The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)

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For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, the sisters are sent to live with their grandmother a woman they believed was dead Granny Relda reveals that the girls have two famous ancestors, the Brothers Grimm, whose classic book of fairy tales is actually a collection of case files of magical mischief Now the girls must take on the family responsibility of being fairy tale detectives. New Download The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1) [ by ] Michael Buckley [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This was a playful and fun book, with a few flaws.Sabrina and Daphne s parents disapear one day out of the blue, and the police can t find them They bounce from one horrible foster home to another, until an old lady comes forward claiming to be their Grandmother This is weird, because their parents told them their Grandmother was dead When they meet her, she tells them that they are descended from The Brother s Grimm, who wrote down true events that occured with real creatures All of these c This was a playful and fun book, with a few flaws.Sabrina and...That s why crazy people are so dangerous You think they re nice until they re chaining you up in the garageYou can find this review and all of my other reviews at Novel Descent Thanks for the support How did I miss this book in life Why did I never even hear about it Thankfully I have remedied this situation and read the book This is what I expect in a great middle grade novel This book was well written, had wonderful characters, great adventure, lots of humor and just an overaThat s why crazy people are so dangerous You think they re nice until they re chaining you up in the garageYou can find this review and all of my other reviews at Novel Descent Thanks for the support How did I miss this book in life Why did I never even hear about it Thankfully I have remedied this situation and read the book This is what I expect in a great middle grade novel This book was well written, had wonderful characters, great adventure, lots of humor and just an overall good time I have no clue why I have never heard of this book, but I m sure glad I stumbled past it in my library and it caught my eye I adore The Brothers Grimm so when I saw that name attached to this book it was a no brainer for me I knew this book was going to be made just for me.I had no real expectations w...Needing something a little shorter to fit into my reading schedule, I turned to this series debut by Michael Buckley, which takes readers behind the scenes and into the stories of the Brothers Grimm Sabrina and Daphne Grimm have been shipped off from one foster home to another for many years What they re told that their paternal grandmother has agreed to take care of them, though Sabrina becomes very dubious, having heard that the woman died many years ago However, after meeting the slightly Needing something a little shorter to fit into my reading schedule, I turned to this series debut by Michael Buckley, which takes readers behind the scenes and into the stories of the Brothers Grimm Sabrina and Daphne Grimm have been shipped off from one foster home to another for many years What they re told that their paternal grandmother has agreed to take care of them, though Sabrina becomes very dubious, having heard that the woman died many years ago However, after meeting the slightly eccentric woman and seeing family photographs, the girls areapt to believe these tall tales The transition from NYC to Ferryport Landing is a shock, though not as much as the truth behind their ancestry Grimms have long been around to ens...Michael Buckley begins this children s series with a compelling premise The stories of the brothers Grimm and other fairy tale originators Hans Christian Andersen, etc are all true In a Tolkien style spin, fairy tale creatures called Everafters used to coexist with humans, but since then they have been exiled to a small town near the suburbs of NYC The Grimm family is still around, monitoring the Everafters and suspicious crimes in the area.Unfortunately, this premise offers little com Michael Buckley begins this children s series with a compelling premise The stories of the brothers Grimm and other fairy tale originators Hans Christian Andersen, etc are all true In a Tolkien style spin, fairy tale creatures called Everafters used to coexist with humans, but since then they have been exiled to a small town near the suburbs of NYC The Grimm family is still around, monitoring the Everafters and suspicious crimes in the area.Unfortunately, this premise offers little compensation for having to deal with Sabrina Grimm during the first half of the novel Recently orph...Sabrina Grimm has a few problems 1 Her parents have disappered.2 She s the oldest sibling, and we all know what that means.3 She may or may not have Grandmother, who may or may not be crazy.4 She isn t a teenager yet, which means she only gets until 9 o clock.5 She can t open windows.6 She had foster parents who were way too partial to lima beans.7 She knows fashion impaired people.8 Some boy wants to drown her.While for children, this book will be enjoyed by adults The premise is somew Sabrina Grimm has a few problems 1 Her parents have disappered.2 She s the oldest sibling, and we all know what that means.3 She may or may not have Grandmother, who may or may not be crazy.4 She isn t a teenager yet, which means she only gets until 9 o clock.5 She can t open windows.6 She had foster parents who were way too partial to lima beans.7 She knows fashion impaired people.8 Some boy wants to drown her.While for children, this book will be enjoyed by adults The premise is somewhat similar to Fables Legends in Exile thought without the heavy symbolism and adult themes It s true, as some of the reviews have pointed out, that Buckley seems to use a very loose form of fairy tales and is inspired perhaps by Jasper Fforde and Into the Woods , but the book is amusing and ...The night is young, and by the grace of magic, so are we2 stars, even 2.5 stars at best.Unfortunately this didn t make me feel as young as I should be In fact, I felt bored and felt like reading this was a bit of a chore, which is sad Again it might have something to do with reading my previous book at the same time so I pretty much could say, out of the both of them this one was the lesser Dap...The Fairy Tale Detectives is a pleasant audiobook read that fans of fairy tales young and those who are young at heart will probably enjoy I liked the idea that the Grimms were actually a real family of chroniclers whose legacy continues into the present Sisters Sabrina and Daphne make for likeable, fun protagonists I felt for them in that they had lost their parents and were adrift and lacking family and a home Their grandmother is the kind of gramps you dream of Although Sabrina was ver The Fairy Tale Detectives is a pleasant audiobook read that fans of fairy tales young and those who are young at heart will p...The best word for this little book is cute I think I put it on a shelf I call youth as in many ways it s very young and if my kids were small I d read it to them On the other hand there are jokes or humorous remarks that older readers will appreciate We start with two orphans who have ended up in the care of a dried up lady who dislikes kids but somehow ended up running an orphanage There have been a chain of.unfortunate foster parents to use a Lemony Snicketism Of course t The best word for this little book is cute I think I put it on a shelf I call youth as in many ways it s very young and if my kids were small I d read it to them On the other hand there are jokes or humorous remarks that older readers will appreciate We start with two orphans who have ended up in the care of a dried up lady who dislikes kids but somehow ended up runnin...My ten year old sister reads all sorts of stuff, and I kind of feel a responsibility to make sure that what she s reading has some literary value Hence, my discovery of The Sisters Grimm series.My initial reaction was that the style of the writing didn t fit the heftiness of the book itself Weighing in at almost two hundred pages, I was expecting a littleliterary depth The premise is fun bringing fairy tale characters to life and using two ordinary girls as the protagonists definit My ten year old sister reads all sorts of stuff, and I kind of feel a responsibility to make sure that what she s reading has some literary value Hence, my discovery of The Sisters Grimm series.My initial reaction was that the style of the writing didn t fit the heftiness of the book itself Weighing in at almost two hundred pages, I was expecting a littleliterary depth The premise is fun bringing fairy tale characters to life and using two ordinary girls as...The best word for this little book is cute I think I put it on a shelf I call youth as in many ways it s very young and if my kids were small I d read it to them On the other hand there are jokes or humorous remarks that older readers will appreciate We start with two orphans who have ended up in the care of a dried up lady who dislikes kids but somehow ended up running an orphanage There have been a chain of.unfortunate foster parents to use a Lemony Snicketism Of course t The best word for this little book is cute I think I put it on a shelf I call youth as in many ways it s very...

The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)
  • English
  • 12 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 284 pages
  • 0810959259
  • Michael Buckley
  • The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)