Jeremiah Yuda Umam

The Wicked Remain (The Grimrose Girls, 2)

Book by Laura Pohl

DETAILS

Publisher : Sourcebooks Fire (November 1, 2022) Language : English Paperback : 480 pages ISBN-10 : 1728228905 ISBN-13 : 978-1728228907 Reading age : 14 - 18 years Grade level : 8 - 12 Item Weight : 15.4 ounces , At Grimrose Académie, the fairy-tale deaths continue. And unless the curse is broken, one of the girls could be next. Nani, Yuki, Ella, and Rory have discovered the truth about the curse that's left a trail of dead bodies at Grimrose. But the four still know nothing of its origins, or how to stop the cycle of doomed fates. And each girl harbors her own secret. One is learning why she was brought to the school. One struggles to keep her new and deadly power under control. One knows exactly how much time she has left. And one, trying to escape her dark destiny, will come even closer to fulfilling it. Can the girls change their own stories and break the curse? Or must one of them die to end it forever? Perfect for fans of: Cinderella is Dead and GRIMM Dark Academia Fairytale Retellings LGBTQ Rep Media Buzz for The Grimrose Girls : Buzzfeed called it "a book definitely worth picking up" One of Book Riot 's Top New YA Paperbacks for Fall A Buzzfeed Top LGBTQ+ YA Book to Devour A Culturess Thrilling New YA Release Featured on Tor as a new Young Adult SFF A Barnes & Noble OUR MONTHLY PICK for November 2021!! Praise for New York Times Bestseller The Grimrose Girls: "Enthralling... Fans of empowering feminist fairy-tale retellings will love this." ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "Darkly haunting and achingly romantic." ―Ashley Poston, national bestselling author of Geekerella  "Sink your teeth into this story and let it carry you through the woods." ―Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Read more

REVIEW

This was a satisfying conclusion to a good YA Fantasy duology. The events pick up a few months after the first book. The girls continue to search for a way to break the curse, but are waylaid by personal issues that distract them from their goal. As they make progress on finding out the origin of the curse, more girls start dying. This book delves deeper into the girls lives and stories. We find out more about their curse, and how the girls try to come to terms with it. Nani continues to search for her father and gets closer to finding answers. Yuki starts learning to control her new powers as she struggles with the relationship she has with her stepmother. Ella races to find answers as she quickly races toward her 18th birthday. Once believing that it would spell her freedom, now she realizes it could actually be her end. Rory continues to fight against the confines of her future as the ruler of her country, as well as her growing feelings for her fencing nemesis. I enjoyed this book more than the first one, perhaps because we got to learn more about the girls and their individual stories. I liked the ending, although the way the author got there was a bit convoluted and confusing. However, it didn't deter from my enjoyment of the book. I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire. All opinions are my own.

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