![]() They had more of a cautionary ending for the children of Hinterland, much like Grimm’s original fairytales. With many of the tales, it was hard to tell if one could call the ending happy or not. Each tale moves with a slow, careful plot that twists and turns with sinister precision. ![]() A story of a mother who steals children to fill the empty place in her arms. It seems as if I were inside the story, holding hands with each girl as she navigated her dangerous world of foolish hopes and dreams, or wicked toymakers and sorcerers and well-meaning lovers.Ĭracking open the pages, there are many different tales to explore. She put words together in a way that I could taste and feel. Albert’s prose throughout the entire book was breathtaking. Reading this book, I felt almost that Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert was a collection of Grimm’s fairytales and not collection of unique stories written and compiled by the author herself as it was that good. ![]()
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