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200 years ago, the Brothers Grimm unleashed their stories upon the world. Literally. Now the characters of the Grimms' stories walk among us. With every day that passes, they grow more evil. They are the Corrupted, and only a hero can stop them.
For 18-year-old Alice Goodenough, that means taking precious time off from her summer vacation. In addition to volunteering at the local library, Alice must stop the Corrupted who are now actively hunting her down. With the help of her magic pen and her trusty rabbit friend, the world has suddenly gotten a lot more complex. The Corrupted are everywhere, and only Alice can see them for what they truly are.
This book contains the first 3 episodes of the critically acclaimed series
Episode 1: Prince Charming Must Die!
Episode 2: Happily Never After
Episode 3: Revenge of the Castle Cats
Additional features for this special edition:
- An introduction
- Two special "Lost Diaries"
- A behind-the-scenes interview
- A collection of original Grimms' Fairy Tales
The Grimm Chronicles is intended for Young Adults aged 13 and up. The goal is to provide Young Adult readers with a strong, charismatic young woman in the role of the hero and provide readers with a positive protagonist who uses her brain to overcome obstacles life throws in her way.
My thoughts: Alice is a young lady who loves to read. She is a volunteer at her local library and enjoys the smell of books around her. Living the life of a hero, saving the world from the stories of the Grimm brothers was not on her agenda.
Alice is a strong female protagonist. Her side kick is Brier Rabbit. An unlikely duo. Brier is good at giving advice, but not good at helping out.
This book is quick to get your attention. The characters come to life from the written word. Alice has to face some tough situations. What happens when your wonderful boy friend is really Prince Charming and corrupted? She experiences nightmares that are detailed and frightening. Not to mention that there are some tough characters who would love to see her dead.
My only caution for younger readers would be some sex talk, underage drinking, and language.
Also Available Volume 2 of the Grimm Chronicles
Book 4: The Orphanage of Doom
Book 5: Blood and Thunder
Book 6: The Order of the Golden Dragon
Read an Excerpt:
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That
night, the dream intensified. I was following one of the rats, only this time
we weren’t in a sewer at all. We were in an alley somewhere in Chicago. The
alley was full of big green dumpsters and there were only three little floodlights
hanging between the tall buildings, casting most of the alley in dark,
forbidding shadows.
The
rat scurried from dumpster to dumpster, sniffing at a little chunk of a
sandwich that was laying on the ground. But the rat didn’t seem to want it, and
so it kept moving father down the alley, disappearing from time to time in the
darkness. I swear to you, I could smell that alley. It smelled like a urinal
and an overflowing garbage filled with rotten milk. A good smell for rats, I
suppose.
At
the end, we turned and traipsed our way up the sidewalk, hugging the buildings
closely. The street was mostly empty except for a few cars passing. It looked
like a nice neighborhood: every other business we passed was either a café or
some kind of store with big windows. I couldn’t see everything. I was following behind the rat, and as a result I could
only get a worm’s-eye-view of the scene.
If
I could just see a street name …
Suddenly,
the rat stopped, pressing its body against the nearest concrete building for a
moment. There was a sound of footsteps. A pat-pattering of heels on the
sidewalk, growing louder and louder. Before whoever it was passed us, the rat
began moving again with more urgency, turning right at the next intersection
(what was the name of the street? Patterson? Pattel? I couldn’t see it well
enough to be sure) and heading directly toward a smattering of patio tables
farther down the block.
It
was a café. A café with black outdoor furniture and a handful of young and
middle-aged people sitting outside with glasses of beer, enjoying the nice
evening. I could feel the warm air. A breeze picked up and then I could smell
all of the late-night food sitting on the tables: pepperoni pizza, spicy
buffalo wings, and hush puppies.
The
rat hid underneath an empty chair at the edge of the outdoor seating area.
There were a lot of conversations, and I tried to pick them out one by one to
see if I could figure out where we were. But no one was talking about the
neighborhood or the café. Lots of gossip, though. Someone complaining about his
mother. Another person bragging about her new high score in her Castle Cats phone game.
The
sound of footsteps returned. “Turn around, rat!” I commanded, but the rat
either didn’t hear me or didn’t care. It stayed where it was, and the
tap-tap-tap of the heels on concrete grew louder.
Finally,
the rat turned, and I could see two beautiful clear slippers move by. The feet
inside those slippers were pale and smooth, and the slippers looked as if they
were made of glass.
The
rat followed the slippers, ducking from empty chair to empty chair. We were
getting closer to the other end of the outdoor seating area, where a single
middle-aged man was sitting alone at a table. He had an e-reader in one hand
and a glass of wine in the other, and was wearing a dressy button-down collar
shirt and dark tie. He had a strong, square jaw and short, combed hair. He
looked handsome, I thought. Handsome enough for someone on the verge of being
labeled “old.”
The
rat stopped underneath the adjacent empty table. It made a little squeaking
noise and the man looked up from his e-reader. I could see Cindy’s
slippers—she’d stopped right in front of his table and when he noticed her, he
looked up and his face immediately lit up.
“Are
you waiting for someone?” she asked.
The
man smiled. “No. But maybe I should be.”
“May
I sit with you?”
“I
would love it,” the man said.
The
chair next to him slid back, its metal legs squeaking on the concrete patio.
Cindy sat down, smoothing out her long dress as she did so. Now I could see her
face clearly under the soft light coming from the streetlights: she was
beautiful, but aged; her hair had just a hint of gray, the lines on her face
hidden away with makeup that had begun to cake. But I still recognized her.
This was
the woman from my previous dream, the one who’d watched the rats eat her
boyfriend like an entrée. And something told me this new guy friend of hers
didn’t have too much time.
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Praise
“5 stars!” ~ Bookies Book Blog
"Highly recommended for all who love fairy tales and the YA genre." ~ My Cozie Corner
"All in all the books were excellent." ~ LilyElement
"If you love fairy tales and them being turned into modern day stories you will love these short stories." ~ Mom With a Kindle
5 stars (out of 5) ~ I Am, Indeed
“Isabella Fontaine and Ken Brosky’s incredible talent for storytelling takes the reader on an amazing action-packed ride fueled by endless creativity and limitless imagination. TGC is like a high-stakes version of Harold and the Purple Crayon meets a contemporary, above ground Alice in Wonderland. “ ~ Bookfetish
“I absolutely loved this book! No, let me rephrase that, I FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK! Nope, that doesn't even do it justice. Vol. 1 has the first three stories from the 12 that will ultimately make up the chronicles.” ~ Jesse Kimmel-Freeman
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About the Authors
Ken Brosky received his MFA in fiction writing from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He also teaches English at Madison College. This is his first Young Adult series.
Isabella Fontaine owns a farm in Wisconsin and enjoys reading weird books like House of Leaves. This is her first Young Adult series.
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