The Deathly Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
The second book in the series has the story continue on quests. The authorities in the land feel that they must have done something wrong because they were able to escape. They end up going back into the forest and fighting more battles. I got a bit lost with this one. There was some interesting Rumplestiltskin family. Or maybe that was the previous book. It blurs a bit.
The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
The protagonist wants to win a lottery to be able to go into the forest to find her mother. However, somebody else wins. She uses her map to help him. As they travel, they find various people from their town that have lost their mind and live like fairy tale characters. For instance, somebody is Rapunzel and tries to trap them with hair. There is a ghost boy they go along with and same scary encounters with others such as Hansel and Gretel. They eventually find mother in fairy tale form and do actions to save themselves. It has all the typical modern young adult fantasy values and tropes, but is a bit better than typical books in the genre.
