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l1ndz7's review
3.25
This is a feminist retelling of Red Riding Hood written in second person. It touches on toxic masculinity, women empowerment and shame.
It uses menstruation as an empowering tool instead of something to be ashamed of, which I appreciated. It definitely feels taboo to talk about. Judging about the amount of reviews saying how gross it was that menstruation was a component of the story, I wish talking about it was more normalized. At first, I was taken back by how much menses was mentioned but once I understood the purpose, it didn’t bother me as much.
This book portrays toxic men as wolves which was great but her message at the end of the book implies that the only way to deal with this is to treat men the same way they’ve treated women. I don’t agree with that message at all and judging by the reviews, a lot of people heard the same message. At first, I thought this book was portraying all men as wolves but it was refreshing to see that our FMC had a wonderful, loving, supportive bf the whole book.
I wish this wasn’t categorized as YA because there is explicit content in here that I wouldn’t let someone as young as twelve to be reading. I would categorize this more as new adult.
It uses menstruation as an empowering tool instead of something to be ashamed of, which I appreciated. It definitely feels taboo to talk about. Judging about the amount of reviews saying how gross it was that menstruation was a component of the story, I wish talking about it was more normalized. At first, I was taken back by how much menses was mentioned but once I understood the purpose, it didn’t bother me as much.
This book portrays toxic men as wolves which was great but her message at the end of the book implies that the only way to deal with this is to treat men the same way they’ve treated women. I don’t agree with that message at all and judging by the reviews, a lot of people heard the same message. At first, I thought this book was portraying all men as wolves but it was refreshing to see that our FMC had a wonderful, loving, supportive bf the whole book.
I wish this wasn’t categorized as YA because there is explicit content in here that I wouldn’t let someone as young as twelve to be reading. I would categorize this more as new adult.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying and Sexual harassment
bbygirl21's review
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
I'm not used to this pov style and the ending seemed really abrupt, I wish they was a little bit more to this story, but I really enjoyed this book. I love the four female characters Meme, Bisou, Maggie, and Keisha. I love how strong and brave they each are whether they are/were a wolf hunter or not.
I think Sybil's (Meme) story was tragic and sad. I really liked her husband Garland until what he eventually did when he found out what she is. He was a really sweet character and even though I understand his reaction in a way I wish he would have understood everything and stayed.
Bisou's boyfriend James was also really great. I love how supportive and protective he is of Bisou even while not knowing what Bisou is.
I wouldn't loved to see more about Maggie's stalker and maybe figuring out who he is and whether or not he is who is suspected in the book or someone else.
I would've also looked to know who this self proclaimed incel is who sent several letters to Keisha to be published in the schools newspaper. And I would've liked to know if Maggie's stalker and Keisha's random letter sender are the same person.
So obviously that's plenty of questions that went unanswered, the ending being quite abrupt, and the pov style not being one I'm used to all are what brought my rating down. But I did enjoy the story. I loved how the book deals with a lot of women's issues and how they impact women.
I do suggest looking into the trigger warnings if you're looking into possibly reading this book.
I think Sybil's (Meme) story was tragic and sad. I really liked her husband Garland until what he eventually did when he found out what she is. He was a really sweet character and even though I understand his reaction in a way I wish he would have understood everything and stayed.
Bisou's boyfriend James was also really great. I love how supportive and protective he is of Bisou even while not knowing what Bisou is.
I wouldn't loved to see more about Maggie's stalker and maybe figuring out who he is and whether or not he is who is suspected in the book or someone else.
I would've also looked to know who this self proclaimed incel is who sent several letters to Keisha to be published in the schools newspaper. And I would've liked to know if Maggie's stalker and Keisha's random letter sender are the same person.
So obviously that's plenty of questions that went unanswered, the ending being quite abrupt, and the pov style not being one I'm used to all are what brought my rating down. But I did enjoy the story. I loved how the book deals with a lot of women's issues and how they impact women.
I do suggest looking into the trigger warnings if you're looking into possibly reading this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Rape
stressejesse's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion and Alcohol
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