Sisters Red/Jackson Pearce

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce; young adult, horror; 336 pages

I picked this one up purely based on the cover (which is awesome). When I found out it was not only a fairy tale retelling, but one with werewolves, I was even happier. This is a dark, urban take on "Little Red Riding Hood," in which the sisters' grandmother was killed by a Fenris (a werewolf) when they were growing up. The elder sister, Scarlett, killed the wolf, but not before being terribly scarred. Now the sisters hunt the wolves, killing as many as they can find, and using themselves as bait. While the twist was fairly obvious (I had it picked out about a quarter of the way into the book), it was still an enjoyable story, with the sisters and their childhood friend Silas (who may become more than a friend for one of them) tracking the wolves from their small down in rural Georgia to the back alleys of Atlanta. There's the expected love story, but also a refreshing bit of insecurity from Scarlett, a nice change from the spate of beautiful, fearless heroines that seem to be crowding urban fantasy these days. And of course, these werewolves are terrifying, and the fight scenes are very well written. Highly recommended.