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Hansel and Gerhardt

by W.H. Lockwood

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·The GriMM Tales

Why Read This?

Lockwood takes the darkest Grimm tale and weaves in laugh-out-loud banter between two stepbrothers fighting through a genuinely terrifying forest. The forbidden romance hits harder because you believe they would die for each other. The candy house sequence is unhinged in the best way.

Synopsis

Oh look! A house made entirely of sweets! Things finally seem to be looking up for Hansel and Gerhardt… Dropped into a lonely cottage deep in the woods as a boy, Gerhardt would give anything to escape. He hates his life, he hates his abusive step father. He’s sure his irritatingly handsome step brother despises him for the share of food he takes, and even more for frequently angering their dangerous father. But Gerhardt’s never once learned to back down from a fight, no matter what it costs him. Hansel is riddled with guilt for the life Gerhardt’s been forced to live. He knows his father’s actions aren’t his fault, but he’s sure Gerhardt hates him for it. Still, he can’t help but secretly adore the ferocity and defiance of his gorgeous step brother, even if it is likely to get them both killed any day now. When their father finally snaps and chases them into the forest with an axe, Hansel and Gerhardt are forced to rely on each other in an incredibly dangerous place that’s bereft of food, inhabited by hungry wolves, and cursed by dark magic. As one adventure after another tests their bravery and their bond, Hansel and Gerhardt discover that maybe they don’t hate each other as much as they thought they did. In fact, maybe they even like each other. A lot. More than step brothers probably should… But who’s there in the forest to stop them exploring their explosive attraction? And when they stumble upon the adorable little house made entirely of sweets… Well, what could possibly go wrong? Hansel and Gerhardt is the spicy, action-packed, heart-wrenching, enemies to lovers, step-brothers MM Romance fairytale retelling of your most twisted and delightful imaginings. Light a candle, brew a hot cup of something tasty, and snuggle down beside the fire. It’s time for a queer spin on an old classic. Each book set in the GriMM fairytale world can be read as a standalone and contains its own Happily Ever After story. But we do recommend reading each one, as the tales are connected to each other in multiple magical ways.

At a Glance

3.93 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/M
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

enemies to loversfairytale retellingforced proximity

Mood

darkintenseangstydramaticthrilling

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.93 ★

Page Count

287 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/M

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Spice Details 🌶️

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domestic violenceparental abuseviolencegraphic violencegoremurderanimal deathabusechildhood traumacannibalismsuicidal ideationdruggingcaptivity

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