Reviewed: September 3rd, 2023
Released: September 20th, 2022
Genre: Humourous Fantasy
A Land of Darkness drowns in despair.
It’s called My Office.
When I’m not typing manifests, I churn out fantasy books no-one reads.
Less Young Adult, more MAD: Middle Aged Disappointment.
So, when I’m gifted a magic book for Secret Santa, I can’t believe my luck.
One miserable ‘Once Upon a Time’ later and I’m marooned on a frozen mountain, heaving with weirdos, biting each other’s throats.
The Snake’s oily,
The Eagle’s bald,
The Bear’s accident prone,
My ‘Handsome Prince’ is more cheesed off Wolf, busy scratching, and I’ve no idea who the Villain is (unless it’s me).
Worst of all…
I’ve no way home and the Mangy Wolf’s got the hots for me.
Growing old is no fairytale.
Helen’s thoughts: 5/5
A Wolf so Grim and Mangy is a laugh out loud humurous fantasy. I haven’t chuckled my way through a book like this in a long time.
A wonderful twist on the fairytale and chosen one trope, with a lot of snark and laugh out loud observations.
Edi is our middle-aged heroine, totally fed up with her boring life and wanting more. As they say, be careful for what you wish for as she arrives on a frozen, desolate mountainside in the most ungainly manner.
Enter the grumpy vagabond who, having watched her stumble about aimlessly in the snow, rescues her from her frozen destiny. Curt is as friendly as his name suggests and can’t wait to get rid her and off into the fairytale we go.
Briliantly written, wonderful characters, perfect plot and the most astute and amusing observations. So very clever and enjoyable. Can’t wait to read book two!
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