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Apr 14, 2011

Sammi rated it:

The book (from what I understan) is written by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright (Author), and David Leslie Johnson (Author). Hardwicke is responsible for the introduction...

I bought this book last night, and was unable to put it down. The writing is absolutely lovely, it does a great job of really capturing the fairytale feel of the world, and overall I just really loved this book. Just read the first chapter... you'll see. :)

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So I finished it. And yes, there is More...

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Aug 07, 2011

Stephanie rated it:

This book was okay. It wasn't terribly bad, but it wasn't great either and yes, I feel as though the movie would probably be better. I didn't feel as though this book was as effective as it could've been - this was just so bland. The characters were flat, they could've been so much better developed. I didn't feel much towards anything, really. I think that the idea is good but to me, I kept feeling as though I'd missed out on things - the book could've easily been double the length. The lack of More...

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Feb 23, 2011

KM rated it:

**Received copy from publisher**

I have very mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I didn't enjoy it at all - the writing was uninspired, the story cliched, and the characters flat. On the other, I can't help feeling that this will make a fabulous movie.

I was first interested in this book when I saw the movie's trailer as it appeared before the latest Harry Potter film. I thought, "Wow! That looks really great!" I heard a book was coming out that tied More...

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Mar 16, 2011

Nancy rated it:

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there is a village much like other villages in the time of yore. In this village is a girl named Valerie, her older sister named Lucie, and their parents, Suzette with unrequited love for another, and Cesaire, the town drunk who carries sorrow in his heart. In a different house lives the grandmother who has been accused of being a witch.

The village has an agreement with a very big, very bad wolf. Full moon comes and a goat or some other po More...

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Jan 24, 2011

Jillian -always aspiring- rated it:

Red Riding Hood, a tie-in novel to the 2011 movie of the same name, tries to be many things: a love story, a fairy tale, a mystery, and a thriller. The trailer for the movie is beautiful and seductive -- but does the book hold that same allure? Frankly, I can't say it did. The movie trailer held the promises of danger, secrets, and seduction. . .but the novel held none of that for me.

Quite honestly, this book made me see red.

I usually give novels about one hundred p More...

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Jan 19, 2011

Puttopal rated it:

For lovers of supernatural coming-of-age thrillers involving werewolves and hot, brooding guys...

I CAN'T BELIEVE I STAYED UP PAST MIDNIGHT FINISHING A BOOK THAT HAS NO ENDING.

Literally, this book has no ending. Internet rumors say that the ending will be released online when the movie is out. WTF!? We are teased with the identity of The Wolf and maybe it is this one person, but maybe... ? Honestly, this ending makes Charlaine Harris look like M. Night Shymalan (the Good More...

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Mar 20, 2011

Melissa rated it:

This is the retelling of Red Riding Hood. It's a retelling I enjoyed. Hm... but what to tell? What not to tell? I will say that after reading the book and since it was based first on the screenplay, the snippets I've seen of the movie seem to follow closely the story with the exception of Father Solomon (played by Gary Oldman). Solomon is supposed to have been someone who was from Moorish decent... so that blew that image out of my head, but I can see Mr. Oldman play the character who tended to More...

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Feb 06, 2011

Leah rated it:

I enjoyed this book. It was a fun and easy read ... I pretty much read it in one day. Couldn't put it down! I felt like I was thrown into a magical, fantasy world, and it was so cool! I liked the concept of this story, and the interesting twist it has when compared to the original story.

I do feel like certain aspects of the story could have been a little bit better detailed. In some ways it felt rushed, passing up opportunities to further expand on the story. But overall I enjo More...

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Mar 24, 2011

JJ rated it:

When about 80% of the reviews are negative, chances are the book probably isn't that great. I still went ahead and read it. The story did fall flat. I guess the author didn't feel the need to give the reader any insight to the characters or their backgrounds. She was more involved in the present events. I enjoyed the premise in theory, you know a girl in the town is murdered by a werewolf, the townspeople become paranoid and afraid, they start pointing fingers at everyone and accusing each More...

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Jul 31, 2011

Wogc rated it:

I'm not a fan of this book for several reasons:
- the main one is, of course, that there's no end to this book. you have to go to the publisher website to read it. When I buy a book I don't want part of it missing, it's a big no-no.
- story wasn't gripping, pretty flat in fact. Plus, calling it Red Riding Hood was (pardon the pun) a red herring. The coat is mention what, 3 times? (when she got it, when her mother saw it, and when a villager mentioned it) it hardly makes it a "red More...

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Apr 20, 2011

Jessi rated it:

I was interested to read this book because I haven't seen the movie yet and like to read the book first. This book is an unusual situation, though, because the screenplay was written first and the book written to go with it instead of the other way around as usual. The author was able to be on site with the actors and director to build background for the characters. I was interested to see how much of an affect it would have on the story in written form.

The thematic elements of the ori More...

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Oct 26, 2011

Zam rated it:

Okay, it was a quick and interesting read. But there was several things that hit my boiling point.

1) Peter + Valerie = NO CHEMSITRY. So, apparently, Peter was a creepy weird kid in the village and left and he came back liked a decade later and Valerie is all like, "OMG he's so hot. It's him. All my feelings I didnt know i had has appeared in less then two seconds blah blah blah," They hardly say two words to each other. Example would be when she first say him. The only said More...

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Mar 22, 2011

Kyrah rated it:

Overall, this book was definitely a page-turner for me and I had a hard time putting it down. The author made it easy to get swept away into the rustic village of Daggorhorn and its inhabitants, which were briliantly described with wonderful detail. I'm generally not a fan of love-triangle stories, but as a whole I found the tale quite compelling, perhaps because it was about more than those three characters and their feelings for one another.

The book does suffer from an excessive am More...

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Mar 20, 2011

Rhiannon rated it:

I can't really decide whether I liked this book or not. It was well written and had a great suspense theme throughout the entire novel.

However, I felt this read was unexpectedly super dark and gory, and the constant religious references made me a bit uncomfortable (the constant talk about witchcraft and the devil etc...). And I just wasn't satisfied with the ending to be honest. The book had great potential but it seemed like the writer was trying too hard to scare the reader with u More...

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Apr 25, 2011

Caitlin rated it:

Fast read, but still pretty much a waste of time.

I was sucked in by the cool cover art, as well as the fact that I regret to admit that I did enjoy the literary ounterpart to Hardwicke's last foray into the supernatural young adult film world. But this book lacked Twilight's guilty pleasure / pop culure phenomenon factor.

But this really felt like a marketing ploy and nothing else. I'll probably still see the movie, mainly to find out if the ending is even slightly more More...

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Oct 27, 2011

Burçak rated it:

Fena değildi ama anlatım tarzını sevmedim bazı yerlerde "daha sonradan bunu fark edecekti" gibi ifadeler vardı..

Konu olarak ise olaylar Valerie'nin etrafında dönüyor ama nedeni kitabın son iki sayfasına kadar açıklanmıyor sadece kurdun kim ve neden valerie'nin peşinde olmasını merak ettiğim için çabuk bitirdim..Diğer paranormal kitaplardan farklı olarak burda kurt kötü ve bayağı dehşet sahnesi yaratıyor.. Aşk olaraksa her kitapda olduğu gibi iki çocuk arasında :)) Ama kurdun More...

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Mar 01, 2011

Deanna rated it:

Wow!!!! I just finished this book in less than 24 hours! It is a must read!. I was hooked from the start and couldn't get enough of it as I was sucked into the story line & the 3 main characters. The love triangle tug-o-war sure does pull on your heart strings.

The author is new & fantastic. I truly enjoyed her style of writing and hope that the movie can pull it off. The intro by Catherine Hardwicke clearly states that the movie is not capable of the complete characterization of Val More...

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Sep 25, 2011

Leandra rated it:

Don't be fooled by the somewhat cartoonish cover of this book. It's a really intense read, and during some of the fight scenes, if you have a weak stomach, I wouldn't suggest that you be snacking, if you know what I mean...I thoroughly enjoyed the way the tension built in this book, until you're just panting to know who the Wolf is. The author does a really good job of portraying how fear will make a person suspect the worst out of people they've known and trusted all their lives. But...the book More...

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Oct 25, 2011

El Templo de las Mil Puertas added it

"En este número os traemos un caso diferente del que os solemos plantear en esta sección. En las pasadas ediciones de El Templo, analizábamos las adaptaciones al celuloide de obras juveniles en papel. El hecho de encontrarnos ahora con un caso contrario ha despertado nuestro interés y no hemos querido dejar pasar esta vez la oportunidad de reseñarlo. La muy adaptada, muy versionada y muy de moda Caperucita ha encontrado un buen filón en la taquilla de la mano de la crepusculera director More...

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May 08, 2011

Debora rated it:

Cappuccetto Rosso Sangue è un romanzo tratto dalla sceneggiatura di David L. Johnson "Red Riding Hood"; come la stessa Catherine Hardwicke afferma nell'introduzione è stato "pensato" a tavolino. La scenggiatura lasciava ampio spazio di analisi della psiche dei protagonisti e quindi è stato progettato affidando il compito alla neo laureata in scrittura creativa Sarah Blakley-Cartwright.

L'idea di un libro "tratto" da un film lascia un tantino perplessi, ogni lettore c More...

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Mar 09, 2011

Reading Vacation's Mom rated it:

Retellings of classic fairy tales always get my attention. I love to see where the current author is going to take the story and what unique twists they will add. This time around, I had mixed feelings.

What I liked best were the plot, tone, and main character. I really liked how the authors played off the classic (a red riding cloak, a grandma, an evil wolf, a cunning young girl), but made it their own. They took the story and made it much darker with a wolf that seems to randomly choose victims More...

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Dec 16, 2011

Kim rated it:

When will I ever learn?? I should never read reviews because so often, I do not agree with the majority. So, once again...I find that I am easily entertained - except that, I'm NOT. I'm actually extremely picky & overly opinionated. So, HUH! Who knows what's up this time??

The book is not nearly perfect but it is REALLY GOOD. I would have given it five stars were it not for the #1 whale of a problem I had with the book -

The number one biggest problemo - I had to go t More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Ana rated it:

Also posted on http://whatyareading.com

I picked up Red Riding Hood hoping for a gothic twist on a classic fairytale, while keeping the seeming childhood innocence of the original, with a hint of romance. I was hoping for whimsical. Dark. Captivating.

I was terribly, terribly let down.

I’ll address my biggest issue with Red Riding Hood first: there was no ending. I read the whole flippin’ book only to find out–nothing! Blakley-Cartwright doesn’t tell you who the wolf i More...

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Nov 04, 2011

Amber rated it:

I really wanted to like this book. It came so highly recommended to me- by people that I think are great. And I did- in fact, I couldn't put it down. But I keep thinking little nagging thoughts like "What exactly does Valerie see in Peter? I mean, he's handsome, but so is Henri. And she hasn't spoken to Peter in years, but she's falling all over herself to run away with him." and "How has no one in the village (especially THE FAMILY) ever noticed that it is a WEREWOLF after al More...

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Aug 17, 2011

Yvo rated it:

Allgemeine Infos
Zehn Jahre ist es her, dass Valeries Kindheitsfreund Peter verschwand und Valerie beim nächsten Vollmond einem Werwolf gegenüberstand – und von diesem verschont wurde. Nun ist Peter wieder da, und als sie ihn wiedersieht, packt die jetzt siebzehnjährige Valerie dieselbe wilde Leidenschaft wie dereinst. Zwar ist sie dem wohlhabenden Henry Lazar versprochen, aber Valerie würde alles dafür tun, um Peter nicht wieder zu verlieren. Doch dann wird am Tag nach Vollmond der leblose More...

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Aug 12, 2011

Angelique rated it:

I was in a book store and had too much time. There honestly was not a single interesting book in there, so I ended up reading/skipping through the pages of this modern Red Riding Hood version which at least looked like it had some potential. An hour and about 280 pages later, I was absolutely sure there was not a single interesting book in the whole store.
Really, people: Don't buy it. And for God's sake: Don't read it. This book could be used as the worst-case-scenario in a writing course More...

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Jul 29, 2011

Nikki rated it:

I wasn't expecting much from this book. I bought it on a whim, something to skim while looking for my next great read. Imagine how surprised I was when I lost sleep to read more each night! This is an incredibly interesting take on the well known fairy tale.

This book was written after the screenplay, according to the director, as a way to give the audience more of an in-depth experience. Through the book, readers get to know more about the village and its people. The only problem with the More...

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Jul 18, 2011

Mena rated it:

As soon as I walked out of the theater after seeing this (twice), I wished there was a way to make the experience last even longer. And, lo and behold, sitting in my Amazon recommendations, was this book.

Needless to say, I devoured it quickly. I love when the book is based on the screenplay, because then it gives fans a chance to visualize parts that weren't in the film. For example, the first third of the book. I would love to have seen more of young Valerie in the film, and her fir More...

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Jul 16, 2011

Nicole rated it:

I know a lot of people hated this book, but for me it wasn't that bad.

Every month the village gives the wolf a sacrafice so it doesn't kill any of the villagers. When Valerie's sister turns up dead and it's evident that the wolf is responsible, they then hire a wolf hunter. He tells the village that the wolf is living amoung them, one of them. Valerie's old friend and new love Peter is also back after ten years. Valerie is also now betrothed to Henry. So she goes behind Henry's back More...

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Jul 12, 2011

Karen rated it:

This book wasn't awful. It wasn't great, but it wasn't really bad, either.

The writing was...interesting. It was very detailed, and very poetic, and I can't help but categorize Sarah Blakley-Cartwright as a very good writer. Maybe not extremely talented, but she definitely put work into it, and I can respect that. That being said, the writing style sometimes felt too poetic, like it was trying to hard to be mysterious and ethereal. Also, because this book was based on a movie, not the More...

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