Book: The Grimm Society 

Author: Chanda Hahn

Thank you NetGalley and Tantor Audio for an advanced audio copy.

From the description of The Grimm Society, I was expecting some kind of wannabe Harry Potter knockoff, but I found myself very pleasantly surprised. From the school to some of the magic, and some characters at least to me, I see inspiration from the world of Harry Potter, Twilight, and other young adult fantasy worlds, but this was a great intro into a series that can stand on its own. 

Everly experiences a great loss, and a loss like that turns her into a griever. As a griever, she now has the ability to see what others can not; she sees creatures called Grimms. With her new ability, she now gets an invitation to attend an exclusive school for Grievers called Gravemark. 

Gravemark is the school that Everly’s best friend goes to, along with her brother Hunter, one of her love interests. Another student named Ian serves as another interest, creating a little love triangle. I liked Ian a little more than Hunter, but the love triangle idea frustrated me a little. It seems these books tend to have a love triangle, and it fails to feel original. 

What originally drew me into this audiobook was the narrator. Amy McFadden is a terrific narrator. She has single-handedly sucked me into multiple books and it was her narration that kept me in this book.

Final score: 4/5