Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Fairy Tale/ Fantasy
Approximate word count: 15-20,000 words
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Author:
S.W. Vaughn lives in central New York with her
husband, son, and a lot of cats who are often named after movie or TV show
characters -- like Fizzgig (The Dark Crystal), Coda (Brother Bear), Mothra (Godzilla),
and Blooregard Q. Kazoo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends). She is working on the fifth and final
book of the House Phoenix
Description:
“A
not-so-powerful witch battles her past and a dark presence lurking in the
forest to save her grandma in this modern paranormal retelling of Little Red
Riding Hood.”
Appraisal:
I have not
read any of S.W. Vaughn’s books before and wanted to get a small taste of her
writing style. I thoroughly enjoyed this novella. Aurora Bishop, whose friends
call her Red, is a fire-cracker with her snarky comebacks that made this a fun
read. She is also a reluctant witch whose mother is the leader of the entire New York Aurora
Ms. Vaughn
has taken the original story of Nana being ill and Red taking a basket of
goodies, which included a bottle of restoration elixir, to her cottage in the
woods and ranked it up a bit with witches, magic, and druids. The darkness that
is enveloping the woods was well described and the wolf frightening. Red’s
memories of where she grew-up brought a nice sense of place to the whole area. This
was a delightful read that I was able to finish in one evening. I would love to
see Ms. Vaughn write more rebooted fairy tales.
FYI:
Damn and
damned were the strongest words used in this story, depending on your own
opinion, I think this story could be shared with older children.
Format/Typo Issues:
I found no editing or formatting errors at all. Very
impressive.
Rating: ***** Five stars
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