Waiting on Wednesdays is the brainchild of Jill at Breaking the Spine, and because Jill isn’t hosting it any more, I’m now linking up with Can’t Wait Wednesday at Wishful Endings. Stop over there and link up your “Can’t Wait” book of the week!
You know me, I can’t resist a cover reveal, and I was thrilled to see the cover of Christina Henry’s next book revealed! You guys, I love this cover so much:
From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic “Little Red Riding Hood”…about a woman who isn’t as defenseless as she seems.
It’s not safe for anyone alone in the woods. There are predators that come out at night: critters and coyotes, snakes and wolves. But the woman in the red jacket has no choice. Not since the Crisis came, decimated the population, and sent those who survived fleeing into quarantine camps that serve as breeding grounds for death, destruction, and disease. She is just a woman trying not to get killed in a world that doesn’t look anything like the one she grew up in, the one that was perfectly sane and normal and boring until three months ago.
There are worse threats in the woods than the things that stalk their prey at night. Sometimes, there are men. Men with dark desires, weak wills, and evil intents. Men in uniform with classified information, deadly secrets, and unforgiving orders. And sometimes, just sometimes, there’s something worse than all of the horrible people and vicious beasts combined.
Red doesn’t like to think of herself as a killer, but she isn’t about to let herself get eaten up just because she is a woman alone in the woods….
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry. Releases in August 2019 from Berkley Books. Christina Henry is one of my “must read” authors, and I’ve been waiting for more information on this book for months. I’m happy to see that’s it’s finally on Goodreads, and wow, don’t you love this cover? A post-apocalyptic Little Red Riding Hood?? And I love that this LRRH is wearing a hoodie:-) If you haven’t read Henry’s books before, this looks like an excellent place to start. Although I recommend just about everything she’s written so far.
Ooh, this sounds so good! I’m doing a retellings challenge in 2019 so I’ll definitely have to keep this book in mind for that. I’ve not come across many Red Riding Hood retellings.
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Oh cool, this will fit in for sure:-)
I never used to read retellings but I tried some this year and enjoyed them. This sounds good. And the cover is amazing! I love the big bad wolf, Red with her hatchet and the use of color.
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It is a striking cover!
There was a book I had seen earlier and I was going to use it for todays post but couldn’t think of it so didn’t do a post. This is the book!!!! I am really curious about this one!!!
OH NO! How have I not seen this one??? Beauty and the Beast and Little Red Riding Hood are my two favorite tales so you know I’m going to be all over this one. You know I loved Lost Boy and even The Mermaid, although not as dark as I’d like, was a good read. I’ll never make it to August. And that cover. Here wolfie wolfie!
The cover just came out, and it’s only been on Goodreads for a few weeks. I follow her on Facebook and she’s been dropping hints, so I was ready:-)
Me too! I hope it’s as good as the cover:-)
Oh wow. What a cover! I’ve never read this author — where do you suggest starting? This one is going on my TBR list NOW.
Any of her books are good, the first one I read was Alice, and it’s a dark retelling of Alice in Wonderland.
Oooh, this sounds really good! And I love cover too <3 Thanks for sharing it! I will add it to my TBR right now!!
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I don’t think I’ve ever read a Little Red retelling, so it should be interesting:-)
That’s a neat cover for sure!! And a very interesting premise.
The cover is one of my favorites:-)
Wow, I absolutely love the cover for this one!!!
Me too! It’s a great concept, especially the part where’s she’s actually walking on the wolf:-)
Yes! I’ve been almost stalking Christina Henry’s Twitter at this point for updates, so when she revealed the cover I was so excited and in love with it. I think this sounds fantastic, and I’ve yet to meet a book by Henry that I don’t like. Can’t wait! Great pick 🙂
Agreed, she’s such a consistent writer:-)
A post-apocalyptic Little Red Riding Hood really does sound promising. I really loved her version of Alice in Wonderland.
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Me too, I’ve loved all the books of hers I’ve read so far.
I love the idea of this!!!!
It’s a great idea, right?
After Lost Boy I knew that I would love any of Ms. Henry’s revisitations of classic fairy tales, but Little Red Riding Hood set in a post-apocalyptic world is something I *want* to read right now! Thanks for sharing!!!! 🙂
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You should try her Alice books if you haven’t, they are pretty amazing too:-)
Oh, thanks, I will certainly go on the hunt for them! 🙂
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Oh, this is a great share, Tammy! I have a signed copy of Lost Boy from when the author visited our local bookshop, but I am sad to say I haven’t read it yet. This cover should win an award. Like you, I love the hoodie. I’ll definitely need to read this one and I hope you enjoy it!
Oh cool, I have never met her, but she’s one of my “bucket list” authors:-)
Ooh, I did hear that she was going to tackle Little Red Riding Hood, so glad it has a cover and a blurb already!
I love that she’s doing another retelling, I’ve been so impressed with everything so far she’s written.
Post apocalyptic Little Red Riding Hood?? Ooo… You do get hold of the COOLEST books, Tammy!
Doesn’t it sound like a great concept?
Ooh what a cover! Love the red and the black- and a post apoc take as well? Looks great.
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The cover is one of my most recent favorites!
She writes so many books so fast!!! I still remember just wanting to start with her Alice books… And then she’s already at the whole mermaid thing! This sounds awesome nonetheless! 😀
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She does write fast! And there’s another book on the horizon that she hasn’t even announced yet:-)
I haven’t read any of her books yet, but I really want to read the Captain Hook one, and this sounds amazing too!
I love Christina Henry!!! I’m totally excited for this one, too. 🙂
An post-apocalyptic retell of Little Red Riding Hood?? OMG! I NEED TO READ THIS ONE! And yes the cover is awesome!
while sharing your post on twitter I realized she is the author of The Mermaid! One of the best books I’ve read!!! I’m so reading her other books. this one A MUST!
Okay this cover is AMAZING and I need this book in my life immediately. Thanks for always helping my TBR to grow!
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I love the sound of this. Impossible to believe but in spite of owning at least two of this author’s books and loving the sound of them I still haven’t read any of her books. I have to read faster – or prioritise better. Send help.
Lynn