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The Sisters Grimm #3
The Problem Child (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Sisters Grimm) by Michael Buckley
For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, the latest in a long line of fairy-tale detectives, there is one mystery they want to solve more than all the others: Who kidnapped their parents more than a year ago? Sabrina enters the hideout of the Scarlet Hand, the sinister group of Everafters who are keeping her parents prisoner. She has a chance to rescue her mom and dad but is foiled by the most famous fairy-tale character in the world. How can a human child defeat a magic one? With the help of her little sister (who might be tougher than Sabrina realizes) and a long-lost relative, Sabrina finds a powerful weapon for fighting her enemies, and discovers that magic has a high price.
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First published April 1, 2006
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Michael Buckley
83 books1,929 followersNew York Times bestselling author Michael Buckley was born in Akron, Ohio. He tried his hand as a stand-up comic and lead singer for a punk rock back before attending Ohio University. After graduating with honors he moved to New York City to be an intern on the Late Show with David Letterman which led to stints developing programming for Discovery Networks, MTV, MTV Animation and Klasky Csupo (producers of Nickelodeon’s Rugrats). Today he lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, Alison, and their son Finn.
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June 6, 2011
I adore this series.
I deeply, deeply love this series!
In fact, reading this series makes me feel like I did when I was reading all the Harry Potter books. Not that Sisters Grimm is a direct correlation to Harry Potter, but in some ways yes, they are very similar. Our main protagonist is struggling to come to terms with losing their parents, to fulfill a destiny of which they previously had no idea, and their world is full of fantastic and terrifying characters.
The difference of course is that Sisters Grimm directly plays on established characters and stories and uses them in a brand new creative way while Harry Potter indirectly plays on other works to create an original world. However, both of them grapple at times with very mature themes that elevate the work to being more than a simple children's story.
Reading this book in particular, I reacted out loud to the words on the page. I laughed, I gasped, I shouted, I cried (a little bit).
Michael Buckley is a clever man who not only manages to re-invent characters that have populated the childhood of people all over the world for generations, but also he tells an incredibly compelling story about a family struggling to be whole again and all complications that can arise in our relationships as we struggle to be the best version of ourselves.
I suppose he is writing the stories of people who simply looking for their happily ever after, which is something to which we can all relate.
I deeply, deeply love this series!
In fact, reading this series makes me feel like I did when I was reading all the Harry Potter books. Not that Sisters Grimm is a direct correlation to Harry Potter, but in some ways yes, they are very similar. Our main protagonist is struggling to come to terms with losing their parents, to fulfill a destiny of which they previously had no idea, and their world is full of fantastic and terrifying characters.
The difference of course is that Sisters Grimm directly plays on established characters and stories and uses them in a brand new creative way while Harry Potter indirectly plays on other works to create an original world. However, both of them grapple at times with very mature themes that elevate the work to being more than a simple children's story.
Reading this book in particular, I reacted out loud to the words on the page. I laughed, I gasped, I shouted, I cried (a little bit).
Michael Buckley is a clever man who not only manages to re-invent characters that have populated the childhood of people all over the world for generations, but also he tells an incredibly compelling story about a family struggling to be whole again and all complications that can arise in our relationships as we struggle to be the best version of ourselves.
I suppose he is writing the stories of people who simply looking for their happily ever after, which is something to which we can all relate.
January 23, 2018
4.5 STARS
This series is so good at pulling you in omg
This series is so good at pulling you in omg
February 21, 2011
The books started getting a bit creepier and better from here on. Most kids authors don't bring up mental health (another reason why the characters should've been aged up and this series been put in YA or at least Teen) but it was done well and tastefully. Can I just say again that I LOVE Puck??? Wishin he was 15 though...because that's how he acts when we're supposed to go "Oh, he's 11". I think Buckley forgot how young 7 and 11 are. I can easily believe, knowing many 11 year-old-girls, that that is about how old Daphne is. Best line in the book? "I believe the words you're searching for are 'Thank You'."
June 28, 2012
I am no longer recommending this series to people based on the amount of murders and violence, and also based on the author's treatment of The Little Mermaid character. The author identifies her as fat (she does not look "fat" in the picture), and as such, portrays her as petulant, out of control, horrible and unlovable (since she got "fat"). Really bad message to send to girls (and pretty much everyone else), Buckley. However, my son loves this series, and I am entertained by the large majority of it. Therefore, we will continue to read this series as a family. I just won't recommend it to others anymore. I don't want to be blamed.
October 9, 2023
3.5
a little darker than i remembered - the main villain is a psychotic version of little red riding hood, plus an 11 year old gets an addiction to magic and a corruption arc?? the plot felt a little more all over the place, but that also could be because i speed read the second half of this
a little darker than i remembered - the main villain is a psychotic version of little red riding hood, plus an 11 year old gets an addiction to magic and a corruption arc?? the plot felt a little more all over the place, but that also could be because i speed read the second half of this
August 7, 2023
I love the introduction of Uncle Jack and his relationship with Sabrina. I think she is the best character, Daphne is annoying me right now. She never seems to do anything but be disappointed in Sabrina and its irritating. Sabrina does not make the best choices but she is making choices and that is something. Puck is great, his pranks are irritating but only because they are so long-lasting and I think Sabrina should have a chance to get back to him.
April 23, 2024
I forgot how dark that one was O_O it’s really interesting because Uncle Jake is like a grown up version of what Sabrina could become if she continues to be addicted to magic. A lot of interesting questions explored with whether you should use magic only as a last resort and how using magic to fix all problems sometimes causes MORE problems. Also, my poor Puck. *sending him hugs* and… as an adult, I really love Uncle Jake. I didn’t appreciate him as a kid.
Also, Baba Yaga is VERY creepy.
Also, Baba Yaga is VERY creepy.
November 28, 2007
With every book in this series, my love grows exponentially. They're a little like Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series, except all of their literary in-jokes are fairy-tale related. (Which, I suppose, makes them more like his Nursery Crimes series, actually.)
Buckley is great with characters, especially little Daphne. (who will never, ever get less charming and sweet. Are there any other seven year olds asking for vocabulary lessons and practicing martial arts, while consistently having more insight into other people than their older siblings? Because I want to know about them.) He also does a wonderful job of handling serious topics in a way that doesn't demean the true nature of the issue, but also takes it to a level that grade school kids will understand. (Specifically addiction in this particular novel, with self-control, self-awareness, bigotry, loss of family members, good vs. evil, and many more either making long-term appearances over the series as a whole or at least showing up in the previous two novels.)
The friends who recommended the series to me (on a semi-daily basis, if you get right down to it) both mentioned that the second and third books in the series were the weakest, so I'm dying to get my hands on the next two, if they're only going to get better from here.
Buckley is great with characters, especially little Daphne. (who will never, ever get less charming and sweet. Are there any other seven year olds asking for vocabulary lessons and practicing martial arts, while consistently having more insight into other people than their older siblings? Because I want to know about them.) He also does a wonderful job of handling serious topics in a way that doesn't demean the true nature of the issue, but also takes it to a level that grade school kids will understand. (Specifically addiction in this particular novel, with self-control, self-awareness, bigotry, loss of family members, good vs. evil, and many more either making long-term appearances over the series as a whole or at least showing up in the previous two novels.)
The friends who recommended the series to me (on a semi-daily basis, if you get right down to it) both mentioned that the second and third books in the series were the weakest, so I'm dying to get my hands on the next two, if they're only going to get better from here.
February 15, 2023
The only thing that is starting to annoy me a bit is Sabrina's obnoxious personality. She does not listen anyone and rebels against every wise suggestion. She does the most dumb things and is a very angry character, she's a lousy sister, granddaughter and friend. Her character is supposed to grow and learn from her mistakes but I just don't find her learning moments all that believable. She just decides that now she has learned her lesson... and then the next book she is a dumbass again... It's difficult to believe in the rehabilitation of a character when they're in a loop of making similar mistakes... 😆
What balances it is that the adventure part of the story is sooooo good. It's fun and interesting and the stakes are high but not too high. The other characters are fun and interesting! 😊 😊
What balances it is that the adventure part of the story is sooooo good. It's fun and interesting and the stakes are high but not too high. The other characters are fun and interesting! 😊 😊
September 29, 2015
I enjoyed the first two books in the series but this is the one that put me over the edge and MADE me buy Books 4 - 9. That right there should tell you all you need to know.
December 1, 2023
3.5/5
The plot here is a bit weaker than the previous two but still fun
The plot here is a bit weaker than the previous two but still fun
April 12, 2020
Such a fun book, full of magic, mystery, and fairy tales!
Sabrina and Daphne, the Sisters Grimm, continue their adventure to find and save their parents. But they come across some unexpected events and Sabrina decides to be foolhardy, so her Grandmother grounds her..... Unsuccessfully.
My copy of this book has some pretty scary pictures of everybody (bad proportioning), but some normal ones too. I'm a little confused at the artist's art style and consistency.
Sabrina and Daphne, the Sisters Grimm, continue their adventure to find and save their parents. But they come across some unexpected events and Sabrina decides to be foolhardy, so her Grandmother grounds her..... Unsuccessfully.
My copy of this book has some pretty scary pictures of everybody (bad proportioning), but some normal ones too. I'm a little confused at the artist's art style and consistency.
June 30, 2024
LOVE LOVE LOVE 💜💜💜
September 3, 2023
The discrepancies between the audio book and the tenth anniversary edition are scarier than Baba Yaga’s house
September 8, 2025
im frothing at the mouth with how much im loving this for the upteenth time. i also completely forgot uncle jake existed.
March 24, 2013
The Problem Child is the third Sisters Grimm book in a series of [runs off to check]...nine. Really? Nine? Holy crap, I should have checked into this before I got The Boy all into them.
Okay, so I talked a little bit here about why I'm reading these, and the ARDUOUS PACE my 13y/o is setting for me. He doesn't cut me any slack when it comes to these, because he hasn't yet picked up his mother's bad habit of having eleventy billion books going at once.
So what did I do all day today? I finished this book, of course, so that I can be ahead of him and have a little breathing room when it comes to the schedule he's set for us.
I guess all of that is really neither here nor there, though. For those of you that are too lazy to click that link up there, The Sisters Grimm is a series of books by Michael Buckley, and it bears a striking resemblance to the television series Once Upon a Time. There's a town (in the books it's in New York, in the series, it's in Maine) full of all the faerie tale creatures/people we know from the works of Grimm, Lang, Andersen, Baum, etc.
In the first book, we met Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, sisters whose parents disappeared one stormy night, and since then they've been bouncing around through the system, moving from orphanage to orphanage, foster home to foster home...until their social worker finds a grandmother they didn't even know they had.
Sabrina (11) has a difficult time accepting the fact that Relda Grimm is really their grandmother, her father hasn't ever mentioned his parents, after all - she has an even harder time accepting the notion that Ferryport Landing is a "safe haven" for faerie tale creatures, and that the Grimms are basically in charge of keeping them out of the way of humanity.
Things happen, and the girls learn that their parents aren't really dead (of course). The long arc is Sabrina and Daphne trying to bring them home. The books follow the monster of the week format, in the first it's Jack (he of the beanstalks), in the second it's Rumplestiltskin...but in the third it's Little Red Riding Hood.
I was rather meh about this series up until this third book. They were cute, and I appreciated how many of the details Buckley got right, but I was also very aware that I was reading a series for children.
The Problem Child, though - it goes beyond "cute" and starts to deal with topics like mental illness and addiction. Heady stuff for a younger crowd. But it's handled deftly and without a lot of finger pointing and shaming. I really liked that we were made to understand exactly WHY our villain went 'round the bend, and I think it was done in such a way that even VERY YOUNG readers will understand and sympathize. Addiction is handled in a similar manner (in this instance, it's an addiction to magic) and consequences are very clearly shown, as is how it can be made to seem alluring.
No, of course it won't replace talking to your kids about such things, but if you've already had a discussion on the topic, this can reinforce it - similarly, it might be a good way to bring the subject UP if you haven't already.
I have to admit, after finishing The Unusual Suspects last week, I wasn't in much of a hurry to continue the series (I am still hoping to get the kid into my books of faerie tales, but I think it'll have to wait for now) - but I'm very much looking forward to picking up Once Upon a Crime later this week.
(Also, I LOVED what happened with The Little Mermaid in this book. That's all I'm sayin'.)
Originally posted here.
Okay, so I talked a little bit here about why I'm reading these, and the ARDUOUS PACE my 13y/o is setting for me. He doesn't cut me any slack when it comes to these, because he hasn't yet picked up his mother's bad habit of having eleventy billion books going at once.
So what did I do all day today? I finished this book, of course, so that I can be ahead of him and have a little breathing room when it comes to the schedule he's set for us.
I guess all of that is really neither here nor there, though. For those of you that are too lazy to click that link up there, The Sisters Grimm is a series of books by Michael Buckley, and it bears a striking resemblance to the television series Once Upon a Time. There's a town (in the books it's in New York, in the series, it's in Maine) full of all the faerie tale creatures/people we know from the works of Grimm, Lang, Andersen, Baum, etc.
In the first book, we met Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, sisters whose parents disappeared one stormy night, and since then they've been bouncing around through the system, moving from orphanage to orphanage, foster home to foster home...until their social worker finds a grandmother they didn't even know they had.
Sabrina (11) has a difficult time accepting the fact that Relda Grimm is really their grandmother, her father hasn't ever mentioned his parents, after all - she has an even harder time accepting the notion that Ferryport Landing is a "safe haven" for faerie tale creatures, and that the Grimms are basically in charge of keeping them out of the way of humanity.
Things happen, and the girls learn that their parents aren't really dead (of course). The long arc is Sabrina and Daphne trying to bring them home. The books follow the monster of the week format, in the first it's Jack (he of the beanstalks), in the second it's Rumplestiltskin...but in the third it's Little Red Riding Hood.
I was rather meh about this series up until this third book. They were cute, and I appreciated how many of the details Buckley got right, but I was also very aware that I was reading a series for children.
The Problem Child, though - it goes beyond "cute" and starts to deal with topics like mental illness and addiction. Heady stuff for a younger crowd. But it's handled deftly and without a lot of finger pointing and shaming. I really liked that we were made to understand exactly WHY our villain went 'round the bend, and I think it was done in such a way that even VERY YOUNG readers will understand and sympathize. Addiction is handled in a similar manner (in this instance, it's an addiction to magic) and consequences are very clearly shown, as is how it can be made to seem alluring.
No, of course it won't replace talking to your kids about such things, but if you've already had a discussion on the topic, this can reinforce it - similarly, it might be a good way to bring the subject UP if you haven't already.
I have to admit, after finishing The Unusual Suspects last week, I wasn't in much of a hurry to continue the series (I am still hoping to get the kid into my books of faerie tales, but I think it'll have to wait for now) - but I'm very much looking forward to picking up Once Upon a Crime later this week.
(Also, I LOVED what happened with The Little Mermaid in this book. That's all I'm sayin'.)
Originally posted here.
April 10, 2015
MY TAKE:
Little Red Riding Hood seriously twisted. This book is definitely for an older audience than the first two – with the insane asylum and the psychosis in Little Red, it’s actually quite disturbing. The Scarlet Hand Organization seems very Black Ops, and the Jabberwocky is a damn scary character. Definitely not for young children.
Uncle Jake is a good example in the fight against addiction – knowing your limits and accepting your boundaries is difficult, but even if you succumb, there is hope for redemption.
Sabrina, in this book, is downright biotchy. She is a snotty little girl that makes it very hard to sympathize with her as a character, or to root for her to succeed or be happy in her life.
I like the series overall, but I find it difficult to continue on. I’ll most likely read the next book in this very dark series, and see where we go from there.
Little Red Riding Hood seriously twisted. This book is definitely for an older audience than the first two – with the insane asylum and the psychosis in Little Red, it’s actually quite disturbing. The Scarlet Hand Organization seems very Black Ops, and the Jabberwocky is a damn scary character. Definitely not for young children.
Uncle Jake is a good example in the fight against addiction – knowing your limits and accepting your boundaries is difficult, but even if you succumb, there is hope for redemption.
Sabrina, in this book, is downright biotchy. She is a snotty little girl that makes it very hard to sympathize with her as a character, or to root for her to succeed or be happy in her life.
I like the series overall, but I find it difficult to continue on. I’ll most likely read the next book in this very dark series, and see where we go from there.
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December 19, 2021
Probably more like a 3.5, this was my fave one yet.
July 16, 2023
An alternative title would be Sabrina Grimm and Lessons on the Cost of Magic!
Once again, this pre-teen's attitude almost derails her Granny's efforts, but as with last time, it is not entirely her fault. But she's not the only problem child in this tale - there are a few. But saying more would be telling.
We meet a new family member with his own issues and learn that Sabrina is genetically predisposed to have similar problems. Yes, she is an 11-year-old child, but I'm officially tired of her antics. I need her to mature a little more now. How is the 7-year-old the constant voice of reason for the pair?
This installment is a bridge between titles, picking up shortly after The Unusual Suspects left off and leading directly into Once Upon a Crime; therefore, it doesn't quite stand up by itself.
I am curious to see: (a) How this new family member fits into the investigative team, (b) How Granny et al. will prevail in their upcoming mission/adventure, (c) If Sabrina has indeed grown and learned from her recent experiences, (d) How fantastic Daphne will continue to be in the following story.
Once again, this pre-teen's attitude almost derails her Granny's efforts, but as with last time, it is not entirely her fault. But she's not the only problem child in this tale - there are a few. But saying more would be telling.
We meet a new family member with his own issues and learn that Sabrina is genetically predisposed to have similar problems. Yes, she is an 11-year-old child, but I'm officially tired of her antics. I need her to mature a little more now. How is the 7-year-old the constant voice of reason for the pair?
This installment is a bridge between titles, picking up shortly after The Unusual Suspects left off and leading directly into Once Upon a Crime; therefore, it doesn't quite stand up by itself.
I am curious to see: (a) How this new family member fits into the investigative team, (b) How Granny et al. will prevail in their upcoming mission/adventure, (c) If Sabrina has indeed grown and learned from her recent experiences, (d) How fantastic Daphne will continue to be in the following story.
May 12, 2023
They just keep getting better and better!! I love this series. This book introduced us to some new characters. And characters they are!!!! I will never tire of this series if the next several books are like the first three. Most enjoyable. Very well written.
September 20, 2024
I have to say, the series is getting better. However... Sabrina is still annoying, Daphne got annoying again, and as to the hints at romance, all I can say is: "THEY'RE ELEVEN, FOR PETE'S SAKE!"
Anyway, it is getting better and more interesting.
Anyway, it is getting better and more interesting.
November 13, 2024
little red is soooooo creepy that one illustration of her smiling in the darkness freaks me out SO much. i feel so bad for sabrina that girl needs counselling STAT.
September 22, 2025
this was so so so good!!!! so funny and emotional too. daphne is my princess 🥹
February 22, 2024
3.5 stars rounded up. Good continuation of the story but my two fave characters (Puck & Canis) were out of the action for most of the book. I wonder what’s going to happen with Red after this…
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July 22, 2024
I finished the third book! It was good. I was devouring it!
June 11, 2025
A politician with an elitist ideology who encourages hatred against those of a “lower” status? Corrupt law enforcement? Letting power get to your head? This book def hit much harder now vs 15 years ago. Props for touching on mental health and addiction but could do better on its portrayal of overweight characters. Poor Puck was out of commission and his presence was missed
November 20, 2020
I'm increasingly unsure what to make of the Sisters Grimm books. They are fun quick reading with lots of creativity, but it's starting to feel like the pace is too hyperactive. Even in the few quiet and reflective scenes it feels like Buckley doesn't want to linger too longer for fear of kids getting bored so he just plows ahead to the next jokey or action-filled scene as soon as it's feasible.
Not that The Problem Child is a bad book. Mirror gets a fun minor role here, Uncle Jake has good moments, and Mayor Charming continues to improve. But there are missed marks too. If Buckley was going to go with the idea of the Little Mermaid becoming obese, it could have been a nuanced and sympathetic exploration of why some people become overweight and how it affects their confidence and their relationships. But instead she is flatly written as unattractive, self-indulgent, and tyrannical.
I didn't think Sabrina was as outright bratty as some readers found her in the first two books; she was understandably frustrated and scared by being in such an unfamiliar world and feeling powerless to help her parents. But here she's harder to like as she becomes single-mindedly fixated on Merlin's wand despite even the magic-addicted Uncle Jake's pleas. There is a nice scene of Sabrina and Granny towards the end though.
And just one more thing: "Jabberwocky" is the name of the poem and not the creature itself, darn it! It seems like every Alice in Wonderland retelling gets this wrong and refuses to correctly call it the "Jabberwock"! Just needed to get that off my chest, before I move on to Once Upon a Crime.
Not that The Problem Child is a bad book. Mirror gets a fun minor role here, Uncle Jake has good moments, and Mayor Charming continues to improve. But there are missed marks too. If Buckley was going to go with the idea of the Little Mermaid becoming obese, it could have been a nuanced and sympathetic exploration of why some people become overweight and how it affects their confidence and their relationships. But instead she is flatly written as unattractive, self-indulgent, and tyrannical.
I didn't think Sabrina was as outright bratty as some readers found her in the first two books; she was understandably frustrated and scared by being in such an unfamiliar world and feeling powerless to help her parents. But here she's harder to like as she becomes single-mindedly fixated on Merlin's wand despite even the magic-addicted Uncle Jake's pleas. There is a nice scene of Sabrina and Granny towards the end though.
And just one more thing: "Jabberwocky" is the name of the poem and not the creature itself, darn it! It seems like every Alice in Wonderland retelling gets this wrong and refuses to correctly call it the "Jabberwock"! Just needed to get that off my chest, before I move on to Once Upon a Crime.
January 6, 2016
This one was a little jerky. Sabrina's 'addiction' to magic is abruptly fixed, or at least not mentioned as an issue anymore; Uncle Jake's whole scene with the Blue Fairy at the end was REALLY weird and abrupt, and just as easily erased as though it had never happened, thus having little effect on the story or the characters; sudden introduction of 'the master' is sudden; Granny Relda was Annoying with a massive capital A (on par with annoying Mrs. Weasley from Order of the Phoenix) - I don't get why she didn't just say "Hey, liebling, guess what, magic can actually be addictive. Look at these examples from your family's journals and fairy tales of the costs of magic. Hey this is what happened when Uncle Jake left town. This is why I did that, since he did this terrible thing." SOMETHING. Instead of just getting angry and cryptic and making Sabrina want to use magic even more.
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
No explanation is given for why Mr. Canis is still around. Can Everafters even die, even if someone tries to kill them? Does that mean that Rumpelstiltskin is around too somewhere?
The whole thing between Puck and Sabrina is creepy. He's four thousand years old and she's ELEVEN. And they're already kissing and Sabrina likes it? I know girls are supposed to mature quicker, but I'm pretty sure a kiss at that age would have grossed me out. I've had one at twenty, and I thought it was boring as hell. I sure wouldn't think it was that awesome.
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
No explanation is given for why Mr. Canis is still around. Can Everafters even die, even if someone tries to kill them? Does that mean that Rumpelstiltskin is around too somewhere?
The whole thing between Puck and Sabrina is creepy. He's four thousand years old and she's ELEVEN. And they're already kissing and Sabrina likes it? I know girls are supposed to mature quicker, but I'm pretty sure a kiss at that age would have grossed me out. I've had one at twenty, and I thought it was boring as hell. I sure wouldn't think it was that awesome.
March 11, 2014
Wow! This series just keeps getting better. Buckley deals with some heavy material -- mental illness and addiction -- all within the context of fairy tales and magic, and in an entertaining way that children can understand.
I can't help but compare Buckley's treatment of the fairy tale creatures with the TV series Once Upon a Time, which I watched for a while. (I gave it up earlier this season when . I just couldn't watch the soap opera anymore.) With the exception of Rumpelstiltskin, Buckley comes out on top: Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Mermaid, Snow White (who is an elementary school teacher in both series, natch) & Prince Charming, etc. The children's series repeatedly features more complex and believable characters.
I can't help but compare Buckley's treatment of the fairy tale creatures with the TV series Once Upon a Time, which I watched for a while. (I gave it up earlier this season when . I just couldn't watch the soap opera anymore.) With the exception of Rumpelstiltskin, Buckley comes out on top: Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Mermaid, Snow White (who is an elementary school teacher in both series, natch) & Prince Charming, etc. The children's series repeatedly features more complex and believable characters.
May 3, 2012
This is the 3rd book in the Grimm Sisters series.
I was back and forth between liking the book and being annoyed by the main character. I understand the point the author was trying to make with the magic corrupting someone and having to pay the price for taking the easy way. However, I just ended up annoyed with Sabrina and her attitude and wondering when she would ever learn not to be stupid.
Daphne is probably the most interesting character in the series and she is the least written about, wish she had more parts in the story.
Overall, a decent read.
I was back and forth between liking the book and being annoyed by the main character. I understand the point the author was trying to make with the magic corrupting someone and having to pay the price for taking the easy way. However, I just ended up annoyed with Sabrina and her attitude and wondering when she would ever learn not to be stupid.
Daphne is probably the most interesting character in the series and she is the least written about, wish she had more parts in the story.
Overall, a decent read.
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