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Hunt the Wood: An MM Red Riding Hood Retelling by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza

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adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I wanted to like this book, I really did. Prologue is kind of jarring, but the worldbuilding is fascinating. It’s post apocalyptic meets high fantasy. I wanted to see how dark it would go. 

But it fumbled hard. 

It took me a while to get into the flow of the story, and my biggest issue comes down to Wotan. I strongly feel like the author waffled on how to characterize him. Wotan begins as someone dark and dubious, but then he gets chopped up into a saccharine lover. 

It begins when Wotan is given anxiety about their mating bond. He said the bond was permanent! But then it backtracks to Acktually if Ryder rejects the bond it will break. Artificial vulnerability fucking shit. Cowardly in fact. Almost makes me want to DNF.

Considering how proud Wotan was in taking what he wanted from Ryder, it then becomes tedious how much Wotan ruminates about consent. It’s artificial filler for drama and suspense that’s not earned. Cowardly backpedaling to make Wotan more palatable. 
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