Wars may end. But vengeance is forever.
Roudette's story was a simple one. A red cape. A wolf. A hunter. Her mother told her she w... read full description
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Jan 01, 2011
Chris
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You have many Princesses in literature and movies. There's Princess Leia who got to shot people; there's Belle who got a library; there's Princess Moonbeam, who got to (okay, I can't remember what Moonbeam got, but she got something). There's Eowyn who got Faramir, but more importantly got RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING!
Who wouldn't want to be a princess?
After all,princess get clothes that look heavy, they get to wear shoes that look painful, they get talking animals (so how More...
Who wouldn't want to be a princess?
After all,princess get clothes that look heavy, they get to wear shoes that look painful, they get talking animals (so how More...
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Jan 01, 2011
Joshua
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Red Hood's Revenge is the third book in Jim C. Hines' Princess series and I have to say that it is by far the best. In fact, I think it's the best book Jim has written to date.
The main idea is that Little Red Riding Hood isn't as innocent as you might think and has become the Lady of the Red Hood, one of the kingdom's best assassins. She has been bested in the past only once by Talia (Sleeping Beauty) when she made an attempt on Queen Bea's life. Now, Red Hood had returned to the More...
The main idea is that Little Red Riding Hood isn't as innocent as you might think and has become the Lady of the Red Hood, one of the kingdom's best assassins. She has been bested in the past only once by Talia (Sleeping Beauty) when she made an attempt on Queen Bea's life. Now, Red Hood had returned to the More...
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Dec 06, 2011
Warren
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Transform the passive and predictable fairytale heroines we all know and love--Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood--into capable, tough women who know their way around swords and magic, and we have the heroines of this novel, which is not only a retelling and a reimagining of these old stories,but an expansion: what happened after happily ever after. Talia, Princess of Arathea (Sleeping Beauty), killed the prince who raped her while she slept. For years, Talia has be
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Aug 11, 2011
Jessica
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Pros: quick action, fascinating rewrites of several more fairy tales, realistic characters
Cons: have to read the first two books in the series in order to properly understand this one
Taken from the back of the book, because it's written so well: Roudette's story was a simple one. A red cape. A wolf. A hunter. Her mother told her she would be safe, so long as she kept to the path. But sometimes the path leads to dark places.
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Cons: have to read the first two books in the series in order to properly understand this one
Taken from the back of the book, because it's written so well: Roudette's story was a simple one. A red cape. A wolf. A hunter. Her mother told her she would be safe, so long as she kept to the path. But sometimes the path leads to dark places.
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Jun 17, 2011
Kayt
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Alluded to in a previous book, the tale of Little Red Riding Hood is definitely not a fairy tale: the Lady of the Red Hood is a powerful assassin, and only Talia--a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty--is known to have faced her and lived. So when they have to work together to face some demons of the past, neither is particularly happy.
As with the other Princess Tales stories, this one takes traditional fairy tales and turns them on their heads. And as with the other stories, this one involves a lot More...
As with the other Princess Tales stories, this one takes traditional fairy tales and turns them on their heads. And as with the other stories, this one involves a lot More...
Sep 27, 2011
Viridian5
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I didn't realize when I bought this book at a very discounted price at Border's during its final clearance sale that it was the third in a series but it stands very well on its own.
The Green Man Review blurb on the front cover of Red Hood's Revenge by Jim C. Hines says it "...brilliantly remixes fairy-tale elements with a modern action/adventure sensibility, as if the Brothers Grimm had been allowed to watch a 'Charlie's Angels' marathon." The Charlie's Angels thing is a b More...
The Green Man Review blurb on the front cover of Red Hood's Revenge by Jim C. Hines says it "...brilliantly remixes fairy-tale elements with a modern action/adventure sensibility, as if the Brothers Grimm had been allowed to watch a 'Charlie's Angels' marathon." The Charlie's Angels thing is a b More...
Aug 09, 2011
Patrice
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This book was not at all what I anticipated and it was awesome. The action-adventure-fairytale genre is one of my favorites and this book not only explores much darker interpretations of classic fairytale archtypes, it also goes back to some of the original versions of fairytales (before they were sanitized by the Grimm brothers for distribution for children) to do so. I only know that because I actually took a class on fairytales in college. Within those fairytale archtypes, I actually like
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Jan 24, 2011
Erica
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Third book in the Princess series. Book two, The Mermaid's Madness is my favorite by far. Red Hood's Revenge, while quite good, wasn't as... fun as the two previous books. My favorite thing about these books is Hines ability to juggle the girls through adventures that are dangerous, while still maintaining a sense of lightness. This book had a very serious tone.
Red Hood's Revenge focuses more on Talia, known as Sleeping Beauty in the fairy tales. It takes us to Talia's country, which More...
Red Hood's Revenge focuses more on Talia, known as Sleeping Beauty in the fairy tales. It takes us to Talia's country, which More...
Mar 13, 2011
Kathryn
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Jan 01, 2011
Spuddie
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Third book in the Princess fantasy series--which I had thought was going to be a trilogy but now I see another coming out next year. Featuring several fairy tale legends as the main cast of the book--Sleeping Beauty (Talia), Snow White (er...Snow) and Cinderella (Danielle), the women on this trip encounter Roudette (aka Little Red Riding Hood) who has spent her life seeking revenge against The Wild Hunt that killed her family. The fairy tales don't get it quite right...the woodsman was the bad g
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Mar 04, 2011
Sarah
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Find out the real stories of Little Red Riding Hood, a vengeful assassin, and Sleeping Beauty, a fairy-blessed warrior.
This is solid girl-power fantasy, with all the main characters strong women who also happen to be fairytale heroines.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize until after I started it that this is a series which should be read in order. For some reason I'd gotten the impression that these are all stand alone books. While I was able to follow along just fine, I'm sure r More...
This is solid girl-power fantasy, with all the main characters strong women who also happen to be fairytale heroines.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize until after I started it that this is a series which should be read in order. For some reason I'd gotten the impression that these are all stand alone books. While I was able to follow along just fine, I'm sure r More...
Mar 15, 2011
Denyse
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Red Hood's Revenge is probably my least favorite of the Princess Novels. While the legends behind the other princesses were clearly recognizable, the legend behind Red Riding Hood is more obscured. I did find Hines's use of the red hood interesting, and it was nice to get more background on how he changed Sleeping Beauty's story. He adds a gritty, real life element to most of the stories, twists them so they're not the sweet stories of our childhood, but adult stories that reflect real life whil
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Jan 23, 2011
Michele
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I bought this book.
With this book I'm finally caught up on this series (until March at least) and it's this one that has the most complex, detailed world building of the three, which is saying something. Hines' Princess books follow the further adventures of Snow White (Snow, a talented sorceress), Cinderella (Danielle, happily married princess and mother) and Talia (Sleeping Beauty whose tale is possibly the most vicious of all), fairy tale princesses whose stories didn't quite tur More...
With this book I'm finally caught up on this series (until March at least) and it's this one that has the most complex, detailed world building of the three, which is saying something. Hines' Princess books follow the further adventures of Snow White (Snow, a talented sorceress), Cinderella (Danielle, happily married princess and mother) and Talia (Sleeping Beauty whose tale is possibly the most vicious of all), fairy tale princesses whose stories didn't quite tur More...
Jan 30, 2012
Tia
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Nov 10, 2011
Maya
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Finally, I'm getting most of what I had hoped to get from this series! This book was much stronger than the first two. It was good to learn more about Talia, though I had to keep ignoring the pokes at Islam (really? In my fantasy????). I liked the pacing, too, and assassin!Riding Hood was all kinds of awesome. On the downside, I felt the whole bit with Talia and Faziya was awkward as anything, and some of Snow's behavior didn't make a whole lot of sense. I am moving on to the fourth one th
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Jan 01, 2011
Mike
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Wonderful...dark and fun....much love for Jim and these perfect books!
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Jan 26, 2012
Sueij
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Yep, the third in the series is back to being as good as the first. Delving into Talia's (Sleeping Beauty's) story more was a really interesting move, the motives and actions of the fairy world held my attention, and Red Hood's story and perspective were a great counterpoint to the three main characters.
I think my only real complaint is that the POV moved around in distracting ways. There would be a paragraph or so of "Wow, now I'm in Red Hood's head!" and then that seemed ir More...
I think my only real complaint is that the POV moved around in distracting ways. There would be a paragraph or so of "Wow, now I'm in Red Hood's head!" and then that seemed ir More...
Jun 18, 2011
Lynda
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I'm going to be honest I gave the book five stars because Talia is my favorite character and this book is pretty much Talia-centric. It made me happy.
Also The Lady of The Red Hood was a BAMF. I'm not going to spoil what Jim C. Hines does with her character but it was such an original departure from what we normally see with a little red riding hood character.
We also see some forward motion carry over from The Mermaid's Madness now that Snow knows about Talia's feelings. More...
Also The Lady of The Red Hood was a BAMF. I'm not going to spoil what Jim C. Hines does with her character but it was such an original departure from what we normally see with a little red riding hood character.
We also see some forward motion carry over from The Mermaid's Madness now that Snow knows about Talia's feelings. More...
Jan 01, 2011
Steven
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[Full disclosure: I personally know Jim C. Hines and have worked with him in the past.]
Red Hood's Revenge is the third in Jim Hines' "Princess Novels". I used to describe this series as "Charlie's Angels meets Disney Princesses, but with plot." I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that anymore - simply because this series has grown strong enough that such comparisons don't do justice to Jim's books.
Sure, the three main characters - Danielle, Tali More...
Red Hood's Revenge is the third in Jim Hines' "Princess Novels". I used to describe this series as "Charlie's Angels meets Disney Princesses, but with plot." I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that anymore - simply because this series has grown strong enough that such comparisons don't do justice to Jim's books.
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Jan 01, 2011
Kristen
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I loved this book. I had to start out by saying that because I really did. Not enough to give the coveted five-stars but it was close. The author's take on the fairytales we've all come to know and love (be them the old, original versions or the fluffy Disney versions) is refreshing and interesting.
As was my instinct with the second book in the series, the third was focused around Talia; Sleeping Beauty's tale is not that of Disney's fluff nor was it even the idea that it was rape th More...
As was my instinct with the second book in the series, the third was focused around Talia; Sleeping Beauty's tale is not that of Disney's fluff nor was it even the idea that it was rape th More...
Jan 01, 2011
{eri}
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The third installation in Jim C. Hines’s Princess Novels series, Red Hood’s Revenge is a pleasure to read. The entire series is fabulous, a combination of enchantment and amusement. The characters are all wonderful be it Danielle (Cinderella), Talia (Sleeping Beauty) or Snow (White that is). The idea and basic concept of this series is phenomenal and I can’t get enough!
This book had a great storyline as it introduces the assassin The Lady of the Red Hood (aka Roudette, better known a More...
This book had a great storyline as it introduces the assassin The Lady of the Red Hood (aka Roudette, better known a More...
Jan 01, 2011
Kathryn
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In Red Hood's Revenge, Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty are up against Red Riding Hood, who has become the most notorious assassin in the world. Her target is Talia, or Sleeping Beauty, and as a result of the encounter, the princesses journey back to Talia's homeland. Those who remember the original, non-bowdlerized version of the tale will not be surprised to learn that Talia has not returned home since she killed her husband. This book incorporates several threads from the previo
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Aug 23, 2010
Angela
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It gives me great, great glee to think of Jim Hines' version of Little Red Riding Hood: a formidable assassin, "the Lady of the Red Hood", whose magical cape grants her the ability to take on wolf form. She's the central new character in Book 3 of his Princess series--and it just so happens that she's coming back for a second round against Talia, "Sleeping Beauty", one of the few warriors to ever successfully stand against her in battle.
Turns out that the Lady of More...
Turns out that the Lady of More...
Jul 08, 2010
Nan
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Jim C. Hines continues to surprise me. While the first two books in his Princess series were strong, this one was even better.
Having created the scenario whereby Talia, Snow, and Danielle work for Queen Beatrice as her equivalent of Charlie's Angels in The Stepsister Scheme and complicated their relationship in The Mermaid's Madness, Hines sets out to settle some of their history in book three.
As the book opens, things have been stable for about a year, but that stabilit More...
Having created the scenario whereby Talia, Snow, and Danielle work for Queen Beatrice as her equivalent of Charlie's Angels in The Stepsister Scheme and complicated their relationship in The Mermaid's Madness, Hines sets out to settle some of their history in book three.
As the book opens, things have been stable for about a year, but that stabilit More...
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Jan 01, 2011
Andrea
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The Little Bookworm
The Princesses are back! This time they must battle the notorious assassin The Lady of the Red Hood, whose story you might know as Little Red Riding Hood. The Princesses are lead to Talia's home country after an assassination attempt fails and it seems that someone is out to get Sleeping Beauty.
I love these books! By the third book of any series, especially a longer one than a trilogy, I begin to feel wary. But Hines seriously delivers. I think this on More...
The Princesses are back! This time they must battle the notorious assassin The Lady of the Red Hood, whose story you might know as Little Red Riding Hood. The Princesses are lead to Talia's home country after an assassination attempt fails and it seems that someone is out to get Sleeping Beauty.
I love these books! By the third book of any series, especially a longer one than a trilogy, I begin to feel wary. But Hines seriously delivers. I think this on More...
Jul 14, 2010
aaron
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this is the third book in jim c. hines' series on the princesses of fairy tale. in this installation cinderella, sleepy beauty, and snow white are transported to arathea (talia's home country) along with roudette (red riding hood) the assassin. talia's story is prevalent throughout this novel as she the central character along with roudette playing a lead role. it is another fun addition into the princesses series with hines starting to develop the characters further. i love this series and
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Jan 02, 2011
Sigrid
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I would have liked to have learned more about Roudette in this, but what we did see of her was great. I found the plot a leeeetle bit overly complicated, with multiple factions and double crossings and schemes within schemes. But I sort of ignored them in favor of reading about the relationships between the lead characters. If you LIKE plot-heavy books, though, I recommend this Princess series. There is lots of chewy plot -- that's just not the part I'm focusing on.
Apr 03, 2011
Algernon
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[5/10] : I'm a big fan of Jig the Goblin books, but this series just isn't working for me. The concept of fairytale revisionism is interesting and has potential, but the execution while competent left me cold about all the characters. I would have prefered a comic approach in the style of Christopher Moore instead of this high drama and heroic intensity. I'm also feeling that each book in this Princess series is a little less than its predecessor.
Jan 01, 2011
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Dec 10, 2011
Amanda
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This third book in Jim C. Hines' Princess series focuses largely on Talia, the famous Sleeping Beauty. It brings her story to vibrant, cruel life, and reveals the truth behind Little Red Riding Hood, as well. Like the other books in the series, Redd Hood's Revenge is a superbly-writen glimpse glimpse into the lives of our favorite princesses as they strive to make their ever-afters as happy as possible.
