The Girl in Red
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Christina Henry
From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood"...about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems.It's not safe for anyone alone in the woods. There are predators that come out at night: critters and coyotes, snakes and wolves. But the woman in the red jacket has no choice. Not since the Crisis came, decimated the population, and sent those who survived fleeing into quarantine camps that serve as breeding grounds for death, destruction, and disease. She is just a woman trying not to get killed in a world that doesn't look anything like the one she grew up in, the one that was perfectly sane and normal and boring until three months ago.There are worse threats in the woods than the things that stalk their prey at night. Sometimes, there are men. Men with dark desires, weak wills, and evil intents. Men in uniform with classified information, deadly secrets, and unforgiving orders. And sometimes, just sometimes, there's something worse than all of the horrible people and vicious beasts combined. Red doesn't like to think of herself as a killer, but she isn't about to let herself get eaten up just because she is a woman alone in the woods....
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Author
Christina Henry
Pages
304
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2019-06-18
ISBN
0451492293 9780451492296
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"I really liked this book. I loved the mystery it had since it kept switching from before and after. I wish there was more to the ending though. Maybe a few sentences more. (Kinda spoilers after this) I wish the last part wasnt of her just knocking on the door. I wanted to see the grandma open the door and hug her or something like that before it ended. But still it was a pretty good ending."
Kettle
"Dnf 60%<br/><br/>Having loved Christina's Alice and Peter Pan retelling personally I thought this was a no brainer. Though can't say I enjoyed any part of this story. I was just blindly reading and assuming at some point I would be on board and all would be well. But after dragging through half the book I realized the plot has went no where and worst of all no mention of any wolf. You know that big monster on the beautiful cover.<br/><br/>Sure I could relate with Red on a survival level but her character felt a little detached. Most of what I read was her and Adam, the annoying brother, walking through the woods.....or complaining. One line described her brother so well. "Someone should give me an award for putting up with Adam." Me too sister....me too. <br/><br/>Red constantly complained about everyone which granted kept them alive. Adam found fault with everything Red said. The plot was just a repetition of the same actions. I'm over it now, moving on."
Ashley
"It was a good read. Especially if you like apocalypse books."
Riley Halle
"This caused me so much anxiety but woof I loved the book"
Gwenyth Ganser
"An apocalyptic take on Red Riding Hood. The protagonist, Red, suddenly finds herself in the midst of a plague. Not only that, a governmental creation that is scarier than the plague still exists, bursting out of peoples bodies and eating them. <br/>Red is strong and determined to get to her grandmas house in a secluded wooded area 300 miles away. She chooses to stick to woods, on foot, and along the way finds enemies (wolves) and friends, including two small children, she takes under her wing. <br/>I loved this take on this fairy tale as it’s not a fairy tale one bit. It is a hard journey, gruesome and sad due to her personal losses. <br/>I enjoyed the writing, however, sometimes it appeared that the author decided to throw in words that were unknown and long for the heck of it. I learned new words. Also, we are constantly reminded that Red, who is an amputee, partial loss of her leg with a prosthetic, does NOT like hills. It was mentioned many times and after the first few, I was aware - she hated hills <br/>Overall, I will read another of this authors books, who has taken many fairy tales and transformed them into modern day horror stories"
Karlee Mazzaferri
"Twist in horror"
Liv Lively
"My only issue with the book is I wish it had been longer to go more in depth of the virus and how people were behaving. Reading this in 2020 hit a bit too close to reality with some things. Easy, fast read. Definitely recommend for dystopia fans"
Jaqy Lantern
"A great read although kinda ironic giving the time I read it."
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