It’s not a hugely complex story to start with – if you know Hansel & Gretel. At first I was like “Oh come on! Really!?” but as the book continued onwards and the story developed, I found myself liking it more and more. I suppose it shouldn’t have, since, again, these books are set in the same universe, but it did nonetheless. There is overlap with the first book which surprised me. So into the black forest we go …įirst off: the overlap. This book is, as you can probably tell from the synopsis, a retelling of Hansel & Gretel.
Red Riding Hood is as much a hunter and hunted. There is an obvious Red Riding Hood parallel here, with the twists that make it a good retelling – i.e. The first book introduced us to the Fenris – werewolves – who like to eat, mostly women, though they’ll kill mean for the sport of it, and the Woodsmen who fend them off. The books are only loosely related, and so calling them a series may be wrong – more like they are all books set in the same universe. This is the second book in Jackson Pearce’s Fairytale Retellings series that started with Sisters Red. Gretchen is certain of only one thing: a monster is coming, and it will never go away hungry. Yet the further she investigates the mystery of what the witch is and how it chooses its victims, the more she wonders who the real monster is. Gretchen is determined to stop running and start fighting back. He tells her the witch isn’t gone - it’s lurking in the forest, preying on girls every year after Live Oak’s infamous chocolate festival, and looking to make Gretchen its next victim. Life seems idyllic and Gretchen and Ansel gradually forget their haunted past - until Gretchen meets handsome local outcast Samuel. They’re invited to stay with Sophia Kelly, a beautiful candy maker who molds sugary magic: coveted treats that create confidence, bravery, and passion. Years later, when their stepmother casts Gretchen and Ansel out, they find themselves in sleepy Live Oak, South Carolina.
Ever since, Gretchen and her brother, Ansel, have felt the long branches of the witch’s forest threatening to make them disappear, too. So I read it while I was home past May.Īs a child, Gretchen’s twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. I have had this book for a while now, and silly me, have never gotten around to reading it.
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