Review: Red (Fairy Tale Reboot) by S.W. Vaughn
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2013
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 coven. As far as Aurora was concerned spells were great but pepper spray was faster.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. I found no editing or formatting errors at all. Very impressive.**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **  June 20, 2013