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The Grimm Chronicles #1
Prince Charming Must Die
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On the eve of her 18th birthday, high school junior Alice Goodenough feels on top of the world. Classes are almost finished. She’s about to start her summer job at the local library, where she’ll be surrounded by all of her favorite books. And she has a wonderful boyfriend.
Then the rabbit shows up. The giant talking rabbit. He has a message:
200 years ago, the Brothers Grimm unleashed their stories upon the world.
Literally.
With the help of a magic pen and paper, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm brought all of their characters to life. The world was a more magical place … for a time. Cinderella found her prince. Briar Rose's spell was broken. The dancing princesses spent their nights hidden away in a secret underground city. The old miller's boy found true love.
Then, slowly, the Grimms’ characters began to change for the worse. They became Corrupted. Evil. They didn’t belong in our world, but it was too late for the Brothers Grimm to destroy them.
Only a hero can save the day. Every generation for the past 200 years, a hero has been chosen to fight the Corrupted and rid the world of the Grimms’ fairy tales. To her horror, Alice has been chosen as the next hero. As her 18th birthday nears, she begins to realize life is never going back to normal. School will never be the same.
As for her boyfriend, Edward … well, he might be hiding a terrible secret.
On the eve of her 18th birthday, high school junior Alice Goodenough feels on top of the world. Classes are almost finished. She’s about to start her summer job at the local library, where she’ll be surrounded by all of her favorite books. And she has a wonderful boyfriend.
Then the rabbit shows up. The giant talking rabbit. He has a message:
200 years ago, the Brothers Grimm unleashed their stories upon the world.
Literally.
With the help of a magic pen and paper, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm brought all of their characters to life. The world was a more magical place … for a time. Cinderella found her prince. Briar Rose's spell was broken. The dancing princesses spent their nights hidden away in a secret underground city. The old miller's boy found true love.
Then, slowly, the Grimms’ characters began to change for the worse. They became Corrupted. Evil. They didn’t belong in our world, but it was too late for the Brothers Grimm to destroy them.
Only a hero can save the day. Every generation for the past 200 years, a hero has been chosen to fight the Corrupted and rid the world of the Grimms’ fairy tales. To her horror, Alice has been chosen as the next hero. As her 18th birthday nears, she begins to realize life is never going back to normal. School will never be the same.
As for her boyfriend, Edward … well, he might be hiding a terrible secret.
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First published April 1, 2010
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October 30, 2015
Alice leads a fairly normal life, she has a great boyfriend, does well in school but right before her eighteenth birthday things become a bit complicated in her life. She starts to volunteer at the local library but when tasked with returning a book to the basement her life changes, next thing she knows she has a giant talking rabbit telling her that she is the next hero and that Prince Charming must die.
A fun read bringing fairy tales into the real world. A rather short story it is really just the beginning of Alice's adventures it seems as there are many more books in this series. Kind of felt like it was mostly an introduction to Alice with a rushed ending to this particular book to get her going on her journey. I would hope the next books deal more with more stories and characters and would probably really like the series in that case.
Overall, interesting start to the series, fairy tale characters hiding in the real world and the longer they are here the more evil they become.
A fun read bringing fairy tales into the real world. A rather short story it is really just the beginning of Alice's adventures it seems as there are many more books in this series. Kind of felt like it was mostly an introduction to Alice with a rushed ending to this particular book to get her going on her journey. I would hope the next books deal more with more stories and characters and would probably really like the series in that case.
Overall, interesting start to the series, fairy tale characters hiding in the real world and the longer they are here the more evil they become.
June 9, 2015
This review can originally be found with others on Olivia's Catastrophe: http://olivia-savannah.blogspot.nl/20...
This was a short and quick read, but there are a lot of books in the series and I have them all! Which means in future I will do a mini review of quite a few of the books in the series. Look out for those ;)
What drew me in about this book was the fact that it was a retelling of the Grimm stories. I always have liked those ones and seeing as I am someone who is a great fan of retellings I knew I would love this. And I did! In fact, I loved it from the letter from the authors where they promised some things that they decided before they started to write the series. One of them was there would never be a love triangle. This made me very happy to get started on this novel.
First of all, the main character, Alice, is a fan of books and libraries. In fact, she is even volunteer working at a library, and I have to say that this earned the book some bonus points. Readers love reading about other readers, in most cases. I loved Alice from the moment we met her. Her voice is just so strong in this book and I feel like we’re her best friend along with her as she goes through all the ups and downs this novel brings. She was nice, supportive, but she wasn’t immediately trusting. She was cautious. And basically, I know she is going to develop well in this series and kick some serious butt.
There was also the fact that this was an introduction to the series. I got that feeling quite a bit, but I didn’t mind it. We had Br’ar the rabbit here to help Alice set up all she needed to know in order to become the hero she needs to be in the future. There was still action enough in this book to keep us satisfied, but I felt like after this one, that is all going to kick it up a notch and become much more suspenseful (hopefully!) Here I felt like we spent quite a bit of time getting the ground information we would need later on.
This one was fun, but I couldn’t quite give it four stars because it was missing something to give it that extra push. I am sure it will be there in the future books. I am looking forward to reading the sequel.
This was a short and quick read, but there are a lot of books in the series and I have them all! Which means in future I will do a mini review of quite a few of the books in the series. Look out for those ;)
What drew me in about this book was the fact that it was a retelling of the Grimm stories. I always have liked those ones and seeing as I am someone who is a great fan of retellings I knew I would love this. And I did! In fact, I loved it from the letter from the authors where they promised some things that they decided before they started to write the series. One of them was there would never be a love triangle. This made me very happy to get started on this novel.
First of all, the main character, Alice, is a fan of books and libraries. In fact, she is even volunteer working at a library, and I have to say that this earned the book some bonus points. Readers love reading about other readers, in most cases. I loved Alice from the moment we met her. Her voice is just so strong in this book and I feel like we’re her best friend along with her as she goes through all the ups and downs this novel brings. She was nice, supportive, but she wasn’t immediately trusting. She was cautious. And basically, I know she is going to develop well in this series and kick some serious butt.
There was also the fact that this was an introduction to the series. I got that feeling quite a bit, but I didn’t mind it. We had Br’ar the rabbit here to help Alice set up all she needed to know in order to become the hero she needs to be in the future. There was still action enough in this book to keep us satisfied, but I felt like after this one, that is all going to kick it up a notch and become much more suspenseful (hopefully!) Here I felt like we spent quite a bit of time getting the ground information we would need later on.
This one was fun, but I couldn’t quite give it four stars because it was missing something to give it that extra push. I am sure it will be there in the future books. I am looking forward to reading the sequel.
March 3, 2013
ok. interesting storyline, but the writing itself sounded like something written by a teenager.
April 25, 2020
Edward Cullen Fanfic ??
I don't even know how to start this . I read the synopsis and just automatically thought of Twilight when I saw the word Edward which is what usually happens when I see the name Edward . Usually the dude is nothing like Edward especially since most guys named Edward live in 18th century England . This time ...this time it was weird because Edward was actually like someone had read a review online about all the things Edward Cullen is known for and just tried to write a Fanfic with it .
My "evidence "
* Exceptionally old fashioned
* The dude calls his girlfriend "my love "
* Filthy rich
* Popular
* Mysterious and brooding ( hellloooo )
* SPOILERS
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he turns out to literally suck the blood out of people he's about as darn close to a vampire than anything . He turns out to be evil which kinda shows that someone has it out for Edward Cullen
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END OF SPOILER
Maybe I haven't entirely convinced you but If you've read Twilight and then read this you could see it . So many things about him as a person just screams Edward Cullen .
Here ends my conspiracy theory. 😂
On to the book itself. I don't have a whole lot to say I found it pretty interesting . I used to watch the TV show Grim which is sort of the same thing ,but it ended up being much too gory for me .
Content : PG -13
*Very mild language
*A couple talks about when they are going to sleep together for the first time and there is a scene where the girl is lead upstairs to a bed but nothing happens .
* Mild violence and swordplay
I don't even know how to start this . I read the synopsis and just automatically thought of Twilight when I saw the word Edward which is what usually happens when I see the name Edward . Usually the dude is nothing like Edward especially since most guys named Edward live in 18th century England . This time ...this time it was weird because Edward was actually like someone had read a review online about all the things Edward Cullen is known for and just tried to write a Fanfic with it .
My "evidence "
* Exceptionally old fashioned
* The dude calls his girlfriend "my love "
* Filthy rich
* Popular
* Mysterious and brooding ( hellloooo )
* SPOILERS
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*
he turns out to literally suck the blood out of people he's about as darn close to a vampire than anything . He turns out to be evil which kinda shows that someone has it out for Edward Cullen
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END OF SPOILER
Maybe I haven't entirely convinced you but If you've read Twilight and then read this you could see it . So many things about him as a person just screams Edward Cullen .
Here ends my conspiracy theory. 😂
On to the book itself. I don't have a whole lot to say I found it pretty interesting . I used to watch the TV show Grim which is sort of the same thing ,but it ended up being much too gory for me .
Content : PG -13
*Very mild language
*A couple talks about when they are going to sleep together for the first time and there is a scene where the girl is lead upstairs to a bed but nothing happens .
* Mild violence and swordplay
May 4, 2024
This review also appears in my blog Bookworm Reviews.
If Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Once Upon a Time were to have a baby, Prince Charming Must Die would be that baby. Story characters cast into the real world, person after person being appointed with the task of killing the characters… Need I go on?
This is a cute book that takes a surprisingly dark turn, but nothing that wouldn’t be found in a Grimms fairytale.
The fact that the story characters become corrupt in real life once their story is played out is interesting. That makes sense, because what will these characters do once the words that were written for them have run out? I suppose “happily ever after” is open to interpretation, and the characters go a little psychotic. How does a story handle out-of-place wicked beings? Usually with a hero.
The story is a really neat concept. I love the stories based off fairytales that turn their shoulders from the Disney adaptations. You know, the originals where the Little Mermaid throws herself into the ocean and dissolves into foam, and in Snow White when the Wicked Queen is forced to dance in glowing hot iron shoes until she dies. I really like how the basis is around how the Grimms brothers were magical and brought their stories to life. Also – a girl named Alice who follows mysterious written instructions, and befriends a talking rabbit? Nice correlation to Alice In Wonderland, as well as Br’er Rabbit.
Knowledge and physical, fighting capabilities. That’s what it takes to be a good vampire slay– I mean Hero. I’m glad Isabella gave Alice the love for books and the knack for fencing, because it’s more realistic and interesting for her character to have those qualities under her wing before hunting the Corrupted, rather than her developing them out of the blue.
I like Alice’s character: simple but likable. She’s not the “popular” or “lame” girl in high school, she’s a bookworm, and she’s good at a sport. Her last name is literally “Goodenough,” which relates to her social status at her high school and her wondering why perfect Edward likes her. (Sadly perfect Edward does not sparkle.)
I like that Alice’s interests tie into the story, such as her volunteer work at the library leading her to the pen’s discovery, and her sparring with Edward. However, Alice is just a step or two up from the minor characters, who all seem fairly one dimensional.
Alice’s parents are always (conveniently) out golfing together. Alice even comments on how often her parents are away golfing – even in the bad weather. Suspicious, no?
Protip for writers out there: Don’t use the word “Gawd” in your work. Don’t switch between writing both “Gawd” and “God” as exclamations in the same page. Isabella accomplished both of these things. That word belongs on funny cat picture captions and in Urban dictionary, and not as your characters’ favorite expression. Please. I died a little bit every time it crawled back onto the pages.
The writing quality isn’t the best, with awkward shifts between past and present tense, and the excessive use of the word “Gawd.” I certainly cannot judge talent or a capacity for quality by age, but this book is just written with the essence of teenage girl.
Prince Charming Must Die is super short; you can read it in a day or a couple hours. This book is a great source of quick entertainment for those who like fantasy and old fairy tales mixed into modern day stories. I could bring myself to giving this book a 2-star review because I did enjoy it for what it was: A cute, short book that didn’t seem to pretend to belong with other, more serious YA novels.
If Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Once Upon a Time were to have a baby, Prince Charming Must Die would be that baby. Story characters cast into the real world, person after person being appointed with the task of killing the characters… Need I go on?
This is a cute book that takes a surprisingly dark turn, but nothing that wouldn’t be found in a Grimms fairytale.
The fact that the story characters become corrupt in real life once their story is played out is interesting. That makes sense, because what will these characters do once the words that were written for them have run out? I suppose “happily ever after” is open to interpretation, and the characters go a little psychotic. How does a story handle out-of-place wicked beings? Usually with a hero.
The story is a really neat concept. I love the stories based off fairytales that turn their shoulders from the Disney adaptations. You know, the originals where the Little Mermaid throws herself into the ocean and dissolves into foam, and in Snow White when the Wicked Queen is forced to dance in glowing hot iron shoes until she dies. I really like how the basis is around how the Grimms brothers were magical and brought their stories to life. Also – a girl named Alice who follows mysterious written instructions, and befriends a talking rabbit? Nice correlation to Alice In Wonderland, as well as Br’er Rabbit.
Knowledge and physical, fighting capabilities. That’s what it takes to be a good vampire slay– I mean Hero. I’m glad Isabella gave Alice the love for books and the knack for fencing, because it’s more realistic and interesting for her character to have those qualities under her wing before hunting the Corrupted, rather than her developing them out of the blue.
I like Alice’s character: simple but likable. She’s not the “popular” or “lame” girl in high school, she’s a bookworm, and she’s good at a sport. Her last name is literally “Goodenough,” which relates to her social status at her high school and her wondering why perfect Edward likes her. (Sadly perfect Edward does not sparkle.)
I like that Alice’s interests tie into the story, such as her volunteer work at the library leading her to the pen’s discovery, and her sparring with Edward. However, Alice is just a step or two up from the minor characters, who all seem fairly one dimensional.
Alice’s parents are always (conveniently) out golfing together. Alice even comments on how often her parents are away golfing – even in the bad weather. Suspicious, no?
Protip for writers out there: Don’t use the word “Gawd” in your work. Don’t switch between writing both “Gawd” and “God” as exclamations in the same page. Isabella accomplished both of these things. That word belongs on funny cat picture captions and in Urban dictionary, and not as your characters’ favorite expression. Please. I died a little bit every time it crawled back onto the pages.
The writing quality isn’t the best, with awkward shifts between past and present tense, and the excessive use of the word “Gawd.” I certainly cannot judge talent or a capacity for quality by age, but this book is just written with the essence of teenage girl.
Prince Charming Must Die is super short; you can read it in a day or a couple hours. This book is a great source of quick entertainment for those who like fantasy and old fairy tales mixed into modern day stories. I could bring myself to giving this book a 2-star review because I did enjoy it for what it was: A cute, short book that didn’t seem to pretend to belong with other, more serious YA novels.
December 16, 2015
So to start, it was the name of this book that got me to download it, ( It's free on amazon just click here). I love fairy tale retellings and I love it even more when it's brought into modern times. This book does a twist, as it takes the original tales and creates a world where these stories have been brought to life through magic. It tells us how all our most beloved characters are trapped in our world, and how they are turning evil (corrupted) because they didn't know what the hell to do once their stories had ended.
I like this twist and how its takes us away from what we knew growing up. It's letting us see that the so called happy-ever-after, wasn’t all peaches and cream. There is an ugly side, and now because of the dark magic that brought them forth, the ugly has turned evil, and more then bath-shit-crazy. (Lots of physio’s and bloody killing sprees)
Now as for this story itself. It started out shaky for me, and god damn, why the hell is the Author using Gawd instead of god!? For fuck sakes, it's driving my mental. All the other words are find, all for gawd aka god. I'm annoyed just writing it. There is no damn need for it. It makes Alice, our fearless hero, sound like a bratty bimbo, who couldn’t fight we way through the push section in Toys-R-Us. It needs to be removed, the girl is 18 for crying out loud, it’s time to start acting like it.
Okay rant over.
Other than that one black smug, I am quite pleased with the way this story unfolded. As I start to say before a stupid made-up word invaded my love of the English language, the beginning was shaky. There was some unnecessary over explaining, I really don't care if Edward stops at all the stops signs or uses his turn singles. I get it, the first 20 times you side he was too prefect, I can fill in the blanks. This happens a few times before Alice stabs a snake. Yup I said stabs a snake, no need to spoil, but it’s after this point that the story gets good.
This fluffy tail of the too perfect boyfriend takes a surprisingly dark and deadly turn. It was like the Author found her grove and it was at that point where I couldn’t put this little marvel down.
Alice, who I deemed annoying as fuck when I first started reading, had now been upgraded to a little bit annoying, to becoming a new favourite kick-ass hero. It was a process, and to tell the truth, I wanted to DNF this book after the first chapter, but I stuck with it because of the title, and the notion that Edward wasn't who he said he was. This is a gem, and should not be passed over because the beginning isn't solid and annoying.
The ending, I loved it, it was real, fast, and full of nail biting action. Alice though scared and convinced she was going to die, pulled up her big girl panties and got the job done. She used her head, and used what she had, to kill an adversary that was bigger, stronger, and more skilled then her. These are the hero's I like, and the ones that should be wrote more about.
In all I highly recommend this book, it's a hidden original gem. I can't wait to read the rest of this series!
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
I like this twist and how its takes us away from what we knew growing up. It's letting us see that the so called happy-ever-after, wasn’t all peaches and cream. There is an ugly side, and now because of the dark magic that brought them forth, the ugly has turned evil, and more then bath-shit-crazy. (Lots of physio’s and bloody killing sprees)
Now as for this story itself. It started out shaky for me, and god damn, why the hell is the Author using Gawd instead of god!? For fuck sakes, it's driving my mental. All the other words are find, all for gawd aka god. I'm annoyed just writing it. There is no damn need for it. It makes Alice, our fearless hero, sound like a bratty bimbo, who couldn’t fight we way through the push section in Toys-R-Us. It needs to be removed, the girl is 18 for crying out loud, it’s time to start acting like it.
Okay rant over.
Other than that one black smug, I am quite pleased with the way this story unfolded. As I start to say before a stupid made-up word invaded my love of the English language, the beginning was shaky. There was some unnecessary over explaining, I really don't care if Edward stops at all the stops signs or uses his turn singles. I get it, the first 20 times you side he was too prefect, I can fill in the blanks. This happens a few times before Alice stabs a snake. Yup I said stabs a snake, no need to spoil, but it’s after this point that the story gets good.
This fluffy tail of the too perfect boyfriend takes a surprisingly dark and deadly turn. It was like the Author found her grove and it was at that point where I couldn’t put this little marvel down.
Alice, who I deemed annoying as fuck when I first started reading, had now been upgraded to a little bit annoying, to becoming a new favourite kick-ass hero. It was a process, and to tell the truth, I wanted to DNF this book after the first chapter, but I stuck with it because of the title, and the notion that Edward wasn't who he said he was. This is a gem, and should not be passed over because the beginning isn't solid and annoying.
The ending, I loved it, it was real, fast, and full of nail biting action. Alice though scared and convinced she was going to die, pulled up her big girl panties and got the job done. She used her head, and used what she had, to kill an adversary that was bigger, stronger, and more skilled then her. These are the hero's I like, and the ones that should be wrote more about.
In all I highly recommend this book, it's a hidden original gem. I can't wait to read the rest of this series!
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
March 30, 2013
This was a lot shorter than I was expecting, though I suppose that's what I get for not checking the page count first.
This story was okay. I admit there was a lot of eye-rolling at the beginning, but I'm glad it didn't turn out like a lot of other paranormal teen romances out there. In fact, it didn't really get interesting for me until it turned away from that.
That being said, it seemed to take Alice quite a bit of time to realize who the villain was. Then again, I understand the fact that she was in denial about it. But I think it just felt strange because it was so obvious, she had strong gut feelings about it, AND there was pretty much a trail. In light of all that, her being in denial came across a little bit like she was slow on the uptake.
The overall premise is a neat idea. I love that the heroine is a nerdy girl with a magic pen, and that she will apparently gain more power by reading more. Awesome indeed!
And on a side note, the prince had mentioned that his princess ran away. What happened to her after that? I wonder...
This story was okay. I admit there was a lot of eye-rolling at the beginning, but I'm glad it didn't turn out like a lot of other paranormal teen romances out there. In fact, it didn't really get interesting for me until it turned away from that.
That being said, it seemed to take Alice quite a bit of time to realize who the villain was. Then again, I understand the fact that she was in denial about it. But I think it just felt strange because it was so obvious, she had strong gut feelings about it, AND there was pretty much a trail. In light of all that, her being in denial came across a little bit like she was slow on the uptake.
The overall premise is a neat idea. I love that the heroine is a nerdy girl with a magic pen, and that she will apparently gain more power by reading more. Awesome indeed!
And on a side note, the prince had mentioned that his princess ran away. What happened to her after that? I wonder...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 30, 2020
Oh my god this was so bad. Unbelievably bad. Everything from how shitty the main character is (she gets mad at her friend for getting drunk for the first time ever because she doesn't want to spend a morning taking care of her, some friend) to how bad the writing is killed me (she goes to a beach party on Lake Michigan at 8pm at night and says it's dark. It is not dark in the midwest at 8pm in June. Learn some basic facts.).
November 30, 2014
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Hace algún tiempo, la preciosa Kim del blog Mi gran viaje literario me enseño la página web de esta editorial y cuando me puse a leer las sinopsis y los primeros capítulos de los libros que tienen, este fue uno de los que más me llamo la atención. Así que no lo dude mucho y le pedí a la editorial un ejemplar.
Alice es la protagonista de esta historia, una chica normal que esta a puntito de comenzar su voluntariado en la biblioteca y que tiene un novio perfecto. Pero la verdad, para que os voy a mentir, todo se le complica un poquillo de más cuando empieza a ver un conejo blanco que la cuenta una historia impresionante de la que ella ahora también forma parte.
Tengo que deciros que este libro me ha sorprendido bastante. Cuando leí la sinopsis de esta historia, lo primero que se me paso por la cabeza fue que era un retelling, pero claro, como todos los que yo me había leído eran más o menos iguales que la historia pero en épocas distintas o cosas así, no sabía muy bien que esperarme de este libro.
Afortunadamente, en El príncipe azul debe morir me he encontrado una historia muy adictiva e interesante en la cual, la pluma de ambos autores me ha gustado mucho. Dejando de lado que el libro tiene apenas 159 páginas, me ha parecido una lectura muy rápida y entretenida en la que sientes la necesidad de seguir leyendo para saber que le pasará a Alice. El único inconveniente que le he encontrado, ha sido que esta primera parte ha sido demasiado introductoria y predecible para mi gusto, ya que ha habido cosas que me esperaba.
En cuanto a los personajes, Alice me ha parecido una buena protagonista aunque en mi opinión, se acostumbro demasiado rápido a toda su nueva vida y la misión que eso conlleva. Si a mí me habla un conejo que solo yo veo, me largo corriendo, en serio. Pero aunque me vaya corriendo, he amado totalmente al Hermano Conejo o Briar para los amigos. El Conejo que le cuenta toda la historia a Alice y la ayuda a entender cuál es su misión en el mundo.
En definitiva, El príncipe azul debe morir es una historia entretenida que se puede disfrutar plenamente aunque sea bastante predecible e introductoria, aunque hay que tener en cuenta que es el primer libro de la saga de Las crónicas de los hermanos Grimm.
Hace algún tiempo, la preciosa Kim del blog Mi gran viaje literario me enseño la página web de esta editorial y cuando me puse a leer las sinopsis y los primeros capítulos de los libros que tienen, este fue uno de los que más me llamo la atención. Así que no lo dude mucho y le pedí a la editorial un ejemplar.
Alice es la protagonista de esta historia, una chica normal que esta a puntito de comenzar su voluntariado en la biblioteca y que tiene un novio perfecto. Pero la verdad, para que os voy a mentir, todo se le complica un poquillo de más cuando empieza a ver un conejo blanco que la cuenta una historia impresionante de la que ella ahora también forma parte.
Tengo que deciros que este libro me ha sorprendido bastante. Cuando leí la sinopsis de esta historia, lo primero que se me paso por la cabeza fue que era un retelling, pero claro, como todos los que yo me había leído eran más o menos iguales que la historia pero en épocas distintas o cosas así, no sabía muy bien que esperarme de este libro.
Afortunadamente, en El príncipe azul debe morir me he encontrado una historia muy adictiva e interesante en la cual, la pluma de ambos autores me ha gustado mucho. Dejando de lado que el libro tiene apenas 159 páginas, me ha parecido una lectura muy rápida y entretenida en la que sientes la necesidad de seguir leyendo para saber que le pasará a Alice. El único inconveniente que le he encontrado, ha sido que esta primera parte ha sido demasiado introductoria y predecible para mi gusto, ya que ha habido cosas que me esperaba.
En cuanto a los personajes, Alice me ha parecido una buena protagonista aunque en mi opinión, se acostumbro demasiado rápido a toda su nueva vida y la misión que eso conlleva. Si a mí me habla un conejo que solo yo veo, me largo corriendo, en serio. Pero aunque me vaya corriendo, he amado totalmente al Hermano Conejo o Briar para los amigos. El Conejo que le cuenta toda la historia a Alice y la ayuda a entender cuál es su misión en el mundo.
En definitiva, El príncipe azul debe morir es una historia entretenida que se puede disfrutar plenamente aunque sea bastante predecible e introductoria, aunque hay que tener en cuenta que es el primer libro de la saga de Las crónicas de los hermanos Grimm.
June 2, 2012
This was a fun, quick read. I love fairy tales and I love books and movies that use fairy tales as inspiration. This is only about 100 pages long and the first in a "series", which uses Grimms fairy tales as a major part of the plot.
The series follows Alice, a teenager who finds out she is a hero. Apparently, the characters from Grimm's Fairy Tales came to life and became corrupted. Alice is supposed to fight the corrupted.
I mean, I know it's a short ebook and that it might not be amazing writing but I thought it was very entertaining. It had a talking rabbit! Also, Alice volunteers at a library and Prince Charming is evil! Simple things amuse me, I guess.
I was annoyed at first by Alice's boyfriend Edward, who seemed like a duplicate of Edward Cullen(minus being a vampire). However, by the end I was pleased by the direction the story went in.
I appreciated that the book was slightly gory and edgy at the end. What can I say? It wasn't brilliant but it has potential to be a genuinely entertaining series. I LOVE fairy tales so this made me happy.
Also, at the end of this book, the author included five of the original Grimms Fairy Tales that were mentioned in the story. These stories were "Little Snow White", "The White Snake", "Br'er Rabbit Fools Sis Cow", "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat" and "The Godfather".
I recommend it to anyone who would like to read a story centred around Grimm's fairy tales.
The series follows Alice, a teenager who finds out she is a hero. Apparently, the characters from Grimm's Fairy Tales came to life and became corrupted. Alice is supposed to fight the corrupted.
I mean, I know it's a short ebook and that it might not be amazing writing but I thought it was very entertaining. It had a talking rabbit! Also, Alice volunteers at a library and Prince Charming is evil! Simple things amuse me, I guess.
I was annoyed at first by Alice's boyfriend Edward, who seemed like a duplicate of Edward Cullen(minus being a vampire). However, by the end I was pleased by the direction the story went in.
I appreciated that the book was slightly gory and edgy at the end. What can I say? It wasn't brilliant but it has potential to be a genuinely entertaining series. I LOVE fairy tales so this made me happy.
Also, at the end of this book, the author included five of the original Grimms Fairy Tales that were mentioned in the story. These stories were "Little Snow White", "The White Snake", "Br'er Rabbit Fools Sis Cow", "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat" and "The Godfather".
I recommend it to anyone who would like to read a story centred around Grimm's fairy tales.
August 8, 2016
3 Star Rating
Oh.....Prince Charming!!!!! :'( :'( :'( :'(
This story was able to hurt my feelings so much because of the character assassination of the Prince Charming.
Every girl in this always a expecting a guy like Prince Charming. Have you ever read a book that Prince Charming indicate as a evil villain? His complete
character assassination? If not, This book is exclusively for you.
If you once read this story, you'll never wish a guy like him. Except the character assassination of Prince Charming, I enjoyed the story lot. It was really
interesting. Author was majorly adapted 03 fairy tales to write this story. And the way author combine those tales & the way she built-up the story was
attractive.
Oh.....Prince Charming!!!!! :'( :'( :'( :'(
This story was able to hurt my feelings so much because of the character assassination of the Prince Charming.
Every girl in this always a expecting a guy like Prince Charming. Have you ever read a book that Prince Charming indicate as a evil villain? His complete
character assassination? If not, This book is exclusively for you.
If you once read this story, you'll never wish a guy like him. Except the character assassination of Prince Charming, I enjoyed the story lot. It was really
interesting. Author was majorly adapted 03 fairy tales to write this story. And the way author combine those tales & the way she built-up the story was
attractive.
April 22, 2012
Prince Charming Must Die by Isabella Fontaine
My thoughts of the book Prince Charming Must Die by Isabela Fontaine had the makings of a book with great promise. Who as a child growing up didn't like the Grimm Fairy-tales. But after reading it the storyline was really flat and never picked up. Just a really bad play on the fairy tales. Another thing this book series is geared towards ages 13 and up in my opinion it should not be rated as such. At 13 they don't need to be reading out having sex and virginity. This is something that should have a warning because I don want my child reading this unless I know it is in there and we have discussed it together. Reading is a great journey for all ages and a book doesn't have to have sexual connotations in order to sell.
My thoughts of the book Prince Charming Must Die by Isabela Fontaine had the makings of a book with great promise. Who as a child growing up didn't like the Grimm Fairy-tales. But after reading it the storyline was really flat and never picked up. Just a really bad play on the fairy tales. Another thing this book series is geared towards ages 13 and up in my opinion it should not be rated as such. At 13 they don't need to be reading out having sex and virginity. This is something that should have a warning because I don want my child reading this unless I know it is in there and we have discussed it together. Reading is a great journey for all ages and a book doesn't have to have sexual connotations in order to sell.
July 29, 2018
This is a very good book. An excellent first book of a very interesting series. The main characters are very likeable and the book is well written and interesting. If you want to spent your day very pleasanty this is the book for you.It wont change your life though but that's not always what we ask for right?
Anyway about the book:Alice a high school student is the next hero. Meaning that with a magical pen will get rid of the corrupted fairy tale characters that are alive now thanks to black magic.Alice's second mission(her first mission was to kill a snake) is to kill her boyfriend/prince charming.
I think everybody should read this series.
Anyway about the book:Alice a high school student is the next hero. Meaning that with a magical pen will get rid of the corrupted fairy tale characters that are alive now thanks to black magic.Alice's second mission(her first mission was to kill a snake) is to kill her boyfriend/prince charming.
I think everybody should read this series.
April 25, 2012
This was a really good book! It was easy to read, and hard to put down. The book is about a teenager who gets caught in the land of fairy tales. I don't want to give to much away, because it would ruin the element of surprise. If you enjoy fairy tales, this is a great book. Can't wait for the next book in the series!
November 12, 2015
This book has me intrigued..... I love the concept of the fairy tales characters gone bad over time. Of course, there has to be a "hero" to handle these characters. I love how they show her just discovering that she is the next "hero" and learning what she is destined to do. I have lots of questions, so I guess it is time for book 2!
August 13, 2013
This is certainly a strange read. I understand there are several sequels each involving one or more oh The Grimm Brothers characterless. If you are into fairy tales or fables perhaps you will enjoy this book and the others in this series.
Want to read
September 6, 2012You had me at giant talking rabbit.
May 22, 2015
Okay, this is definitely interesting! Loved it. It made me laugh, and kept me intrigued for the duration of the story. A bit short, but otherwise a fantastic read.
February 19, 2016
Really fun and interesting concept - a bit introey, but forgivable for a free beginning to a paid series.
June 12, 2020
If the shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer had a trippy YA book-baby with Grimm and sent it into foster care with Once Upon A Time it would probably be something like this. I usually say things are written for TV because they're more like screenplays than actually fully-fledged short stories, but this one got it just right for the episodic style. And it was fun. I didn't expect that.
In this pilot episode, we meet Alice the teenage volunteer librarian. Life's pretty good; she likes books, gets on with her 4D parents, does alright enough at school, has a super-amazing boyfriend who is too good to be true... And then she meets a giant talking rabbit. Br'er Rabbit, actually. You see, all those Grimm's fairytale characters are real, but they aren't quite living out their best life any more (unless you count insanity and murder). It's up to Alice as the latest in a long line of Heroes to take up the Grimm's magic pen and go slay the nasties still out there, starting with one that's gotten a little too close to home.
Yup, it's ridiculous, but how much more so than early Buffy? Swap Giles for a big bunny, stakes for a magic pen, ; you get the idea. If it sounds too stupid, tune out now. If not, come on down the YA rabbit hole of random. It reads like a TV series, only decently fleshed out enough to feel fulfilling in giving characters character and atmosphere to the settings. There's action and teenage snark aplenty, but not alienatingly so.
Like I said, it's just a bit of fun and despite that first chapter that sounds horribly Edward Cullen fanfic-ish with Alice's drippy swooning over her boyfriend, it's kinda tongue-in-cheek and also kinda obvious that this isn't normally how Alice thinks. Foreshadowing, people, foreshadowing. The writing stays light, but less eye-roll later on. I was really drawn in by the character's voice, so even though I did think of DNF'ing because it looked like it was going to be one of those stupid YA airhead stories, I am so glad it really wasn't. Alice is also not overpowered or TSTL, which for an urban fantasy is unheard of.
TL;DR: Fun. Silly. YA. Short read. For anyone who'd like a less vamptastic Buffy.
In this pilot episode, we meet Alice the teenage volunteer librarian. Life's pretty good; she likes books, gets on with her 4D parents, does alright enough at school, has a super-amazing boyfriend who is too good to be true... And then she meets a giant talking rabbit. Br'er Rabbit, actually. You see, all those Grimm's fairytale characters are real, but they aren't quite living out their best life any more (unless you count insanity and murder). It's up to Alice as the latest in a long line of Heroes to take up the Grimm's magic pen and go slay the nasties still out there, starting with one that's gotten a little too close to home.
Yup, it's ridiculous, but how much more so than early Buffy? Swap Giles for a big bunny, stakes for a magic pen, ; you get the idea. If it sounds too stupid, tune out now. If not, come on down the YA rabbit hole of random. It reads like a TV series, only decently fleshed out enough to feel fulfilling in giving characters character and atmosphere to the settings. There's action and teenage snark aplenty, but not alienatingly so.
Like I said, it's just a bit of fun and despite that first chapter that sounds horribly Edward Cullen fanfic-ish with Alice's drippy swooning over her boyfriend, it's kinda tongue-in-cheek and also kinda obvious that this isn't normally how Alice thinks. Foreshadowing, people, foreshadowing. The writing stays light, but less eye-roll later on. I was really drawn in by the character's voice, so even though I did think of DNF'ing because it looked like it was going to be one of those stupid YA airhead stories, I am so glad it really wasn't. Alice is also not overpowered or TSTL, which for an urban fantasy is unheard of.
TL;DR: Fun. Silly. YA. Short read. For anyone who'd like a less vamptastic Buffy.
September 26, 2019
Imagine un monde dans lequel les Frères Grimm ont donné vie à leurs personnages et que ces derniers, au fur et à mesure du temps, ont été corrompus par notre monde.
C'est le postulat de départ de cette saga, un plot qui m'a immédiatement séduit (en même temps, tu parles contes de fées, réécritures,... et moi je fonce direct !)
Malheureusement, le roman est assez court (+/- 130 pages) et les auteurs n'ont pas vraiment le temps de développer les personnages, l'histoire.
Il faut déjà attendre 50 % du récit pour avoir une idée générale de la mythologie et du rôle que l'héroïne doit jouer.
Pas de suspense non plus sur qui est ce fameux Prince Charming à tuer, le lecteur devine assez rapidement qui il est, avant même qu'Alice ne comprenne la vérité.
Je n'ai pas eu le temps de m'attacher aux personnages, j'ai trouvé que l'histoire allait bcp trop vite, que ça manquait de profondeur mais le fil conducteur promis (un héros chargé de tuer les personnages des contes de Grimm) est tellement tentant que je lirai la suite.
PS : C'est encore mieux de lire cette saga si on connaît les contes de Grimm. Perso, il y en a que je ne connais pas du tout :/
C'est le postulat de départ de cette saga, un plot qui m'a immédiatement séduit (en même temps, tu parles contes de fées, réécritures,... et moi je fonce direct !)
Malheureusement, le roman est assez court (+/- 130 pages) et les auteurs n'ont pas vraiment le temps de développer les personnages, l'histoire.
Il faut déjà attendre 50 % du récit pour avoir une idée générale de la mythologie et du rôle que l'héroïne doit jouer.
Pas de suspense non plus sur qui est ce fameux Prince Charming à tuer, le lecteur devine assez rapidement qui il est, avant même qu'Alice ne comprenne la vérité.
Je n'ai pas eu le temps de m'attacher aux personnages, j'ai trouvé que l'histoire allait bcp trop vite, que ça manquait de profondeur mais le fil conducteur promis (un héros chargé de tuer les personnages des contes de Grimm) est tellement tentant que je lirai la suite.
PS : C'est encore mieux de lire cette saga si on connaît les contes de Grimm. Perso, il y en a que je ne connais pas du tout :/
August 27, 2019
An Entertaining Idea
This is a series that works on the premise that the Grimm brothers use dark magic to make their stories come to life. Once the written part of their tales were over, they slowly became the Corrupted. They may have been good guys
once but now they’re pure evil.
To balance things, good magic gave the world a magic pen and a hero to wield it. The current hero is Alice Goodenough, a teen finishing her junior year of high school. She’s not popular, but her boyfriend, Edward, is. She finds the pen in the basement of her local library and that’s when the strangeness begins. First a 5’ talking rabbit, then a golden trail that alerts her to the Corrupted. As the hero, it’s her job to get rid of them.
The story is enjoyable. It took a little while for me to get into it, partially because of the prose, partly because of Alice. (Her insecurities got on my nerves.) Once Alice finds the pen, it wasn’t hard to read the rest of the way through. There could be more character development. Her group of friends seems to be there because they always have been and not much is developed other than being Alice’s friends. I have a feeling that we’ll get more character and world building as we go on. I’m off to read the next book and see if I’m right.
This is a series that works on the premise that the Grimm brothers use dark magic to make their stories come to life. Once the written part of their tales were over, they slowly became the Corrupted. They may have been good guys
once but now they’re pure evil.
To balance things, good magic gave the world a magic pen and a hero to wield it. The current hero is Alice Goodenough, a teen finishing her junior year of high school. She’s not popular, but her boyfriend, Edward, is. She finds the pen in the basement of her local library and that’s when the strangeness begins. First a 5’ talking rabbit, then a golden trail that alerts her to the Corrupted. As the hero, it’s her job to get rid of them.
The story is enjoyable. It took a little while for me to get into it, partially because of the prose, partly because of Alice. (Her insecurities got on my nerves.) Once Alice finds the pen, it wasn’t hard to read the rest of the way through. There could be more character development. Her group of friends seems to be there because they always have been and not much is developed other than being Alice’s friends. I have a feeling that we’ll get more character and world building as we go on. I’m off to read the next book and see if I’m right.
September 1, 2023
Interesting premise, reminds me a little of UnEnchanted. The Grimm Brothers have written the fairy tales into real life existence but they have become a perversion of their storied selves. Alice is the new hero that will save the world from the Corrupted with the help than none other than Br'er Rabbit!!
It was a quick little read but I found I'd occasionally zone out while reading. I'm aware the book was written with a young adult audience in mind. But the writing still seemed a little immature. The characters were a bit flat with little growth but not the worst I've ever read. I'm hoping that the longer the series goes the more development we will see.
If you want a quick read with a focus on corrupted fairy tales and a teenage hero trying to track them down; this is the series for you! Happy Reading!
It was a quick little read but I found I'd occasionally zone out while reading. I'm aware the book was written with a young adult audience in mind. But the writing still seemed a little immature. The characters were a bit flat with little growth but not the worst I've ever read. I'm hoping that the longer the series goes the more development we will see.
If you want a quick read with a focus on corrupted fairy tales and a teenage hero trying to track them down; this is the series for you! Happy Reading!
August 29, 2017
"I should have known Edward was too good to be true"
What drew me into this book was that it was a different take on the Grimms' fairy tales we all know and love. This first one centers around Alice and her journey to acceptance on being the hero and taking out Prince Charming before something bad happens. This was definitely set up as an introduction to the whole series. We get to see Alice's life before she becomes a hero, and then how she comes to finally believe everything that the rabbit tells her.
For an introduction to a series, it wasn't that bad. It could have been a little longer, because the ending felt a tiny bit rushed. I hope in the following books that there are more fairy tales incorporated into one book rather than one story per book.
Overall, this was a great start to the series. I can't wait to see what the other books have in store for Alice and the rabbit.
What drew me into this book was that it was a different take on the Grimms' fairy tales we all know and love. This first one centers around Alice and her journey to acceptance on being the hero and taking out Prince Charming before something bad happens. This was definitely set up as an introduction to the whole series. We get to see Alice's life before she becomes a hero, and then how she comes to finally believe everything that the rabbit tells her.
For an introduction to a series, it wasn't that bad. It could have been a little longer, because the ending felt a tiny bit rushed. I hope in the following books that there are more fairy tales incorporated into one book rather than one story per book.
Overall, this was a great start to the series. I can't wait to see what the other books have in store for Alice and the rabbit.
May 24, 2017
Eh, didn't prompt me to want to read on in the series so they've failed in their goal of providing the first free to hook me. It was a little too young seeming and not nearly interesting enough. Too bad as it started out fairly strong and then seemed to lack imagination as to where to go from there.
December 4, 2017
Quirky and fun!
January 23, 2018
Read it, Loved it, Couldn't get enough of it
August 10, 2018
Kind of fun Buffy meets fairy tales story
September 6, 2018
My all time favorite character has been Br'er Rabbit. This is a nice series for anyone who love the Brothers Grimm.
September 6, 2019
When I embarked on this story I thought it was going to be too Young Adult (something I am not) however it turned out to be a likeable story. I love twists on fairy stories so this is my cup of tea.
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