Red Hood

This book is amazing! Red rising hood but goes hunting for wolves and put a splash of what it's like to me a woman in this day and age?

Incredible.

It's told in 2nd person and that makes it all the more appealing. You get a deep understanding of what it's like to live in a world today where men refuse to believe woman when we speak up and blame us for their actions. Add the wolves to the mix and it's a brilliant metaphor.


The found family in this is everything I was after. Joined together from the experiences how they grew close and closer the more the opened up.

The ending I think needed a bit more of a heavier hit. More of a mention for it to hit stronger but I enjoyed it.

All the stars

Who Boy that was Bad. I mean like Seriously bad. There's a Lot to unpack here honestly, from the way it sexualized the 16 year old main character, to the way it slut shammed a character in the Next Chapter, to the Blatant Terf ideology (you know, all or at least most men are evil monsters, the only women who are powerful are the ones who can have periods, ect), to the weird almost fetishizing way periods were talked about, it was Bad. This definitely shouldn't be marked as YA either, considering how graphic the sex scenes are. I skipped a Lot of this book because it was That bad. Even skipping, I could keep up with the whole plot, the writing was also that slow. Also, changing writing styles in the middle of the book and then going back yo your original style of writing only works if you're a good writer. Which was Decidedly not the case here. This is only a “feminist” retelling if your feminism is only about abled cis-women, and if it is, that's not real feminism. I'm black listing this author for sure, as I don't want to even try to read anymore of her books.

As a person who couldn't care less about morality in fiction, I thoroughly enjoyed Red Hood in all its bloody glory. While I can see why some people think the book encourages murdering abusive men, the characters clearly say that not all men become wolves. The male characters who play a big part in Bisou and her grandmother's lives are clearly depicted as being unproblematic, and in the end the message is not about how women defend themselves from men. It's about how men need to stop becoming predators. Sometimes we just need to stop taking things too literally to get the message.However, I do agree that the book might make some people uncomfortable, and that the second person perspective is not for everyone. It is also slow-paced at some points, particularly at the first section before Bisou gets to hear her grandmother's story. The ending is also quite abrupt, though personally I think it is a fitting ending for the book.For those who think this is a fantasy book, it's not. Not really. It's set in the modern world, with the wolves and the hunters being the light fantasy elements. It's different from [b:Damsel 36260155 Damsel Elana K. Arnold https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1518818837l/36260155.SY75.jpg 57912874] in terms of settings, so don't expect them to be similar.