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Clara, Axel, and Hennie head into The Forest Grimm to find their lost villagers and a missing grimoire. They find much more. Some of the villagers have become fairy tale archetypes like Cinderella and Rapunzel. I like that Clara had a disability (scoliosis), yet still manages to achieve her goals. However, the reader is beat over the head about her back issues with every tumble she takes. The romance was sweet and of a PG13 variety. 4 stars.

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This book had multiple flaws, one of them being that it is incredibly repetitive (we get what Clara‘s goal in life is, we don‘t need to be reminded every chapter) and the obscene amount of times that the author mentioned Clara‘s scoliosis was annoying and frustrating. The romance felt forced and its progression was choppy. I wasn‘t a huge fan of the ending and how Clara is completely oblivious at times.

This YA fantasy was a spin on various dark folklore stories from the Brothers Grimm. It was centered around the Forest Grimm, a magical forest that turned malevolent when a murder was committed in the neighboring village. The Book of Fortunes, which provided one wish to each 16-year-old, disappeared and so did various town members when they ventured into the forest to find the book that would save their desolate community. Clara, a 17-year-old ⬇️