The story starts late in the game, with Red defending herself against a would-be attacker: a mangy, middle-aged white guy with no skills. Her story toggles back and forth between “After” and “Before”. Her world has just taken a turn for the worse and civilization has all but disappeared. She’s a 20 year-old half-black girl with one prosthetic leg and some serious survival skills. She’s putting out some awesomeness for us here, and I can’t help but be impressed by her storytelling skills.Ĭordelia is her name, but “Red” is who she is. I’d never read Christina Henry before, but I think that’s going to need to change. THE GIRL IN RED ( Amazon) is a not-so-typical retelling of the classic fairly tale… you guessed it: Little Red Riding Hood. I picked this one up, and boy am I glad that I did. Must have been my “constancy” having a surge of strength that day or something.

For whatever reason, the third time I picked this book up off my EBR-TBR shelf, I decided that I’d read it. So when I come across a story that is a “re-telling of a classic fairy tale”, I’ll typically pass. Although it seems as if Pixar can do no wrong. All the sequels that Disney puts out frequently annoy me. When it comes to books and stories, I also like to see new things. I may or may not really like to find new breakfast cereals, despite the fact that I know pretty much anything else would be better for me in the mornings. Things I do on a regular basis are safe and known quantities. When I’m feeling down, I like to hit the used book store. When I drive somewhere I usually take the same route.

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