Last year I read The Mermaid from Christina Henry, and the writing was so beautiful, I’ve been antsy to get my hands on another of her books. I will definitely be reading The Girl in Red, and I cannot get enough of this animated cover and those creepy wolf eyes! I hope it sparks your interest as it has mine.
| Book Blurb |
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….
| About the Author |
Christina Henry is the author of Alice, Red Queen, Lost Boy, The Mermaid, and the national bestselling Black Wings series, featuring Agent of Death Madeline Black and her popcorn-loving gargoyle, Beezle. She lives in Chicago and can be found online at christinahenry.net and on Twitter @C_Henry_Author.
Very cool! I enjoyed her Peter Pan and Captain Hook retelling. 🙂 This looks good, too.
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I haven’t read that one. I’ll have to try it! 🙂
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If only books could really be animated like this. This cover is the coolest thing ever.I might have watched it like five times. LoL
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Ha! I watched it a few times myself. Those creepy eyes…LOL
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I’ve very excited about this one myself 😀 love the cover art
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It is very cool!
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That’s the coolest cover I’ve seen. The story sounds good too. Thanks for sharing, I’m putting this on my GR list.
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I haven’t read any of the author’s other books, but this looks like an interesting read. I love the dark take on Little Red Riding Hood.
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