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Die Chroniken von Rotkäppchen - Allein im tiefen, tiefen Wald by Christina Henry
3 reviews
ms_read's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I was ready to give the book 5 ⭐️ until the end. It felt sudden. I would have been fine with even one more chapter to show what happened after the big reveal instead of a quick recap of 25 days chapter.
The final paragraph made sense as the ending, I just wanted more information beforehand.
The final paragraph made sense as the ending, I just wanted more information beforehand.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, and Car accident
neon_red's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It was not my first Christina Henry and it will not be my last. In a positive sense it what I expected, a dark/horror story inspired by a fairytale classic. I in particular liked the ending and like with Lost Boy and Alice after starting I didnt stop until I had finished. If you liked the other works of Henry, than you will like this one as well. The book that Henry created once again invited me to escape in to a dark semi fantastical world and I gladly followed the white rabbit...ops wrong book.
I really enjoyed that it was a survival story that focused and stayed with the main theme of survival. Sure the dystopian goverment conspiracies we're mentioned, but Red was not the choosen one who could save the world. I liked the "small" scale. What I didnt really like and why I can Not award 5 stars, were the grenade and the second encounter with Sirois. Okay, the grenade was later on explained and so I accepted it, somewhat. But the Chance that Sirois of all people would find them after fighting the monster is to forced, it does not help that the characters themselves poke fun at it. But I liked the ending evenmore, I had thousand ideas how the story some happy and some not. Also the Idea that Red is the Hunter was quite nice. Even though it was one that was already present in Dropouts.tv Ever After, which I can recommend to anyone who enjoy these dark fairytales.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Torture, and Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual violence
christinewonder's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This retelling of red-hood didn’t hold my attention, i didn’t finish it.
I read this book at the worst possible time - in the first lockdown. And this story takes place in a world where a contagious virus killed most people. I love life’s irony.
I read this book at the worst possible time - in the first lockdown. And this story takes place in a world where a contagious virus killed most people. I love life’s irony.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, and War