From the New York Times bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boy comes this dark retelling of Red Riding Hood
It’s not safe for anyone alone in the woods. 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 was perfectly sane and normal until three months ago.
There are worse threats in the woods than the things that stalk their prey at night. 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…
Title : The Girl In Red
Author : Christina Henry
Format : Paperback
Page Count : 304
Genre : Post-apocalyptic fantasy
Publisher : Titan Books
Release Date : June 18, 2019
Reviewer : Micky
Rating : ★ ★ ★ ★
Micky’s 4 star review
This was my first Christina Henry book and colour me impressed, with red icing. This fantasy, loose retelling of Red Riding Hood was wrapped up in a post-apocalyptic thriller tale and it was exciting from the gory start to the gory end. The middle wasn’t always gory but it was always gripping.
Red was an obsessive prepper, not in the traditional sense but she remembered details of science documentaries, classes and horror movies that she put to good use. Once Red saw the writing on the wall as the world changed, she prepared. She navigated her way off the beaten track, through the woods to her destination; that very preparedness was her friend.
Red was fierce, scared but also courageous in the face of challenges and alternated in compassion and impatience with those around her. The world got weird quickly and then rather frightening but Red coped and I couldn’t help but admire her resilience. There were family, strays, soldiers and militia to cope with…and people not to think of. Oh boy, I felt her emotional pain at times.
If you’re looking for a fantasy book with the unexpected and you like a post-apocalyptic tale without a smattering of romance, this is your book. It kept me on the edge of my seat right until the last moment and I’m still wondering about it now. I really enjoyed the writing and I’m looking forward to reading more from Christina Henry’s previous titles.
Thank you to Titan Books for the review copy.
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