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The Grimm Chronicles #7
The Giant Slayer
Europe: birthplace of Grimms' Fairy Tales. An unfamiliar land, brimming with its own breed of Corrupted who hide in the shadows, growing more evil with each passing day. For modern-day hero Alice Goodenough, this is more than enough to worry about. But she also has a fencing tournament to think about.
And a promise to keep with Sam Grayle, a Corrupted dwarf who schemes for more and more wealth. When their train breaks down in a small town in eastern Hungary, Alice finds the legacy of the hero is alive and well. Corrupted have visited this town before, and they aren't quite vanquished just yet. There's one left, hiding away, biding his time to enact a terrible price on his enemies. A little creature with big, big plans ...
Werewolves. Vampires. Giants. Europe is a different place with new dangers, new monsters and new surprises.
And a promise to keep with Sam Grayle, a Corrupted dwarf who schemes for more and more wealth. When their train breaks down in a small town in eastern Hungary, Alice finds the legacy of the hero is alive and well. Corrupted have visited this town before, and they aren't quite vanquished just yet. There's one left, hiding away, biding his time to enact a terrible price on his enemies. A little creature with big, big plans ...
Werewolves. Vampires. Giants. Europe is a different place with new dangers, new monsters and new surprises.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 24, 2013
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January 24, 2016
Actual Rating: 4.15
This series just gets better and better! I love the way that fairy tales characters are not the good guys, but the Corrupted. It is fun to see the different interpretation in each book. I am loving the way the series is going, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
Alice has really grown on me as a character. She is the heroine to help fight against the Corrupted and destroy the Grimm Fairy tales. In this book, Alice, Briar, Sam and Seth are in a small town in Hungary. Also, in this installment, we see werewolves, vampires, and giants. She is snarky and confident. I loved her in this book.
I love Briar the Rabbit. He is funny, smart and cool. It was interesting to get into his mind. I also think he is very interesting character as a rabbit because you do not think he would be the greatest sidekick for Alice. However, he turned my opinion of him around.
I wish there was more to the story because it is a great world. It reminds me of my favourite TV show, Once Upon A Time. I would definitely recommend this book series to fans of the TV show OUAT!! Overall, a great read.
This series just gets better and better! I love the way that fairy tales characters are not the good guys, but the Corrupted. It is fun to see the different interpretation in each book. I am loving the way the series is going, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
Alice has really grown on me as a character. She is the heroine to help fight against the Corrupted and destroy the Grimm Fairy tales. In this book, Alice, Briar, Sam and Seth are in a small town in Hungary. Also, in this installment, we see werewolves, vampires, and giants. She is snarky and confident. I loved her in this book.
I love Briar the Rabbit. He is funny, smart and cool. It was interesting to get into his mind. I also think he is very interesting character as a rabbit because you do not think he would be the greatest sidekick for Alice. However, he turned my opinion of him around.
I wish there was more to the story because it is a great world. It reminds me of my favourite TV show, Once Upon A Time. I would definitely recommend this book series to fans of the TV show OUAT!! Overall, a great read.
June 20, 2020
Another episode that felt a bit filler-ish. Alice and the gang are in Europe for a fencing tournament and a little bit of stereotyping. I missed Seth; he's the comic relief and was sadly not around much. Chase has also gotten a bit too gloomy for my liking - conflict arising because characters don't talk is a bit of a problematic trope for me. Mostly it's about the fencing (which, sorry sporty peoples, I found really dull) and a strange giants/Tom Thumb storyline. There are some good moments (particularly the Buffy-esque tricking the stupid bad guy scene) but I'm feeling like the formula's getting a little slow now. Maybe it'll pick up given the sinister sort-of cliffhanger ending...
-Read a part of the Grimm Chronicles Box Set-
-Read a part of the Grimm Chronicles Box Set-
September 27, 2019
This set of books sustains character likeability and seems to escape being too YA -which I consider a bonus.
April 29, 2020
Another awesome story. The hero definitely had her challenges, but somehow managed to get through. Guess that's why she's the hero. But the things she endured are more than any normal human could take. A must read through and through.
May 16, 2013
Oh yay! Book 7 of the Grimm Chronicles is out! I'm really loving this mini-series, and since they're all quite short (this book is 88 pages in PDF format), it's like having a mini-treat!
I mean those one-bite treats. Like cookie-dough pops! Ok, I'm gonna stop before I start making sweets that I ultimately give away because I made way too much and won't eat it anyway.
But to get back to the story, The Giant Slayer follows Alice as she leaves the 'safety' of America to go to Hungary (on the way to a fencing competition in Romania . The only catch is that the entire trip is funded by Sam Grayle, that corrupted dwarf. While he's only in the first few chapters of the book, you should know that the fact that he's not the most powerful being in the world bodes very ill for Alice.
While I enjoyed the story, I think that Alice's personal problems are starting to take over the whole Hero thing. There are three fairytales in this story, but due to a prophecy, she's doing some insecure thing that isn't helping her relationship with Chase. I understand where she's coming from, but this makes her more like any other YA heroine that's been appearing nowadays.
Seth, while in this book, also seems to be given less air-time. I really hope to see more of him in the next book. On the bright side, we do see more of Alice's fencing friends, which makes me think that fencing really could be what helps her fit into school.
I really really can't wait for the next book!
Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book as part of the Enchanted Blog Tours in exchange for a free and honest review
This review was first posted to Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
I mean those one-bite treats. Like cookie-dough pops! Ok, I'm gonna stop before I start making sweets that I ultimately give away because I made way too much and won't eat it anyway.
But to get back to the story, The Giant Slayer follows Alice as she leaves the 'safety' of America to go to Hungary (on the way to a fencing competition in Romania . The only catch is that the entire trip is funded by Sam Grayle, that corrupted dwarf. While he's only in the first few chapters of the book, you should know that the fact that he's not the most powerful being in the world bodes very ill for Alice.
While I enjoyed the story, I think that Alice's personal problems are starting to take over the whole Hero thing. There are three fairytales in this story, but due to a prophecy, she's doing some insecure thing that isn't helping her relationship with Chase. I understand where she's coming from, but this makes her more like any other YA heroine that's been appearing nowadays.
Seth, while in this book, also seems to be given less air-time. I really hope to see more of him in the next book. On the bright side, we do see more of Alice's fencing friends, which makes me think that fencing really could be what helps her fit into school.
I really really can't wait for the next book!
Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book as part of the Enchanted Blog Tours in exchange for a free and honest review
This review was first posted to Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
December 30, 2015
The Giant Slayer is book 7 in the Grimm Chronicles. Alice is once again dealing with the Corrupted. No matter where she goes or what she does, there is always a Corrupted out to ruin her day.
I absolutely love this series. I guess the best way to describe it is that the series is like Buffy vs corrupted fairy tale characters. Alice is out to eliminate the corrupted fairy tales characters. Even the ones that once were good have been corrupted since their story ended. Armed with a magic pen and knowledge of these fairy tales, Alice has to track them down and eliminate them one by one.
The series keeps getting better and better. The authors' make me want to know what happens next. I have no clue what will happen next but I am sure I will enjoy it as these two have an excellent imagination. If you read any book in the series, you won't be disappointed.
I absolutely love this series. I guess the best way to describe it is that the series is like Buffy vs corrupted fairy tale characters. Alice is out to eliminate the corrupted fairy tales characters. Even the ones that once were good have been corrupted since their story ended. Armed with a magic pen and knowledge of these fairy tales, Alice has to track them down and eliminate them one by one.
The series keeps getting better and better. The authors' make me want to know what happens next. I have no clue what will happen next but I am sure I will enjoy it as these two have an excellent imagination. If you read any book in the series, you won't be disappointed.
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January 6, 2016
I don't know if my heart can take it anymore..
There is a heavy feeling surrounding this book, one that grips at your heat and hold it because you don't know what's going t happened and if you can trust what's before you.
Alice is out of her element, away form home and feeling the stress. She couldn't even catch a break on the train. Poor girl.
I loved this book, and how we get to see a difference side of Alice. She isn't as confident, she's second guessing herself. And the dark mage form before is in her head, his last words to her are getting under her skin.
My breath stopped a few times and I tell you, I can't get over this foreboding feeling that's hovering over each word and as the story goes on it gets thicker.
As I have said before this is a must read!
Happy Reading!
-E.A. Walsh
There is a heavy feeling surrounding this book, one that grips at your heat and hold it because you don't know what's going t happened and if you can trust what's before you.
Alice is out of her element, away form home and feeling the stress. She couldn't even catch a break on the train. Poor girl.
I loved this book, and how we get to see a difference side of Alice. She isn't as confident, she's second guessing herself. And the dark mage form before is in her head, his last words to her are getting under her skin.
My breath stopped a few times and I tell you, I can't get over this foreboding feeling that's hovering over each word and as the story goes on it gets thicker.
As I have said before this is a must read!
Happy Reading!
-E.A. Walsh
May 16, 2013
Book 7 in the series is just as fresh - if not more so - than its predecessors. It's a real testament to the skill of the writers and the strength of the characters. What I enjoyed most about this book was how it's starting to incorporate those big "origin story" questions into the plot, such as how did the corruption come to be? What or who created the balance between hero and corruption? Certain characters are not what/who they seem. I also enjoyed the new locale of Hungary, and I appreciated that the legends, history of the place were well researched, so you really got a feel for the place. This book leaves plenty of open questions for the next in the series - which will also (at least partly?) take place in Europe. Can't wait.
April 25, 2013
I've come to really look forward to when the next installment of this series becomes available, and this volume definitely provides what I've been waiting for. Despite how long the series has been running, they still manage to keep the tension high in ways that take the characters to new kinds of situation and don't resort to gimmicks. I've become quite fond of this series and can't wait for the next volume.
August 29, 2013
Alice has really been drawn into this world of the Grimm Brother's creation. It is a good thing she has made a few friends along the way even if she isn't popular. The Heroes of the past seem to be sending Alice messages in her dreams, and she is having a really hard time with the prophecy the wizard threw at her at the end of the last book. Will it all turn out for the good this time?
November 25, 2013
I'm really enjoying this series. Very easy reading, good for teens, especially considering the trend for fantasy / fairy tales at the moment.
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