By: S.C. Grayson
Recommendation: 👍👍👍👍 - (Out of 5 👍)
I absolutely love a fairytale retelling. If the story is about Little Red Riding Hood, Belle and her Beast, Snow White and the Dwarfs, I am all in. So, when I saw this gorgeous cover and read the incredibly intriguing blurb about Scarlett and a gang called the Wolves, of course I was all in.
S.C. Grayson has hit the ball out of the park with this retelling. 'Little Red Shadow' has surprising twists and turns I didn't see coming, keeping me engaged and intrigued through out and up until the very end. Grayson has written an amazingly unique story that easily stands alone without the Red Riding Hood aspect. A retelling hits the next level if it contains Easter eggs from the original story and so we get a red cloak, some mean and violent wolves, Grannie, and of course 'Red' herself.
This is the second installment in 'The Talented' series but this story can easily be read as a stand alone. Characters from the first story appear in the book but S.C. Grayson does a marvelous job of filling in the back story so that the reader doesn't feel they have missed something. The little tidbits about the first book have most certainly made me want to go back and read 'Beauty and the Blade'.
Scarlett is a former member of high society. Due to her unique Talent, she has been forced to hide amongst the gangs and criminals in the lower end of London. Even though she has had to do unmentionable things to survive, Scarlett has not lost her ability to empathize with others. Her caring nature has often times left her in a predicament she cannot easily escape. When she meets Lord Benedict Pearce she finds she is once again going out on a limb to save the ones that mean the most to her.
This is my first time reading a story by S.C. Grayson. I am in awe of the in-depth detail that went into this book, I could actually envision the smoke and smoot generated by the factories while I read. I look forward to future works from this author and highly recommend adding 'Little Red Shadow' to your to be read list.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Available for purchase October 3rd, 2023:
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