We all can recall the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. How she is a sweet innocent girl who is eaten by the wolf and saved by the brave woodsman. That's the story they want you to believe.
In Red Riding Hood, we are taken to the small village of Daggerhorn were we meet two sisters, Lucie and Valerie. Lucie is portrayed as the perfect daughter, mild mannered, obedient, and quiet. Valerie is the opposite of her sister, defiant, adventurous, and curious. Valerie sees the world differently from her friends and family, one gets a sense of disconnection from her village life. The girls mother and father are in a loveless marriage, and their grandmother lives outside the protective village walls.
This village is different because each month a family offers a sacrifice to the Wolf each month. The villagers believe it will appease the wolf and keep it from coming after any of them. On the night of a blood moon, when the girls are out for the harvest, the Wolf attacks and chaos ensues. The next morning Lucie is found mauled in the field.
Enter Father Solomon, a high priest who is known for his dealings with the supernatural. He sheds light to the villagers that the Wolf is a werewolf and could be any one of them. Valerie becomes caught up in a whirlwind of lies, deceit, and betrayal.
This story is based loosley on the fairy tale but possibly has done the Brothers Grimm well. They were said to appreciate the darker morbid things in life. The style of writting is easy to follow and the context itself slowly draws the readers in; not letting go till the last possible second. This is a novel that should be read when one has several hours on their hands. Its difficult to put down, and more difficult to forget.
So whose afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
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