Ella, Yuki, and Rory are returning to their elite boarding school, Grimrose Académie; however, this year they will begin the year with a funeral for their friend Ari. Ari was found drowned in the lake by the school just before the semester began. The girls don't believe Ari's death was a suicide like the officials say. Ella, Yuki and Rory don't make any headway in finding a cause for their friend's death until a new girl, Nani arrives. Nani finds a book of fairy tales with a list of names that Ari had been taking notes in along with a threatening note. The girls piece together that the deaths at Grimrose seem to follow the endings of fairy tales. But, are the deaths at the hand of a human killer or a curse upon the school?
The Grimrose Girls is a young adult murder mystery combined with a little magical realism. The writing drives directly into the mystery as the girls attend Ari's funeral. Each of the girl's personalities were well developed and evident from the beginning. Yuki strives for perfection in everything, Ella has a need to please everyone around her, Rory wants to be herself, despite her parents best efforts to make her someone else and Nani needs to find her place within this strange group of girls and discover why her father sent her to Grimrose. I loved the incorporation of the fairy tales around each girl's situation. The suspense built as fairy tail deaths begin to find their matching students. The line between magic and reality was easily blurred as the girls were pulled into their fairy tales and seemed to play out their tragic stories. Even more than the mystery, The Grimrose Girls is a story of friendship, coming of age and self-discovery. Each of the girls takes on figuring out who they are without Ari, the glue of the group. They also find who they are in relation to their fairy tales and decide if they want to play into their fate or change it. With a diversity of characters and a wonderful storyline, I can't wait to read the next book.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
The Grimrose Girls is a young adult murder mystery combined with a little magical realism. The writing drives directly into the mystery as the girls attend Ari's funeral. Each of the girl's personalities were well developed and evident from the beginning. Yuki strives for perfection in everything, Ella has a need to please everyone around her, Rory wants to be herself, despite her parents best efforts to make her someone else and Nani needs to find her place within this strange group of girls and discover why her father sent her to Grimrose. I loved the incorporation of the fairy tales around each girl's situation. The suspense built as fairy tail deaths begin to find their matching students. The line between magic and reality was easily blurred as the girls were pulled into their fairy tales and seemed to play out their tragic stories. Even more than the mystery, The Grimrose Girls is a story of friendship, coming of age and self-discovery. Each of the girls takes on figuring out who they are without Ari, the glue of the group. They also find who they are in relation to their fairy tales and decide if they want to play into their fate or change it. With a diversity of characters and a wonderful storyline, I can't wait to read the next book.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
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