Grymm
by Keith Austin
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 11+
Published by Red Fox, 2012
About this book
Mina and Jacob are reluctant step-siblings who find themselves relocated to the desert town of Grymm when Mina’s dad gets a job at the local mine. From the outset it is clear that ‘nothing’s quite what it seems in Grymm’, home to a host of very odd and sinister characters. But it’s when baby Bryan completely vanishes and no one seems to notice that Mina and Jacob discover that what goes on in Grymm really is the stuff of nightmares.
Grymm is a very original tale peppered with the blackest of humour and some truly disturbing characters. Readers will identify with bickering teenagers Mina and Jacob as they try to make sense of the bizarre and frightening world they find themselves in. An entertaining and unusual horror story.
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