A review by stephanielee
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is a post apocalypse Little Red Riding Hood retelling. Red is a young woman with a prosthetic limb trying to make it to her grandma's house in the woods while trying to not be picked up by the government and taken to their quarantine camps or to not get killed or hurt by other people or animals on her way. We learn about Red's family and what happened to them and we meet some new characters along the way. I really liked how much Red grew- she was seen as disabled and therefore  less than and was rightfully angry about it. She learned that while she did have limits, she was still able to do more than what people expected of her and how to use that to her advantage. 
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