Week 43 Review: Greymist Fair

From Goodreads:

The people of Greymist Fair know that the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and that they should never set foot off the road. But when a young tailor discovers a body on the road, her search for the culprit reveals even more strange and dark happenings around her town. From acclaimed author Francesca Zappia, Greymist Fair is a suspenseful and inventive murder-mystery inspired by the lesser-known fairytales of the Brothers Grimm. Greymist Fair will bewitch readers of Rachel Vincent's Red Wolf, Liz Braswell's A Twisted Tale series, and fans of Into the Woods.

Features chapter decorations by the author throughout, as well as a map.

Two roads lead into a dark forest. They meet at Greymist Fair, the village hidden in the trees, a place kept alive by the families that never leave. The people of Greymist Fair know the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and to set foot off the road is to invite trouble.

When Heike, the village's young tailor, discovers a body on the road, she goes looking for who is responsible. But her quest only leads to more strange happenings around Greymist Fair.

Inspired by the original, bloody, lesser-known fairytales of the Brothers Grimm, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia crafts an enthralling murder-mystery that will keep readers turning the pages. Told from multiple points of view, with each narrative building on the crime discovered by Heike, Greymist Fair examines the themes of childhood fears, growing into adult responsibilities, and finding a place to call home amid the trials of life and death.

My Review:
Man, this book was so great! Francesca Zappia really writes off kilter books, with just that bit of weirdness, and that weirdness has gotten bigger with every book, and I really love that! This latest read was creepy and amazing and I loved reading it!

This isolated town of Grimist Fair, with each story we got to know it just a little bit better. Heike's story was first, and set things up, and each story built up something else, and we were in a variety of people's heads for these various stories. And boy, some of them were pretty dark! 

The stories of the present, they happened in chronological order, but between them, there were stories of the past, that why things were the way they where when the book started. It gave us a rounded view of the goings on in this town, and I really enjoyed that! 

We know right off the bat that one of the characters is Death, we meet him in the opening page. And from the synopsis we know that these are the darker tales. But there's still some hope in at least some of them, and the way things ended in the last one was pretty great! 

This was a fantastic book, and I can't wait to read more by Francesca Zappia! 

Author: Francesca Zappia
Read: October 27th, 2022
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Expected Publication: March 28th 2023

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