The Grimm Legacy
Ratings12
Average rating3.3
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Ratings12
Average rating3.3
New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.
Series
1 primary bookThe Grimm Legacy is a 1-book series first released in 2010 with contributions by Polly Shulman.
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2.5 / 5.0
The concept of a library that lends out objects rather than books is very fun, and it makes a very good setting for any number of stories. Adding in the fairy tale elements just makes it more intriguing.
When it comes to characterisation, however, this novel falls rather flat. None of the characters really seem to have much depth, even Elizabeth as the narrator. Additionally, several things are just quickly glossed over in the telling, and a number of things got solved too quickly, in my point of view.
Still, it's a quick, fun read. And a good way to spend an afternoon.
This was an okay read. The subject was a good one, a girl working for a magic library where one can check out magical items, but I just never connected with the main character, Elizabeth. This wasn't a difficult read, but I did struggle to finish reading it. Mainly because I just didn't care to find out what happened next. The last few chapters do pick up the pace a bit, but overall, not something I'll likely want to re-read.
