Red (Modern-Day Fairy Tale Book 2) by MK Harkins – Review by Shea Gilkerson
Red by M.K. Harkins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
We all grow up with fairy tales. I’ve always enjoyed works where they update the stories to more modern events and is reimagined a bit, and this book absolutely fits the bill. There is a lot happening with multiple POVs, lost loves, great fated loves, adventures and more – but it’s so well written that it’s easy to follow as you read through. Not as easy to explain when you’re trying to review without it getting jumbled. This was my first read by this author and the second book in this series, but I had no problems following and am working on the Cinderella book next!
Lily has gotten away from her mother and the tales of doom and gloom she carries when she goes away to college. The world is huge and exciting, and it’s really her first chance to experience things now that she is away on her own. In her journey, she meets George and they immediately have sparks flying – but George is stuck on a lost love and Lily is too ready to move forward after being held back by her mother for all of her life. He recognizes how drawn to Lily he is, but is scared and has to take a leap. Will he? Will Lily convince him how made for one another they are, or will she be forced to walk away from her soulmate?
Speaking of soulmates – any fated love needs a support team, right? This is where Merilee (an inexperience fairy godmother) and Zuriel (a guardian angel to another important character) come in. Merilee and Zuriel have explosive chemistry between them no matter the situation and are a lot of fun to follow with all the missteps they stumble through.
There are a lot of layers to this story and I did feel some of the scenarios could have been tied up differently for a better result, but overall I loved the rework and POVs. It wasn’t hard to follow although it was book 2 and there were several characters with a lot happening throughout the story. Cinderella’s book 1 is proving to be off to a fantastic start and I hope to find that this series grows!
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