Sisters Red (Fairy Tale Retelling, Bk 1)
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Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Jackson Pearce has managed the unthinkable: she's made me wish that I had a sister.
Her novel, Sisters Red, is full of suspense, horror, budding romance and mythology. But it's her portrayal of heroines Scarlett and Rosie March that kept me turning pages well into the night.
Fans of Robin McKinley, Alex Finn and Regina Doman will be naturally drawn to this creative and modernized reimagining of the classic Little Red Riding Hood. But be warned: it's very, very dark in Pearce's woods.
Scarlett March has been hunting Fenris -- werewolves -- since she was attacked seven years ago at the age of 11. That vicious mauling left her without an eye, and without her grandmother and guardian, Oma March. Fortunately, Scarlett was able to save her younger sister, Rosie, the only person she cares about in the world aside from the woodsman's son, her neighbor and best friend, Silas.
Now, as teenagers, the girls don red hooded capes and brave the dark each night, acting as bait for the vicious Fenris. Unlike the Little Red of my youth, these girls don't need to wait to be rescued. Scarlett is deadly with an axe. Rosie is lethal with a knife. And together, they've sacrificed a normal life of school, friends and dating to keep their little town of Ellison safe from the preditors.
Unfortunately, the wolves have come back to Ellison in search of a Potential, a boy or man destined to be turned into a werewolf by a single, well-timed bite. Scarlett, Rosie and Silas must leave their home for Atlanta to fight the massing packs of Fenris on their own ground, and to learn the identity of the mysterious Potential, before more young girls are devoured by the monsters.
Along the way, division, first love and dreams of "having more" become almost as dangerous to the trio as the Fenris themselves. And the way the characters overcome these realistic struggles is almost as magical as the fairy tale they live in.
I loved this book from start to finish. The characters are very real and flawed, and Pearce's use of alternating chapters in Rosie and Scarlett's voices gives readers a chance to get to know both girls better, and see the tragedies unfolding through their own eyes. I was as captivated by the mundane elements of the book as the supernatural ones. Sisters Red is a great YA novel that should not be pigeonholed as a paranormal romance, urban fantasy or the like. It's both of those things, yes, but also so much more.
I've heard rumblings that Pearce has a sequel planned, called Sweetly. I don't know when it's out (I hope soon!) but I can assure you it will be on my "must read" list. In the meantime, don't miss out on Sisters Red.
Her novel, Sisters Red, is full of suspense, horror, budding romance and mythology. But it's her portrayal of heroines Scarlett and Rosie March that kept me turning pages well into the night.
Fans of Robin McKinley, Alex Finn and Regina Doman will be naturally drawn to this creative and modernized reimagining of the classic Little Red Riding Hood. But be warned: it's very, very dark in Pearce's woods.
Scarlett March has been hunting Fenris -- werewolves -- since she was attacked seven years ago at the age of 11. That vicious mauling left her without an eye, and without her grandmother and guardian, Oma March. Fortunately, Scarlett was able to save her younger sister, Rosie, the only person she cares about in the world aside from the woodsman's son, her neighbor and best friend, Silas.
Now, as teenagers, the girls don red hooded capes and brave the dark each night, acting as bait for the vicious Fenris. Unlike the Little Red of my youth, these girls don't need to wait to be rescued. Scarlett is deadly with an axe. Rosie is lethal with a knife. And together, they've sacrificed a normal life of school, friends and dating to keep their little town of Ellison safe from the preditors.
Unfortunately, the wolves have come back to Ellison in search of a Potential, a boy or man destined to be turned into a werewolf by a single, well-timed bite. Scarlett, Rosie and Silas must leave their home for Atlanta to fight the massing packs of Fenris on their own ground, and to learn the identity of the mysterious Potential, before more young girls are devoured by the monsters.
Along the way, division, first love and dreams of "having more" become almost as dangerous to the trio as the Fenris themselves. And the way the characters overcome these realistic struggles is almost as magical as the fairy tale they live in.
I loved this book from start to finish. The characters are very real and flawed, and Pearce's use of alternating chapters in Rosie and Scarlett's voices gives readers a chance to get to know both girls better, and see the tragedies unfolding through their own eyes. I was as captivated by the mundane elements of the book as the supernatural ones. Sisters Red is a great YA novel that should not be pigeonholed as a paranormal romance, urban fantasy or the like. It's both of those things, yes, but also so much more.
I've heard rumblings that Pearce has a sequel planned, called Sweetly. I don't know when it's out (I hope soon!) but I can assure you it will be on my "must read" list. In the meantime, don't miss out on Sisters Red.
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