Review: Little Red Riding Hood is all grown up
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2012
This is the 3rd in the delightful Kingdom series by Marie Hall.  I do need to mention that Marie graciously asked me to beta read this book, and that was a true treat.This book continues to follow the story of the "bad boys of faerie tales", and while Miriam is consistently the one character that is recurring regularly: her part in the saga is easy to discover and follow.I think I liked this even more than Her Mad Hatter, probably because the points of view and action are a little less frenetic , without the Mad Hatter as the primary narrator.  Taking the story of Little Red Riding Hood and integrating it with other faerie tales into a romantic story where the bad boys find their own happily ever after is a task that the author managed with finesse and humor.  While the initial response often is to refer to these stories as we would when we first encountered them - this is a backstory and alternate that sits far closer (In my opinion) to the darkness of the original tales penned by the Grimm brothers.  Not that these stories are dark, but they carry their own bits of tension and dramatic angst that make the conclusions more satisfying.As a single story, or as a series read - these will delight and bring a smile - perhaps encouraging you to seek out all of the stories that have combined to create the world in which the Kingdom exists.I received an eBook copy from author for purpose of honest review for the goodreads group "Lovers of Paranormal". I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.