Fairytale Friday #2

Fairytale Friday is a fortnightly feature where I will showcase some of the amazing fairytales out there and some of their retellings.

This week: Red Riding Hood!

I am slightly obsessed with Red since watch Once Upon A Time. I love the character on the show. Now Won't tell you anyhing about Red on the show incase you haven't seen because it is just WOW! 

The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood dates back to the 10th Century and over time the story has changed. The earliest printed version according to Wikipedia is by Charles Perrault in 17th Century and is a lot more sinister than the later adaptions. And then again by the Brothers Grimm in 19th Century.
 

Title: Perrault's Fairy Tales
Author: Charles Perrault
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Description:
Original versions of "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Little Red Riding Hood," and more. With 34 magnificent illustrations by Gustave Doré

Title: Little Red Riding Hood
Author: The Brothers Grimm

Description:
Originating in seventeenth-century French folklore, the story of Little Red Riding Hood has long been one of the world's most memorable tales of childhood, with its haunting journey into the dark woods, tumultuous encounter with the big, bad wolf, and heroic rescue. This gift edition presents the Brothers Grimm version of the tale, fully unabridged with a visionary interpretation by renowned artist Daniel Egnéus that captures both its horror and its romance

Title: Red Riding Hood
Author: Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
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Description:
Valerie's sister was beautiful, kind and sweet. Now she is dead. Henry, the handsome son of the blacksmith, tries to console Valerie, but her wild heart beats fast for another: the outcast woodcutter, Peter, who offers Valerie another life far from home.  After her sister's violent death, Valerie's world begins to spiral out of control. For generations, the Wolf has been kept at bay with a monthly sacrifice. But now no one is safe. When an expert Wolf hunter arrives, the villagers learn that the creature lives among them - it could be anyone in town. It soon becomes clear that Valerie is the only one who can hear the voice of the creature. The Wolf says she must surrender herself before the blood moon wanes...or everyone she loves will die.

Title: Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) 
Author: Marissa Meyer

Description:
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner

Title: Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings #1)
Author: Jackson Pearce
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Description:
Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris--the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She's determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead.
Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts ferociously alongside her. But even as more girls' bodies pile up in the city and the Fenris seem to be gaining power, Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves. She finds herself drawn to Silas, a young woodsman who is deadly with an ax and Scarlett's only friend--but does loving him mean betraying her sister and all that they've worked for?

Title: The Last Grimm: Red's Hood
Author: HL Wampler

Description:
Abigail Grimm stopped believing in fairy tales years ago. She is a college freshman who just landed the internship of the year. Things were going great; she even met a devastatingly good-looking man, Connor, who could not seem to get enough of her. Then she witnesses the receptionist mauled to death by a giant wolf in the middle of downtown. The skeletons in her family's closet come falling out as Abigail discovers she is actually the last in a long line of fairy tale guardians. And Connor, well he is not quite what he seems and has a few skeletons of his own. Abigail must abandon everything she thought was real for make believe and fantasy. With Connor by her side and a forbidden love budding, she must track down the wolf and save humanity before it's too late

Title: Scarlette
Author: Davonna Jureo
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Description:
Ninety years before the Brothers Grimm penned their version of Little Red Riding Hood, a historic, gruesome series of events would shock all of Europe. In 1765, an unidentified wolf-like animal ferociously mauled dozens of peasants in the Gévaudan region of France.  Whispered rumors of unnatural creatures blended with age-old superstition, causing mass hysteria, and a werewolf was blamed for the carnage. Alarmed, King Louis XV sent his best huntsmen to rid the province of the beastly scourge, but this legendary massacre had only just begun.

Scarlette, an 18-year-old peasant, lives under this dark threat, knowing the nightmarish monster lurks in the surrounding forest. A poor seamstress, she labors to make ends meet and is skeptical of supernatural gossip.

Until her grandmother survives an attack.

Scarlette learns her grandmother is infected by the bite of the animal. Desperate to save her, Scarlette begins to uncover the dark secrets of her village and finds there are those who wish to keep their pasts hidden. As time grows short, Scarlette is befriended by a local nobleman and a woodcutter who share an eerie history with the wolf.  To save her grandmother, Scarlette must unravel the mens' connection and solve a long-forgotten crime. But as she pieces together the clues, Scarlette finds herself torn between the two men, both of whom desire more than friendship and together hold the key to the cure.

Based on both the traditional Grimm and Charles Perrault versions of Little Red Riding Hood, this dark YA is set against the Beast of Gévaudan attacks, blending history with fairy tale and gothic romance. Unique to the genre, the novel revives the French fable of the girl-in-the-red-cloak with a new, shockingly real existence that blurs the line between folklore and reality.

Well....that is just some of the retellings!! If you can think of any more PLEASE let us know below. 
And why not give us a suggestions for the next "Fairytale Friday"
 
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3 comments :

  1. I LOVE fairytales and Red Riding Hood is certainly a brilliant one! I agree with you about Red in Once Upon a Time (in fact, I just watched two recorded episodes... LOVE IT!), not only is she beautiful, but she's totally cool too!

    I really ought to get my hands on some of these books you've mentioned. I still haven't read any modern day re-tellings!

    Suzy Turner, YA Author

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  2. I have a slighty girlcrush on her. She rocks!! I have a few I mentioned so cant wait to get stuck in. Thanks for Stopping by. We do this feature every 2 weeks. feel free to pop back again and share.

    Siobhán @ Totally Bookalicious

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  3. Just love fairy tales ! I have read a few on your list and enjoyed them !

    Joelle from

    http://angelswithattitudebookreviews-joelle.blogspot.com/

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