Dead(ish) by Naomi Kramer

1 star (Free book through Kindle store.)Easily the absolute worst book I have read this year, possibly my entire life. I can’t even fathom how it is possible to write something so absolutely awful.Bad writing. Poor plot development. No character development. I hate writing negative reviews, but there is no way around how poorly put…

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Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder by Cameron Jace

2 stars (Free copy through Kindle store.)I did enjoy this book a little more than the first prequel. The writing style was much more fluid and not so drawn out. As with the first prequel, I enjoyed the retelling of the fairy tale. Jace is very gifted in making connections between fairy tales, folk lore,…

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Beauty Never Dies by Cameron Jace

2 stars (Free book from kindle store.)Similar quality to the second prequel. Interesting retelling. But there was still something missing for me. I just couldn’t get into it. It felt rushed and Pan’s character was too stereotypical to be believable. Good idea, but poorly executed story.

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Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace

2 stars (Free copy through Kindle store.)I really liked the concept for this story. Very interesting take on the Snow White tale.However, I was really bored by the writing. The descriptions felt overly detailed to the point of me completely losing interest. Despite how short it was, it seemed to drag on because of all…

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Blood Apples by Cameron Jace

2 stars (Free book from Kindle store.)Pretty much everything I have disliked about the other prequels holds true for this one as well. I was happy when Rapunzel showed up (finally an actual Grimm character is a series supposedly dedicated to Grimm stories). Although Jack also appears (the one with the beanstalk) and allusions are…

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Mary Mary Quite Contrary by Cameron Jace

2 stars (Free book from Kindle store.)I was really disappointed by this story considering that the majority of the characters, including the title character, are not Grimm related. This is the Grimm Diaries, yet few of the hundreds of Grimm characters actually made it into this story. Like in Beauty Never Dies, Jace pulls from…

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Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

3 stars As with the first two books in this series, this one was just as fun with interesting characters and creative plot points. I loved the character of Bill/Billina (although Dorothy furthered my dislike of her by suggesting the hen should change her name). I did not like how much of a role Dorothy…

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Rookie Privateer by Jamie McFarlane

2 stars I received a copy of this book from Booklikes in exchange for an honest review. In no way was this a bad book. If anything I was a bad reader for this particular book. I hate reviwing books that were well written but not my style. Here it goes. McFarlane’s writing is very…

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

3 stars I am still really unsure how I feel about this book, but a 3-star rating seems fair.Cool idea to add zombies to a classic, although I completely disagree with the intention of “transform[ing] a masterpiece of world literature into something you’d actually want to read.” I think to actually enjoy this book you…

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