Review: Series brings fairy tales to modern day
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2012
What a ride!  This series of books takes us at a break-neck speed into the life of Kayla Burkheart, a young woman just hoping to earn a bonus from her boss to help pay for her wedding. In, "Red", all Kayla needs to do is drive a car safely from California to Texas, and she has to be careful -- the car is worth $70,000!But, really, what can go wrong? Thanks to the devious mind of Christine Sutton, a whole lot of  things can go wrong, beginning with a creepy black car that starts tailing Kayla and when she is good and unnerved, he starts text messaging her.  But how does he have her number?  Very scary situation and Sutton keeps us guessing to the end.In "Snow", Kayla has delivered the car, collected her pay and is ready to move on with her life.  Only thing is, that money was supposed to help pay for her wedding, but her fiance has changed his mind. The wedding is off!  Kayla can't believe her ears until she hears the whole story -- yep, her bitch of a mother lied to Kayla's fiance, convincing him Kayla had been unfaithful.  Lest we think the fiance, David, is easily swayed, we find out that Carolyn, Kayla's mother, practices witchcraft.  She used her magic to turn David against her own daughter.  Her mother's treachery goes much deeper, and Kayla flees the house in anger and fear for her own safety.  Thinking she is safe, she finds out she is in more danger than she could have ever imagined when a dwarf holds her at knifepoint!I don't want to give away too much of the story, so I'm just going to say that each book builds suspense, making us care more and more about Kayla and her friends.  And Carolyn becomes more and more wicked.  A nice nod to Grimm's fairy tales in each book, but with Sutton's deft touch, the familiar stories become fresh and exciting.