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Tasting Red by Holly Roberds

madison_anne's review against another edition

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5.0

“Oh my…. How good this book was “

I lovedddd this book so much I can’t stop thinking about it
The twist on little red riding hood
And all the fairy tale characters names
The spice… oh the spice

preciousdemon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

kaysnacks's review against another edition

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4.25

Super fun world, I want more building!

spice_life's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

3.75🌶️
Finished reading this for the third time, i feel like every time i read it i love it more. It’s a great spicy palette cleanser with the perfect amount of smexy times and possessive secret softy yummy man to keep any gal happy… not to mention my boy has paws 😉😉. 

This is a great red riding hood retelling where our FMC Red is the granddaughter of the owner of a magic baking empire that sells tasty treats that give humans magic for a short period of time and is know as Granny. With the knitty gritty of the mage baking world Granny has to go into hiding just as Red shows up for a visit. Brexely our MMC is a wolf for hire and is tasked with killing Granny, with the global baking sensation gone underground his only link that remains is little Red… will the secrets and hordes of enemies keep them apart or will they step out of their own way to see if there is something between them, more then sex and sass.
 
Can’t wait to read the rest of this series… give me some goldie! 

kathhh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

One of the best little red riding hood retelling I've read. I can't even put the book down! I love the tension and the banters. And also famous lines from the original story are present too! Let's not forget Rap and her skillet skills lol. I love how everything is connected and the world buildind is not at all confusing for me. This is also on of those books I wished it was longer. Like I want to see them grow old together with little kids and rabbits running around, pretty please!

Anyway, Goldie, Cinder, and Rap had me curious too and I'm excited to read their books (okay no book for Rap yet but I will still wait for hers!).

nerdgirlnikkee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

dazzlingplaces's review against another edition

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3.0

3❤️‍🔥 
Brex and Red. 
Gigis magical cookies. College student and assassin. Mates. 

mis_chievous's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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chickadees's review against another edition

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4.0

Surprisingly heartfelt

What started out as a bit rough in the beginning, with a few errors in formatting and typos, wrapped itself up into a nice HEA that makes you realize how entrenched you've become in the characters.

auhlana_reads's review against another edition

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5.0

My, what great spice this book gives.

My, how it makes me blush.

My, who knew this spicy retelling would be so freaking hot.
IF you are a fan of retellings, you will not be disappointed in this one.

I enjoy a book where the smut is smutty and the scenes are spicing enough that you don’t care so much about the plot. HOWEVER, there is still a pretty decent plot and it wraps up nicely in the end.

As far as retellings go, I have zero notes. I’m here for the big bad wolf and little red with some piercings and nympho behavior.