Red wolf was highly engaging and a unique take on the Red Riding Hood story. I thought the characters were addictive and felt real, along with the world in which the novel is set. That being said, it is a bit longer than I would have preferred, I think overall though people will enjoy this one.

I was given an Advanced Reader Copy from NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books for an honest review.

Red Wolf was an energetic, action packed, on the edge of your seat retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Rachel Vincent took something I have been familiar with since my childhood and put a very unique spin on it.

Grandma, what big eyes you have. Grandma, what big ears you have. Grandma, what big teeth you have! What if grandma was always the big bad wolf? In Adele's sixteen years of life she has only known the bubble that is her small village of Oakvale. Her home is surrounded on all sides by the dark woods which is filled with monsters looking to prey on the villagers. Every year the dark woods seems to encroach more and more on the border of Oakvale.

It is normal for Adele and her mother to travel through the dark woods as her grandmother lives in a clearing deep in the woods. On her sixteenth birthday, Adele discovers the family secret. They are Guardians. Tasked with the job of protecting the village of Oakvale from the creatures that go bump in the night. Will Adele be able to handle her new challenging role? Will she find the task more than she anticipated for her life?

Vincent's Red Wolf was a fast paced story that grabbed me right from the beginning. There was suspense, a love story, and tons of action; everything you need in a great story! I loved it!

Love retellings of fairy tales, and Red Wolf is such a good one of Little Red Riding Hood. Spooky woods? Main character is a badass guardian red wolf? Romantic interests? Yes please! Oakvale is surrounded by spooky woods, and Oakvale's community, including Adele, has been told to never go into it. If they do, they must never leave the path and always bring light. What a premise! Can't wait to read the next in the series!

There are so many fairy tale retellings that if there's going to be a new one, it had better be good. Luckily, this one is. From the cover, it's obviously a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, in this case about a teen girl named Adele who is sent into the dark woods with provisions for her grandmother, who unbeknownst to her, has set a test for her. After besting a wolf in the woods, Adele finds herself changing in unexpected ways and finds out about a family legacy that she needs to uphold, sacrificing all of her plans for the future, including her love, Grainger. Just as Adele thinks she's settling in to her new role, she realizes that she may have brought the evils of the dark wood into the village with her and has put everyone at risk. But while there are plenty of action-packed scenes of Adele fighting monsters in the woods, solving her problem isn't going to be so easy and she has moral conundrums to weigh. Vincent will have readers racing to the end as they devour this story. Review from e-galley.

The cover omg it is so beautiful. I loved this version of red riding hood. I loved how she was a wolf instead, was a nice twist to the story. If you love reading fairytale retellings I highly recommend this book.

I loved this take on the classic fairy tale. I loved even better that it is a stand-alone title. It certainly has potential for a series, but it is not required. Putting it down took more effort that I had this weekend and I read it in nearly one sitting. My young adult fans will love it as well as adults. It is a definite addition to my library!

This is a dark retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Growing up is always hard to do; but when your red hair is considered a bad omen, your Grandma is considered the town witch because she lives in the Dark Wood, and your father was burned at the stake for possibly being a wulf, the deck is kinda stacked against you. Somehow Adeline managed to find someone to spend the rest of her life with . . . or so she thought.

Secrets and lies. Superstitions and fear will drive dreams and destinies apart as a whole new world is revealed. Nothing will be there same. It's a story about growing and making hard decisions. Choosing what matters to you at the end of the day - yourself or helping others.

There are really though decisions that the characters have to make in this book. Decisions that are literally life and death. While I may not agree with all of them, I do appreciate that the author let's the characters make the hard, messing mistakes knowing they will have to live with the consequences just like we do in life. How one lie effects others. It's a book that shows that one different choice would have led to a different sequence of events. It's a book that has a deep meaning behind the plot. I'm still thinking about it and is been hours later.

**I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review. **

This book was received as an ARC from HarperCollins Children's Books - HarperTeen in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

This version of Red Riding Hood was beyond intense. I was captured right from the start and could not go back. All of the town is frightened by the Dark Woods and little do they know that one of their own is a keeper of a power that turns her into a wolf and sniffs out trouble to protect the town but is it her the one that they fear? This book got my heart racing and my thrills spiking because every page was a new turn in the book and I was left shocked and speechless when I finished. Our teen book club will love this and there will sure be conversations that will set off some fireworks.

We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Not your average Red Riding Hood!

Surprises and some major Village vibes, Red Wolf is a new twist on an old story.

The book is well-paced and suspenseful. Its air of mystery keeps you reading even when our main character seems a bit fickle.

There’s more that meets the eye to this village- a whole semi-dystopian fairy tale world to escape to if you’ll just wander into the woods and take a read.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book!

I liked the plot. I think it's a creative retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story we all grew up with. It was dark, gritty, and fantastical. I think Rachel Vincent really captured the mood of the town and that really made me believe the stakes that were at play. The mythology of the werewolves and the magical creatures featured in this book were really well done. I didn't enjoy the protagonist that much. And maybe that's because I felt like disagreed with a lot of her decisions throughout the book. She felt very stubborn and like she alone knew what was right. And I guess that makes her a believable sixteen year old so I don't hold against the author or character too much. But I did make me not connect to the book through her, if anything I felt more connected to Max, the mother, and the sister.

I think there were a few plots that were left unanswered. Not sure if this means there will be a sequel or not. The ending was abrupt but I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Compliments to the book cover artist, the cover is gorgeous!