Book Review: In a Glass Grimmly

Another Young Hoosier and the second in the series!

In a Glass Grimmly

Adam Gidwitz

 

From Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13513080-in-a-glass-grimmly?from_search=true):

More Grimm tales await in the harrowing, hilarious companion to a beloved new classic

Take caution ahead—
Oversize plant life, eerie amphibious royalty, and fear-inducing creatures abound.

Lest you enter with dread.
Follow Jack and Jill as they enter startling new landscapes that may (or may not) be scary, bloody, terrifying, and altogether true.

Step lively, dear reader . . .
Happily ever after isn’t cutting it anymore.

In this companion novel to Adam Gidwitz’s widely acclaimed, award-winning debut, A Tale Dark & Grimm, Jack and Jill explore a new set of tales from the Brothers Grimm and others, including Jack and the Beanstalk and The Frog Prince

Adam Gidwitz is a most hilarious storyteller, and I am very excited to have been able to read this second book of his series.  The only part I am not totally sold on is Gidwitz's interjections throughout the book.  I know he is trying to be funny and making sure the reader is following along, but as a 27-year-old, I find this redundant.  However, the age group it's meant for, this is probably one of the coolest parts of the book.

I love that Gidwitz twists fairy tales we have known our whole lives.  But he doesn't stop there, he intertwines ALL of those fairy tales into ONE big fat amazing story.  You don't just get the Frog Princess or Jack and Jill. You get the Frog Princess who is a brat, has a daughter (Jill) whose cousin is Jack who must work together to retrieve a mirror from the Giant on top of the beanstalk.  This book is one crazy ride, and you MUST check out!