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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
About Red Hood:
IMHO: Red Hood
I do admit the second person narrative with Bisou threw me at first. I haven't been 16 for a long time. Teens will probably be more open and roll with this style better than all the adults talking about it.
Then the bloody face scene happened, where I was not sure what kind of blood it was at first and I thought, this just might not be for me. However, she fought the wolf right after, which was badass.
But what really got me, once I got into the "you" flow", was Maggie and Keisha. Two radically different young women in different situations. Their unfolding relationship is what makes this amazing.
» Took a little bit to get into.
» Itched to get to the point while Bisou was reeling from killing the boy/wolf by herself.
» YAAAAS Keisha and Maggie
» LOVE MEME.
» Sex positive
» Real period talk
» Blunt and non sensationalized.
» There are good guys. But that’s not the point.
» It is easy to just go with the sexist flow, harder to stand up against to make a difference
» Nice to have a world set up with protectors and justice
Highly recommend giving this one a chance, even if the narrative style isn't appealing off the bat. No brainer for the justice cravers that liked Foul is Fair and The Kill Club. Or if you want more witchy coven girl support like The Babysitter's Coven and The Nowhere Girls but with more kick.
Favorite Quotes from red hood:
“Darling,” she said, and her hazel eyes were electric, her mouth a straight flat line, “it is not your job to make boys happy.”
“Making one mistake does not oblige you to make another in the same direction,” she had said, which made no sense to you at all.
Before she gets in, she says, “You know, Bisou, there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.”
It’s the sound you made once, years ago, for your mother.
Your knees are soft; your grip hard.
“It’s not that we need more wolf hunters,” you say. “It’s that we need men to stop becoming wolves.”
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Starts: 18th February 2020
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This review was originally posted on The Layaway Dragon
Elana K Arnold takes all the tropes of the Little Red Riding Hood story and uses them to make a very strong commentary about rape culture and toxic masculinity.
I will say that this isnt for the squeamish or the faint of heart because there are very detailed descriptions about blood and sex (both consensual and nonconsensual) but thats what I loved about it, the fact that Arnold didnt hold back.
I also loved the 2nd person writing style. It did take some time to get used to but once it clicked it really immersed me into the story and put me in the mind of the main character. I also felt like it fit well with the story because it emphasizes the theme, that everyone in some way is affected by rape culture and toxic masculinity.
Overall this was such a compelling and engrossing story and one that I highly recommend for both its content and the experimental way Arnold constructs the story.
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion, Alcohol