Jackson Pearce

After a Fenris, or werewolf, killed their grandmother and almost killed them, sisters Scarlett and Rosie March devote themselves to hunting and killing the beasts that prey on teenaged girls, learning how to lure them with red cloaks and occasionally using the help of their old friend, Silas, the woodsman's son.

Sisters red

Sisters Red

Emmalie Stearns

Rachel Kanyid

I don't get why I haven't heard like ANYTHING about this? I super enjoyed this book! Not rought and gritty, but yet somehow the girls are still frickin bada**. I definitely recommend this to people who enjoy quick read fairytale retellings!

Maria Banning

Loved this modern take on Red Riding Hood. Went to the bookstore last night for "Sweetly" a new take on Hansel and Gretel and they were all out. :-( ...Next time

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?

Maxie Froelicher

Alright, so fairy tale retellings are one of my favorite genres, and this one stood up to that! It was a refreshing twist on Little Red Riding Hood, even though at first it seems like a take that's been told again and again. 

The sisters are werewolf hunters, but the werewolves have a whole different lore than most run of the mill werewolf tales, especially within LRRH retellings. They run by rules, they have packs, they can only turn certain people at certain times. The sense of urgency in trying to find the next potential was potent throughout the whole book. 

There were times, of course, where the romance was a bit much for me, and sometimes Scarlett's bemoaning of how her sister and friend aren't as committed to the hunt as she was felt repetitive and incredibly selfish. 

All in all I liked it a lot! I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
Read for the POPSUGAR challenge prompt #20: A book picked because the title caught my attention

Katie Egan

Overall I liked this book, but I predicted the main plot twist way before it happened and the ending left me with one unanswered question. What the hell happened to the cat Screwtape?!

Jade Flynn

"My sister has the heart of an artist with a hatchet and an eye patch. And I, we both now know, have a heart that is undeniably, irreparably different."

Beth Bartholomew

This book is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in modern-day America. Two sisters, Scarlett and Ruby are werewolf hunters alongside their neighbour, Silas. They feel very alone and isolated in their community, but there is a strong sense of unity between the three of them. Each character has their own traits that set them aside from the others, Scarlett lives and breathes hunting, Ruby isn't sure it's what she really wants and Silas has had a shot at a 'normal' life. These three points cause conflicts throughout the book about doing what is expected of you vs what you actually want. 

I enjoyed the trio's relationships with each other and the balance between having to grow up but still wanting to be children in some aspects. This book represented the struggle of responsibility, money and being a woman alone well. It didn't hide behind a barrier of glamorising being a woman alone at night in a city, it showed that it can be scary at times and we aren't always safe. 

Each character really wants to be independent and strong and not to need to rely on the others. To start with I enjoyed this, especially that the woman didn't need saving, but after a while, it felt like it was mentioned every few pages and felt a bit repetitive. Generally, though the writing was easy and smooth for this book, I read it quite quickly and could easily keep up with what was going on. I did, however, find the main plot point quite obvious to guess and figured it out at around 70/100 pages in. 

Overall, I enjoyed Sisters Red and found it good fun. It was a different take on a fairytale I haven't seen adapted very much. It was a really good example of YA writing, especially at it's earliest stages.

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