Hello and welcome everyone to official blog tour for Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff! Today I will be sharing with you all my review of the book and having a giveaway for a print copy!
Author: Liesl Shurtliff
Publisher: Random House Kids
Release Date: April 12th, 2016
Genre: Middle-Grade > Fairytale retelling
Source: Publisher (print ARC)
Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic.But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness.
With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman—two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. . . .
Liesl Shurtliff weaves a spellbinding tale, shining the spotlight on a beloved character from her award-winning debut, Rump.
We all know the tale of little red riding hood. Red goes off to Grandma's house in the woods and falls prey to the big bad wolf. In THIS story, Red tells us what really went down.
While Red's parents are away she stays with her Grandma. Red's Grandma loves to teach her magic even if every time Red tries something bad ends up happening. Red has decided to give up learning magic altogether. Until one day Grandma falls ill and Red must go out into the woods to collect ingredients for an all-cure potion. While collecting her items, she comes across a girl with golden curly locks, Goldie. Goldie joins Red in hopes to help out and along the way she discovers there may be a way to not only cure her Grandma but make it so she lives forever. Red is told there are 3 items within the woods that can create immortality but what one will work? On Red's journey to find these magical items she is faced with many challenges, new friends, and foes but more so she comes to find a strength in herself she never knew existed.
Will Red find a way to save her Grannie? Or will finding the magic items be the least of her worries? Something evil is lurking nearby...and this time, it's NOT the wolf.
Wow! Talk about your fantasy books! Red was everything you'd expect from a fantasy story and more. The world building was simply amazing! There was so much always going on, a twist here, a turn there. The secondary characters, such a Goldie, Wolf, and Beast were all brilliantly captured and written into the story. The story held my attention and did not let go. I was totally lost in Red's world and excited to find out what would happen next. One of the main things I loved about the book was how different this retelling of red riding hood it is. I never expected the author to take the story in places she did. Author Liesl Shurtliff took the simple classic story of a girl visiting her Grandma and finding the wolf and remarkably warped it into something so much more! I will definitely be checking out all of the other books in the series.
Without a doubt, Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff is one of my favorite read of 2016 so far! For a middle-grade novel, it really is quite amazing! I so recommend it to everyone! If you enjoy books with a ton of adventure, magic, epic world-building, and fun and likable characters then this book is a MUST-READ!
4.5 STARS - Totally Awesome! I loved it, would read again.
About The Author: Liesl Shurtliff
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Liesl Shurtliff was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the mountains for her playground. Just like Rump, Liesl was shy about her name, growing up. Not only did it rhyme with weasel, she could never find it on any of those personalized key chains in gift shops. But over the years she’s grown to love having an unusual name—and today she wouldn’t change it for the world!
Before she became a writer, Liesl graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in music, dance, and theater. She now lives in Chicago with her husband and three young children, where she still dreams of the mountains. Rump is her first novel.
Come check out all of the blogs on tour!
RED: THE TRUE STORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Pre-Pub Blog Tour Schedule
Monday, February, 1: Bookiemoji, Author Guest Post
Tuesday, February, 2: Seeing Double In Neverland, Review
Wednesday, February, 3: MundieMoms/Kids, Review
Thursday, February, 4: BookHounds, Author Interview
Friday, February, 5: The Lovely Books, Review
Saturday, February, 6: I'm Shelf-ish, Guest Post
Sunday, February, 7: Kid Lit Frenzy, Review
Monday, February, 8: Mel's Shelves, Review
Tuesday, February, 9: Once Upon A Twilight, Author Random Facts
Wednesday, February, 10: SciFiChick.com, Review
Thursday, February, 11: Swoony Boys Podcast, Review
Friday, February, 12: Bittersweet Enchantment, Review
Saturday, February, 13: WinterHaven Books, Review except 18
Sunday, February, 14: The Cover Contessa, Review
Monday, February, 15: Pandora's Books, Review
Tuesday, February, 16: On Starships and Dragonwings, Review
Wednesday, February, 17: As They Grow Up, Review
Thursday, February, 18: Owl Always Be Reading, Review
Friday, February, 19: Such a Novel Idea, Playlist and Review
Saturday, February, 20: The Children's Book Review, A Selfie and a Shelfie
Sunday, February, 21: The Mod Podge Bookshelf, Author Movie Cast
Monday, February, 22: Katie's Clean Book Collection, Review
Tuesday, February, 23: Words We Heart, Review
Wednesday, February, 24: Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers, Author Guest Post
Thursday, February, 25: Confessions of a Readaholic, Review
Friday, February, 26: Bookish Antics, Review
Saturday, February, 27: Bumbles and Fairy-Tales, Review
Sunday, February, 28: Valerie's Reviews, Review
Monday, February, 29: Lili's Reflections, Review
Tuesday, March, 1: To Read, or Not To Read, Review
Wednesday, March 2: Stories & Sweeties, Review
Thursday, March 3: Cafinated Reads, Review
Friday, March 4: The Book Monsters, Review
Saturday, March 5: Twinning for Books, Review
Sunday, March 6: Curling Up With A Good Book, Review
Monday, March 7: The Compulsive Reader, Review
Tuesday, March 8: The Reading Nook Reviews, Review
Wednesday, March 9: Resch Reads and Reviews, Review
Thursday, March 10: Beauty and the Bookshelf, Review
Friday, March 11: Xpresso Reads, Review
Saturday, March 12: Diamond’s Reads, Review
Sunday, March 13: Blissful Book Reviews, Review
Monday, March 14: Vi3tbabe, Review
Tuesday, March 15: The Book Cellar, Review
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Probably Beauty and the Beast
ReplyDeleteI enjoy children's books and from what you've mentioned in your review, this would be quite an enchanting read.
ReplyDeleteBeauty and the beast
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