![]() ![]() Red looked to each of these things with a spoiled, arrogant eye, not fitting for the character she was supposed to be. In general, nearly-starving orphans tend to be grateful for clothes, help, food, family, etc. Her conversations with one of the other main characters in particular, were completely unrealistic. A 20-year old spoiled, selfish brat, at that. Despite her childhood, she spoke and carried herself with the attitude and tone of a spoiled, selfish brat. She was written to be a young teen, orphaned for over a decade and lost in the cold care of a city orphanage system, having to practically provide for herself. Mainly the lead character, Red Riding, who was completely undefined and confused. The characters were one of my two main issues with this book. Unfortunately, that's basically the only thing I liked about the book. This story does have the potential to be good, and I can see where the author was going with it. It was the main thing that intrigued me in the first place- I generally enjoy a good fairy tale re-telling. The story was original enough, being a re-telling of the Grimm Fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood. ![]() I detest writing negative reviews, but unfortunately, that's what I'm going to have to do for this book.įirst off, the plot was somewhat interesting. While the synopsis was written with some clichés, it seemed like it could be interesting, and the cover was really cool. When I first approached this book for a read for review program, I thought it seemed worth a read. **I would like to thank Neo Edmund for gifting me a copy of his novel in exchange for an honest review.** As well as checking out other projects Mr. I'm looking forward to spending time with these characters again, can't wait to read the next in the series. This was an interesting twist on the story Little Red Riding Hood and I have to say when reading, and visualizing this little world, it was like an anime was playing in my head. "The better to sneak up on you with, Little Red."Īnd we can't forget protecting the town of Wayward from the evil sorcerer Ragnarok! "Why, Wolfgang, what amazing stealth you have," Red said. There were many funny moments, with some amusing dialog. Reuniting with family and friends, new friendships, potential love interests, adorable characters. The memories should get a little toned down, made more hazy because how many people can remember events from when they are three? The way Dote, Ash and Red act regarding the things they did together as toddlers seem to a bit of a stretch for me. I do need to say this, there were a few things that bugged me slightly. Red eventually meets up with her friends from childhood, rather toddler years, Ash and Dote (who is adorable by the way, I would hug her and pet her on the head if I could). On the way she runs into another, a boy "Wolf Boy" as she decides to call him, who helps her find her way to her grandmothers and warns her not to stray off the path. ![]() One day she gets a letter from her Grandmother who she didn't know existed telling Red to come to her house in the Wayward Woods. We have Red (aged 14 soon to be 15), an orphan who knows nothing about herself, where she came from, she doesn't even know what her last name is. This could have went two ways, a flop because you have to be careful when working with something that is based on the fairytale or anything that's already in the public mind. What I thought this was going to be and what I read where two different things, and well that's not a bad thing. When you read the title and blurb you get an image in your head of what you think the tale is going to be about, now take that idea and remove it from your head. When I first settled down to read this book, Little Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, popped into my head. You're everything a big bad wolf could want. ![]()
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