Review: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Title: Sisters Red
Hardcover, 324 pages
Author: Jackson Pearce
Publisher: Little, Brown
Publication Date: June 7, 2010
Source: Borrowed
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Book Summary:
Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris–the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She’s determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead.
Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts ferociously alongside her. But even as more girls’ bodies pile up in the city and the Fenris seem to be gaining power, Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves. She finds herself drawn to Silas, a young woodsman who is deadly with an ax and Scarlett’s only friend–but does loving him mean betraying her sister and all that they’ve worked for?
Review:
I’ve heard people go on and on about fairytale retellings, but I had yet to experience one for myself, so I didn’t really get all the fuss.
Cue music, enter Jackson Pearce
Sisters Red is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, and it knocked my socks off. Jackson Pearce didn’t just change a few things to make it more modern and a little different than the original – she took the concept of the fairytale, amped it up ten notches, added romance, and twisted in some family conflict.
Every little detail of this book was carefully planned and meant to have a connection with the plot, which made me love it that much more. Jackson Pearce is a crafty, crafty writer.
Sisters Red had the perfect amount of action and dialogue for me. I’m one who would prefer to see a character’s growth than a bad guy sliced in half with a sword, and I never found myself wishing I were reading about anything else besides what Pearce had on the pages. In fact, I read the second half of this book sitting in the drivers seat of my car waiting for someone else and didn’t mind the cramped, uncomfortable reading space at all.
Pearce has another fairytale retelling coming out – Sweetly. It is “Sisters Red #2,” but I am fairly certain it is only #2 because it is also a retelling, not because we carry on the story of Scarlett and Rosie. In fact, if it DOES carry on their story, I may be a little upset, because Sisters Red is a 50/50 for me just the way it is.
Sisters Red is a superb example of a fairytale retelling, and one I would recommend hands down.
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I still need to read this one…although I’m supposed to be sending you Sweetly right?
YES! Haha. Just kidding. Was a weird dream I had, though!
Wow! i don’t remember the last book that got such a rave review from you! Great, another one for the TBR list or the read-a-thon.
I really loved this one, the retelling was so great. And everything came together sooo well in the end! I love when you do a read-a-thon and I see a bunch of books I loved in your pile
Still haven’t read this book but I really need to. I have heard pretty good things about it. Thanks for sharing!
PS I love your header! It’s so cool!!! I’m visiting from over at Grab a Pen!
Thanks, Jen! My friend Katie made it and I really love it too
This is one of my favorite books read last year. I’m loking forward to Sweetly!
I can’t wait until Sweetly, either! I wanted it so bad that I went to Jackson Pearce’s trivia night and struggled through the lag I had and ended up winning a copy
looooooooovvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeee the book!! its soooo good cannot wait for the follow up!! i love jackson pearce as well! great author with awesome videos! xoxo