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The Girl in Red

Christina Henry (Goodreads Author)

3.94 · Rating details · 311 ratings · 169 reviews

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 Crisi ...more

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Feb 26, 2019 Miranda Reads rated it it was amazing

Shelves: received-to-review

Who's the wolf in the woods now?

Red, a young woman on her own, is travelling through the forest in a post-apocalyptic world.

...they had watched in horror as town after town and city after city was decimated by this sickness, this mysterious terror that had sprung up...

"The Crisis" (as she calls it) has already ruined most of the world and nearly all of her family and now Red is alone in the world - almost.

Grandmas didn't die from stuff like that. Grandmas went on and on, enduring year afte

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Apr 11, 2019 Hannah Greendale rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, dystopian, horror, lgbtq, fairy-tales

It's like The Road by Cormac McCarthy went skipping through the woods to grandmother's house in this dystopian sci-fi retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood." Aside from a few hackneyed attempts to insert views on certain political agendas, this is a well-plotted, swift-paced story of survival. Red, a young woman of mixed-race with a prosthetic leg, is a fierce opponent for the fallen world's wolves.

Gruesome, outspoken, and forgivably predictable. The Girl in Red is a thrilling slasher.

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Mar 01, 2019 Kelly (and the Book Boar) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it, read-in-2019, you-had-me-at-hello, don-t-care-how-i-want-i-now

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PUB DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!! If you were left feeling "meh" by The Mermaid, have no fear because Henry bringeth the darkness once again with this post-apocalyptic retelling : )

A review via giffery presented by Mitchell:

If you are anything like me, Christina Henry completely blew your mind when she proved in her darkly updated version of Alice In Wonderland that . . . . .

When she revamped Peter Pan . . . .

Mind = blown.

I was p ...more

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Jun 09, 2019 Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader rated it really liked it

I read something a little different, and it really paid off!. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

I’ve long wanted to read a Christina Henry book. I’ve even bought a couple for my shelf and just haven’t read them yet. I’m thrilled that The Girl in Red was my first because what a way to begin!

The Girl in Red is a post-apocalyptic spin on Little Red Riding Hood. It’s no longer safe to be in the woods. The creatures come out at night, and sometimes there are men worse than the creatures. Ever since the “Crisis” happened, the ...more

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Jun 21, 2019 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2019, listened-to-audiobook, horror, postapocalyptic, cover-love, stand-alone-novel, retelling-reimagining

"I am going to my grandma's house, and if you try to stop me I will slice off whatever I can reach and leave you here to bleed to death."
With alternating timelines that reveal the decimation of the world, Red is our consistent main character who shows that being a woman in a man's ravaged world is her very underestimated strength. She doesn't need guns or an intimidating appearance or even all four limbs. She has serious smarts and fierce intuition. The Girl in Red is a violent, post-apocal ...more

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May 29, 2019 Jasmine from How Useful It Is rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, from-publisher

I started reading The Girl in Red on 5/27/2019 and finished it on 5/30/2019 at 12:55AM. This book is a great read! I love reading the author’s other book called The Mermaid as well. I have heard Alice is another blogger’s favorite and I can’t wait to read it too. This book has a lot of narrative because the main character is traveling alone but her thoughts are interesting so it wasn’t all dull. The main character loves horror movies and she learns her survival skills based on it. I like how thi I started reading The Girl in Red on 5/27/2019 and finished it on 5/30/2019 at 12:55AM. This book is a great read! I love reading the author’s other book called The Mermaid as well. I have heard Alice is another blogger’s favorite and I can’t wait to read it too. This book has a lot of narrative because the main character is traveling alone but her thoughts are interesting so it wasn’t all dull. The main character loves horror movies and she learns her survival skills based on it. I like how this book focuses on siblings not getting along but having to be around each other and their bickering. It’s more realistic than those siblings who goes above and beyond for each other. I’m not into horror stuffs so the horror movies and bits of death in this book is a bit gory personally for me.

This book is told in the third person point of view following Red (Cordelia), 20 as she navigates through the woods on her way to see her grandmother with a prosthetic leg no less. It’s during dangerous times, 3 months after the Crisis and she’s traveling alone on her own among the sick and the rapist. She has an ax with her for protection and her intelligent to keep herself from getting killed. After the first chapter, the story goes back to before the apocalypse where Red lives with her professor parents and older brother Adam. Red likes camping and as soon as she’s aware of the sickness, she prepared herself for survival even when her family hesitated or believed the government will save them. The book is organized by having each chapter before the apocalypse and the next chapter after the apocalypse.

The Girl in Red is very well written and a fast paced read. I like the diversity in this book and how an American kid craves eating kim chi. I don’t like how Red’s parents are so unprepared for the future when they are educated professors but I’m glad that their ending were meaningful. The organization of this story is excellent because it creates opportunity for conversations. As much as I enjoyed Red’s thoughts, I don’t want to spend too much time in it. I like Adam, Sirois, and Riley’s easy personality and fun humor. The ending is bittersweet and it’s up to readers’ imagination. I hope DJ has a happy ending though I would have liked to meet Red’s grandma. I like how the wolves are portrayed in this story and I highly recommend everyone to read this book!

Pro: fast paced, page turner, siblings who doesn’t always get along, diversity, humor

Con: none

I rate it 5 stars!

***Disclaimer: Many thanks to Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read and review. Please be assured that my opinions are honest.

xoxo,
Jasmine at www.howusefulitis.wordpress.com for more details ...more

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Jun 20, 2019 Brenda - Traveling Sister rated it really liked it

Shelves: traveling-friends-reads, print-from-publisher, grs-summer-challenge

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Well ok, that was something different from what I have been reading lately and I have been reading something different quite a bit.

The Girl in Red is an entertaining yet a little horrifying and creative, post-apocalyptic take on Little Red Riding Hood. Christina Henry is known for her retelling of fairy tales and this is a first for me. I am now curious about some of her othe ...more

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May 09, 2019 megs_bookrack marked it as to-read

Thank you, Berkley Books -- you are too good to me!

ARC received and I couldn't be happier!!

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Jan 01, 2019 Victoria ♡ marked it as interested

this is probably my most anticipated book of 2019, IM JUST SO EXCITED FOR IT!

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Jun 08, 2019 Dannii Elle rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction-sagacity

Actual rating 3.5/5 stars.

In this post-apocalyptic retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fairy-tale, Red is an orphaned girl, traversing the new world alone, and the wolves that hunt her are human, but just as predatory.

After the Crisis decimated a large portion of the human race the few who survived were herded into quarantine camps, which only served as a breeding ground for the virus destroying the world we know. Red sought the freedom of the trees instead, choosing to rely on her Actual rating 3.5/5 stars.

In this post-apocalyptic retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fairy-tale, Red is an orphaned girl, traversing the new world alone, and the wolves that hunt her are human, but just as predatory.

After the Crisis decimated a large portion of the human race the few who survived were herded into quarantine camps, which only served as a breeding ground for the virus destroying the world we know. Red sought the freedom of the trees instead, choosing to rely on her own wits to guide her to safety when she could no longer put her trust in the governing bodies that had failed her. However, Red soon finds interlopers to her solitude and in this dog-eat-dog world she now inhabits she must strike first at the wolves circling her or she may not have the chance to strike at all.

I adore post-apocalyptic settings and so could not fail to be intrigued by the premise for this book. The fairy-tale twist lent an extra area of interest and Henry conjoined the classic with the contemporary in a seamless and exciting amalgamation. The split-chronology between Before and After allows the reader to both learn how the Crisis began as well as how those left deal with it, in the present.

I just as quickly came to adore protagonist, Red. She was a feisty individual who used her extensive knowledge of sci-fi books and movies to guide her through the world. She actively sought destruction for her many foes and never allowed herself to become the victim in any situation. She had killer instincts and a tough exterior that made her perspective into this world endlessly compelling.

I also appreciated how diverse her character creation was. Red is both a POC and wears a prosthetic leg. She never allows her missing limb to hinder her progress and overcomes any hurdles it causes her in the same self-assured stride as she does any other catastrophe she faces. She is a fierce opponent for the new world and not one I would want to encounter on my way to grandma's house!

Despite appreciating her character I found her concession for sarcasm sometimes disconcerting. My personal preference is for my characters to be on the whimsical or outright pretentious side and so it took a little getting used to the different personality that Red possesses and the spiky demeanour she confronts the world with. Still a solid and action-packed read with a fresh new take on the deadly virus trope. ...more

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Feb 24, 2019 Zainab marked it as to-read

A Little Red Riding Hood retelling in a post-apocalyptic setting with THAT cover? I want this so bad.

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I got it! I really want my exams to end so I can read this beauty!

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May 22, 2019 Dianne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: netgalley, own, arc-read, fantasy, fantasy-re-telling, post-apocalyptic, 05-read

Until three months ago, life was “normal,” but the Crisis changed all that and now Red has one goal, to survive in a world filled with the monsters the new world has turned loose.

THE GIRL IN RED by Christina Henry is a tale of survival, of violence and the true grit that the girl in the red hoodie has in spades as she traverses the post-apocalyptic world to reach the one place she considers a safe haven, Grandma’s house. But the forest hides more than wild beasts of prey, it now hides the uglies ...more

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Feb 28, 2019 ☆★Tinja★✮ A Court of Pizza and Laziness marked it as to-read

SHUT UUUUPPPPPP AND JUST TAKE MA MONEYYYYYYY OMFG WHAT

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Mar 25, 2019 Candace Robinson added it

So I just couldn’t get into this one like I have with Henry’s other books. I did like the character Red, but something about this story just didn’t grab at me. Maybe I’ll try again later.

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Jun 01, 2019 Juli rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-review-copies-2019

Little Red Riding Hood takes on a new dystopian flavor in this awesome re-telling! Cordelia -- who prefers to be called Red -- lives with her parents and brother. Her life is relatively happy and more than a bit nerdy because both of her parents are college professors. Then....The Cough comes. Many, many people start to get sick....people start to panic....society begins to fall apart. It happens slowly, so Red prepares the best she can. She learns. She studies. She trains. And then the time com Little Red Riding Hood takes on a new dystopian flavor in this awesome re-telling! Cordelia -- who prefers to be called Red -- lives with her parents and brother. Her life is relatively happy and more than a bit nerdy because both of her parents are college professors. Then....The Cough comes. Many, many people start to get sick....people start to panic....society begins to fall apart. It happens slowly, so Red prepares the best she can. She learns. She studies. She trains. And then the time comes to leave the city....the whole family begins a trek to Grandmother's House, a remote cabin in the woods 300 miles away. Red believes they can make it...if they avoid roads, bad people and accidents along the way. It's not safe to stay put. And it's not safe to leave. There are more than Big, Bad Wolves waiting to waylay Red on her trip to Grandmother's House.

This story is fast-paced and suspenseful. Red is a strong, intelligent and incredibly resilient main character. I loved seeing the character develop over the course of the story. She sees what the future is going to bring and plans ahead for it, while everyone else just seems to discount her opinions. In the end, she learns to rely on her judgment and does the best she can in a very bad situation.

I'm hoping there will be another book. The ending worked but it was a bit abrupt, in my opinion. If it's a cliffhanger...I'm ok with that. If not....I'd really like to know what happens next! But even if there is never another book, I loved this story! Red Riding Hood got a great update.

I previously read The Mermaid by this author. I enjoyed this book just as much or maybe even more than that one. I'm definitely going to read more by this author, especially her stories about Alice and Captain Hook. I'm a sucker for re-tellings!

This book was a binge read for me...I stayed up half the night reading because I couldn't put it down. Any story that keeps me reading until 3 am deserves full stars from me. Loved the story! Great main character and interesting plot.

**I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book from Berkley Publishing via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.** ...more

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Feb 21, 2019 Ellen Gail marked it as to-read

Shelves: want-it-now, girls-girls-girls, want-more-than-chocolate, unreleased

Christina Henry + postapocalyptic Little Red Riding Hood?

I am READY for it.

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Mar 21, 2019 Dennis rated it liked it

Shelves: arc-publisher, 2019-read, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, 2019-pub, retelling

Christina Henry is well-known in the publishing world for her dark, apocalyptic retellings of some of our favorite fairy tales. Her Chronicles of Alice duology was widely received and her other works have been enjoyed by many fans for years. I always think a good retelling, mixed with a little horror and fantasy could be fun, but I never seem to feel connected to them. Henry's The Girl in Red changed that for me.

Cordelia, nicknamed Red, is on an mission to get to her grandmother's remote cabi ...more

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May 08, 2019 Lizzy (Bent Bookworm) marked it as to-read

Shelves: 2019-releases

OMG I GOT AN ARC!!!! *drops every other book she's supposed to be reading *

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May 24, 2019 Becca | Pages & Postcards rated it did not like it

Shelves: netgalley, retellings-and-inspirations, did-not-finish, 2019-arc

DNF @ 30%.

Okay, this might be harsh, but I have a lot of thoughts. Be warned: ranting and spoilers ahead.

First of all, the info-dumping. Good god. There was so much background information bogging down the story, and yet none of it actually provided any real understanding of the plot or setting.

Second of all, Red is a very unlikeable character. She's a no-it-all, multi-talented teenager who is somehow able to out-fight and out-smart everyone around her. All of her convenient knowledge of medicine DNF @ 30%.

Okay, this might be harsh, but I have a lot of thoughts. Be warned: ranting and spoilers ahead.

First of all, the info-dumping. Good god. There was so much background information bogging down the story, and yet none of it actually provided any real understanding of the plot or setting.

Second of all, Red is a very unlikeable character. She's a no-it-all, multi-talented teenager who is somehow able to out-fight and out-smart everyone around her. All of her convenient knowledge of medicine, diseases, and survival is apparently self-taught, and all of her fighting abilities originate from one self-defense class she took in college. The early chapters with her parents are especially frustrating to read because of how much smarter she seems, even though they are both college professors. She somehow knew everything about everything, and it was all just very unbelievable.

Also, the family dynamic is very...bizarre? Red's mom gets sick and her dad decides to stay behind with her while Red and her brother continue on a dangerous trek. He intends to either get sick and die with her, or kill himself if he survives. Excuse me but, what??? You're going to voluntarily die with your wife and leave your children alone to fend for themselves? Red isn't much better. When her and her brother are about to leave the house and a group of racists come to their house to kill them all for being black (?), and her entire family goes outside to meet them instead of hiding like Red told them to (???) she seriously considers sneaking out and leaving them all behind. This seems like very odd behavior for a supposedly strong, close-knit family.

The issue of racism is handled poorly, in my mind. The fact that Red is half black, half white came up so frequently that I felt like it was being shoved in my face.

Ultimately, this is a gory dystopian survival story about a deadly sickness and a girl who seeks to find safety at her grandmothers house, deep in the woods. I really wanted to like this (as I was fascinated by the premise of a dark Little Red Riding Hood retelling), but couldn't connect with the characters and the story couldn't hold my interest. ...more

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Feb 24, 2019 ❆Francesca (Mother of Cats) Selina❆ marked it as lowkey-curious · review of another edition

I adored her retelling of Alice, well, the first 2/3 of it: that ending still makes me spit venom....and don’t get me started on on how I wanted to pull out my teeth while reading Red Queen.
But this blurb looks SO good so I think I’m gonna give her another chance!

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May 12, 2019 Koeur rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Review: This should have been titled, “Stumpy Red Riding Fail” or “A Post Pandemic Virtue Signalling Guide”. The novel pretty much starts with the “Guns are bad” shtick. And I quote,“Red despised holding the gun, despised everything about it, hated how cold and hateful it felt in her hand.” Project much? I don’t know, it is hard for me to place a self-governing perspective on an inanimate object, but there you are.

The race baiting is off the charts and at one point I was thinking, “Just shut th Review: This should have been titled, “Stumpy Red Riding Fail” or “A Post Pandemic Virtue Signalling Guide”. The novel pretty much starts with the “Guns are bad” shtick. And I quote,“Red despised holding the gun, despised everything about it, hated how cold and hateful it felt in her hand.” Project much? I don’t know, it is hard for me to place a self-governing perspective on an inanimate object, but there you are.

The race baiting is off the charts and at one point I was thinking, “Just shut the fuk up already..”. And I quote, “Red had that indeterminate mixed-race look that made white people nervous….”. Really? I don’t feel nervous around “mixed race” people. I thought they were just, people. I am mixed race, I don’t feel different towards anyone or assume that white people will turn on us all when the shjt hits the fan. Maybe since I don’t look mixed race I can blend in with all the evil WHITE rapey men. Well this racist author drags white people through the mud and elevates other non-white races in her little book of hate for most of the novel. And here I thought segregationists were dead.

Moving on, I found that the geographical certainty that you find in most post-apocalyptic novels was absent. This usually lends a sense of validity to the novel while giving the reader some visual context to go with the story line. What the author did was make it vague enough to expedite the novel without any grounding in fact. Easier to write that way.

And then there is the constant blather about Red’s amputee status, stump soreness and prosthetic. On and on and on. The author doesn’t even know enough to determine the exact name for Red’s particular condition (Transtibial amputee). The author seems like she wanted to paint Red as this smart (3.8 GPA), mixed race (Dad white, Mom Black- both University Professors) can-do survivor gal with all the odds stacked against her. She not only is an amputee trekking across the wilderness but constantly avoids all the people who want to rape her, because where would the story line go without the want of constantly raping?

Lastly, what is fairly obvious is that the author knows fuk all about survival. The questions are many with regard to uncovered aspects of Red’s overland trek. The depths are never plumbed and help, in the form of available food, is readily available as are the gifts of convenient cabins and homes appearing out of the woods, stocked with food and water. Throw in an amiable old prepper and, presto! What is also entirely unbelievable is her ability to take out grown WHITE men that have BAD guns or BIG knives with her little hatchet because she was taught a self-defense class in community college.

I liked when Red kept moving forward through the countryside as it helped ground her dipshjt personality (whiney and argumentative know-it-all). Then she suddenly kills three gun toting bad WHITE men with her little hatchet and back in the shjtter we go.

If you love your grandma, skip this. ...more

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Mar 20, 2019 ♛ Garima ♛ marked it as to-read · review of another edition

While I really loved 'Lost boy', 'The mermaid' failed to make any lasting impression on me. Still have high hopes for this - setting reminds me of The Book of the Unnamed Midwife which I also enjoyed greatly.

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Jun 18, 2019 Carrie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

The Girl in Red by Christina Henry is a post apocalyptic Little Red Riding retelling. Take a minute and imagine Red as a totally kickass heroine who just happened to be a doomsday prepper and the end of the world as we know it had begun….

Red, even though technically an adult now was still living with her parents when the news first began sharing stories of a new viral threat that was beginning. Folks would come down with a cough and soon they were gone without a cure in sight. Red knew what thi ...more

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Apr 09, 2019 Minx rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, retellings, copy-from-publisher, 2019, fiction, netgalley-arc-2019, horror

The Girl in Red is a bold retelling of the classic fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood. This story is told from Red’s viewpoint and it picks up after the Crisis has devastated countless towns. The Crisis was caused by what was known as the Cough but no one knows where the Cough originated from and there is absolutely no cure. With the loss of life, comforts, and order, the world Red is thrust into is one of anarchy, barbarism, and destruction. You would think Red would be scared senseless but this The Girl in Red is a bold retelling of the classic fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood. This story is told from Red’s viewpoint and it picks up after the Crisis has devastated countless towns. The Crisis was caused by what was known as the Cough but no one knows where the Cough originated from and there is absolutely no cure. With the loss of life, comforts, and order, the world Red is thrust into is one of anarchy, barbarism, and destruction. You would think Red would be scared senseless but this fierce woman is determined to get to her Grandma’s house, a place that is secluded, defendable, and familiar.

The telling of the events that took place in Red’s tale switch between Before and After. To be clear, the chapters flip between before and after events that are momentous to Red. So, it is not just one event represented by past-present transitions. I liked how this was written because the narrative was craftily done and despite transitioning between multiple events the flow was smooth and suspenseful. Red, as a character, was smooth as well. She was a planner and she took in all the information she could in order to achieve the best outcome. There was nothing that she wouldn’t do to stay safe but at the same time she was not just out for herself. She was willing to take some risks for what she felt was the right choice to make.

Red had plenty of experience backpacking, which meant the idea of traveling to Grandma’s house, hiking through unknown terrain, was not one that overwhelmed her. I love, love, love that she paid attention to the events taking place around her and started her preparations early for what she thought was going to come. What really cracked me up and made me love Red even more was that all of her knowledge for what she thought she should be doing in this post-apocalyptic world was based upon the science-fiction, zombie, and slasher films and books that she had gorged herself on growing up. She might not have been right 100% of the time but her “knowledge” kept her safe when others were captured or worse. There is much to unpack in this story but there are also items that are not explained and left to the imagination which could be a turn off for some readers. For me though, The Girl in Red was a fast-paced post-apocalyptic thriller with an interesting twist on a beloved fairytale and I for one enjoyed the ride!

This review is based on a complimentary book I received from Berkley Publishing Group. It is an honest and voluntary review. The complimentary receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating. ...more

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May 31, 2019 Nicole rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was SO good!

This is a post apocalyptic little red riding hood retelling. I would probably class this as more horror than fantasy, which I was expecting.

It was very gorey and gruesome in places, so trigger warnings if you don't like blood, guts and death, but for me, it was just the perfect amount. Not too much, but not too little

I really liked the writing style of this book, it was really easy to read but also quite captivating

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May 21, 2019 Leonie Byrne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

Thank you to Titan Books for sending me a copy of The Girl in Red in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis: Since the crisis came and decimated the population many people have fled to quarantine camps. But others, like Red have decided to take their chances in the wilds of the Woods. Desperately trying to reach her grandmother’s house, Red has some decisions to make, she has to survive whatever the consequences, she has to reach her grandmother’s house.

This was the first of Christina Henry’s bo ...more

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Jun 05, 2019 Missy (myweereads) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

“It was never the event - illness, asteroid, nuclear war, whatever - that was the problem. It was what people did after. And people always reduced to their least human denominators when things went bad.”

The Girl In Red by Christina Henry is about a disease which destroys most of the U.S. population, Red and her brother Adam decide to try and reach their paternal grandmother, who lives over 200 miles away. Adam wants to join a quarantine camp, thinking it’s the only way to survive in this new wor ...more

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Jun 24, 2019 Jessica ☢ Spartan Ranger is currently reading it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, retellings

Me: I should finish my other two unfinished books.
Also me: I should study for my exams.
But, also me: Whatever. ANOTHER RETELLING !!! I WAITED SO LONG FOR IT !! WHO CARES ABOUT EXAMS AND OTHER UNFINISHED BOOKS??

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Mar 20, 2019 Katrin D marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: tbr-july-2019

Excuse me, but this synopsis is criminally good.

How about someone get me a time machine?

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Dec 19, 2018 Elyse marked it as to-read

Shelves: 2019-usa-publication

Yes please!! I love her dark, gruesome retellings!!

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CHRISTINA HENRY is the author of the CHRONICLES OF ALICE duology, ALICE and RED QUEEN, a dark and twisted take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, as well as LOST BOY: THE TRUE STORY OF CAPTAIN HOOK, an origin story of Captain Hook from Peter Pan.

She is also the author of the national bestselling BLACK WINGS series (BLACK WINGS, BLACK NIGHT, BLACK HOWL, BLACK LAMENT, BLACK CITY, BLACK HEART and B ...more