Review: Pretty standard "twisted fairy tale" stuff
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
Twists on fairy tales have been really hot for the past few years and these two short stories (setting up what looks like a longer series) are firmly in that camp.  While the stories go along at a really fast rate and the reader is swept along, they aren't all that fulfilling.  Part of that is the main character, Veronica Grim.  She's a perfect cypher -- no flaws, no worries, no problems.  Making her a bit more human (although she may not be human -- I don't know) would have made these two tales a much more engaging introduction.  Reading about a fairy tale Superwoman isn't all that fun.  The other issue is with the world -- it's unclear if the characters know they are fairy tales or what the rules of their world actually are.It's possible that both of these issues are dealt with in a satisfactory way in the longer works in this series, but based on this intro I don't have much motivation to keep reading.