The Grimoire of Grave Fates
The Grimoire of Grave Fates was created by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owens. The stories within are written by Preeti Chhibber, Kat Cho, Mason Deaver, Natasha Diaz, Hafsah Faizal, Victoria Lee, Jessica Lewis, Darcie Little Badger, Kwame Mballa, L.L. McKinney, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Yamile Saied Mendez, Cam Montgomery, Marieke Nijkamp, Karuna Riazi, Randy Ribay, Kayla Whaley, and Julian Winters.
Professor Dropwort has been murdered and the students at Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary are taking matters into their own hands. Anyone could have killed the Magical History Professor for any number of reasons. Follow the investigations of eighteen students throughout the day as they find clues and put together the pieces to figure out who killed Septimus Dropwort.
This was certainly a unique reading experience. The main story is made up of short stories written by different authors and from the perspectives of different students but with the same goal in mind. This must have taken some incredible coordination to pull off. It was intriguing to see the connections between the stories, whether it be the students bumping into each other, sharing information or finding related clues under separate circumstances. The stories leave you asking questions and wanting to know what happens to each student. You find answers and more questions as you go along and each student uncovers a new piece of the puzzle. There are also evidence notes before each story. This book does a fantastic job of keeping you engaged and wanting to know more. Kudos to the team of authors for creating such a seamless storyline as well. If it weren’t for the names at the beginning of each story, you wouldn’t be able to tell that it wasn’t written by one person. Truly amazing collaboration.
I would recommend The Grimoire of Grave Fates to anyone who loves fantasy and mystery. This magical murder mystery will keep you on your toes. I would also recommend it to anyone who likes a unique reading experience. So many authors working on creating multiple stories with the same goal within one book is something I’ve never seen before. I think this experiment paid off and I’d be interested to see if anyone does it again. Someone let me know if you come across it.
Happy Reading!
~ Rosie
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