*I received an e-arc via Netgalley and the publisher. Thank you for the opportunity to review. All thoughts are my own*

I thought this was a great conclusion to The Forest Grimm duology! With a murder mystery, fairytale magic and heart pounding twists and turns, it kept me turning the pages. The story begins where The Forest Grimm ended. Clara and Axel have made it back to their village, where they are safe behind the forest's borders. To their dismay, the forest begins luring in more villagers and they realize that they have only treated the symptoms and not the cause of the forest's curse.

Clara and Axel find themselves in the forest again after Clara keeps having visions of the past. They need to find who the murderer was that caused the curse. Much is at stake as Clara and Axel are on their journey. Will they be able to make it out of the forest a second time?

I definitely recommend!

This duology had all the elements that were supposed to make me love it. Unfortunately, The Deathly Grimm was a miss. I loved the prologue and hoped the narrative would continue similarly, but it was not the case.

While the first had been a little slow, I wanted to know the outcome of the cliffhanger. I could not help myself. The Deathly Grimm was similar to book one with its slow pace. A lot of things happened but I barely turned the pages at all. It was often long-winded and repetitive, which made me frustrated with Clara.

I continued to like how the fairy tales and folk tales were integrated into the story, but not enough to overcome those aspects of the story and the writing I did not necessarily like. The book left me somewhat frustrated.

I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it. If you like dark stories mysterious characters, and settings this is the book for you.

It was great to fall back into this world after Clara has survived the Forest Grimm. However, this book fell short for me a bit. I kept putting it down and reading something else and coming back to it.
I think I ended up enjoying the first book more than this sequel. I am happy that the series wrapped up in a duology.
The book could have ended like 75% in. It felt like the author hovered on scenes longer than necessary. I enjoyed how we finally get to see Clara’s powers develop and how the contribute to the story. Being introduced to new character that are part of the Grimm Fairytales was the best part in my opinion. It is a part that I enjoyed in the first book as well. I also enjoyed the romance of Clara and Axel being built upon in this book but I would I have liked to see more of it and Clara's friends in this book. This book reminded me so much of the Sisters Grimm Series that I read when I was a kid. It is very much a YA book series.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

4 Stars The Deathly Grimm wraps up all the loose ends from The Forest Grimm in a neat little bow. Just as dark in lore as the first book and twisted in the tales.

Thank you so much to St. Martin's Press for this e-ARC of The Deathly Grimm in exchange for an honest review. I did really enjoy the first book, so I was excited to dive back into this world. It was eerie, it was gothic, it was everything a dark fairytale shaped out to be. I think the action scenes were done really well, and I really did enjoy Axel and Clara, but unfortunately, after this book was over, I did kind of forget about it, but it was a lot of fun while I was reading it. If you enjoyed book 1, book 2 will probably live up to your expectations as well.

DNF at 10%
This story felt repetitive and a lot like book one. I lost interest quickly. I don't think I'm the audience for this author

Unfortunately, I didn't realize that this was a sequel to another book, and therefore, I had to go back and read that book first. Both books were just okay, nothing fantastical. I'm afraid I've forgotten most of what these books were about given I read them in April. But I know that I enjoyed reading them and didn't want to DNF at any point.

I liked this sequel. I actually think I liked it more than the first book. I found the characters felt more mature and the story was more interesting here. The author kept the main theme of traversing the forest as the theme for the plot but I liked that the romance was more prominent in this book and I also liked that lesser known fairy tales were featured in this book.

I would definitely read more from this author and I’d recommend this for fans of Marissa Meyer’s writing style.

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Admittedly this book was better than the first one. I didn't enjoy the first book much at all but this one dealt with the fairytale aspect in a better way than the first one did. The first book felt like it was full of the cliche fairytale things but this one (while it still had cliches) just worked better. Maybe it was because of the tales the author chose, I'm not sure. It could also simply be because I didn't believe this book should've been two seperate stories. It should've been a standalone where she breaks the curse in one go. I felt there was a lot of unnecessary parts in the first book that could have been taken out and put together with this sequel. Overall, it was an interesting read.

The Deathly Grimm was a great conclusion to the Forest Grimm duology. Some of the pacing felt a little off at times, but for the most part I really enjoyed it. I love a fairy tale murder mystery! And the incorporation of more of Grimm’s fairytale characters was fun as well.

I don't know how i feel about this one. It was fine. A good conclusion. Im glad her S-curved back wasn't mentioned AS often but it was still a bit annoying.

I also got so irritated with Clara and Axel contradicting what they said. I don't know. It was a fine read. Im glad I read it to see what happens.

This story picks up where The Forest Grimm leaves off, with the trio having returned from their original attempt to break the curse with only partial success. The town blames them for the curse only being partially broken, so Clara and Axel return to the forest to try again. New macabre versions of fairy tale characters and their story lines appear as they try to get to the root of the curse. Clara's ability to see the past has her piecing together events until she is finally able to free the town.

Again, this is light horror/fantasy with great characters and world-building. There is a bit more romance in this one with very low spice level.

I liked this one! It was a good follow up to The Forest Grimm and I liked how everything turned out, though it did feel like the number of fairy tales referenced got a little too high and felt a tad heavy-handed for my personal taste. Overall I do still recommend it though!

I received an advance copy from the publisher, all opinions are my own, and a review was not required.

I was so hyped to get a copy of this, as I'd loved the first book in the duology. This did not dissapoint at all in terms of a follow up, and I honestly feel like Kathryn Purdie is now on my autobuy list!

First and foremost I’d like thank thank NetGalley and the Publisher for gifting me a copy of this book. I am so thankful to give an honest review of my feelings towards this book.
Return to the Forest and find out the truth about the beginning of the Curse.
I will be 100% I sped through this book and honestly didn’t remember a lot from book 1 of this duology. I did remember enjoying the nostalgia from seeing the grim fairytales sprinkled throughout the book and this sequel was about the same.
Following Clara and Axel on their return to the forest was kind of a mixed bag for me. I honestly feel that this duology could have been just one book in my opinion It was pretty repetitive and outside the references to fairytales was one noted. This could also stem from speeding through it CuaSe it was about to expire.
If this duology interests you in anyway, read it! You could have a completely different opinion from me.

really good mystery. Kept me on my toes and loved all of the characters and what they went through on this journey. Loved that they a happy ending happened.

A fantastical, exhilarating ending to a magical duology. I loved this - was kept on the edge of my seat in my eagerness for answers and mystified by Purdie's imagination and creativity of weaving classic fairy tale characters into a new story. Sometimes the story did feel a little drawn out, but overall, I really enjoyed this one and loved getting answers to the questions I was left with at the end of book 1 and seeing everything wrap up nicely. Thanks Netgalley for the e-ARC!

While I didn't think that The Forest Grimm was a perfect novel, I enjoyed the plot, setting and eerie tone enough that I wanted to finish the duology. Unfortunately, The Deathly Grimm fell short for me. I didn't feel like the plot was as interesting as in book one, and a lot of the novel felt like filler. I almost think that these two books could have been condensed into one standalone. Additionally, I didn't love the love triangle elements, or the new antagonist. I much preferred how book one set up the forest itself as an antagonist, compared to the flesh and blood villain of this book. And finally, the emotional scenes just didn't impact me. While I am glad that I got to see how this series wrapped up, I feel like there was decline in writing quality between books one and two.

The Deathly Grimm was a mostly satisfying conclusion to this duology. While I can't say that this was a favorite of mine, I did have an enjoyable time while reading it. The plot picks up right after the first book's ending, and we don't get much of a recap. Having read the first book last year, a refresher would have been nice, but I remembered enough to be able to dive back in.

As with the first book, my favorite aspect was the fairytales and how they were twisted. I thought that aspect was very well done and interesting, and I really liked how the fairytale that related to each Lost character made sense with who they were on the outside. It never felt like the fairytale was randomly placed or didn't make sense. When Clara thought about the characters and who they were, the fairytale they became was logical. I don't think I've ever read a fairytale retelling that utilized fairytales in this way, and it was delightful.

Unfortunately, the other aspects of the story left me wanting more, especially the conclusion of the murder mystery and the curse. I've seen many reviews say that it felt very convoluted, and I would have to agree. I wouldn't go so far as to say that it didn't make sense, but the explanation ultimately felt silly.

The pacing was slower than expected, especially since I was under the impression we were on a time crunch. The characters felt even more childish than they were in the first book, which was very odd. The relationship between Clara and Axel was constantly strained for no reason other than to have it be strained, and I didn't feel that it was resolved well enough by the time the ending happened.

I don't know. I think this is a solid series, and The Deathly Grimm is a solid conclusion, but there was too much that I didn't love that overshadowed my enjoyment of the fairytale aspects.

I received an advanced copy of The Deathly Grimm from Netgalley and the publisher and am leaving this review voluntarily.