Grim is a collection of 16 dark fairy tale short story retellings. While there are a few stand outs, I found the collection all around lackluster. The tales are indeed dark and many deal with difficult topics. Trigger warnings for rape (Better) and child abuse (Thinner than Water). The collection offers a plethora of genres: science fiction, romance, thriller, and more. 
 I would have loved to see Beast/Beast by Tessa Gratton and Better by Shaun David Hutchinson as full novels. I feel like I always have that problem with short stories. When they're good, they often leave me wanting more than what they gave me. Untethered by Sonia Gensler was probably my favorite short story of the collection, although I have no idea which tale it's supposed to be a retelling of. For this reason, I would have liked to see (and this may be included in the final product) which stories these are retellings of. While a lot were discernible (Beauty and the Beast x2, Snow White, Pinocchio x2, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Snow Queen, Hansel and Gretel, and the Three Little Pigs) the rest left me scratching my head. 
 Other than the ones mentioned here by name, I just wasn't won over. Short story collections are a hard sell and the overall stories included didn't grab me. 
 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. Publication date: February 25, 2014