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A review by thereadrose
Cloaked in Red by Vivian Vande Velde
3.0
I really enjoyed the author’s note. Some of those versions of Little Red Riding Hood, I had never heard of before.
1st Story: 4 stars!
2nd Story: 3 Stars.
3rd Story: 3 Stars.
-Lol, I’m also an only child, my mom on the other hand was the youngest of six. She would tell me it was her job to embarrass me and pick on me... as if it was my fault I was an only child. 😂 So I can relate to Roselle! 😂
-It’s interesting that not only is Granny a Werewolf, but it’s more interesting that her family is aware of it and not frightened.
-Omg, a werewolf, a vampire, and witches. It sounds like the beginning of a cheesy joke.
4th Story: 3 Stars.
-Finally there’s a story where a wolf is dressed up in a bonnet. Although, instead of the wolf imitating the Granny, the wolf is dressed up by the Granny to look like her granddaughter.
-Lol. How many people can Granny hide in her house? This take on the story reminds me loosely of the children’s book There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly.
5th Story: 2 Stars.
-Oooo, this one involves the three little pigs!
-Eh, even though this one is creative with tying in the three little pigs story, this story is too close to a traditional fairytale. It has a naive main character that always bugs me in stories.
-Ok, there’s a collection of classic stories tied into this one, including a classic Little Red Riding Hood.
6th Story: 4 Stars.
-It’s interesting that this time the cloak is actually green. It was only called red by a boy who was colorblind.
-Omg! I love that the troublesome neighbors ended up being the Grimm Brothers!! 😂 Willy did have a big imagination. Lol
7th Story: 2 Stars.
-Aww, the wolf is just misunderstood.
-I just didn’t have enough of an opinion on this story.
8th Story: 3 Stars.
-Interesting, this time there’s a fairy godmother!
-It’s kind of cool that the cloak was an accidental magical hand-me-down.
-Ruby is driving me crazy. She’s so annoying and like it’s stated in the story, not smart.
Average rating of all stories: 3 Stars
I think Vivian Vande Velde did a good job being creative with these stories. I was never a fan of the classic story Little Red Riding Hood, but I enjoyed this collection. 😊
1st Story: 4 stars!
Spoiler
I really enjoyed this version. I thought it was creative that the woodcutter was the villain in this story and how she saved herself by using the wolf to intimidate her would be abductor. I also appreciate the irony of the tables being turned and how Meg was clever enough to think about ransoming the woodcutter rather than the other way around.2nd Story: 3 Stars.
Spoiler
I like that in this story, little read riding hood is a doll and Georgette’s mom is the “Granny.” That gives an interesting perspective! Plus I really liked that Georgette and her mother are dressmakers... it was just creepy that she made a life sized doll to be her daughter. That’s would give me nightmares. Although I kinda wish that the doll would’ve turned evil, rather than just quoting closing lines usually said by the wolf in the traditional stories.3rd Story: 3 Stars.
Spoiler
-Lol, I’m also an only child, my mom on the other hand was the youngest of six. She would tell me it was her job to embarrass me and pick on me... as if it was my fault I was an only child. 😂 So I can relate to Roselle! 😂
-It’s interesting that not only is Granny a Werewolf, but it’s more interesting that her family is aware of it and not frightened.
-Omg, a werewolf, a vampire, and witches. It sounds like the beginning of a cheesy joke.
4th Story: 3 Stars.
Spoiler
-Finally there’s a story where a wolf is dressed up in a bonnet. Although, instead of the wolf imitating the Granny, the wolf is dressed up by the Granny to look like her granddaughter.
-Lol. How many people can Granny hide in her house? This take on the story reminds me loosely of the children’s book There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly.
5th Story: 2 Stars.
Spoiler
-Oooo, this one involves the three little pigs!
-Eh, even though this one is creative with tying in the three little pigs story, this story is too close to a traditional fairytale. It has a naive main character that always bugs me in stories.
-Ok, there’s a collection of classic stories tied into this one, including a classic Little Red Riding Hood.
6th Story: 4 Stars.
Spoiler
-It’s interesting that this time the cloak is actually green. It was only called red by a boy who was colorblind.
-Omg! I love that the troublesome neighbors ended up being the Grimm Brothers!! 😂 Willy did have a big imagination. Lol
7th Story: 2 Stars.
Spoiler
-Aww, the wolf is just misunderstood.
-I just didn’t have enough of an opinion on this story.
8th Story: 3 Stars.
Spoiler
-Interesting, this time there’s a fairy godmother!
-It’s kind of cool that the cloak was an accidental magical hand-me-down.
-Ruby is driving me crazy. She’s so annoying and like it’s stated in the story, not smart.
Average rating of all stories: 3 Stars
I think Vivian Vande Velde did a good job being creative with these stories. I was never a fan of the classic story Little Red Riding Hood, but I enjoyed this collection. 😊