Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Review: The Last Grimm : Red's Hood

Title - The Last Grimm : Red's Hood
Author - H.L. Wampler
Series or standalone - Volume 1
Genre - Fantasy Fairy-Tales
Published August 1st 2012
(Goodreads) & (Amazon)
Rating 4 out of 5

Synopsis

Abigail Grimm stopped believing in fairy tales years ago. She is a college freshman who just landed the internship of the year. Things were going great; she even met a devastatingly good-looking man, Connor, who could not seem to get enough of her.

Then she witnesses the receptionist mauled to death by a giant wolf in the middle of downtown. The skeletons in her family's closet come falling out as Abigail discovers she is actually the last in a long line of fairy tale guardians. And Connor, well he is not quite what he seems and has a few skeletons of his own.

Abigail must abandon everything she thought was real for make believe and fantasy. With Connor by her side and a forbidden love budding, she must track down the wolf and save humanity before it's too late.


Review

I received this book in return for a honest review from The Nexus group on goodreads (Here). Abby is a college freshman who is also working a internship at RoseMarie's Fashion Magazine. Even with work and school she still notices the attractive older guy Connor who can't seem to keep his eyes off her. After Abby is leaving work she sees the brutal murder of the secretary mauled by a giant wolf who then comes after her. Connor is there to save her from the silver wolf revealing to her who he really is and what's really going on.

Suddenly everything she thought was true is about to change and Abby is thrust into a fantasy world her ancestors have created. Abby learns that she's a guardian of the fairytale world and has the gift to send them back. Abby learns that she is the last in a long line of Grimms who protect the mortal realm from the fairy tale one. The wolves are hunting her to put a end to the Grimms so that they won't be sent back to the fantasy one. Together Abby and Connor need to stop the dark evil lurking from a evil queen said to be in the human world, and stop the silver wolf.

I really liked the concept of the book. I am after all a huge fairytales junkie so this book was a instant must read for me. It was a little slow at the start as we got a little background on the story but once it gets started its a fast paced adventure filled with monsters from fairytales, a evil queen and a little romance in the mix. I like the idea of Abby and Connor as a couple he's every girls wish when it comes to a man. It's fun to watch Abby grow as a character she goes from school girl who works in the fashion business to guardian of the fantasy world. Overall it's a great story with the potential to be a great start in a series, I admit it had a few flaws with being choppy in some spots but easy to overlook as your drawn into the story and left wanting to know more.

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