The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag, 430 pagesGoldie, Scarlet, Bea, and Liyana will all turn 18 just as October turns into November. At that point, these strangers to each other will all enter a world they all thought was simply a childhood dream and be forced to make a decision: good or evil. This is the way of things for Sisters Grimm, particularly for these four, the favorite daughters of demonic Wilhelm Grimm. Unfortunately for them, they are almost completely unaware of what's coming on their birthday night, though they are increasingly noticing strange things happening, from mysterious strangers suddenly appearing to literal sparks flying from their fingertips.
Told in short vignettes focusing on each of the sisters and on Leo, a star soldier sent to hunt Goldie, the interwoven tales brought to life four very different (but also remarkably similar?) teenage girls. I'll admit that the way this book was structured was definitely a challenge to reading it -- van Praag uses first-, second-, and third-person narration, as well as flashback sections, throughout the book -- and it may have benefited from a heavier editing hand. This was our emergency online book for Orcs & Aliens, so I'm interested to see what the group makes of this somewhat confusing book.
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