Red’s Tangled Tale by Suzanna Lynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I cannot say this enough Lynn is amazing!! Seriously, I was impressed by the first book, taking a well-known tale and putting its own interesting and intriguing spin on it, but this one just went above and beyond. Red riding hood is a well-known tale, and there was a period where the story was sort of played around with a bit. What I remember of these attempts was that they were okay, but they just didn’t do much. Lynn is ambitious and creative with the way she takes the classics that we know and love and weaves a more nuanced and mature tale, that blurs the line of good and bad, and reveals the human nature in all the characters.
Red has always been a badass really, even in the original tale she still showed either pure idiocy or bravery that is very rare. In this she is a hunter, seeking out those that killed her father. When Captain Hook shows up – somehow now my favorite character, years of childish hatred be damned – she decides to help him locate the rare burning ash in the Blakx Forest. The same forest where her father died and where pretty everyone in her village is afraid to go, for good reason mind because that is where the wolves like to hang out, and it turns out they aren’t very friendly.
This is a great adventure story, and even without its ties to the classic tales that everyone knows and loves, it is fantastic. The characters are so changed and explored so much more deeply that they feel new and refreshing, and you honestly can’t help but love them. I have the next book in the series lined up and ready to read, because I honestly cannot get enough of Lynn’s storytelling.

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