Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings,
to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet
to read. It's
based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.
From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood"...about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems.
It's not safe for anyone alone in the woods. There are predators that come out at night: critters and coyotes, snakes and wolves. But the woman in the red jacket has no choice. Not since the Crisis came, decimated the population, and sent those who survived fleeing into quarantine camps that serve as breeding grounds for death, destruction, and disease. She is just a woman trying not to get killed in a world that doesn't look anything like the one she grew up in, the one that was perfectly sane and normal and boring until three months ago.
There are worse threats in the woods than the things that stalk their prey at night. Sometimes, there are men. Men with dark desires, weak wills, and evil intents. Men in uniform with classified information, deadly secrets, and unforgiving orders. And sometimes, just sometimes, there's something worse than all of the horrible people and vicious beasts combined.
Red doesn't like to think of herself as a killer, but she isn't about to let herself get eaten up just because she is a woman alone in the woods....
Super excited for this one! Love a good twisted retold fairy tale and I loved Christina's Alice in Wonderland stories so I'm excited for this one!
TITLE: The Girl in Red
AUTHOR: Christina Henry
PUBLISHER: Berkley
GENRE: Fairy Tale Retelling
RELEASE DATE: June 18, 2019
Oh I can't wait to read it too!
ReplyDeleteOooh! A Red Riding Hood retelling! Awesome pick!
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Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
Ooooh new one for me and now I want it haha
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love everything Henry has written, and I can hardly wait for this one😁
ReplyDeleteThis is new to me but sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteLove retellings. This one sounds so good. Going to add it to my TBR. My WoW
ReplyDeleteI need to read more Christina Henry!
ReplyDeleteI love retellings! Little Red Riding Hood is an interesting one...
ReplyDeleteOh, I like that synopsis! This book sounds really good. I hope you enjoy reading it, Jessica.
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I saw my Overdrive system was getting this one and am first on the waiting list. This is one of my most anticipated books of the year. Hurry up June!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this one but I hope you love it! It sounds creepy good :D
ReplyDeleteI was just looking at that book the other day!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this one too! I'd planned on starting it closer to the release date, which looks to be coming up quick!
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
I just saw this one recently! It sounds like it will be an interesting retelling. I hope you enjoy it!
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