Review: Katniss Everdeen she is not. I was a little dissappointed.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2012
Although I really liked the premise of evil fairy tale characters that need to be killed by a hero with a magic pen (or an item drawn by the pen) I found the writing slightly stilted and not quite convincing for a teenage girl and her family. The settings, characters and dialog seemed flat. Her bedroom consists of gray sheets, dark blue curtains, cream carpet. Her beach party attire was blue shorts, white shirt, and a red purse. Her parents are always playing golf, always sweet, and never have any conflict. I did finish the book because it was so short and easy. I realize it is written for young teens, but so are a lot of other books that have a little more complexity.I also realize the fairy tales at the end of the book are intended to be kind of an index and educational and research tool, but I feel like they were unfair. The book is very short and an easy read, but the fairy tales take up almost 20% of the publication. You can read the Grimms fairy tales elsewhere. This is a book of creative fiction. Adding your research materials and references usually doesn't take the form of more short stories.I hope as the series progresses, the authors flesh out the writing (no pun intended.) My personal preference would be a longer book and just a reference to where you can find the Grimms fairy tales.