch, a criminal cartel made entirely out of brutal Wesen T...3.75 stars Enjoyable read, like an extended episode but marred by some moments when character voices don t feel right Otherwise fairly good.I don t think I ve really mentioned it here, since this blog is for books and not shows, but I really love Grimm Enough that I ve watched it twice and I introduced my brother to it So when I very belatedly realised that there were novels to accompany the TV series, I decided to pick it up.The Icy Touch is set sometime after season two of Grimm after the Coins, after Juliette has recovered her memories and Hank is aware of the Wesen world Captain Renard notices that the victim of the I don t think I ve really mentioned it here, since this blog is for books and not shows, but I really love Grimm Enough that I ve watched it twice and I introduced my broth...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I stopped reading this at 100 pages and decided to skim the rest in case there was anything good to come There wasn t By page 100, I was sick of the bad characterization and the constant use of ellipses Where in the hell was this author s editor Asleep at the printing press, or the computer screen, apparently At page 100, I realized that the author didn t know the characters at all I guess, writing ...

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09 November 2018

John Shirley