Red
Books | Fiction / Dystopian
3.7
(60)
S. J. Sanders
There were certain truths everyone knew. Never wear red or any other bright color. Make as little sound as possible if one had to be outside the protection of the sanctuary settlements. And never, ever, go out in the wild places alone. The Ragoru, an alien species set down to live among them, dwell within the forests and everyone knows that they crave all things red.Arie's life has always been one of playing by the rules. She doesn't draw attention to herself. She doesn't leave her home without her hood that conceals her bright red hair. It is a secret from everyone, and her hood protects her secret so that she may continue to live safely within the village until one day that secret comes to light. Absconding into the woods soon becomes her only safety, and she will risk her very life into the care of the very dreaded beings that all people fear, the Ragoru, in hope of making it to her grandmother's house in the citadel at the other side of the great forest.When circumstances reveal them to not be the monsters of human imagination, but that they stir the ravenous beast within her, Arie finds that she is willing to risk far more to find a way to be with them forever. Even if that means severing ties with her grandmother, rejecting the human comforts of the citadel, and facing the horror of the Order of the Huntsmen.A new spin on the Little Red Riding Hood Story, bringing a well known fairy tell to a dystopian future with a wolfish alien species.updated 4/4/20
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Author
S. J. Sanders
Pages
426
Publisher
Independently Published
Published Date
2019-10-04
ISBN
1696941482 9781696941488
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"<strong>3. 75 star oh the feels</strong><br/><br/>I greatly enjoyed the companionship of these four. The respect and love they lavished on each other and also in the end admiring each brothers differences. Out of the three Warol was my favorite Ragoru (canine like alien's) but in a weird way I came to love all of them. They had their quirks but the brothers doated on Arie so much I couldn't get enough.<br/><br/>Just reading about them nuzzling her and bidding for her attention made my heart swell. I have to say this story was very unique. I have never seen where multiple mates would have worked so well together. I feel like Arie got a little slice of everything. A complete family who all loved and needed one another. So close that if one mate was to die they could not have been replaced.<br/><br/>I'm not going to pretend but it did get rather weird at times. Somethings didn't make much since to me. Like the color of Arie hair (red) was a bad omen so no one could find out but she wore a hood all the time so why wasnt it obvious to everyone she was hiding something. Maybe she could have dyed her hair with berries I dunno. The Ragoru (canine like alien's) had double of everything which was cool their four eyes could move independently tracking more than one thing their four arms hold and rip apart at the same time. But when I say double everything I mean double everything (cough cough) which from a biological standpoint made no sense at all. Also the humans and Ragorus bodies are compatible but the offspring look like a slight smaller nibble version of the Ragoru. I just don't feel like that would be accurate it's not an even 50/50 swap. Moving on I wasn't sure why her cousin Madelin couldn't get married off and why Arie's grandmother needed her so badly. Omg and I think Arie got in way to many horrible situations. I honestly love her character but it's like everytime her mates turned around. <br/><br/>But still I just can't get over the companionship they all shared. I absolutely loved reading about it. Near the end this became one of my favorite paragraphs:<br/><br/>"He understood Kyx’s strange insecurities and could enjoy Warol’s sharp wit and fascinations. They had always been a strong triad, but Arie made them a better and more cohesive family."<br/><br/>At the beginning I could never understand how they could all come together and share but Arie made it possible. She loved their strength, flaws, insecurities, and even their scars. She made her mates feel equally loved and they worshipped her in return. My favorite parts were the cave scenes as her mates cuddled around her its seemed like each had a certain place they like to cling too omg so adorable. And those 12 arms to hold her eeek. I am just fangirling sorry.<br/><br/>Even though it was unique the story did have its draw backs. It got into the action quick but took to many wrong turns and always ending fine pretty much. The plot just needed more of a boost in my opinion. But in the end the overall characters and familia was spectacular."