Review | A Grimm Warning

A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories #3) by Chris Colfer
July 2014 by Little Brown Books for Young Readers
448 pages
Four stars


"The Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories.
Connor Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him - until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code.

Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother... but her attempts at granting wishes never go as planned. Will she ever be truly ready to lead the Fairy Council?

When all signs point to disaster for the Land of Stories, Connor and Alex must join forces with their friends and enemies to save the day. But nothing can prepare them for the coming battle... or for the secret that will change the twins' lives forever.

The third book in the bestselling Land of Stories series puts the twins to the test as they bring two worlds together!" -Goodreads


If you have not read the previous books in the series, beware of spoilers! 

This is the third installment in the Land of Stories series. I really loved the first two books, so I was wondering how this book would compare. This is a middle grade series but I think readers of all ages would enjoy it. It's just such a fun series. It's easy to get lost in Chris Colfer's writing. He is really able to capture the awkwardness of being a teenager and all the new experiences you have at that age. The world he has created with these fairy tale characters that we all know and love is amazing. I love the way he envisions all these characters.

A Grimm Warning was a little slow to start but picked up really fast and I was hooked. I didn't like the idea of Connor and Alex being separated for most of the book but I think it worked out well. The twins really play off each other very well, but it was nice to get more of an idea of who they are when they are alone. There is a lot of character growth and plot development in A Grimm Warning. They both seem to be very unsure of themselves in the beginning of the story, but by the end of it, they have discovered new parts of themselves and new things they were capable of. Connor and Alex both experience their first relationships in this book too, which I think is nice. They are really growing up. 

A Grimm Warning takes us to London and Germany, which I thought was a great change of scenery. We meet new characters in The Land of Stories and get a glimpse of who they are after their fairy tale is over. We meet Gretel, of Hansel and Gretel. We also revisit many characters in The Land of Stories, such as Jack and Goldilocks. 

*Beware of some slight spoilers!*  There was so much to this book. There were so many things that happened that are going to change the rest of the books moving forward. I'm really excited to see where the characters are in the next story after the events of A Grimm Warning. I was really surprised by the big reveal at the end and am looking forward to getting more information in TLOS4. With Alex being the new Fairy Godmother, and having Connor by her side, the next book is sure to be exciting. I really hope that Bree and Emmerich return to The Land of Stories. I think they are connected to what the Fairy Godmother told Mother Goose before she died.  I don't think this is the last we will see of them. 

I went through such a book hangover after finishing this! I really cannot wait to start book four soon.