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Hazel and Gray are two teenagers that end up lost in the woods after a date together. What happens next while they try to look for some help is a retelling of sorts of the fairytale Hansel and Gretel. I appreciated how there was a clear plot in this story and also an evolution in the narrative, but in the end this novella didn't really meet my taste.
This was an interesting take on a Hansel and Gretel retelling. Hazel and Gray are boyfriend/girlfriend rather than siblings and the story is tackling the issue of sex trafficking. I really like the concept and basic approach to the story, but I also think this is too short to really do the topics included justice. Liked, but longer would have been better.
Ooooh Hazel and Gray is a really trippy, non-pg rated, modern reimagining of Hansel and Gretel. Equally disturbing and really absorbing. I've never read anything by Nic Stone before, but I'm thinking I'll need to look into changing that.
As far as fairytale retellings go, this Hansel and Gretel retelling made for a rather dark, and really quite an odd experience. I knew from the very start, when our main guy "Gray" refers to Hazel as "Babe" that things were pretty bad. Oh, how I despise that pet name for women!It gets better. After Hazel has let Gray have his way with her, he advises her that defecating in a bush, isn't really so bad. Really now?This story was based around seduction of some sort, that didn't really lead anywhere...
Who knew this already twisted story could be rewritten to be even more twisted than before! Such an interesting take on the old classic. Kept me interested the whole time!
I wanted to quickly read all these short novellas to chase my 2020 goal but I so dislike the style these are written in... I'll try to give it another go but the stories do not make sense to me whatsoever. Call me stupid..
I absolutely did not expect this retelling of Hansel and Gretel to contain both pedophilia and sex trafficking. This is a 2.5 star read for me, rounded down to 2 stars. It was easier to follow than The Prince and The Troll but managed to be disturbing while also not being overly memorable. I won't read it again and likely will not continue on with the series.
Having read Faraway#1 by Rainbow Rowell, I didn’t expect such a jump to a lot of adult content in this short twisted story. TW - sex trafficking, pedophilia
I loved Dear Martin, so when I saw this short story retelling on Amazon Prime Reads I had to have it.This story is so far up my alley that I feel like it was kismet! My favorite thing to read is fairytales and fairytale retellings, and that's what this is!! A retelling of Hansel And Gretel. Oh, how groovy it was though and so different from the original.I definitely like the twist in this one!I wasn't crazy about the ending though. I wish after all that goodness in the tale, that it would just p...
More pleaseWow that ending! It left me wanting more of Hazel and Gray. This short showed that you don't need a lot of pages to tell a story well
Having never read anything by Nic Stone, Hazel and Gray (mature re-write of Hansel and Gretal) and the second book in the Faraway Collection of Amazon Originals is well-written and provides an all too real view of what could happen/sometimes happen to children when "Monsters" in sheeps clothing catapults them into a world that holds a much more dangerous one than that which they left behind.Hazel and Gray are two kids who are being raised by single mothers. Along comes the "Monster" who sweeps t...
4 starsThis is the first short story which has crossed 3 star rating for me(not that I've read many lol, but still!).I found it to be quite up to par!The writing style was good, quick but comprehensive. Covered various realms like romance, fear, steam, despondence and vice, all very well.The book took nefarious turns giving sinister vibes. Gray and Hazel's bravery is admirable.It was one hell of a short read.
Very odd, dark and bizarre retelling!"The better you fit in, the less you stand out."
Great retelling of Hansel and Gretel with a very nice twist. This was more of what I expected when I started the collection."Hazel and Gray" follows teens Hazel and Gray. Boyfriend and girlfriend who flee after the "Monster" enters Hazel's life and wishes her harm. I liked how Stone played around with the original fairy tale and modernize it for us. I loved Hazel's story, but we also get some development of Gray that I wished we had gotten into more. Both of them being raised by black mothers wh...
date read: 2021 march 26this would be even better as a longer book!
