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The GriMM Tales
Snow White and the Seven Little Miners: An MM+ Romance Fairytale Retelling
Once upon a time, a beautiful prince met seven little men.
Obsessed with beauty and perfection, The Evil Queen did not anticipate the day that her only son would become fairer than she. Desperate to save himself, Prince Makellos flees into the woods. Luck brings him to the house of seven little men exiled to work in the mines, digging gems for The Queen. Makellos finds that they need him as much as he needs them, and love blossoms in the little hideaway.
But the jealous Queen will stop at nothing to kill the son who has grown to outshine her. Will the seven little men be able to protect the prince they’ve become so fond of, or will evil triumph at last? Will everyone in Falchovari finally get their Happily Ever After?
Each book set in the GriMM fairytale world can be listened to as a standalone and contains its own Happily Ever After story. But we do recommend listening to each one, as the tales are connected to each other in multiple magical ways.
Obsessed with beauty and perfection, The Evil Queen did not anticipate the day that her only son would become fairer than she. Desperate to save himself, Prince Makellos flees into the woods. Luck brings him to the house of seven little men exiled to work in the mines, digging gems for The Queen. Makellos finds that they need him as much as he needs them, and love blossoms in the little hideaway.
But the jealous Queen will stop at nothing to kill the son who has grown to outshine her. Will the seven little men be able to protect the prince they’ve become so fond of, or will evil triumph at last? Will everyone in Falchovari finally get their Happily Ever After?
Each book set in the GriMM fairytale world can be listened to as a standalone and contains its own Happily Ever After story. But we do recommend listening to each one, as the tales are connected to each other in multiple magical ways.
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Published September 23, 2026
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Kit Barrie
17 books87 followersKit Barrie (she/her) was raised by pirates in a traveling carnival where she learned how to fly and to weave fantasy into reality. She identifies as chaotic bisexual, with good intentions and questionable methods. She lives in an utterly unfantastical state in the Midwestern United States with some food goblins who might just be cats gobblin’ food.
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July 12, 2026
I hate that you're perfect, no way your ass comes out so clean / Somebody's playin' tricks on me, can't see what I wanna see (The List – Moonchild).
The interesting and unique thing about Snow White and the Seven Little Miners is that it’s not very good! Okay wait, let me start over because that’s not entirely true and even I don’t think it’s bad by any true metric, but I’m not lying when I tell you that every time I turned a page I had an inner monologue going on in my brain saying, “is this book not good?” at consistent intervals. Look, I’m well aware that this isn’t fair to Snow White and the Seven Little Miners considering nothing about it deserves a lower rating than three stars; it’s well written, adorns the source material while also adds to the expansive world-building of the rest of the series this book exists in, and suitably manages to capture a sense of fairy tale wonder while also successfully (albeit jarringly) warns away younger readers from the more graphic content within the pages. Besides, I try not to put too much stock in my specific rating system considering I’ve given both The Odyssey and How Not to Ask a Boy to Prom the same four golden stars, so take that into account whenever I talk about literally anything in a critical fashion. With all that in mind, just what the hell is my problem with this book then? Well, and in hindsight I probably should have seen this coming… but I’ve never been a big fan of Snow White. I mean, I’ve always loved Maleficent because of her appearances in the Kingdom Heart games and the fact that she can turn into a big ass dragon (which is cool by any and every metric), but then I realized that Maleficent is from Sleeping Beauty and the evil queen in this book is “The Evil Queen” (nuance is for cowards). In other words, the only part of this fairy tale that I actually enjoyed turned out to actually be from a totally different one and now I’m left here with a finished book that I didn’t really enjoy that’s based off of a fairy tale that never stood out enough for me to be able to differentiate the villains! It’s all a confusing mess in my head right now except, again, for the persistent mantra telling me that, hey, maybe this book wasn’t that good. So now what do I do? Do I give you the synopsis for a story so well-known that it needs the barest introduction before everybody in the room nods their head in acknowledgement? Well, perhaps we can all use a refresher course because maybe you also mistook The Evil Queen with Maleficent like I did! Here we go, Snow White and the Seven Little Miners is Snow White where Snow White is a man. Wo~oah!
A very pretty man, mind you, as the book spends forty or so pages telling us as much, but yeah, it’s basically like somebody had several BookTok buzzwords on a whiteboard and circled “Snow White” and “gay?” in red marker and got to writing. Look, I can’t fault anybody for trying to take the classics and making them explicitly gay, I for one particularly love queer retellings of Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby (“Gay Gatsby,” if you will) specifically, but I think a lot of the times that in the pursuit of being more open to diverse representation, retelling a classic with only one singular purpose can often dilute the original context in which the story existed. I love, love, love the book Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig, but by avoiding (spoilers) the tragic ending of Romeo And Juliet alltogether, it’s hard not to imagine that a small spark was lost somewhere along the way. I guess this is my way of saying that the original Snow White is so specifically gendered that I feel like a lot of its statements of superficiality (no matter how dated they are) are missing by portraying Snow White as a man. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying men don’t deal with insecurities regarding their appearance, just look at how many dudes spend their days comparing hairlines or whatever the fuck is going on with those “Manosphere” freaks who go crazy over jawlines and whether they’re “mogging” other men or not. If you don’t know what I’m talking about here, don’t bother looking any of that bullshit up, it’s not worth it. I’ll work as the shield against all of the toxic sludge, just for you! Anyway, what I was getting at is that Snow White is a very specific story that takes place in a very specific time and says a very specific thing about beauty and kindness in regards to women, and no matter how shallow the original message may or may not be, by making Snow White just a pretty man, rather than having a story that kind of says something, you instead have a story that definitely says nothing. Sure, you could argue that it's just a fun book about Snow White getting tag teamed by the Seven Little People (as this book calls them), but come on now… fairy tales are the definitive blueprints of morality tales, so if you’re going to retell them in any capacity, then why wouldn’t you also try to re-contextualize the meaning behind it? Otherwise, I just find any story emphasizing kindness through purity to be especially dull, and that goes doubly so for any that tries to equate said purity and kindness to beauty. It makes me uncomfortable, you know?
Whenever a book goes out of its way to describe the blueness of eyes or the fairness of skin, I’m always sitting there wondering, where is this going? Put some melanin on that character right now! I was playing this video game called Where Winds Meet and the character creator is very extensive if all you're interested in is making pretty anime boys, but the funniest (read: saddest) part of the whole process is that it’s remarkably hard to make somebody darker than paper white. I don’t know, just a little diversity would be nice. “She got a light-skinned friend, look like Michael Jackson. Got a dark-skinned friend, look like Michael Jackson.” Hold up, I was going to talk about plot but totally got carried away! Oops. Snow White and the Seven Little Miners is about the beautiful Snow White (who is a man) escaping his evil mother after she sentences him to death for being deemed “the fairest in the land.” While in hiding, he comes across seven guys who work the mines and all live in a hut together for some reason to which he thinks it would be fun to become their trad wife. See, it’s the same movie we’ve all watched before, but rather than singing and cleaning with forest animals, we instead get a front row seat to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo running a train on a twink. I don’t know why I was surprised, but I really wasn’t expecting any sex scenes in this book and it really took me out of the story. Hey now, I’m no prude, but when the narrative spends all of its time explaining in excruciating detail how pure and innocent Snow White is, it makes for a bit of an uncomfortable transition when it all of sudden puts him at the center of several orgies. I mean, maybe that’s just my own hang-ups talking, but if nothing else… seven love-interests is just too many to keep track of! Like, the book tries to give everybody equal importance, but you just know somebody’s got to be in the cuck chair when they get their freak on, right? And just the way the sex scenes were describing their handling of Snow White reminded me of that bit in Talk to Me me where Mia sees a vision of her friend in hell and all of those demon hands are grabbing at him. Yuck! A sex scene that evokes fear and disgust? That’s a first for me. So yeah, I guess that’s it then. I realize I haven’t really said much of anything in this review, but considering Snow White and the Seven Little Miners didn’t say much of anything in regards to the original Snow White, I feel like that’s fair game. And besides, it’s all about who’s the fairest in the land, no?
“And throughout the lands, love continued to grow in its many forms.”
The interesting and unique thing about Snow White and the Seven Little Miners is that it’s not very good! Okay wait, let me start over because that’s not entirely true and even I don’t think it’s bad by any true metric, but I’m not lying when I tell you that every time I turned a page I had an inner monologue going on in my brain saying, “is this book not good?” at consistent intervals. Look, I’m well aware that this isn’t fair to Snow White and the Seven Little Miners considering nothing about it deserves a lower rating than three stars; it’s well written, adorns the source material while also adds to the expansive world-building of the rest of the series this book exists in, and suitably manages to capture a sense of fairy tale wonder while also successfully (albeit jarringly) warns away younger readers from the more graphic content within the pages. Besides, I try not to put too much stock in my specific rating system considering I’ve given both The Odyssey and How Not to Ask a Boy to Prom the same four golden stars, so take that into account whenever I talk about literally anything in a critical fashion. With all that in mind, just what the hell is my problem with this book then? Well, and in hindsight I probably should have seen this coming… but I’ve never been a big fan of Snow White. I mean, I’ve always loved Maleficent because of her appearances in the Kingdom Heart games and the fact that she can turn into a big ass dragon (which is cool by any and every metric), but then I realized that Maleficent is from Sleeping Beauty and the evil queen in this book is “The Evil Queen” (nuance is for cowards). In other words, the only part of this fairy tale that I actually enjoyed turned out to actually be from a totally different one and now I’m left here with a finished book that I didn’t really enjoy that’s based off of a fairy tale that never stood out enough for me to be able to differentiate the villains! It’s all a confusing mess in my head right now except, again, for the persistent mantra telling me that, hey, maybe this book wasn’t that good. So now what do I do? Do I give you the synopsis for a story so well-known that it needs the barest introduction before everybody in the room nods their head in acknowledgement? Well, perhaps we can all use a refresher course because maybe you also mistook The Evil Queen with Maleficent like I did! Here we go, Snow White and the Seven Little Miners is Snow White where Snow White is a man. Wo~oah!
A very pretty man, mind you, as the book spends forty or so pages telling us as much, but yeah, it’s basically like somebody had several BookTok buzzwords on a whiteboard and circled “Snow White” and “gay?” in red marker and got to writing. Look, I can’t fault anybody for trying to take the classics and making them explicitly gay, I for one particularly love queer retellings of Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby (“Gay Gatsby,” if you will) specifically, but I think a lot of the times that in the pursuit of being more open to diverse representation, retelling a classic with only one singular purpose can often dilute the original context in which the story existed. I love, love, love the book Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig, but by avoiding (spoilers) the tragic ending of Romeo And Juliet alltogether, it’s hard not to imagine that a small spark was lost somewhere along the way. I guess this is my way of saying that the original Snow White is so specifically gendered that I feel like a lot of its statements of superficiality (no matter how dated they are) are missing by portraying Snow White as a man. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying men don’t deal with insecurities regarding their appearance, just look at how many dudes spend their days comparing hairlines or whatever the fuck is going on with those “Manosphere” freaks who go crazy over jawlines and whether they’re “mogging” other men or not. If you don’t know what I’m talking about here, don’t bother looking any of that bullshit up, it’s not worth it. I’ll work as the shield against all of the toxic sludge, just for you! Anyway, what I was getting at is that Snow White is a very specific story that takes place in a very specific time and says a very specific thing about beauty and kindness in regards to women, and no matter how shallow the original message may or may not be, by making Snow White just a pretty man, rather than having a story that kind of says something, you instead have a story that definitely says nothing. Sure, you could argue that it's just a fun book about Snow White getting tag teamed by the Seven Little People (as this book calls them), but come on now… fairy tales are the definitive blueprints of morality tales, so if you’re going to retell them in any capacity, then why wouldn’t you also try to re-contextualize the meaning behind it? Otherwise, I just find any story emphasizing kindness through purity to be especially dull, and that goes doubly so for any that tries to equate said purity and kindness to beauty. It makes me uncomfortable, you know?
Whenever a book goes out of its way to describe the blueness of eyes or the fairness of skin, I’m always sitting there wondering, where is this going? Put some melanin on that character right now! I was playing this video game called Where Winds Meet and the character creator is very extensive if all you're interested in is making pretty anime boys, but the funniest (read: saddest) part of the whole process is that it’s remarkably hard to make somebody darker than paper white. I don’t know, just a little diversity would be nice. “She got a light-skinned friend, look like Michael Jackson. Got a dark-skinned friend, look like Michael Jackson.” Hold up, I was going to talk about plot but totally got carried away! Oops. Snow White and the Seven Little Miners is about the beautiful Snow White (who is a man) escaping his evil mother after she sentences him to death for being deemed “the fairest in the land.” While in hiding, he comes across seven guys who work the mines and all live in a hut together for some reason to which he thinks it would be fun to become their trad wife. See, it’s the same movie we’ve all watched before, but rather than singing and cleaning with forest animals, we instead get a front row seat to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo running a train on a twink. I don’t know why I was surprised, but I really wasn’t expecting any sex scenes in this book and it really took me out of the story. Hey now, I’m no prude, but when the narrative spends all of its time explaining in excruciating detail how pure and innocent Snow White is, it makes for a bit of an uncomfortable transition when it all of sudden puts him at the center of several orgies. I mean, maybe that’s just my own hang-ups talking, but if nothing else… seven love-interests is just too many to keep track of! Like, the book tries to give everybody equal importance, but you just know somebody’s got to be in the cuck chair when they get their freak on, right? And just the way the sex scenes were describing their handling of Snow White reminded me of that bit in Talk to Me me where Mia sees a vision of her friend in hell and all of those demon hands are grabbing at him. Yuck! A sex scene that evokes fear and disgust? That’s a first for me. So yeah, I guess that’s it then. I realize I haven’t really said much of anything in this review, but considering Snow White and the Seven Little Miners didn’t say much of anything in regards to the original Snow White, I feel like that’s fair game. And besides, it’s all about who’s the fairest in the land, no?
“And throughout the lands, love continued to grow in its many forms.”
October 19, 2025
Arc Review: Snow White and the Seven Little Miners (The GriMM Tales) By Kit Barrie.
MC: Hardwic, Sigurd, Sigmund, Grimwald, Dagobert,Bernhardt, Der and Prince Makellos ( Snow White).
4⭐.
Tropes & tags
Polyamory
Only one very large bed
Grumpy/Sunshine
Inappropriate use of the dining table
DP
Fisting
Why choose
So far, this has been the most faithful retelling of the original tale — except that Snow White is a man, and besides taking care of the house and loving all the animals, he also fucked all seven little men… and they sure as hell fucked him right back. Lovely *and* 🥵.
The seven little men were absolutely adorable, each with their own distinct personality — and even here, the resemblance to the original tale is spot-on 🥹
* Der, the apothecary
* Bernhardt, the actor
* Grinwald, the woodcutter
* Hardwic, the mysterious one
* Sigurd, the carpenter
* Sigmund, the flirt
* Dagobert, the quiet one
This was honestly adorable — my neck’s a bit stiff from all the acrobatics I’ve just read, because JFC, not even the tables are safe with this deviant, debauched bunch. The little men are described so vividly that it’s easy to visualise them as fairy-tale versions of their old selves. The story leans heavily on mutual consent and shared pleasure — everyone’s involved, no one’s left out — it’s sweet, and yeah, *HOOOOOOOT*. These boys are kinky, wet, insatiable… Snow is one very lucky man to have found such devoted miners 😏😏😏😏😏
And finally, Queen Schön is dead — may her soul *not* rest in peace!
There isn’t much plot beyond the original framework, and I do wish it had been longer — something with a bit more story or aftermath. How cool would it have been if the other couples from the previous books had shown up? I would’ve loved that! We only got a visit/help from Ulrich and Zel 🥺 After all the build-up of the evil queen’s schemes, her ending was fitting, yes, but I wanted to see what came *after*. I’d have loved a glimpse into the future — for them and for the land as a whole.
This series has been incredible to follow — discovering new authors and watching how they interwove all these retellings has been brilliant. I’m happy to have read them all, but honestly? A bit sad it’s over. Bittersweet, I know.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
⚠️Author TWs
This story contains main character fairytale-style deaths (both permanent and non), attempted murder (knife and strangulation,) poisoning, talk of women and children being killed, famine, non-graphic hunting of animals, emotional abuse by a parent, and off-page loss of family and friends. Polyamory relationship.
📝Author's Note:
The term 'little men' was chosen rather than dwarfs or dwarves for two reasons. First, the term 'little people' is the correct and preferred way to refer to individuals of smaller stature, as not all little people have dwarfism. Second, due to the fairytale nature of the story, the use of 'dwarf' might present confusion to readers. The little people in this story are entirely human.”
❣️Book Safety & Content
Cheating: no
OM/OW Drama: no
Sharing: no, but it’s a polyamory relationship.
Third-Act Breakup: yes, while Snow White is under the curse.
Role Dynamics: Versatile
POV: 3rd person (multiple)
Format: Series
Ending: HEA
Angst Level: Low
Spice Level: High heat
Communication: Strong
Some random quotes ( some are pure 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵)
🤤“I just don’t want you to think that I favor any one of you above the other. You all have become so dear to me in your own unique ways, I don’t know how I would ever be able to choose.”
Glances were exchanged between several of the men before Sigmund turned to him with a small smirk.
“Who says you have to choose?”Makellos blinked. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, we’re all adults here. We, as in, us,” he indicated the other miners around the table, “are all comfortable with one another in many aspects, including navigating relationships. There are no rules that say you must share your love or your bed with only one person.”
*********************
😏What if we blindfold you? Then you can touch and taste and do whatever you’d like without knowing to whom the attention is being lavished.
*********************
🫠“Good boy, Snow,” cooed Der.He had been called ‘good boy’ before by his tutors or nursemaids, but never in a way that sent heat coursing through his veins like fire. His cock gave an eager pulse, and he let out a soft whimper.
“I think he likes being our good boy,” Sigmund said. “Do you, Snow?”
“I… I do,” Makellos, no, Snow, said. He wanted to be a good boy. He wanted those sweet kisses and touches and hands all over him, making his skin tingle and heat blossom inside of him like a flower stretching up toward the sun. “I want to be so good for all of you.”
*********************
🥵“Well, you do look absolutely gorgeous on your knees like that, Snow White.”
*********************
🔥“I want all of you,” Snow said, narrowing his eyes. “I want to pleasure all of you together.”
“Our insatiable little prince,” teased Sigurd, and Snow giggled softly.Grim moved behind his head. “Mm, back up, baby boy,” he said. Snow shivered, sliding himself carefully back on the table so his head hung off the end of it. The blood that was not rushing to his cock rushed to his face, but he obediently opened his mouth when Grim’s cock tapped against his cheek. Grim slid forward, and Snow whimpered, letting his throat loosen for Grim to slide all the way forward. He realized that this way he couldn’t see what was happening on the table to the rest of him, but that was all right. As long as he pleasured his lovers, he was happy to do whatever they wanted. Tonight, he wanted to be used for their pleasure.
*********************
🧨He let the momentum of Der and Sigmund’s thrusts deep into him pull him back and forth on Dagobert’s cock, making soft grunting, whining noises as the pleasure assailed him.He eagerly sucked down one cock, giving it a few swallows around his throat as his hands stroked two others, then switching to take another into his mouth and stroke over two more. He wasn’t even sure whose was whose anymore; all he knew was that he wanted all of them, wanted to bring each of them as much pleasure as he could.
*********************
❤️🔥He wiped clumsily at the stickiness on his face, his chest rising and falling eagerly as he sank down against a pillow, heart fluttering, his body singing with sensation all over. His ass ached, his balls were tight, he was sticky and itchy all over from spent passions drying on his skin, in his hair, and inside of him. But he had never in his life felt more satiated or more loved. His seven lovers had each loved him in their own way, bathed him in their affection and desire, pleasured him and let him pleasure them in return, and he was sure he could never be happier than he was right now with all of them holding him and surrounding him with love.
MC: Hardwic, Sigurd, Sigmund, Grimwald, Dagobert,Bernhardt, Der and Prince Makellos ( Snow White).
4⭐.
“Seven of you?” The young man nodded. “Goodness, it must be quite crowded”
Tropes & tags
Polyamory
Only one very large bed
Grumpy/Sunshine
Inappropriate use of the dining table
DP
Fisting
Why choose
So far, this has been the most faithful retelling of the original tale — except that Snow White is a man, and besides taking care of the house and loving all the animals, he also fucked all seven little men… and they sure as hell fucked him right back. Lovely *and* 🥵.
The seven little men were absolutely adorable, each with their own distinct personality — and even here, the resemblance to the original tale is spot-on 🥹
* Der, the apothecary
* Bernhardt, the actor
* Grinwald, the woodcutter
* Hardwic, the mysterious one
* Sigurd, the carpenter
* Sigmund, the flirt
* Dagobert, the quiet one
This was honestly adorable — my neck’s a bit stiff from all the acrobatics I’ve just read, because JFC, not even the tables are safe with this deviant, debauched bunch. The little men are described so vividly that it’s easy to visualise them as fairy-tale versions of their old selves. The story leans heavily on mutual consent and shared pleasure — everyone’s involved, no one’s left out — it’s sweet, and yeah, *HOOOOOOOT*. These boys are kinky, wet, insatiable… Snow is one very lucky man to have found such devoted miners 😏😏😏😏😏
And finally, Queen Schön is dead — may her soul *not* rest in peace!
There isn’t much plot beyond the original framework, and I do wish it had been longer — something with a bit more story or aftermath. How cool would it have been if the other couples from the previous books had shown up? I would’ve loved that! We only got a visit/help from Ulrich and Zel 🥺 After all the build-up of the evil queen’s schemes, her ending was fitting, yes, but I wanted to see what came *after*. I’d have loved a glimpse into the future — for them and for the land as a whole.
This series has been incredible to follow — discovering new authors and watching how they interwove all these retellings has been brilliant. I’m happy to have read them all, but honestly? A bit sad it’s over. Bittersweet, I know.
“I have learned so much from each of you, with so much more still to glean. I cannot possibly rule this kingdom all by myself, nor do I wish to, for it is important that the people have a voice. You each have your own areas of expertise, and I believe your knowledge and compassion would be invaluable to Falchovari. As such, I would like to ask if all seven of you would stay here with me, as my royal advisors?”
“It would be an honor to serve you,” […]
Tears of joy filled Makellos’ eyes as their warmth and love surrounded him. He pulled them close, kissing each of them in turn.
“Thank you. Thank you so much. I love you, all of you, with all of my heart.”
“We love you too, Snow,” said Sigurd.
“Never had my cock sucked by a king before,” Sigmund added, and Der and Hardwic shot him a reproachful glare.
“You really think we have what it takes to run a kingdom?” Grim asked, a smirk curving up the corner of his lips. “You sure you ain’t doin’ this just to keep us all around in your bed?”
“Why can’t it be both?” Makellos said, giving him a wink and a bright smile back. “After all, it’s only fair.”
“And throughout the lands, love continued to grow in its many forms. Deep in the forest, an archer and his wolf created their own family. In a tower outside the city, a sorcerer and his beloved made magic flourish. Two step-brothers became lovers and avengers against brutality. Two elves and their quiet shoemaker basked in their hard-earned peace. A prince and a vigilante together built a new life of love and justice. A cursed royal heir found love and became a king. A shadow geist found freedom, his name, and his Heart. And the fairest of all shared all of himself with his seven true loves. Each story was unique, but the love created between them was everlasting. And they all lived happily ever after.”
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
⚠️Author TWs
This story contains main character fairytale-style deaths (both permanent and non), attempted murder (knife and strangulation,) poisoning, talk of women and children being killed, famine, non-graphic hunting of animals, emotional abuse by a parent, and off-page loss of family and friends. Polyamory relationship.
📝Author's Note:
The term 'little men' was chosen rather than dwarfs or dwarves for two reasons. First, the term 'little people' is the correct and preferred way to refer to individuals of smaller stature, as not all little people have dwarfism. Second, due to the fairytale nature of the story, the use of 'dwarf' might present confusion to readers. The little people in this story are entirely human.”
❣️Book Safety & Content
Cheating: no
OM/OW Drama: no
Sharing: no, but it’s a polyamory relationship.
Third-Act Breakup: yes, while Snow White is under the curse.
Role Dynamics: Versatile
POV: 3rd person (multiple)
Format: Series
Ending: HEA
Angst Level: Low
Spice Level: High heat
Communication: Strong
Some random quotes ( some are pure 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵)
🤤“I just don’t want you to think that I favor any one of you above the other. You all have become so dear to me in your own unique ways, I don’t know how I would ever be able to choose.”
Glances were exchanged between several of the men before Sigmund turned to him with a small smirk.
“Who says you have to choose?”Makellos blinked. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, we’re all adults here. We, as in, us,” he indicated the other miners around the table, “are all comfortable with one another in many aspects, including navigating relationships. There are no rules that say you must share your love or your bed with only one person.”
*********************
😏What if we blindfold you? Then you can touch and taste and do whatever you’d like without knowing to whom the attention is being lavished.
*********************
🫠“Good boy, Snow,” cooed Der.He had been called ‘good boy’ before by his tutors or nursemaids, but never in a way that sent heat coursing through his veins like fire. His cock gave an eager pulse, and he let out a soft whimper.
“I think he likes being our good boy,” Sigmund said. “Do you, Snow?”
“I… I do,” Makellos, no, Snow, said. He wanted to be a good boy. He wanted those sweet kisses and touches and hands all over him, making his skin tingle and heat blossom inside of him like a flower stretching up toward the sun. “I want to be so good for all of you.”
*********************
🥵“Well, you do look absolutely gorgeous on your knees like that, Snow White.”
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🔥“I want all of you,” Snow said, narrowing his eyes. “I want to pleasure all of you together.”
“Our insatiable little prince,” teased Sigurd, and Snow giggled softly.Grim moved behind his head. “Mm, back up, baby boy,” he said. Snow shivered, sliding himself carefully back on the table so his head hung off the end of it. The blood that was not rushing to his cock rushed to his face, but he obediently opened his mouth when Grim’s cock tapped against his cheek. Grim slid forward, and Snow whimpered, letting his throat loosen for Grim to slide all the way forward. He realized that this way he couldn’t see what was happening on the table to the rest of him, but that was all right. As long as he pleasured his lovers, he was happy to do whatever they wanted. Tonight, he wanted to be used for their pleasure.
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🧨He let the momentum of Der and Sigmund’s thrusts deep into him pull him back and forth on Dagobert’s cock, making soft grunting, whining noises as the pleasure assailed him.He eagerly sucked down one cock, giving it a few swallows around his throat as his hands stroked two others, then switching to take another into his mouth and stroke over two more. He wasn’t even sure whose was whose anymore; all he knew was that he wanted all of them, wanted to bring each of them as much pleasure as he could.
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❤️🔥He wiped clumsily at the stickiness on his face, his chest rising and falling eagerly as he sank down against a pillow, heart fluttering, his body singing with sensation all over. His ass ached, his balls were tight, he was sticky and itchy all over from spent passions drying on his skin, in his hair, and inside of him. But he had never in his life felt more satiated or more loved. His seven lovers had each loved him in their own way, bathed him in their affection and desire, pleasured him and let him pleasure them in return, and he was sure he could never be happier than he was right now with all of them holding him and surrounding him with love.
remember-me
September 8, 2025Ngl, I’d prefer if Prince Makellos end up with the unmentioned Huntsman instead of the “seven little men” who became “so fond of him”. 😬 What does that even mean? Can’t wait for the ARC readers to shed some light here. 🥹
October 28, 2025
As the final installment in the GriMM Tales collection, Snow White and the Seven Little Miners had a lot of potential to bring everything together—but it didn’t quite land for me. While I appreciated how it stayed true to the classic Snow White storyline with a creative MM poly romantic twist, the execution felt a bit underwhelming compared to the earlier books.
The series’ overarching secondary plotline, which I’d been eagerly following, wrapped up here but in a way that felt somewhat rushed and lacking the emotional depth I’d hoped for. Similarly, the relationships—though sweet in concept—didn’t have the same spark or development as in previous installments.
That said, I still enjoyed revisiting the world of Falchovari and beyond, seeing how these interconnected stories wove together. I just wish this final chapter had shone as brightly as the tales that came before it.
The series’ overarching secondary plotline, which I’d been eagerly following, wrapped up here but in a way that felt somewhat rushed and lacking the emotional depth I’d hoped for. Similarly, the relationships—though sweet in concept—didn’t have the same spark or development as in previous installments.
That said, I still enjoyed revisiting the world of Falchovari and beyond, seeing how these interconnected stories wove together. I just wish this final chapter had shone as brightly as the tales that came before it.
June 6, 2026
[3.5🌟]. Es el último libro de la saga de The GriMM Tales, los voy a extrañar a todos. Tengo mi corazón lleno de amor por estos libros.
Este libro es de Makellos o Blanca Nieves y sus siete mineros (hombres de baja estatura). Fue interesante leer las escenas sexuales porque sí... Eran MUCHOS. Y ocurría mucho al mismo tiempo. IGUAL RICO, EH. Muy interesante el uso de las manos y todos los agujeros disponibles 👁️, una escena muy especial en la mesa para comer.
Fuera de eso la historia termina como el cuento de hadas de Blanca Nieves, así que mucha sorpresa no hay. Aparecen algunos personajes de los libros anteriores y el epílogo me dejó chillando.
Disfruté muchísimo todos estos libros. Retellings gays de los cuentos de los hermanos Grimm. Definitivamente fue un descubrimiento accidental que valió la pena.
POR FAVOR, LEAN LA SAGA. LES JURO QUE SON CORTOS, DIVERTIDOS, MÁGICOS Y SENSUALES. ✨💖
"Y todos vivieron felices para siempre". 😭🩷
Los voy a extrañar, los amo a todos.
Este libro es de Makellos o Blanca Nieves y sus siete mineros (hombres de baja estatura). Fue interesante leer las escenas sexuales porque sí... Eran MUCHOS. Y ocurría mucho al mismo tiempo. IGUAL RICO, EH. Muy interesante el uso de las manos y todos los agujeros disponibles 👁️, una escena muy especial en la mesa para comer.
Fuera de eso la historia termina como el cuento de hadas de Blanca Nieves, así que mucha sorpresa no hay. Aparecen algunos personajes de los libros anteriores y el epílogo me dejó chillando.
Disfruté muchísimo todos estos libros. Retellings gays de los cuentos de los hermanos Grimm. Definitivamente fue un descubrimiento accidental que valió la pena.
POR FAVOR, LEAN LA SAGA. LES JURO QUE SON CORTOS, DIVERTIDOS, MÁGICOS Y SENSUALES. ✨💖
"Y todos vivieron felices para siempre". 😭🩷
Los voy a extrañar, los amo a todos.
November 5, 2025
A supremely disappointing ending to the series
I don’t know how this book got past editing if it were even edited at all. This was TERRIBLE. Such a strange choice in the writing, to be an omniscient third person narrator instead of actually from Snow’s POV.
And I don’t know WHAT the author was thinking, in deciding to make the miners human little people instead of fantasy dwarves in this fantasy book that takes place in fantasy land. Instead we got a downright offensive rendition of these seven “little men.” I searched the book halfway through because I couldn’t believe it, but the word “little” is used an astonishing 247 TIMES. The book has more littles than PAGES. Snow White continually refers to the miners as “little men” in his head. Question for you: they’re human. Why doesn’t he just think of them as “men”? It was incredibly othering.
The book was all over the place in so many different ways. Snow is written is innocent to the point of being childlike, so it was very jarring for the sex to be introduced, especially through a group orgy as his first time—and I knew what I was getting into, okay. I’m down with poly and groups. But not when the main character is written as though he has the brain of fifteen year old.
What else? Well there was the sudden daddy kink. The fact that Snow loathes hunting and the killing of animals and, in fact, befriends forest creatures…but will happily eat meat. The constant references to the Disney Snow White which only highlighted Barrie’s complete lack of personal creativity. And let’s not forget the Evil Queen deciding to make Snow go to sleep instead of, you know, actually trying to kill him. I know it’s in the fairy tale, sure, but you need to make the motivations still make sense. And there was none. There was no sense.
All of which culminated in a thoughtless, rushed ending that never even addressed the famine that we’ve been reading about for eight books. What a total disappointment.
I don’t know how this book got past editing if it were even edited at all. This was TERRIBLE. Such a strange choice in the writing, to be an omniscient third person narrator instead of actually from Snow’s POV.
And I don’t know WHAT the author was thinking, in deciding to make the miners human little people instead of fantasy dwarves in this fantasy book that takes place in fantasy land. Instead we got a downright offensive rendition of these seven “little men.” I searched the book halfway through because I couldn’t believe it, but the word “little” is used an astonishing 247 TIMES. The book has more littles than PAGES. Snow White continually refers to the miners as “little men” in his head. Question for you: they’re human. Why doesn’t he just think of them as “men”? It was incredibly othering.
The book was all over the place in so many different ways. Snow is written is innocent to the point of being childlike, so it was very jarring for the sex to be introduced, especially through a group orgy as his first time—and I knew what I was getting into, okay. I’m down with poly and groups. But not when the main character is written as though he has the brain of fifteen year old.
What else? Well there was the sudden daddy kink. The fact that Snow loathes hunting and the killing of animals and, in fact, befriends forest creatures…but will happily eat meat. The constant references to the Disney Snow White which only highlighted Barrie’s complete lack of personal creativity. And let’s not forget the Evil Queen deciding to make Snow go to sleep instead of, you know, actually trying to kill him. I know it’s in the fairy tale, sure, but you need to make the motivations still make sense. And there was none. There was no sense.
All of which culminated in a thoughtless, rushed ending that never even addressed the famine that we’ve been reading about for eight books. What a total disappointment.
October 21, 2025
The GriMM series has been a mixed bag for me. I feel like there are a lot of things in the original Snow White story that you could play around with, so many themes you could explore. What we got instead is a straight-up copy of the original, with as much erotica as the pages could hold.
Great prose can save an otherwise not-so-great concept for me. On the style level, I personally found this book a little bland and hurried in general, with the characters sharing their deep trauma in one line, and jumping straight to sex in the next one.
I realize that all this might be what many readers are looking for so I don't mean to criticize the author for putting out a sellable book. I just wish it challenged and/or reimagined the source material (as some of the other books in the series have done).
Thank you to Kit Barrie and the rest of the GriMM authors for trusting me with an ARC!
Great prose can save an otherwise not-so-great concept for me. On the style level, I personally found this book a little bland and hurried in general, with the characters sharing their deep trauma in one line, and jumping straight to sex in the next one.
I realize that all this might be what many readers are looking for so I don't mean to criticize the author for putting out a sellable book. I just wish it challenged and/or reimagined the source material (as some of the other books in the series have done).
Thank you to Kit Barrie and the rest of the GriMM authors for trusting me with an ARC!
October 25, 2025
3.5 stars
October 18, 2025
I already couldn’t stand Queen Schön before, but after this book? I hate her. What a truly cruel woman — and honestly, as the book itself says, how can someone like her have such a wonderful child like Prince Makellos? That boy is far too good for this world, filled with so much love and kindness. At least he has seven small, broken, and pain-filled men to bless with his golden heart.
Not only are the characters absolutely amazing and unique in their own ways, but this book was also hot AF. Like, damn! It was a short read, but such a fun and steamy ride.
Sadly, with this book, a truly incredible series comes to an end — and what a perfect finale it was. It was beautiful to see how the characters evolved throughout the previous books. This series is one of a kind, and it’s been an absolute honor to read it. I’ll miss these characters dearly… but not for long, because there will definitely be a reread. Until then, I’ll comfort myself with the thought that if they didn’t die, they’re still out there living happily ever after.
Not only are the characters absolutely amazing and unique in their own ways, but this book was also hot AF. Like, damn! It was a short read, but such a fun and steamy ride.
Sadly, with this book, a truly incredible series comes to an end — and what a perfect finale it was. It was beautiful to see how the characters evolved throughout the previous books. This series is one of a kind, and it’s been an absolute honor to read it. I’ll miss these characters dearly… but not for long, because there will definitely be a reread. Until then, I’ll comfort myself with the thought that if they didn’t die, they’re still out there living happily ever after.
October 18, 2025
{Snow White and the seven Little miners}
Arc review by Jessie Melka
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YEEES PERFECTION!
Attention, attention everyone it is finally here the ending we’ve all been waiting for I at least have been driving myself up the walls imagining possible scenarios about what this book might entail. When I woke up this morning, I saw the Arc had dropped in my mailbox and without even brushing my teeth or eating breakfast, I dove straight into it
My one and only disappointment/criticism I have for this book is when I first opened the book I noticed that it was only 200 something pages and throughout the book I came to the conclusion that I would have loved if this book had been longer I think we needed more time with snow and the miners but also maybe a bigger struggle with finally ending the bitch
Usually when I read about polyamorous relationships with more than four people, it could get confusing with the names, but even though this entitles eight people in one relationship I found no confusion at all. Also there was no jealousy and no one was left out.
The spice oof I don’t even know where to begin. It was phenomenal extremely hot and so gentle and sweet all at the same time
I am so not ready to let go of this series. It had such a beautiful ending, but I’m gonna miss them all so much. I want to give a special thanks to Kit for writing such a beautiful story it really fulfilled all of the expectations I had for this book no matter the length
(small notes I took I wanted to highlight my opinions off)
*So glad we got to see the Queen get what she deserves
*It was so good to see little people being included as a love interest in a romance book that should happen more often
*Dagobert it’s adorable. I would a 100% marry that gorgeous fella
I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars and I would standby that through fire and ice so I whole heartedly recommend this to people out there looking for a spicy retailing and I would especially recommend this to someone with an open mind
but remember to form your own opinions and not just listen to me
Until next time, my loves…
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 3/5
Angst: 2/5
Would I read again: yes yes yes!!
(I received an advance copy for free and I’m leaving this review voluntarily)
🐿️Grumpy/Sunshine
🍎only one (very large) bed
🐿️Polyamory
🍎Fisting
🐿️GriMMMMMMMM
🍎DP!!
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Arc review by Jessie Melka
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YEEES PERFECTION!
Attention, attention everyone it is finally here the ending we’ve all been waiting for I at least have been driving myself up the walls imagining possible scenarios about what this book might entail. When I woke up this morning, I saw the Arc had dropped in my mailbox and without even brushing my teeth or eating breakfast, I dove straight into it
My one and only disappointment/criticism I have for this book is when I first opened the book I noticed that it was only 200 something pages and throughout the book I came to the conclusion that I would have loved if this book had been longer I think we needed more time with snow and the miners but also maybe a bigger struggle with finally ending the bitch
Usually when I read about polyamorous relationships with more than four people, it could get confusing with the names, but even though this entitles eight people in one relationship I found no confusion at all. Also there was no jealousy and no one was left out.
The spice oof I don’t even know where to begin. It was phenomenal extremely hot and so gentle and sweet all at the same time
I am so not ready to let go of this series. It had such a beautiful ending, but I’m gonna miss them all so much. I want to give a special thanks to Kit for writing such a beautiful story it really fulfilled all of the expectations I had for this book no matter the length
(small notes I took I wanted to highlight my opinions off)
*So glad we got to see the Queen get what she deserves
*It was so good to see little people being included as a love interest in a romance book that should happen more often
*Dagobert it’s adorable. I would a 100% marry that gorgeous fella
I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars and I would standby that through fire and ice so I whole heartedly recommend this to people out there looking for a spicy retailing and I would especially recommend this to someone with an open mind
but remember to form your own opinions and not just listen to me
Until next time, my loves…
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 3/5
Angst: 2/5
Would I read again: yes yes yes!!
(I received an advance copy for free and I’m leaving this review voluntarily)
🐿️Grumpy/Sunshine
🍎only one (very large) bed
🐿️Polyamory
🍎Fisting
🐿️GriMMMMMMMM
🍎DP!!
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October 20, 2025
3.5
This one was basically smut. It does seem to follow the story we all know pretty well aside from all of that. It basically starts with Makellos being taken into the woods by the huntsman and him being told to “run.” He comes across the cottage and 7 little miners. Que the smut. It’s a lot. Not exactly what I expected to be honest. It’s supposed to be romance but to me it didn’t really read like a romance.
I think personally I would’ve love to see Makellos with the Huntsman… just saying. The ending seemed rushed. It felt way too quick, maybe had the book been slightly longer to give us more relationship building and more of a build up to the ending.
This one was basically smut. It does seem to follow the story we all know pretty well aside from all of that. It basically starts with Makellos being taken into the woods by the huntsman and him being told to “run.” He comes across the cottage and 7 little miners. Que the smut. It’s a lot. Not exactly what I expected to be honest. It’s supposed to be romance but to me it didn’t really read like a romance.
I think personally I would’ve love to see Makellos with the Huntsman… just saying. The ending seemed rushed. It felt way too quick, maybe had the book been slightly longer to give us more relationship building and more of a build up to the ending.
October 26, 2026
Un final de cuento de hadas para una saga mágica y divertida.
Partiendo con lo bueno, me gustaron mucho los personajes de este libro (que sí, son muchos). Hay una diversidad de personalidades que de alguna forma encajan muy bien (y me encantaron las historias de cada personajes aunque me apretaron el corazón). Me gustó el romance y la relación poli. También adoré el final y ver mención de todos los cuentos y sus finales felices. Y saben que, siempre voy a preferir buenos personajes con un plot débil, que un plot robusto pero personajes que detesto.
Dicho lo anterior, creo que lo que le juega en contra a este libro son sus páginas: muy pocas. Creo que para ser el libro final -y que además lidia con una relación entre 8 hombres, sí OCHO- es muy corto. No se logra explorar mucho y creo que este libro se afirma bastante de lo que ya construyeron los anteriores.
El libro avanza rápidamente en la relación de Snow White y los mineros, lo cuál deja esa sensación de insta love y de vínculos superficiales (aunque eso no le quita lo conmovedor y lindo que es el romance), de un amor que está ahí porque el plot lo dice más que porque hay una buena construcción. Lo cuál es lamentable porque la relación tiene mucho potencial. Les juro que esto necesitaba entre 300-400 páginas para ver todo su potencial. En concreto, para mi el libro falla por ser tan corto. Así que recomiendo entrar con la idea que todo pasa rápido.
Ahora, puedo perdonar libros rápidos si son entretenidos, y este lo fue. Pero le baje un poco la puntuación -y esto va a sonar ridículo y es sencillamente una manía mía jajaja- porque tiene el kink del "daddy" y no aguanto cuando alguien se dice daddy en plena pasión JAJAJA lo sientoooo, no puedo, me da cringe. Pensé que Snow White tendría más mommy issues que daddy issues, pero hey, no juzgo. Sin eso le habría dado 4 estrellas jajaja
Ah y otra cosa, diría que entre todos los libros este es el menos original entre los retellings (sin considerar la relación poli gay JAJAJA) pero me refiero a los elementos de fantasía. Este libro no se toma mucha libertades y trata de seguir la historia original. Y creo que eso pasa porque como es corto no hay mucho espacio para explorar más del ámbito mágico.
Partiendo con lo bueno, me gustaron mucho los personajes de este libro (que sí, son muchos). Hay una diversidad de personalidades que de alguna forma encajan muy bien (y me encantaron las historias de cada personajes aunque me apretaron el corazón). Me gustó el romance y la relación poli. También adoré el final y ver mención de todos los cuentos y sus finales felices. Y saben que, siempre voy a preferir buenos personajes con un plot débil, que un plot robusto pero personajes que detesto.
Dicho lo anterior, creo que lo que le juega en contra a este libro son sus páginas: muy pocas. Creo que para ser el libro final -y que además lidia con una relación entre 8 hombres, sí OCHO- es muy corto. No se logra explorar mucho y creo que este libro se afirma bastante de lo que ya construyeron los anteriores.
El libro avanza rápidamente en la relación de Snow White y los mineros, lo cuál deja esa sensación de insta love y de vínculos superficiales (aunque eso no le quita lo conmovedor y lindo que es el romance), de un amor que está ahí porque el plot lo dice más que porque hay una buena construcción. Lo cuál es lamentable porque la relación tiene mucho potencial. Les juro que esto necesitaba entre 300-400 páginas para ver todo su potencial. En concreto, para mi el libro falla por ser tan corto. Así que recomiendo entrar con la idea que todo pasa rápido.
Ahora, puedo perdonar libros rápidos si son entretenidos, y este lo fue. Pero le baje un poco la puntuación -y esto va a sonar ridículo y es sencillamente una manía mía jajaja- porque tiene el kink del "daddy" y no aguanto cuando alguien se dice daddy en plena pasión JAJAJA lo sientoooo, no puedo, me da cringe. Pensé que Snow White tendría más mommy issues que daddy issues, pero hey, no juzgo. Sin eso le habría dado 4 estrellas jajaja
Ah y otra cosa, diría que entre todos los libros este es el menos original entre los retellings (sin considerar la relación poli gay JAJAJA) pero me refiero a los elementos de fantasía. Este libro no se toma mucha libertades y trata de seguir la historia original. Y creo que eso pasa porque como es corto no hay mucho espacio para explorar más del ámbito mágico.
October 24, 2025
4.75 stars. I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of this final installment of the GriMM series. This book tied up the world in a neat little package and gave a final resolution to all of the open ended plots in the series. The story of Snow White can be tricky because there are so many characters. Barrie managed to give a unique and individual voice, personality, and backstory for all seven of the miners and to do so in a way that drew you in and advanced the plot. The character of Snow was well developed and everything that you would expect from an MC in this series.
Queen Schön has been present in most of the books in this series and it was great to see a bit more of her story here. I would have loved more backstory and a bit more of the tie in from “Red” but I felt that we still got some new information about her in this. It seems like this particular installment drew more heavily from the Disney version of the story than the original Grimm telling of the story. Overall the relationships built and the conflict and resolution of this story and the series made for a very satisfying read.
Queen Schön has been present in most of the books in this series and it was great to see a bit more of her story here. I would have loved more backstory and a bit more of the tie in from “Red” but I felt that we still got some new information about her in this. It seems like this particular installment drew more heavily from the Disney version of the story than the original Grimm telling of the story. Overall the relationships built and the conflict and resolution of this story and the series made for a very satisfying read.
October 24, 2025
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
I am a bit ambivalent about this book. Among the GriMM Tales series, I feel like Snow White and the seven little miners is the one story that most followed the original fairytale, which made it easier to follow, but also made the story more predictable and less intriguing.
Overall, I would probably say the book felt a bit imbalanced: there are a couple of really heavy spicy scenes, but no feelings whatsoevet, and yet in the end we have a true love kiss. We have the end of the evil queen, that was somewhat central to the whole series, and yet that end came to pass in just a couple of pages, without much tension, or fanfare. We have seven love interests, a lot of talk about sharing, about being open to everything, and yet some of the miners are just names mentioned, a quota to meet, not people we get to know, or characters involved with the plot.
As the closing book of the GriMM Tales series, I loved the closing line, but the rest left me a bit meh.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
I am a bit ambivalent about this book. Among the GriMM Tales series, I feel like Snow White and the seven little miners is the one story that most followed the original fairytale, which made it easier to follow, but also made the story more predictable and less intriguing.
Overall, I would probably say the book felt a bit imbalanced: there are a couple of really heavy spicy scenes, but no feelings whatsoevet, and yet in the end we have a true love kiss. We have the end of the evil queen, that was somewhat central to the whole series, and yet that end came to pass in just a couple of pages, without much tension, or fanfare. We have seven love interests, a lot of talk about sharing, about being open to everything, and yet some of the miners are just names mentioned, a quota to meet, not people we get to know, or characters involved with the plot.
As the closing book of the GriMM Tales series, I loved the closing line, but the rest left me a bit meh.
October 23, 2025
Once again, I am stunned by the consistent fairy tale feels in the writing for this series! Each author may have their own unique writing style, but they all perfectly capture that magical fairy tale vibe, and Kit is no different. This is my first book by them and it definitely won't be my last.
Makellos/Snow White and his seven little men were wonderful. I loved each of them so much. There was such depth to the seven little miners and they each stole my heart. But Snow did as well! He's such a gentle, kind soul and I loved that he found the love and care he deserved and has craved for so long.
Also, whew, this is spicy. I mean, it was to be expected, being a poly "why choose" romance for Snow and the seven miners, but still. Props to Kit for being able to keep track of all those limbs and... appendages. I certainly could never, but they did it flawlessly. I have no idea how though. Must be magic?
Now, this is the last book in the stunning GriMM Tales series and there were high expectations for this one because of that. Because the overarching plot that's been in the background of all the previous books is now jumping to the forefront and wrapping up in this book. And it did a great job of giving a satisfying ending, while also being a bit bittersweet, just because it is the end.
Anthology series such as this one can be a hit or a miss, mostly because I often come across small (or big) inconsistencies in the world buildidng and the vibe of everything. But the GriMM Tales series has none of those problems at all. It's consistent in every single thing and the result is an absolutely stunning series of beloved fairy tales retold in a magical way. And also very gay, which... hell yes. Please check this book, and this series, out if you haven't already. It's definitely worth it.
Also... GriMM Tales 2, sometime in the future? Pretty please?
Makellos/Snow White and his seven little men were wonderful. I loved each of them so much. There was such depth to the seven little miners and they each stole my heart. But Snow did as well! He's such a gentle, kind soul and I loved that he found the love and care he deserved and has craved for so long.
Also, whew, this is spicy. I mean, it was to be expected, being a poly "why choose" romance for Snow and the seven miners, but still. Props to Kit for being able to keep track of all those limbs and... appendages. I certainly could never, but they did it flawlessly. I have no idea how though. Must be magic?
Now, this is the last book in the stunning GriMM Tales series and there were high expectations for this one because of that. Because the overarching plot that's been in the background of all the previous books is now jumping to the forefront and wrapping up in this book. And it did a great job of giving a satisfying ending, while also being a bit bittersweet, just because it is the end.
Anthology series such as this one can be a hit or a miss, mostly because I often come across small (or big) inconsistencies in the world buildidng and the vibe of everything. But the GriMM Tales series has none of those problems at all. It's consistent in every single thing and the result is an absolutely stunning series of beloved fairy tales retold in a magical way. And also very gay, which... hell yes. Please check this book, and this series, out if you haven't already. It's definitely worth it.
Also... GriMM Tales 2, sometime in the future? Pretty please?
October 19, 2025
So, I know why the saying goes 'save the best for last'. This book definetly was my highlight of this series. Gahhh, I’m all emotional over it 🤧
Prince Makellos, or Snow White, as he prefers to be called, is the son of the terrible and cruel Queen Schön. God, how much I hate this woman, let me tell you 🤣
When the Queen realizes that Makellos is a fairer ruler than herself, she tries to unalive him. I think everybody who ever read or seen Snow White, knows how she tries that 🤨
When Makellos stumbles across the seven miner worker, Dagobert, Der, Hardwic, Sigurd, Sigmund, Bernhardt and Grimwald, his life changes for the better. Not only do they open their home for Makellos to live in, but their hearts as well, and soon, they all are inseparable.
I devoured this book like crazy, the writing was exquisitely done, and the men? I loved every one of them, every one. Snow wouldn't chose a favorite one, and neither am I, cause it's simply impossible 💖
I'm so sad that this series is over now, but a re-read after a while will help get over that, right 🤭
Prince Makellos, or Snow White, as he prefers to be called, is the son of the terrible and cruel Queen Schön. God, how much I hate this woman, let me tell you 🤣
When the Queen realizes that Makellos is a fairer ruler than herself, she tries to unalive him. I think everybody who ever read or seen Snow White, knows how she tries that 🤨
When Makellos stumbles across the seven miner worker, Dagobert, Der, Hardwic, Sigurd, Sigmund, Bernhardt and Grimwald, his life changes for the better. Not only do they open their home for Makellos to live in, but their hearts as well, and soon, they all are inseparable.
I devoured this book like crazy, the writing was exquisitely done, and the men? I loved every one of them, every one. Snow wouldn't chose a favorite one, and neither am I, cause it's simply impossible 💖
I'm so sad that this series is over now, but a re-read after a while will help get over that, right 🤭
November 9, 2025
Now THIS is how to end a story.
I think we all knew who's end would come with this last part in the Grimm series, but it was oh so satisfying!
As someone who is all too familiar with Snow White (it being one of my favorite Grimm stories and one of my favorite Disney movies) I was eager to see where this retelling would take us.
Of course there's the classic "Hunter is sent out to kill the prince, doesn't and he runs off to the cottage" but aside from that, the story bursts with originality and I love how we also delve more into the lives of the occupants of the cottage and get to know them more.
Makkelos is a very soft-hearted guy and has a heart where the love of 7 other people fits into.
Of course the Queen meets her very much anticipated demise and it's so satisfying to see her gone.
So a happily ever after for all of the characters from the books and a flourishing time for the citizens of both Falchovari and Hallin 🥳
I think we all knew who's end would come with this last part in the Grimm series, but it was oh so satisfying!
As someone who is all too familiar with Snow White (it being one of my favorite Grimm stories and one of my favorite Disney movies) I was eager to see where this retelling would take us.
Of course there's the classic "Hunter is sent out to kill the prince, doesn't and he runs off to the cottage" but aside from that, the story bursts with originality and I love how we also delve more into the lives of the occupants of the cottage and get to know them more.
Makkelos is a very soft-hearted guy and has a heart where the love of 7 other people fits into.
Of course the Queen meets her very much anticipated demise and it's so satisfying to see her gone.
So a happily ever after for all of the characters from the books and a flourishing time for the citizens of both Falchovari and Hallin 🥳
January 11, 2026
i'm just so sad makellos was so misunderstood and red could have been his friend all along, if it wasn't for the queen.
at some points i got such a strong sense of déjà vu, but i really don't remember reading another snow white retelling.😭 also i just realised that actual snow white never had an actual name?
i'm glad the queen died and snow got the reins, they both deserved what they got.
i really adored this book and now i need more snow white retellings where snow white ends up with all seven dwarfs.👀
ps. baby boy was BABYBOYIIIIIIIIING
at some points i got such a strong sense of déjà vu, but i really don't remember reading another snow white retelling.😭 also i just realised that actual snow white never had an actual name?
i'm glad the queen died and snow got the reins, they both deserved what they got.
i really adored this book and now i need more snow white retellings where snow white ends up with all seven dwarfs.👀
ps. baby boy was BABYBOYIIIIIIIIING
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 22, 2025
REVIEW
Kit Barrie has given readers a perfect retelling of Snow White to round out The GriMM Tales series. Makellos (Snow) is the son of the evil queen, forced to flee for his own life. His tender heart is moved by so much of what he learns from the seven men who take him in. This was a tale of hope, resistance, existence, and love. All things so many of us need right now. I loved these characters and the magical world where all these stories exist.
Open door spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)
Kit Barrie has given readers a perfect retelling of Snow White to round out The GriMM Tales series. Makellos (Snow) is the son of the evil queen, forced to flee for his own life. His tender heart is moved by so much of what he learns from the seven men who take him in. This was a tale of hope, resistance, existence, and love. All things so many of us need right now. I loved these characters and the magical world where all these stories exist.
Open door spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)
October 22, 2025
We all know the story of Snow White. But what if he fell in love with all the miners?
Dagobert and Grim were my favorite. A sweetheart and a grump. What a great mix lol
I was so excited for the Queens downfall. She deserved a much more gruesome death lol
This whole anthology was such a fun time. All the books were so well written. And the stories were great retellings
Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to arc read this novel!
Dagobert and Grim were my favorite. A sweetheart and a grump. What a great mix lol
I was so excited for the Queens downfall. She deserved a much more gruesome death lol
This whole anthology was such a fun time. All the books were so well written. And the stories were great retellings
Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to arc read this novel!
May 5, 2026
{4.5 Stars}
Before I started, I prayed it would be an 8 way relationship.
DAMN DID IT DELIVER!!
I love closed polycules, but this was so fun, so tragic in a very weird way!
It feels like someone’s fetish, not necessarily mine, but it made me really enjoy this story in a shameful way! Loved them all, they felt like they could be actual people and I loved that a lot!
I am going to pick this up again because it was really well written!
Before I started, I prayed it would be an 8 way relationship.
DAMN DID IT DELIVER!!
I love closed polycules, but this was so fun, so tragic in a very weird way!
It feels like someone’s fetish, not necessarily mine, but it made me really enjoy this story in a shameful way! Loved them all, they felt like they could be actual people and I loved that a lot!
I am going to pick this up again because it was really well written!
December 31, 2025
I skipped one of the books in this series, because I wanted to know how things would be resolved. Most importantly see the bitch queen dead and good riddance says I 😀 what else I got was some horny little men, cottage core 🌽 and Snow White we deserved. I hate that we didn’t see the world after, the ending was quite underwhelming I think.
October 6, 2026
3.25 ⭐️
Fun and smutty 🥰
I can't wait to read all the other retellings of this series ^^
Narrator: Kevin Earlywine (with full cast)
Fun and smutty 🥰
I can't wait to read all the other retellings of this series ^^
Narrator: Kevin Earlywine (with full cast)
November 8, 2025
Hot hot hot ♨️♨️
That was extremely sexy 🔥🥵
That was extremely sexy 🔥🥵
October 21, 2025
I loved this. What a brilliant end to such a fun, fantastical and entirely unique series.
full review to come!
full review to come!
December 28, 2025
"Gender-swapped" Snow White makes me giggle.
The story was okay, but I was giggling thorough the book.
The story was okay, but I was giggling thorough the book.
November 21, 2025
4.25⭐️
How do I talk about this book? These little miners were freaky!
This was a great final book. It brought all the storylines together, but also stood as its own book.
This was pretty faithful to the fairytale - Prince Makellos really was so pure hearted and lovely. The relationship progression definitely felt fast but it kinda worked, cause each Miner felt fully realized and their own person. Their backstories were kinda devastating and added to their pathos. I did appreciate Makellos’ concern about having to choose and them being like we actually already each have kind of relationships and you can join.
In real life, seven is just too many people! In context of the story it kinda works though, lol. Snow has been deprived of kindness/love his whole life so all these men provide that in different ways. During the sex scenes with all the names it did get kinda confusing, Iike who was putting what where so I had to reread parts, which I wasn’t mad about. I love a virgin MC who takes charge and is INTO IT.
This was the shortest book of the series and I could’ve used another 50 pages. I felt the end battle sequence could’ve been built up more. The last 3 books were foreshadowing it.
I was expecting a little more from the queen death scene. It was satisfying and worked in context, but I was expecting a Marvel style team up. There’s several characters who deserved to get a lick in: Red, Shadow Geist and King Adalwin, especially were all adversely affected by her. Maybe it’s bad optics to have men hit a woman but she’s literally evil personified, I’ll allow it!
I did appreciate the final paragraph being the highlights of everyone’s hard earned Happily Ever After.
‘Once upon a time, twenty winters ago, the Queen of Falchovari gave birth to a child, the first and only she ever bore. His hair was as black as a starless night, his skin, pale and soft as fresh cream, and his eyes is blue as a summer sky… She named him Makellos, for he was to be perfection, a flawless gem to emphasize her own beauty.’
Queen Schön had ruled Falchovari for almost two hundred years.’
‘Queen Schön return with a book of magic spells, and she used several large, beautiful stones to acid enchantment on him that Makellos didn’t understand. After that day in her chambers, every article of clothing that Makellos ever war was enchanted to always be clean and pressed, no matter what the young prince did. Dirt, dust, stains, anything considered unsightly vanished almost instantly. It provoked whisper amongst the disturbance that the prince was treated more like a porcelain doll and child and further reinforced the separation between him and the lowly servants.’
Queen Schön had always been a powerful user of magic. She had trained for many years under the sorcerer Ulrich, and her magic had grown even stronger in the two hundred years she had ruled Falchovari.’
‘Magic was more effective when channelled through an object. Even as a girl, queen Shawn have been impassioned by jewels. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, only the best were for her. And so, she infused her magic into these precious stones.’
“Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
“Famed is the beauty, majesty,” the mirror said. “But another arises like the dawning sun to outshine thy radiance.”
“Aw, he’s so cute, let’s keep him,” said the brother with the beard on his chin.
“He’s not a pet, Sigmund,” scolded Bernhardt.
“I know it is a great imposition on you and your home,” Makellos tried again. “I do not expect to stay here without earning my keep.”
“We don’t choose our parents,” he said. “But we can choose our families.”
Hardwic explained that they each received a single meal at the mines, usually bread and cheese and a few vegetables, courtesy of an arrangement with the Thieves Guild. That surprised Makellos, both that the little men were given a meal at all, and that the Thieves Guild, of whom he was aware but not very familiar, would have created such an arrangement. He had always thought it to be a gallery of rogues and cutpurses, but it seemed that he had been wrong about that too. There was so much he was learning about the kingdom that he was supposed to be supporting, so much that had been hidden from him.
Instead, Sigmund stood framed in the door, leaning casually on one arm as he gave the prince a once-over look and an appreciative wolf-whistle. Makellos very nearly covered himself like a virginal milkmaid, but he forced his arms to stay where they were. He wasn’t in the palace anymore, he reminded himself. Here, he was not a prince. He had to earn his keep, and if letting the little men ogle him once in a while was the price he had to pay, well, he supposed it was a reasonable currency. And Sigmund was certainly not terrible to look at. None of the little men were, if he was being honest.
He glanced up to see the man peel off his sweat-soaked shirt and toss it aside. Despite his small stature, the years of work in the mines and chopping wood had given the man an amazingly sculpted torso and arms. Makellos found himself staring.
Sigmund gave a mischievous, little smile. “Put all the beds together and sleep around the prince?” Makellos felt his face go red for the second time that day. He ducked his head a little, peering up at the little men with a slightly shy smile. He had never shared a bed before with anyone, though he realized that he did not oppose the idea.
“What do you suppose happens when you put seven men together for years? We’ve all seen and done things that would make your hair stand up. And not only your hair, but your eyebrows and your cock as well.”
“We each have our own relationships and desires, but it’s been so long since we’ve acted on most of them. There’s just too much work to be done, and one’s body and spirit can only do so much.”
“It has come to my attention that more than one of you might be fond of me, in a way that goes beyond simple friendship.”
He took off his waistcoat, then his shirtsleeves, baring his torso. Several whoops and wolf-whistles went up, and he ducked his head shyly. “I’m certain it’s not that incredible.”“You really are the fairest in the land,” Bernhardt said appreciatively, and the others murmured their assent.
For all of his mother’s talk of beauty and being the definition of perfection, he had never really considered himself to be the object of anyone’s sexual attraction.
He had no idea anymore who was touching him, and that was strangely freeing. Makellos allowed himself to relax and just focus on the sensations sweeping over him. Each hand felt different, but all felt so good, so kind and warm on his flesh.
“We’re going to let you choose, fairest. We’re going to stand around the bed, and you point to which of us you want to pop that sweet virgin cherry of yours.”
“That’s a good boy, Snow. Just relax and let Daddy make you feel so good.”
He wanted everyone to feel pleasure like he did, and the fact that they were brought to fulfillment from watching him sent another thrill through his body.
“Well you do look absolutely gorgeous on your knees like that, Snow White.”
“But, you do not mind him being with… with me?” Snow asked. “Oh, goodness, not at all,” Der said, giving Snow a sunny smile. “One thing we have learned is that sharing everything and working together is the easiest way to survive. There are so many forms of love, and none are right or wrong. I always say, your heart never runs out of space. It just grows bigger to take it all in.”
She finally found a manner that would be simple and effective. A poisoned brew that would bring about the Sleeping Death. It could be administered in a multitude of ways, but she already knew exactly how she could do it. Makellos loved apples. He always had, ever since he was a child. The beautiful ruby red ones were his favorite; he could never resist them. It was perfect. She would poison an apple, then travel the mountain range until she found where Makellos had hidden himself.
“I need more,” he begged softly.
And then, the mirror went dark again. For a moment, no one spoke. Then Grim said, “So, I guess we’re fucking killing the Queen.”
How do I talk about this book? These little miners were freaky!
This was a great final book. It brought all the storylines together, but also stood as its own book.
This was pretty faithful to the fairytale - Prince Makellos really was so pure hearted and lovely. The relationship progression definitely felt fast but it kinda worked, cause each Miner felt fully realized and their own person. Their backstories were kinda devastating and added to their pathos. I did appreciate Makellos’ concern about having to choose and them being like we actually already each have kind of relationships and you can join.
In real life, seven is just too many people! In context of the story it kinda works though, lol. Snow has been deprived of kindness/love his whole life so all these men provide that in different ways. During the sex scenes with all the names it did get kinda confusing, Iike who was putting what where so I had to reread parts, which I wasn’t mad about. I love a virgin MC who takes charge and is INTO IT.
This was the shortest book of the series and I could’ve used another 50 pages. I felt the end battle sequence could’ve been built up more. The last 3 books were foreshadowing it.
I was expecting a little more from the queen death scene. It was satisfying and worked in context, but I was expecting a Marvel style team up. There’s several characters who deserved to get a lick in: Red, Shadow Geist and King Adalwin, especially were all adversely affected by her. Maybe it’s bad optics to have men hit a woman but she’s literally evil personified, I’ll allow it!
I did appreciate the final paragraph being the highlights of everyone’s hard earned Happily Ever After.
‘Once upon a time, twenty winters ago, the Queen of Falchovari gave birth to a child, the first and only she ever bore. His hair was as black as a starless night, his skin, pale and soft as fresh cream, and his eyes is blue as a summer sky… She named him Makellos, for he was to be perfection, a flawless gem to emphasize her own beauty.’
Queen Schön had ruled Falchovari for almost two hundred years.’
‘Queen Schön return with a book of magic spells, and she used several large, beautiful stones to acid enchantment on him that Makellos didn’t understand. After that day in her chambers, every article of clothing that Makellos ever war was enchanted to always be clean and pressed, no matter what the young prince did. Dirt, dust, stains, anything considered unsightly vanished almost instantly. It provoked whisper amongst the disturbance that the prince was treated more like a porcelain doll and child and further reinforced the separation between him and the lowly servants.’
Queen Schön had always been a powerful user of magic. She had trained for many years under the sorcerer Ulrich, and her magic had grown even stronger in the two hundred years she had ruled Falchovari.’
‘Magic was more effective when channelled through an object. Even as a girl, queen Shawn have been impassioned by jewels. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, only the best were for her. And so, she infused her magic into these precious stones.’
“Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
“Famed is the beauty, majesty,” the mirror said. “But another arises like the dawning sun to outshine thy radiance.”
“Aw, he’s so cute, let’s keep him,” said the brother with the beard on his chin.
“He’s not a pet, Sigmund,” scolded Bernhardt.
“I know it is a great imposition on you and your home,” Makellos tried again. “I do not expect to stay here without earning my keep.”
“We don’t choose our parents,” he said. “But we can choose our families.”
Hardwic explained that they each received a single meal at the mines, usually bread and cheese and a few vegetables, courtesy of an arrangement with the Thieves Guild. That surprised Makellos, both that the little men were given a meal at all, and that the Thieves Guild, of whom he was aware but not very familiar, would have created such an arrangement. He had always thought it to be a gallery of rogues and cutpurses, but it seemed that he had been wrong about that too. There was so much he was learning about the kingdom that he was supposed to be supporting, so much that had been hidden from him.
Instead, Sigmund stood framed in the door, leaning casually on one arm as he gave the prince a once-over look and an appreciative wolf-whistle. Makellos very nearly covered himself like a virginal milkmaid, but he forced his arms to stay where they were. He wasn’t in the palace anymore, he reminded himself. Here, he was not a prince. He had to earn his keep, and if letting the little men ogle him once in a while was the price he had to pay, well, he supposed it was a reasonable currency. And Sigmund was certainly not terrible to look at. None of the little men were, if he was being honest.
He glanced up to see the man peel off his sweat-soaked shirt and toss it aside. Despite his small stature, the years of work in the mines and chopping wood had given the man an amazingly sculpted torso and arms. Makellos found himself staring.
Sigmund gave a mischievous, little smile. “Put all the beds together and sleep around the prince?” Makellos felt his face go red for the second time that day. He ducked his head a little, peering up at the little men with a slightly shy smile. He had never shared a bed before with anyone, though he realized that he did not oppose the idea.
“What do you suppose happens when you put seven men together for years? We’ve all seen and done things that would make your hair stand up. And not only your hair, but your eyebrows and your cock as well.”
“We each have our own relationships and desires, but it’s been so long since we’ve acted on most of them. There’s just too much work to be done, and one’s body and spirit can only do so much.”
“It has come to my attention that more than one of you might be fond of me, in a way that goes beyond simple friendship.”
He took off his waistcoat, then his shirtsleeves, baring his torso. Several whoops and wolf-whistles went up, and he ducked his head shyly. “I’m certain it’s not that incredible.”“You really are the fairest in the land,” Bernhardt said appreciatively, and the others murmured their assent.
For all of his mother’s talk of beauty and being the definition of perfection, he had never really considered himself to be the object of anyone’s sexual attraction.
He had no idea anymore who was touching him, and that was strangely freeing. Makellos allowed himself to relax and just focus on the sensations sweeping over him. Each hand felt different, but all felt so good, so kind and warm on his flesh.
“We’re going to let you choose, fairest. We’re going to stand around the bed, and you point to which of us you want to pop that sweet virgin cherry of yours.”
“That’s a good boy, Snow. Just relax and let Daddy make you feel so good.”
He wanted everyone to feel pleasure like he did, and the fact that they were brought to fulfillment from watching him sent another thrill through his body.
“Well you do look absolutely gorgeous on your knees like that, Snow White.”
“But, you do not mind him being with… with me?” Snow asked. “Oh, goodness, not at all,” Der said, giving Snow a sunny smile. “One thing we have learned is that sharing everything and working together is the easiest way to survive. There are so many forms of love, and none are right or wrong. I always say, your heart never runs out of space. It just grows bigger to take it all in.”
She finally found a manner that would be simple and effective. A poisoned brew that would bring about the Sleeping Death. It could be administered in a multitude of ways, but she already knew exactly how she could do it. Makellos loved apples. He always had, ever since he was a child. The beautiful ruby red ones were his favorite; he could never resist them. It was perfect. She would poison an apple, then travel the mountain range until she found where Makellos had hidden himself.
“I need more,” he begged softly.
And then, the mirror went dark again. For a moment, no one spoke. Then Grim said, “So, I guess we’re fucking killing the Queen.”
July 15, 2026
4 stars!
Can’t believe how much I liked this one lol
Only complaint is that I felt like it wrapped up too quickly and I wanted a bit more detail in the end. I also was hoping to see all our other heroes in person at the end but eh it’s ok that’s what fanfic is for.
I was quite impressed with how the author managed to give all the little men page time and how they all felt and sounded different. Often if you have such a large cast of characters they can end up sounding the same but this was very well executed.
Certain bits had me very much in the vein of the Dean from Community… ikyyk lol
Also holy shit I didn’t think I could hate the queen more than I already did but yeahhhh I could and I did lol.
I loved seeing Zel and Ulrich again but it would have been really cool if Hardwic’s secret path had something to do with magic that could help them wake Makellos up but hey, I love a tie in.
That’s the reason I knocked off half a star because I felt like some of the plot was a little too predictable and there could have been more interesting ways to go about it. But I’m not all that mad about it because I know we’re all mostly here for the smut and adorable fairy tale retelling shenanigans lol
Gotta go do a reread of all my favourites at some point and this one is definitely on the list!
Quotes/moments I loved:
•• The Queen had always discouraged him from whistling; it was unbecoming of a prince, and it would create wrinkles around his lips. He wasn't sure why that would be a concern. He was young, and even still, wrinkles were just a part of life.
^^ I think the author saw those stupid anti wrinkle straw on TikTok and thought “absolutely not” lol and I love it
•• "You're not bashful at all, are you?"
"Not a bit," Bernhardt said with a rather boyish grin on his elderly face. "People already discount me so much, if I did not speak up for myself, I would never be noticed at all. And if I am not confident, I am not taken seriously.”
^^ genuinely fantastic advice
•• "Absolutely," Sigurd said with a small smile. "I know that I am not the only one who has caught feelings for you."
Makellos' sea blue eyes blinked. He knew Sigmund, of course, but were the two brothers the only ones? "Who else?"
Sigurd let out a soft snort of laughter through his nose. "Everyone."
"What?" Makellos demanded in surprise. "No! There's seven of you!"
"What has that got to do with anything?" Sigurd asked with a shrug. "You are beautiful, you are sweet, you are kind. How could anyone not like you?"
•• Never send a man to do a woman's job, she thought to herself, especially one that you want done right.
^^ she had a point JUST THIS ONCE
•• Der felt as if his heart was broken into a million pieces. Behind him, Dagobert was on his knees screaming, the sound muffled into Hardwic's chest as tears flowed down the round man's face and into his beard.
Bernhardt was nearly hyperventilating, and Grim was just staring with the most blank look on his face that Der had ever seen. If Sigmund had found him in this state, it was far too late for any extraordinary measures. It didn't seem possible that their dear, sweet, kind-hearted prince, who loved animals and baking and had been so kind and passionate with all of them, was gone.
•• Sigmund finally spoke up. "I think we all know that we lost something very special. Something that we were lucky to ever find in the first place."
"He loved all of us, and we all loved him," said Sigurd, squeezing his brother's shoulder. "He was a diamond in the mine, the most beautiful of all."
"He had the most wonderful laugh," said Hardwic.
"And he could dance like an angel," Bernhardt added.
"Perfect," croaked Dagobert, to which everyone nodded their heads in silent agreement.
"Grim?" Der asked, giving the dark-eyed man a glance. "Would you like to say something?"
Grimwald opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He tried again, then fell silent, bowing his head as a tear tracked down his cheek. That tear was worth a thousand words.
•• The silence of the night felt like a living thing as all nine of those gathered stared down at the prince in the coffin. And then, the softest rustle of clothing, the smallest intake of breath. Makellos' blue eyes, the one as clear and shining as a cloudless summer sky, slowly opened, staring up at nothing at first, as if unsure what he was seeing. He blinked a few times, and then his whole body slowly stirred to life, hands unfolding from one another on his torso, limbs stretching as if awakening from a long slumber.
^^ Honestly it's kind of charming how something so simple as being interrupted stopped him from waking up. Feels very human
•• Once he was settled in place, Makellos found himself facing the two strangers who were standing off to the side, the dark-haired man's arms wrapped protectively around the blond as they watched. He stared at the glittering universe in the taller man's hair. "You must be Ulrich."
The man smiled and gave him a small bow. "Indeed I am, your highness. And my beloved, Zel."
"A pleasure to meet you, Prince Makellos," said Zel with a nod that made the fair youth's golden braid swish into clearer view, proving nearly long enough to brush the floor.
^^ I missed them so much!!!!
•• "Prince Makellos is dead," the young man said with a small smile. "Until such time as he is able to return to seize the throne from the evil Queen, he is still cold and lifeless. I am Snow White."
•• "Am I worthy of being king?"
"You have doubt in your heart," the mirror said. "But the fact that you question your worthiness shows that you have a fair heart, the fairest in the land. Worth is not measured by beauty or gold, but by being fearless, fair, brave, and true. You are all of these things, and you are worthy of being king."
Can’t believe how much I liked this one lol
Only complaint is that I felt like it wrapped up too quickly and I wanted a bit more detail in the end. I also was hoping to see all our other heroes in person at the end but eh it’s ok that’s what fanfic is for.
I was quite impressed with how the author managed to give all the little men page time and how they all felt and sounded different. Often if you have such a large cast of characters they can end up sounding the same but this was very well executed.
Certain bits had me very much in the vein of the Dean from Community… ikyyk lol
Also holy shit I didn’t think I could hate the queen more than I already did but yeahhhh I could and I did lol.
I loved seeing Zel and Ulrich again but it would have been really cool if Hardwic’s secret path had something to do with magic that could help them wake Makellos up but hey, I love a tie in.
That’s the reason I knocked off half a star because I felt like some of the plot was a little too predictable and there could have been more interesting ways to go about it. But I’m not all that mad about it because I know we’re all mostly here for the smut and adorable fairy tale retelling shenanigans lol
Gotta go do a reread of all my favourites at some point and this one is definitely on the list!
Quotes/moments I loved:
•• The Queen had always discouraged him from whistling; it was unbecoming of a prince, and it would create wrinkles around his lips. He wasn't sure why that would be a concern. He was young, and even still, wrinkles were just a part of life.
^^ I think the author saw those stupid anti wrinkle straw on TikTok and thought “absolutely not” lol and I love it
•• "You're not bashful at all, are you?"
"Not a bit," Bernhardt said with a rather boyish grin on his elderly face. "People already discount me so much, if I did not speak up for myself, I would never be noticed at all. And if I am not confident, I am not taken seriously.”
^^ genuinely fantastic advice
•• "Absolutely," Sigurd said with a small smile. "I know that I am not the only one who has caught feelings for you."
Makellos' sea blue eyes blinked. He knew Sigmund, of course, but were the two brothers the only ones? "Who else?"
Sigurd let out a soft snort of laughter through his nose. "Everyone."
"What?" Makellos demanded in surprise. "No! There's seven of you!"
"What has that got to do with anything?" Sigurd asked with a shrug. "You are beautiful, you are sweet, you are kind. How could anyone not like you?"
•• Never send a man to do a woman's job, she thought to herself, especially one that you want done right.
^^ she had a point JUST THIS ONCE
•• Der felt as if his heart was broken into a million pieces. Behind him, Dagobert was on his knees screaming, the sound muffled into Hardwic's chest as tears flowed down the round man's face and into his beard.
Bernhardt was nearly hyperventilating, and Grim was just staring with the most blank look on his face that Der had ever seen. If Sigmund had found him in this state, it was far too late for any extraordinary measures. It didn't seem possible that their dear, sweet, kind-hearted prince, who loved animals and baking and had been so kind and passionate with all of them, was gone.
•• Sigmund finally spoke up. "I think we all know that we lost something very special. Something that we were lucky to ever find in the first place."
"He loved all of us, and we all loved him," said Sigurd, squeezing his brother's shoulder. "He was a diamond in the mine, the most beautiful of all."
"He had the most wonderful laugh," said Hardwic.
"And he could dance like an angel," Bernhardt added.
"Perfect," croaked Dagobert, to which everyone nodded their heads in silent agreement.
"Grim?" Der asked, giving the dark-eyed man a glance. "Would you like to say something?"
Grimwald opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He tried again, then fell silent, bowing his head as a tear tracked down his cheek. That tear was worth a thousand words.
•• The silence of the night felt like a living thing as all nine of those gathered stared down at the prince in the coffin. And then, the softest rustle of clothing, the smallest intake of breath. Makellos' blue eyes, the one as clear and shining as a cloudless summer sky, slowly opened, staring up at nothing at first, as if unsure what he was seeing. He blinked a few times, and then his whole body slowly stirred to life, hands unfolding from one another on his torso, limbs stretching as if awakening from a long slumber.
^^ Honestly it's kind of charming how something so simple as being interrupted stopped him from waking up. Feels very human
•• Once he was settled in place, Makellos found himself facing the two strangers who were standing off to the side, the dark-haired man's arms wrapped protectively around the blond as they watched. He stared at the glittering universe in the taller man's hair. "You must be Ulrich."
The man smiled and gave him a small bow. "Indeed I am, your highness. And my beloved, Zel."
"A pleasure to meet you, Prince Makellos," said Zel with a nod that made the fair youth's golden braid swish into clearer view, proving nearly long enough to brush the floor.
^^ I missed them so much!!!!
•• "Prince Makellos is dead," the young man said with a small smile. "Until such time as he is able to return to seize the throne from the evil Queen, he is still cold and lifeless. I am Snow White."
•• "Am I worthy of being king?"
"You have doubt in your heart," the mirror said. "But the fact that you question your worthiness shows that you have a fair heart, the fairest in the land. Worth is not measured by beauty or gold, but by being fearless, fair, brave, and true. You are all of these things, and you are worthy of being king."
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October 26, 2026
For all intents and purposes I am by no means any sort of authority on literary prowess nor do I claim to be able to do better.
That being said:
After binging the entirety of the griMM tales series, I was eagerly awaiting the grand finale to the secondary anti-monarchy revolution plot line. The rest of the books had built up this wonderful fairy tail world with their overt German inspired characters and places, and every book mentioned in some manner of detail how the evil Queen Scheise had done them dirty.
I was intrigued by the idea of Snow White being the final conclusion, maybe Snow would train and become some kind of badass? We see how he has a way with the animals as they all magically flock to him when he sings. Maybe his mother’s evil magic was turned good inside Snow and he wields it with his voice?
I wanted to see Zel and Cinder fight side by side or watch Adalwin’s frogs rush the palace.
Surely Ulrich would begrudgingly at the side of his spouse shed light on the evil ways the queen had inherited power?
What about the wolf pack?!
So many epic characters that I was truly excited to see come together in some kind of end game finale!
Instead I spent 200 of the 213 pages watching a prince turned trad-wife get tag teamed by seven “little-men” as the book calls them (would love to hear someone with dwarfism’s take on this bc as an outsider it feels more demeaning somehow) in several orgies that felt very rushed.
I have a hard time believing that the pure and innocent snow, who had never had so much as a flirtatious conversation, would all of a sudden be fine getting blown next to six other sleeping people :/
Nor do I believe that this coddled and sheltered twink prince would be absolutely Gung-Ho for DP? All of a sudden he’s “daddy’s good boy”???
It felt wrong, in all honesty.
Trust me I love a why choose as much as the next reader, and I have nothing against group scenes, on the contrary I actually love books that feature more than one love interest. My main hang up with this telling of Snow White was the actual nature of the relationship between them all. Because from another perspective, these are seven middle aged men most of whom are widowed or have been fathers since before snow was born, gang banging a 20yo twink who was on the run and had no other options for food or shelter…
Yeah not exactly a fun sexy re-telling and more a true crimes documentary on sex trafficking.
In sticking as true to the source material and film as the author could, they didn’t exactly paint a pretty picture. And I mean that more in terms of, beyond snow saying maybe once or twice that he found them attractive, we get one description of them that doesn’t really use any form of literary prose to indicate to us, the readers, that these are hot dudes. Then all of a sudden Snow is blushing and with no conversation all seven of these men (the author loves to emphasize the little but their size means nothing they are full grown men) start swooning over him. It felt disingenuous at best and forced if I’m being honest.
Even if one were to somehow put all of that aside, we can take a look at the pacing of the overarching climax of Snow White. The description of the poisoned apple and the queen journeying to find Makellos lasted longer than it took for Makellos to actually be saved.
Snow’s “death” lasted maybe 2 pages and it took less then two pages for all of them to somehow magically get into the castle undetected and somehow with no explanation get into the queen’s quarter’s without suspicion?? It was whiplash to go from fisting and fucking, to facing the foul Queen.
To then go to the actual confrontation (and calling it this is a vast overstatement) which was at best a sorry attempt at being clever, in such a blasé way… needless to say, it was not an endgame come-uppance that I was hoping for.
Snow appointing the miner’s as advisors is, and I’m sorry to say, dumb. These people have been away from society for 20+ years (longer than their supposed true love has been alive) and beyond one of them, has no formal education on politics or economics. It felt unnecessary and like a lazy way to keep them all together.
I saw a lot of people wonder if the hunter would be the love interest and I personally feel like this would have been an easier story to tell if he had been. With Red ending up with the Wolf, Zel ending up with their jailer, and German Name ending up with the feared Geist, there’s a running theme of “they aren’t really the bad guy” that snow x hunter would have fallen well into. Then the 7 miner’s become more of a found family and a force of support without the grooming undertones.
All this to say, I loved the overarching world building of this series but ending it on this book was sorely dissatisfying.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 22, 2025
YEASSS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION! 🥹💫 This book was everything I’d been waiting for and more! When I saw the ARC had dropped in my inbox, I dove straight in 😭💖 And from the very first page, I knew Kit Barrie had worked her magic.
This was the ending we deserved, the finale that wrapped up The GriMM Tales in the most heart-squeezing, spicy, and emotional way imaginable. It was bittersweet to know this is the end of such an incredible series, but my goodness… what a way to say goodbye. 🥺✨
Once upon a time, a beautiful prince met seven little men… 👑
Prince Makellos, born from a mother obsessed with beauty and perfection, finds himself on the run when the Evil Queen realizes her son has grown fairer than her. Fleeing into the woods, he stumbles upon seven little miners — broken, kind, and exiled to dig gems for the Queen’s greed. Deep in their quiet little home, love blossoms 🌹, warmth blooms where fear once lived, and the bond they form is both tender and scorching hot 🔥. But the Queen will stop at nothing to destroy what she can’t control — and her cruelty knows no bounds.
The story was short, but it did not miss. I honestly wished it were longer — I wanted more time with Snow (Makellos) and his seven little miners. Their dynamic was so wholesome yet sinful in all the best ways 😏❤️. Despite the number of people in the relationship, it never once felt confusing or chaotic — every single one of them had a place, a purpose, and love that was returned equally. No jealousy. No exclusion. Just beautiful, polyamorous harmony. 💞
And the spice? OOF. 🫠🔥 It was gentle, sweet, and utterly deliciously filthy all at once. Kit somehow managed to make it emotional and intimate without losing the heat — a rare combination that had me kicking my feet and blushing.
Dagobert 🥺 — I would 100% marry that gorgeous, adorable man. And Makellos… he’s a golden-hearted prince who deserves every ounce of happiness he found. The way he brought light into the miners’ lives after all their pain? My heart just couldn’t take it 😭💎.
As for Queen Schön… I already couldn’t stand her before, but after this book? I loathe her with every fiber of my being 😤. How someone so vile could have a son as pure and kind as Makellos is beyond me. Still, seeing her get what she deserved was deeply satisfying — justice was served. 👑⚖️
It was also so refreshing to see little people represented as love interests — something we rarely get in romance, let alone fantasy romance. Seeing them written with such care and respect truly warmed my heart. ❤️ Representation matters, and Kit nailed it.
This book was a perfect, emotional, steamy fairytale retelling that closed the GriMM series beautifully. It was filled with heart, healing, and heat — a story I’ll be rereading again and again. 💫
Thank you so much to Kit Barrie for the ARC opportunity 💌. You’ve created something extraordinary — a world of love, diversity, and unapologetic magic. ✨
Perfect for fans of:
💋 Polyamorous Fairytale Retellings
🪞 Evil Queen vs. Beautiful Prince
🌿 Grumpy x Sunshine
🛏️ Only (very large) One Bed
💞 Found Family
🔥 Steamy but Soft
🧚 GriMMMMM Vibes
💍 Fated Love x Sevenfold
📖 Would I read the series again? Absolutely YES YES YES!!
This was the ending we deserved, the finale that wrapped up The GriMM Tales in the most heart-squeezing, spicy, and emotional way imaginable. It was bittersweet to know this is the end of such an incredible series, but my goodness… what a way to say goodbye. 🥺✨
Once upon a time, a beautiful prince met seven little men… 👑
Prince Makellos, born from a mother obsessed with beauty and perfection, finds himself on the run when the Evil Queen realizes her son has grown fairer than her. Fleeing into the woods, he stumbles upon seven little miners — broken, kind, and exiled to dig gems for the Queen’s greed. Deep in their quiet little home, love blossoms 🌹, warmth blooms where fear once lived, and the bond they form is both tender and scorching hot 🔥. But the Queen will stop at nothing to destroy what she can’t control — and her cruelty knows no bounds.
The story was short, but it did not miss. I honestly wished it were longer — I wanted more time with Snow (Makellos) and his seven little miners. Their dynamic was so wholesome yet sinful in all the best ways 😏❤️. Despite the number of people in the relationship, it never once felt confusing or chaotic — every single one of them had a place, a purpose, and love that was returned equally. No jealousy. No exclusion. Just beautiful, polyamorous harmony. 💞
And the spice? OOF. 🫠🔥 It was gentle, sweet, and utterly deliciously filthy all at once. Kit somehow managed to make it emotional and intimate without losing the heat — a rare combination that had me kicking my feet and blushing.
Dagobert 🥺 — I would 100% marry that gorgeous, adorable man. And Makellos… he’s a golden-hearted prince who deserves every ounce of happiness he found. The way he brought light into the miners’ lives after all their pain? My heart just couldn’t take it 😭💎.
As for Queen Schön… I already couldn’t stand her before, but after this book? I loathe her with every fiber of my being 😤. How someone so vile could have a son as pure and kind as Makellos is beyond me. Still, seeing her get what she deserved was deeply satisfying — justice was served. 👑⚖️
It was also so refreshing to see little people represented as love interests — something we rarely get in romance, let alone fantasy romance. Seeing them written with such care and respect truly warmed my heart. ❤️ Representation matters, and Kit nailed it.
This book was a perfect, emotional, steamy fairytale retelling that closed the GriMM series beautifully. It was filled with heart, healing, and heat — a story I’ll be rereading again and again. 💫
Thank you so much to Kit Barrie for the ARC opportunity 💌. You’ve created something extraordinary — a world of love, diversity, and unapologetic magic. ✨
Perfect for fans of:
💋 Polyamorous Fairytale Retellings
🪞 Evil Queen vs. Beautiful Prince
🌿 Grumpy x Sunshine
🛏️ Only (very large) One Bed
💞 Found Family
🔥 Steamy but Soft
🧚 GriMMMMM Vibes
💍 Fated Love x Sevenfold
📖 Would I read the series again? Absolutely YES YES YES!!
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