Sunday 23 September 2012

The Grimm Legacy



I read The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman. that’s quite an strange and lovely name and I think she should have put it in the book. It’s a very Interesting name and It would have been intriguing to read that it was one of the characters. I loved to read a sentence saying “Run away!”, screamed Polly Shulman or “who’s your favourite, luigi or Mario?”, questioned Polly.

Elizabeth has a new job at an unusual library a lending library of objects, not books. In a secret room in the basement lies the Grimm Collection. That’s where the librarians lock away powerful items straight out of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales; seven-league boots, a table that produces a feast at the blink of an eye. Snow White’s step mother’s sinister mirror that talks in riddles.

When the magical objects start to disappear, Elizabeth embarks on a dangerous quest to catch the thief before she can be accused of the crime or captured by the thief.

I had actually picked out this book a few weeks ago, Its cover caught my eye. So last week I got it and only after I had bought it had I read the back to see what it was about. It sounded good and exciting and it was. There was suspense in some parts but not many.

There are a few things I didn’t like about the book unfortunately, flaws it had. The plot was quite weak and it was very slow until about 100 pages in. there was as much action as I hoped for. It seemed more of a teenage book more than an exciting fantasy book. It actually took some effort to finish it. I would be sitting in bed and I’d be wide awake, I’d pick up the book, read it and then suddenly couldn’t keep my eyes open it would be straight off to sleep.

"The one who asks questions does not lose his way”

“Good,” said Dr. Rust. “Take Elizabeth up to stack nine and show her the ropes.”
“But the ropes are on stack two.”
“I mean metaphorically.”

I’m not saying the book was exactly bad, it just wasn’t very good. It was still funny, there was a bit of suspense. You see I love fairy tales and the Grimm Brothers fairy tales are the best so reading about some of my favourites was good.

Also I had to write a short story about a modern fairy tale in English and I have to say this book gave me some ideas so hopefully I get a good grade on it. Over all it was good book.

I would recommend this book to more a younger age maybe ten and up. They would probably find it more interesting than a fourteen or fifth teen year old. I would have to give this book 8 out of ten stars. I think that Polly Shulman did a very good job at this book and I have to say the illustrations for the cover were incredible.

If you like magic, mystery and fairy tales mixed into reality then this is the book for you.