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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Scarlett and the Dark Woods by Mary Mecham, Mary Mecham
5.0
As a kid I never really liked Red Riding Hood. I don't really know why. I think the tale was simply a little bit too scary. Mostly I didn't understand what the tale was actually about. Now I'm older and my perspective on the tale has changed completely. And now I love it. Especially in retellings. I was therefore really happy with this arc.
What I absolutely loved about this book is that it took all the elements of the original fairytale and used those elements to create an entirely new story. And despite this being a fairytale retelling it also had an original world, interesting politics and really gripping finale that I hadn't seen coming when I started reading.
I should have. I'm very familiar with Hamelin and its most famous fairytale. I knew that something connected to its tale was gonna happen. I just hadn't expected this! Of course I don't wanna give too much away, but I promise that once you've reached the beginning of the finale it will be completely impossible to put the book down.
I also really enjoyed the romance in this book. Mostly because I like it when I don't get a love at first sight romance. These two people really needed time to get to know each other. They really were a little afraid of each other at the beginning and they for sure didn't trust each other. But slowly, and it's hard to say who fell first, they started falling.
I can't wait to read more fairytale retellings by this author!
What I absolutely loved about this book is that it took all the elements of the original fairytale and used those elements to create an entirely new story. And despite this being a fairytale retelling it also had an original world, interesting politics and really gripping finale that I hadn't seen coming when I started reading.
I should have. I'm very familiar with Hamelin and its most famous fairytale. I knew that something connected to its tale was gonna happen. I just hadn't expected this! Of course I don't wanna give too much away, but I promise that once you've reached the beginning of the finale it will be completely impossible to put the book down.
I also really enjoyed the romance in this book. Mostly because I like it when I don't get a love at first sight romance. These two people really needed time to get to know each other. They really were a little afraid of each other at the beginning and they for sure didn't trust each other. But slowly, and it's hard to say who fell first, they started falling.
I can't wait to read more fairytale retellings by this author!