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Aug 17, 2011

Susan rated it:

Finally, Kait Nolan, author of the Mirus series:

, brings her exciting blend of action and romance to the YA audience. This novel, not connected to the paranormal world of the Mirus, is the story of Elodie, the descendent of the young woman who inspired the Red Riding Hood legend. Elodie's family journal documents a tale of madness and death, passed down through the female line, a curse that has been hanging over Elodie's head. And just as she thinks the curse might pass her by, she starts to e More...

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Sep 21, 2011

Vicki rated it:

I cannot say enough good things about this book. A survivalist YA love story with fairy tale roots. It's epic. I do not usually like werewolf stories. Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver was the single exception for a long time, but no more! Shiver has a friend- Red! And that's some of the highest praise I can offer- Nolan takes a sub-genre that's not my favorite and makes me not only love the book, but kind of turns me on to the subject of werewolves in general. All that's missing is the warning: Werewo More...

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Aug 18, 2011

Eric rated it:

A long, long time ago, in a ...wait that's not right. I know the first bit was correct though. A while ago an author on GR offered up her first novella as an intro into her world. I'm not sure what exactly made me accept this one but I'm sure glad I did. She threw me into the Mirus world of shadow walkers, elemental, wares, draykn, and many, many other beings. But oh was it exciting. Two more novellas later I'm ever so glad I've stuck with it. Why I am telling you this is? Because this is the fi More...

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Jan 14, 2012

Michelle rated it:

I love wolves, and always enjoy reading the new and various twist,different writers place on this storyline. I was not disappointed! I enjoyed the protectiveness that Sawyer and Elodie had towards the other; I enjoyed how Sawyer, took the time, and had the patience, to aide Elodie in discovering who she really was, and seeing the beauty in herself and her heritage. I believe the book had a wonderful underlying theme, that ignorance of oneself and the beauty within, can steal and destroy so much More...

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Dec 12, 2011

Emma rated it:

17 year old Elodie Rose is on the cusp of becoming a werewolf. She and her dad have spent the last few years preparing for this inevitability, ever since they received the sinister note left by her dead mother explaining Elodie’s hereditary curse. The note made it clear that having sex would finalise the transition from human to monster. Elodie desperately wants to remain human and has led a solitary life, keeping away from friends and boys, following her mother’s advice to the letter. So w More...

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Nov 17, 2011

Emily rated it:

Book Title: Red

Author: Kait Nolan

Published By:

Recommended Age: 16+

Reviewed By: Emily Tuley / AngelsCryHavoc

Blog Reviewed For: Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community

Rating: 5 Ravens

Where to begin? Oh my god where to begin? Kait Nolan has entered with a bang and blown me away. To long have the stories of Vampires taken a romanticized priority to the Supernatural/Paranormal written world. Werewolves and some of the fairy t More...

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Sep 22, 2011

Evelyn rated it:

It was love at first word! Kait Nolan is sure to take the YA market by storm with this unputdownable book that left me glued to the pages until the very end.

Read my full review on Paromantasy

Red follows the life of Elodie and Sawyer. Sawyer is a werewolf filled with anger after the murder of his mother.This anger consumes him until the day he meets Elodie. With just a touch, she is able to calm his wolf and with just a few words she was able to reach his heart. The probl More...

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Sep 04, 2011

Novels On The Run rated it:

MICHELLE'S REVIEW:

RATING : 4.5 SMOKING HOT SAWYER STARS!!

Kait’s writing first came to my attention via Goodreads and I got to read her first novella in the Mirus series, ‘Forsaken By Shadow’, which I enjoyed. Kait contacted me about reading ‘Red’. I checked out the trailer and thought hmmm sounds like a take on ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, just my personal first thought. If you listen carefully to the narrator , it was a long, long time ago, Little Red Riding Hood fell in l More...

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Aug 30, 2011

Zoe rated it:

This is the second story I’ve read from Kait Nolan, but while I enjoyed Forsaken By Shadow, Red runs into a mess of standard YA trope problems right from the start. I decided not to finish, and so I want to make clear, this is only a partial review.

First, the romantic couple’s introduction has to be awkward and angry, because this “establishes conflict.” And yet, the female character can’t stop thinking about the male already. Just because. Also, that two werewolves were right next to More...

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Aug 28, 2011

David rated it:

As young adult paranormal thriller/romances go, Red is page-turner. It tells the story of how love grows between Elodie and Sawyer. Neither of them knows the other is a werewolf when they first meet. Elodie, it turns out, is working with Sawyer's father on a project to re-introduce the red wolf into Tennessee.

Sawyer's dad also is a werewolf. His mother was shot while in wolf form--in Sawyer's family, werewolves mate only with their own kind. Elodie's father, who isn't a werewolf, rai More...

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Aug 18, 2011

Krystal rated it:

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Elodie is the descendant of the woman who perpetrated the myth of Little Red Riding Hood. Elodie's family's journal contains almost horror stories about the curse that is passed down, one that will soon be passed down to Elodie. Elodie is a strong character, she actually takes the idea of the curse quite well. When Elodie does not immediately experience the affects of the curse, she begins to think she dodged the proverbial bullet. More...

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Jan 09, 2012

Connie rated it:

This was an absolute pleasure to read.

It's a re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood and what became of her descendants. "Red" is well-written, romantic, and suspenseful as the story progresses. The legend of the family's curse was well thought out and allowed the reader to understand Elodie and her father's sense of doom. Included in the family legend is the existence of hunters whose goal it is to exterminate the women of her family. I actually couldn't guess who the hun More...

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Dec 14, 2011

Sara rated it:

Red was one of those books that just sucks you in and doesn't let go until it's over. The story itself was a take on werewolves and also had a bit of a fractured fairy tale thrown in. I love werewolf books when they're done well but unfortunately since Twilight, I've only read a handful that I enjoyed. Red will certainly join the pile of werewolf books I'd read again!! I'm not sure whether this is a stand alone novel or if they'll be another? Either way, it was a very fun story and one that More...

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Oct 18, 2011

Becca rated it:

Are you a fan of Nightshade? a member of Team Jacob? Like a gusty female MC whose story will leave your heart pounding from fear and excitement? Then please, please put this book NOT ONLY on your TBR listing but NEXT on it!!! I came across a sample chapter of this book attached to a Susan Bischoff (talent series) book and was immediately intrigued; so much so that I bought the full story and read RED that very day and twice since!

I loved so many things about this book: 1) NO love t More...

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Sep 07, 2011

Amanda rated it:

Kait Nolan, known for her paranormal romance/urban fantasy novellas Forsaken by Shadow and Devil’s Eye (see my discussion of Forsaken by Shadow), has written a YA fantasy/paranormal romance called Red. And we are all grateful that she decided to branch out.

Perhaps you can guess from the title, though possibly not, that Red is inspired by the old folktale Red Riding Hood. The novel has been advertised with two different taglines: “Every fairy tale has a dark side…” (true, but not es More...

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Aug 26, 2011

Tamara rated it:

I have never been a big fan of the whole paranormal YA genre (especially after reading Twilight), however, after reading and loving Paranormalcy by Kiersten White I figured perhaps the genre was worth a second look. That’s how I came to read Red by Kait Nolan and I’m glad I did.

The story is told from two points of view – Elodie (a teenage girl trying to avoid the curse that has been handed down by her mother) and Sawyer (a teenage werewolf) – however, it is clearly Elodie’s story. More...

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Jan 15, 2012

Tiffany rated it:

fast read and surprisingly entertaining.

liked:
1 - elodie and Sawyer. even though they were high school age they were capable, especially elodie. you just can't go wrong with highly intelligent backcountry savy chicks. it helped that the author added some restraint in their romantic involvement as well.
2- it was nice to see her draw two different backgrounds to the same issue.

could be improved:
1 - I don't have a lot here. for what it is and what it was meant to More...

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Nov 23, 2011

Tilly rated it:

This is the first time that I have read anything created by Kait Nolan. As often as I anticipate exploring new authors, I am usually left wanting. It’s a damned shame…Most of the time.

Thankfully, that is not the case with Red.

I applaud Kait Nolan on her brilliant novel, Red and I look forward to the books to come. I have high expectations for this author, and once you purchase this book, I have no doubt that you will feel the same.

The newest in paranorma More...

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Sep 04, 2011

Grete rated it:

I enjoyed this take on the red riding hood fairy tale, the premise that somewhere in Elodie Rose’s heritage was the woman who spawned the myth. The book itself is a very sweet story of Elodie, a seventeen year old girl who just wants to be normal, but tragedy and a shocking truth divert the course of her life. Her father, a man who would do anything to protect her from the curse that follows their family, drills and trains her to survive in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

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Aug 27, 2011

Ashelynn rated it:

First things first: can there PLEASE be more YA novels like this? Please please please? And by “this” I mean: survival novels. ASHES by Ilsa J. Bick is one, and I liked it, and The Hunger Games is another (mega love), but Red is another survival novel that kept me engaged and I had to know what was going to happen next. Love love love!

One thing I didn’t understand: the title. I think it’s supposed to be like Red Riding Hood, since Elodie’s “curse” is being a werewolf, but um… Red Ri More...

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Sep 17, 2011

Kate rated it:

First, as a disclaimer, I got this book as a giveaway the author was doing. I didn't pay for this book.

I admit to having second thoughts when I learned this book was about werewolves. I'm kind of done with werewolves, thanks to Shiver. *shudder* But, I'd agreed to review this book in return for my free copy, so I plunged ahead.

Well, thank GOODNESS I did. Years ago, I read this book called Blood & Chocolate. It was transporting, probably one of the best YA werewolf More...

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Sep 08, 2011

Melissa rated it:

Synopsis taken from Goodreads.com: Elodie Rose has a secret. Any day, she’ll become a wolf and succumb to the violence that’s cursed her family for centuries. For seventeen years she’s hidden who and what she is. But now someone knows the truth and is determined to exterminate her family line. Living on borrowed time in the midst of this dangerous game of hide and seek, the last thing Elodie needs to do is fall in love. But Sawyer is determined to protect her, and the brooding, angry boy is more More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Stella rated it:

I read my first book by Kait Nolan a couple of months ago and was spellbound by her vivid storytelling and original worldbuilding, so when I heard that her new story to be released soon was an urban fantasy retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood I was excited and curious and my excitement wasn't even tempered by the fact that Red is a YA novel. If you know me you know I'm not a fan of YA novels, the immaturity and whining of the characters irritate me, but having already had a first tas More...

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Nov 21, 2011

C.L. rated it:

The heroine, Elodie Rose, is a descendent of the original Little Red Riding Hood. The potential bohunk, is Sawyer, a werewolf with teen angst. The plot jumps back and forth between the two characters' perspectives. And you know what? It works. Elodie got a letter from her long dead mother about what she really is, a werewolf, too. So she thinks she's got to die. But Sawyer knows the rest of the story. Also throw in some teen bitchy Barbies who don't care for Elodie and a murderer/kidnapp More...

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Sep 27, 2011

Trisha rated it:

I LOVE werewolf books. I’m probably the last reviewer/blogger of my kind. An endangered species. I will never get tired of authors finding different, original ways to shake up the werewolf scene. And Kait Nolan has done just that. When I first learned that this was kind of a retelling, I was a little discouraged. I’m not big on the whole fairytale thing. I’ve seen books do this well, but overall; I just want an original concept. But Nolan really impressed me. I didn’t feel like I was reading a f More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Shari rated it:

Love notes:

-Elodie is a strong, stubborn character. To "do the right thing" she is willing to die for those that she cares about.
-Sawyer's character is so interesting and complex. He has this desire to protect Elodie without realizing why.
-The chemistry between Sawyer and Elodie is pretty instant, but the relationship takes a little while to build.
-I really loved the slight bend on Little Red Riding Hood. Very cool without taking over the entire story li More...

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Oct 15, 2011

Shirley rated it:

Can I just say, I love my book blogging friends! ;) If not for them, I would have missed out on a lot of really great books. Sure, I probably have found them eventually, but through their reviews, recommendations and author interviews I found some gems I might have otherwise missed. I have Mundie Moms and their interview with Kait Nolan to thank for me stumbling onto Red. I think I downloaded Red to my Kindle the day that I read the interview. Silly me waited almost a month later to read it. I’m More...

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Dec 27, 2011

Michelle rated it:

We start off with Elodie Rose, a teenager desperately trying to avoid following the female line of her family by turning into a ferocious monster commonly known as a werewolf. According to the family curse, she'll turn when she meets a boy who will lead her astray. Along with her father, she's learned how to survive, stay under the radar and stay away from the male population.

Enter Sawyer, the boy trying to control his anger after his mother was tragically killed. There's only one t More...

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Oct 07, 2011

Evie rated it:

I really liked this book! The alternating POVs was totally awesome and I absolutely adored the characters!!! My only issue was with all the swearing...I really could have done without it but can overlook it because of the awesomeness of the plotline, characters, romance, and general story! Doesn't particularly need a sequel (the author isnt torturing us with an awful cliffy) but i would definitely be buying I the second it came out if here was one! The characters were so neat, I loved that they More...

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Sep 06, 2011

J.R. rated it:

Kait Nolan's Red is a fast-paced roller-coaster ride of young adult paranormal fiction. There's romance, adventure, shape-shifting, an evil plot, and a super creepy villain you'd never expect. Nolan writes deep characters, full of just enough teenage angst, combined with backbones of steel. Elodie stays strong despite her unfortunate circumstances. She draws on seemingly unending courage despite her unconventional upbringing. And Sawyer? Let's just say this: I was a little ashamed of how sexy I More...

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