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The Grimm Diaries #4
Blood, Milk & Chocolate - Part 2
Carmilla Karnstein's journey through the Seven Seas, trying to find the Tower of Tales and meet Lady Shallot so she can help her and Angel to escape from Night Von Sorrow's wrath. Lady Shallot finds them an island on the back of whale. They call it Sorrow and begin a journey of most heart wrenching secrets. What and where Sorrow really is. Who the Lost Seven are. And most of all who Carmilla and her new born daughter really are.
In the fourth installments of this epic tale, nothing is like it seems, some of the favorite character dies, and the thin line between good and evil blurs even more.
In the fourth installments of this epic tale, nothing is like it seems, some of the favorite character dies, and the thin line between good and evil blurs even more.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2016
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Cameron Jace
93 books2,046 followersBestselling author of the Grimm Diaries and Insanity series. A traveller and collector of out-of-print books from all over the world, obsessed with the origins of folk tales and the mysterious storytellers who spread them. Many of his books made Amazon's Top 100 Customer Favorites in Kindle 2015 & Amazon's Top 100 kindle list. Cameron lives in Yerba Buena San Francisco California. When he isn't writing or collecting books, he is playing music or enjoys the silence.
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January 6, 2016
My heart tore up after reading this last installment of the Grimm Diaries. To be honest, I got into the series because I wanted to hear a retelling of the farytale's "villian's" side. Therefore, it's because of how Cameron Jace portrayed all these characters that I've been keeping up with all the prequels and the Grimm Diaries.
This was definitely worth the wait. I absolutely love how the author retold the fairy tales. It's enchantingly dark, but beautifully written. I fell in love with most of the characters. The queen, by far, is probably my favorite. She had such a rich and tragic background (hopefully, that doesn't spoil anything).
I'm so incredibly happy that this epic retelling of fairy tales, which now feel like its own story, will be continuing. I'm squealing with glee when I read that bit from the author. Can't be any more excited about the Piper Diaries! Hope it comes out soon!
This was definitely worth the wait. I absolutely love how the author retold the fairy tales. It's enchantingly dark, but beautifully written. I fell in love with most of the characters. The queen, by far, is probably my favorite. She had such a rich and tragic background (hopefully, that doesn't spoil anything).
I'm so incredibly happy that this epic retelling of fairy tales, which now feel like its own story, will be continuing. I'm squealing with glee when I read that bit from the author. Can't be any more excited about the Piper Diaries! Hope it comes out soon!
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January 18, 2016An excellent ending to an awesome series in a much larger story
This is the fourth book in the series, and it really isn't a stand alone book, so if you haven't already I encourage you to start at the beginning. You will not regret it! This is the last book in this sub-series, and I'm sure what's to come will be just as amazing.
I just love Camilla's entire story. I ended up loving her, and it really have a new perspective to the quote "evil is a point of view". The twist at the end left me both hurt and comforted in a way, to know that she isn't the evil I was so sure of.
Cameron's writing style is enchantingly descriptive and draws you in. At times I've recounted scenes from the book and momentarily could not recall if they were from a movie or a book. It didn't take me more than a moment to realize that there is no movie comparable to his stories., however.
One issue with this book that wasn't so in the former ones is that there are a lot of errors in the spelling or tense of words and there are some repeating parts of sentences. They're more prevalent toward the end. Its obvious that once he wrote it he didn't read back over it. Not a major issue, but it is a little annoying as a fast reader, like tripping on a crack in the sidewalk. I took off a star for these errors, but I wish it would let me only take half.
This is the fourth book in the series, and it really isn't a stand alone book, so if you haven't already I encourage you to start at the beginning. You will not regret it! This is the last book in this sub-series, and I'm sure what's to come will be just as amazing.
I just love Camilla's entire story. I ended up loving her, and it really have a new perspective to the quote "evil is a point of view". The twist at the end left me both hurt and comforted in a way, to know that she isn't the evil I was so sure of.
Cameron's writing style is enchantingly descriptive and draws you in. At times I've recounted scenes from the book and momentarily could not recall if they were from a movie or a book. It didn't take me more than a moment to realize that there is no movie comparable to his stories., however.
One issue with this book that wasn't so in the former ones is that there are a lot of errors in the spelling or tense of words and there are some repeating parts of sentences. They're more prevalent toward the end. Its obvious that once he wrote it he didn't read back over it. Not a major issue, but it is a little annoying as a fast reader, like tripping on a crack in the sidewalk. I took off a star for these errors, but I wish it would let me only take half.
April 30, 2016
The kind of book you could not put down. The kind of book that will leave you speechless. The kind of book that will compare your reading experience to that of a rollercoaster ride, and the unexpected twists and revelations will make your mouth agape because of awe . Wraps up the enticing series with a jaw-dropping ending that will make you squeal on your seats (or in my case, my bed). Congratulations to the author for weaving individual tales into one enthralling plot perfectly!
December 30, 2017
This is not the finale...i feel mislead!
I mildly enjoyed the Snow White series. It was no where nearly as good as Jace's Alice series in my opinion. but I read it because I love his work. But as with "Alice" I read it thinking it was a full series. I need a conclusion! Dude fix your website at least so I know where you stand in your series'.
Snow series is good, if you like modern fairy tale you'll like it (very YA but OK) but i have NOT read any of the prequels and have since figured out I should have read them first.
I mildly enjoyed the Snow White series. It was no where nearly as good as Jace's Alice series in my opinion. but I read it because I love his work. But as with "Alice" I read it thinking it was a full series. I need a conclusion! Dude fix your website at least so I know where you stand in your series'.
Snow series is good, if you like modern fairy tale you'll like it (very YA but OK) but i have NOT read any of the prequels and have since figured out I should have read them first.
November 8, 2019
I LOVED this entire series. I am moving onto the prequels next :D but I am left wondering, since I came into the series late, are the Piper Diaries ever going to be released? I looked and couldn't find a mention of them anywhere.... I want MORE! I want to know what happens next with all of the characters and how everything turns out in the end... I want to know about Carmilla. I started our hating her in all honesty, but now I feel horrible and want her to be saved. Also, which one is the chosen one?? So many questions with no answers....
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 10, 2017
Addictive
I love this series. I have read all the prequels and 4 main books in just under a week. They are captivating and I love how his quote about evil being a point of view and how it wraps up everything at once. I adore even the "evil" characters and how you learn the true meaning of balance between everyone, everywhere, and everything. Can't wait for the next one!
I love this series. I have read all the prequels and 4 main books in just under a week. They are captivating and I love how his quote about evil being a point of view and how it wraps up everything at once. I adore even the "evil" characters and how you learn the true meaning of balance between everyone, everywhere, and everything. Can't wait for the next one!
January 18, 2018
What an abrupt ending. I understand there's another series to start but I felt that ended rather hastily. Still I enjoyed the story. And I certainly didn't see the mother of all vampires twist coming. I will say though, the typos throughout the entire set is wad quite annoying.
August 7, 2022
The author completely abandons the main characters to continue these diary entries from the evil queen. This book was an annoying waste of time, and it was horribly edited.
January 5, 2016
{My Thoughts} – I have been an avid reader of this series from the beginning when the prequels were first released. I will continue to be an avid through to whenever Cameron Jace decides he no longer wants to continue adding to this series, with that said onto my review.
This entire book is based on a diary that was written by the Queen of Sorrow. A diary that can only be read once every one hundred years, because once it is read it turns to sand. Axle and Lucy are the one’s that are reading the diary that is written in the Queen of Sorrow’s point of view.
It covers how she became the Queen of Sorrow and her journey to getting there along side her King Angel. It tells of some of the back story we hadn’t known about Angel’s family and her family. It tells of her troubles trying to have a baby and attempting to bring the Chosen One into the world. It tells of her struggles to protect her small family. It tells of the secrets and lies being kept between the king and the Queen. It tells of so much that I wasn’t expecting to unfold within the pages of this book.
Reading this book answered a lot of questions for me. It helped me to understand more of what has been going on within the story that I was a little lost about. It helped me to see sort of where Cameron Jace is leading this world of fairy tales.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I look forward to reading more in the next series he is developing called “The Pied Piper.” This is one author that is worth keeping up with because all of his stories are unique to their own. I have not read anything written like them before and I am privileged to be able to read something like them now. I have always been an avid lover of all things fairy tales and this is one book collection I truly wish was available in paperback so I could add it to my bookshelf. It is a collection worth reading, enjoying and having. It is a collection worth sharing.
This entire book is based on a diary that was written by the Queen of Sorrow. A diary that can only be read once every one hundred years, because once it is read it turns to sand. Axle and Lucy are the one’s that are reading the diary that is written in the Queen of Sorrow’s point of view.
It covers how she became the Queen of Sorrow and her journey to getting there along side her King Angel. It tells of some of the back story we hadn’t known about Angel’s family and her family. It tells of her troubles trying to have a baby and attempting to bring the Chosen One into the world. It tells of her struggles to protect her small family. It tells of the secrets and lies being kept between the king and the Queen. It tells of so much that I wasn’t expecting to unfold within the pages of this book.
Reading this book answered a lot of questions for me. It helped me to understand more of what has been going on within the story that I was a little lost about. It helped me to see sort of where Cameron Jace is leading this world of fairy tales.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I look forward to reading more in the next series he is developing called “The Pied Piper.” This is one author that is worth keeping up with because all of his stories are unique to their own. I have not read anything written like them before and I am privileged to be able to read something like them now. I have always been an avid lover of all things fairy tales and this is one book collection I truly wish was available in paperback so I could add it to my bookshelf. It is a collection worth reading, enjoying and having. It is a collection worth sharing.
January 13, 2016
note: I did receive a review copy, but I bought it anyway since I liked it so much and wanted to see the final edition :-)
This book feels like a good completion to our back story on the Queen. She's often felt to me like a woman possessed, and this makes it all make sense. The uneven behavior, the mixed motivations and actions...it all comes together here.
What I like about it is the way the characters are interwoven with thought, feeling, action, and conversation, sometimes all in the same paragraph. It makes the life of the book feel more real, more conversational, like a diary should feel. In that respect I feel it should be given a little bit of a pass for the occasionally simplistic writing style and sometimes overlong sections. After all, if this were my own diary, sometimes I would be dramatic and overly long about certain events, not realizing when I wrote them that they may or may not be trivial to my overall life story!
I also liked the way that the book brought together two of the villains of my childhood in a way that made them seem less like pencil-drawings from a Disney cartoon and more like real people. I know sometimes in my reviews people accuse me of having too much empathy for the "evil" characters, but in this case my empathy is reserved for the people around her - Shew, Loki, Angel, Lucy, Axel, and Fable in their interactions with the Queen deserve to know how her behavior works, because otherwise, they are left with a faceless monster. Make no mistake- Elizabeth Bathory IS a monster, but she also had a family, was someone's daughter. There's a kernel of humanity in even the worst of monsters, sometimes found outside their own brain, but it is there.
This book feels like a good completion to our back story on the Queen. She's often felt to me like a woman possessed, and this makes it all make sense. The uneven behavior, the mixed motivations and actions...it all comes together here.
What I like about it is the way the characters are interwoven with thought, feeling, action, and conversation, sometimes all in the same paragraph. It makes the life of the book feel more real, more conversational, like a diary should feel. In that respect I feel it should be given a little bit of a pass for the occasionally simplistic writing style and sometimes overlong sections. After all, if this were my own diary, sometimes I would be dramatic and overly long about certain events, not realizing when I wrote them that they may or may not be trivial to my overall life story!
I also liked the way that the book brought together two of the villains of my childhood in a way that made them seem less like pencil-drawings from a Disney cartoon and more like real people. I know sometimes in my reviews people accuse me of having too much empathy for the "evil" characters, but in this case my empathy is reserved for the people around her - Shew, Loki, Angel, Lucy, Axel, and Fable in their interactions with the Queen deserve to know how her behavior works, because otherwise, they are left with a faceless monster. Make no mistake- Elizabeth Bathory IS a monster, but she also had a family, was someone's daughter. There's a kernel of humanity in even the worst of monsters, sometimes found outside their own brain, but it is there.
May 16, 2017
Krev, mléko a čokoláda podruhé. Už 4. ledna.
Hvězdičkově je to nějakých 3,8*.
Příště by to chtělo si dát víc záležet na editaci a také mi chyběly vtipné hlášky. Autor naznačil, že v 5. díle se vrátí k Shew a Lokimu, tak by snad nějaké vtípky být mohly.
Při čtení Jacových skvostů mívám spoustu pocitů: To je geniální. Tato část mě moc nebaví, ale zatnu zuby a pročtu se k barvitější scéně. To nechápu, snad to autor později vysvětlí. Tak tohle nepochopím, ani když mi to bude vysvětlovat stokrát. To je divné a je mi líto, že to kazí, tak zajímavou knihu. To je šílené, ale vtipné, hahahaha. Co to sakra?! A teď mi, milé postavy, ukažte, jak se z této srajdy dostanete.
První čtvrtina se zdolávala poměrně těžce. Carmilin deník už v jedničce působil méně "šťavnatě", než deníky v prequelech a výpravy do snů z minulých dílů. Ale pak jsme se konečně někam dostali a získalo to na zajímavosti. Nutno přiznat, že se toho moc nevysvětlí. Něco víme už z prequelů a zde se to zopakuje. Ne že bychom se nedozvěděli NIC nového, ale na množství toho není hodně. Spíše jde o to, jak moc to změní náhled na postavy a jejich vztahy mezi nimi.
A pak přijde konec. Ne pouze konec s velkým K, ale konec s velkým K, O, N, E a C. Brutální, genitálie trhající konec.
Hvězdičkově je to nějakých 3,8*.
Příště by to chtělo si dát víc záležet na editaci a také mi chyběly vtipné hlášky. Autor naznačil, že v 5. díle se vrátí k Shew a Lokimu, tak by snad nějaké vtípky být mohly.
Při čtení Jacových skvostů mívám spoustu pocitů: To je geniální. Tato část mě moc nebaví, ale zatnu zuby a pročtu se k barvitější scéně. To nechápu, snad to autor později vysvětlí. Tak tohle nepochopím, ani když mi to bude vysvětlovat stokrát. To je divné a je mi líto, že to kazí, tak zajímavou knihu. To je šílené, ale vtipné, hahahaha. Co to sakra?! A teď mi, milé postavy, ukažte, jak se z této srajdy dostanete.
První čtvrtina se zdolávala poměrně těžce. Carmilin deník už v jedničce působil méně "šťavnatě", než deníky v prequelech a výpravy do snů z minulých dílů. Ale pak jsme se konečně někam dostali a získalo to na zajímavosti. Nutno přiznat, že se toho moc nevysvětlí. Něco víme už z prequelů a zde se to zopakuje. Ne že bychom se nedozvěděli NIC nového, ale na množství toho není hodně. Spíše jde o to, jak moc to změní náhled na postavy a jejich vztahy mezi nimi.
A pak přijde konec. Ne pouze konec s velkým K, ale konec s velkým K, O, N, E a C. Brutální, genitálie trhající konec.
January 6, 2016
I will start this review saying that I love all of Cameron Jace's works. This one blew my mind with the secrets revealed and the twists and turns. I had a hard time putting this down and going back to work at lunch time. Thanks Cameron for another fantastic read.
If you've been following along with the series, and I strongly suggest you do read these in order, then the characters will be familiar to you but as usual not everyone is who you think they are. This book picked up with Lucy and Axle reading the Queen of Sorrows diary, which since it's written on sand can only be read once 3 very 100 years. We learn how the kingdom of sorrow came to be and how the queen and king Angel became it's rulers. Although I feel like the secrets have been revealed I can't wait for the next follow on series - The Pipers Diaries. Check out this series and you will not be disappointed!!!
If you've been following along with the series, and I strongly suggest you do read these in order, then the characters will be familiar to you but as usual not everyone is who you think they are. This book picked up with Lucy and Axle reading the Queen of Sorrows diary, which since it's written on sand can only be read once 3 very 100 years. We learn how the kingdom of sorrow came to be and how the queen and king Angel became it's rulers. Although I feel like the secrets have been revealed I can't wait for the next follow on series - The Pipers Diaries. Check out this series and you will not be disappointed!!!
January 7, 2016
this is an ARC review given in exchange for an honest review .
so what does happen and is this the true queen or sorrows or a look alike or something no one wants to happen but the bad guys .
why use Blood Mike and Chocolate to look young and was it the queen truly or not .
and who is truly the true chosen one Wendy the black swan or Shew the white swan . one is good and one is evil by the color of the swan can it be true who is good or is it a illusion that maybe could be the complete opposite . in my opinion this story is not the end but the beginging for so many reasons
so what does happen and is this the true queen or sorrows or a look alike or something no one wants to happen but the bad guys .
why use Blood Mike and Chocolate to look young and was it the queen truly or not .
and who is truly the true chosen one Wendy the black swan or Shew the white swan . one is good and one is evil by the color of the swan can it be true who is good or is it a illusion that maybe could be the complete opposite . in my opinion this story is not the end but the beginging for so many reasons
February 11, 2016
Definitely deserves a 5 star.
I honestly never thought that
I loved how the book showed the queen's side so much. I just wonder
Then..there was the ending... come on! Why? Why? why? Why must I live through that??
I honestly never thought that
I loved how the book showed the queen's side so much. I just wonder
Then..there was the ending... come on! Why? Why? why? Why must I live through that??
January 8, 2016
Mind blowing
I was not ready for what I just read. My mind is still processing this amazing story. Just took me to a whole different level. What a trick. The devil can really play tricks with your mind. Omg is evil really just a point of view? Who is the choosing one? Who will win the wars? Wow all these secrets have finally been reviled just for more secrets to come. This was a amazing Read. I have yet to be disappointed with any book from this author. What a brilliant man behind this amazing imagination. Please don't let the grimm diaries be over. I need to know what happens next. The devil played one shell of a trick.
I was not ready for what I just read. My mind is still processing this amazing story. Just took me to a whole different level. What a trick. The devil can really play tricks with your mind. Omg is evil really just a point of view? Who is the choosing one? Who will win the wars? Wow all these secrets have finally been reviled just for more secrets to come. This was a amazing Read. I have yet to be disappointed with any book from this author. What a brilliant man behind this amazing imagination. Please don't let the grimm diaries be over. I need to know what happens next. The devil played one shell of a trick.
March 1, 2017
I really don't want to spoil the fun of the book, but really the best part of the book it's the conclusion. And it was so surprising and so good that received the 4th star. And although I love Cameron's books since the first prequel, I must advise that this second part is too long, and sometimes boring. Carmilla really deserves the title of Queen of Sorrow, or better saying sorrow (no capital letters) for her history. But I got very bored with her quest!
If you usually give up books in the middle of a story, you probably won't finish this one. But if you enjoy the series, persist it. The end is worthy.
If you usually give up books in the middle of a story, you probably won't finish this one. But if you enjoy the series, persist it. The end is worthy.
January 11, 2016
I cannot believe this is how this series ended....it. Was. Awesome! you have to understand though, I am a devourer of books. when I am entranced by a book or series I have no rest until I've completed it. That's why I don't read a series until it's completed. I get no respite from the tortures of the mysteries we read until I've completed them. I thoroughly enjoyed this portion of the whole! At the same time, I am deeply saddened that I must wait until I can get rest from not knowing!
April 26, 2016
Seat of your pants eye opening
Not to be unimaginative but all that comes to mind are the words " What a twist!" Everything you have thought from up to this book.....gone! Wrong! From start to finish your pulled into the life and hardship of the Queen of Sorrow. And the revelations are monumental! Jace has done it again! Turned my world upside down with his words! Can't wait to get my hands on the next book! So open the book and be prepared to have your mind blown away
Not to be unimaginative but all that comes to mind are the words " What a twist!" Everything you have thought from up to this book.....gone! Wrong! From start to finish your pulled into the life and hardship of the Queen of Sorrow. And the revelations are monumental! Jace has done it again! Turned my world upside down with his words! Can't wait to get my hands on the next book! So open the book and be prepared to have your mind blown away
February 13, 2024
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5 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Considering this was released in 2016 and it's currently October 2022; I don't think the Piper Diaries are going to make it to publication. Doesn't mean I won't have my fingers crossed waiting. It sure will not stop me from following on Goodreads.com and Amazon.com watching for it to be published.
That aside, I absolutely love myths and fable being retold with a twist. I think it's why I lived this so much!
5 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Considering this was released in 2016 and it's currently October 2022; I don't think the Piper Diaries are going to make it to publication. Doesn't mean I won't have my fingers crossed waiting. It sure will not stop me from following on Goodreads.com and Amazon.com watching for it to be published.
That aside, I absolutely love myths and fable being retold with a twist. I think it's why I lived this so much!
January 13, 2016
Cameron did it again - I am always so amazed at his creativity to spin stories we've heard for years into something so amazing. In this book you get much deeper into Carmilla's history into who she was and who she had become. I can't wait for this series to continue by way of the Piper Diaries next.
January 22, 2016
Wow
Never in a million years would I have predicted this ending. Cameron Jace is truly amazing at his craft. The way he weaved this entire story is spell binding to say the least. If you haven't read the first book you have to start with the prequels. They are so important to this story.
Never in a million years would I have predicted this ending. Cameron Jace is truly amazing at his craft. The way he weaved this entire story is spell binding to say the least. If you haven't read the first book you have to start with the prequels. They are so important to this story.
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May 21, 2016Unstoppable
I could not stop reading,this book has you wanting more and more and before you know it you've read 5 chapters when you only intended to read a couple. The twist with the queen of sorrow I never saw it coming and was actually starting to feel sorry for her,can't wait for the next instalment
I could not stop reading,this book has you wanting more and more and before you know it you've read 5 chapters when you only intended to read a couple. The twist with the queen of sorrow I never saw it coming and was actually starting to feel sorry for her,can't wait for the next instalment
January 9, 2016
The long awaited book! Ok. Not that long, but I am an impatient person. The second half of the Queen of Sorrow's journey to her little island, her quest to have children, and her final decisions that made her the bad queen she is...or is she? Unique series and I love it!
July 10, 2016
Great, great, great, really great! I love the Grimm Diaries.
From the first page I was in the world and the story again and it was exciting and fascinating. Everytime you thought, now the whole thing is clear, there was another suprise.
Thank you very much, Cameron Jace!
From the first page I was in the world and the story again and it was exciting and fascinating. Everytime you thought, now the whole thing is clear, there was another suprise.
Thank you very much, Cameron Jace!
January 26, 2016
This last installment of the Grimm Diaries was amazing!!! I don't want to spoil anything but I cannot believe how this ended. The whole back story in this book, leading up to the very end was amazing and I am absolutely shocked!!! These books are amazing and I cannot wait for what is to come!!
November 16, 2016
Awesome. I can't decide what to read next. I want to know what happens next to Carmilla and Snow White and Loki. I'm not sure where their story picks up again. So many characters. So many stories. So many books!
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May 1, 2021I'm just disappointed. I absolutely loved this series...but this last installment...I struggled through. I had only a few chapters left, and I couldn't bring myself to finish. This is the first book I've ever read, that I couldn't finish. Oh well...
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September 25, 2015when will this be out?
March 31, 2018
I love the series and I am ready for the next set; but, I still feel like I need to know more about Wendy, Loki and Shew.
May 23, 2016
I enjoy this story. I love fairy tail story and this remake is amazing. Can't wait for the next book.
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