The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
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4.3 • 12 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
From the NYT-bestselling author of Dreadful, Big Little Lies goes to magic school, cozy fantasy perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Olivia Atwater and Heather Fawcett. Featuring orange sprayed and stencilled edges, with magic symbols, unicorns and baked goods from the book.
Two parents and their recently-bitten-werewolf daughter try to fit into a privileged New England society of magic aristocracy. But deadly terrors await them – ancient prophecies, remorseless magical trials, hidden conspiracies and the PTA bake sale.
When Vivian’s kindergartner, Aria, gets bitten by a werewolf, she is rapidly inducted into the hidden community of magical schools. Reeling from their sudden move, Vivian finds herself having to pick the right sacrificial dagger for Aria, keep stocked up on chew toys, and play PTA politics with sirens and chthonic nymphs and people who literally can set her hair on fire.
As Vivian careens from hellhounds in the school corridors to demons at the talent show, she races to keep up with all the arcane secrets of her new society—shops only accessible by magic portal, the brutal Trials to enter high school, and the eternal inferno that is the parents’ WhatsApp group.
And looming over everything is a prophecy of doom that sounds suspiciously like it’s about Aria. Vivian might be facing the end of days, just as soon as she can get her daughter dressed and out of the door…
Customer Reviews
Very readable; very different than Dreadful
This was a very readable book. I preordered it after reading Dreadful last year and it happened to be released when I was ill in bed, and I finished it in two days. It is very different than Dreadful. I was surprised when I finished and read the author’s note at the end to discover she described it as satire. Perhaps it’s because she seems to have been a mother of an elementary school student while writing this, whereas I am someone who used to work at an elementary school, but I would not have thought of this as satire myself. Also, the main character is dealing with some heavy emotional stuff that will likely be relatable to a lot of readers (myself included) and while the main character in Dreadful was dealing with a lot too, there was more humor (to me) mixed in with the heaviness. This is a good book (hence my five stars), just don’t expect it to be similar to Dreadful.