Sisters Red

                            ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Stars 

I love my fairy tales, it's been that way ever since I was a little girl.

Written in two points of view Sisters Red is a modernized version of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood. Pearce creates a realistic setting within the 21st century where 'Countless teenage girls have been brutally murdered...and Scarlett and Rosie March know how they died.'

Although I loved the pure intensity of the prologue, in the end for me it wasn't needed. If added somewhere else in the book, I think it would have made a greater impact. I also found that the whole big 'mystery' was a disappointment. I tried to put my theories aside, waiting to see if there was a big twist, that I would stand corrected and be surprised by what really was. But from chapter 4 it's so clear as to who and what it's about, even the blurb is a big give away.

However the book is very fast-paced, descriptive and very easy to read. At the beginning of the first chapter we find Scarlett, wearing the iconic red cloak, luring what is called a Fenris - a modern take on werewolves - by an old train depot in Ellison. 

We discover that Scarlett is driven by her obsession to hunt Fenris, single-mindedly kills them in revenge. Not only for the sake of loosing her eye to one, but for the brutal murder of her grandmother and for the safety of her younger sister Rosie. 

Rosie is the complete opposite. She only hunts because of the guilt that is weighed over her, she feels it's her duty and long-life debt that she owes to her sister. Because of this her chances of normalcy are slim. 

When Silas, a childhood friend, returns to Ellison. A relationship between them begins to form. During their time together. Rosie starts to yearn for another life. The thought of not having to worry about Fenris, to enjoy life like the dragonflies - as Scarlett would nickname the beautiful, young, teenage girls. 

Overall I found that although Scarlett was a well rounded character, Rosie was the one I connected to. She has the passion to be different, but stays true and loyal to her sister. 

Sisters Red, despite everything, is just simply a well written re-telling of the original story, Little Red Riding Hood. Sweetly is the next book in Jackson Pearce's re-telling's. 

I am intrigued to know how she will transform the Hansel and Gretel story, what characters and relationships will form, and the modernized settings that may arise as they did within Sisters Red.

Review by Katie Johnson