This was a really interesting retelling of "Red Riding Hood" and while it does have some scenes that were a little darker than my usual preference that isn't really surprising when reading a book based on "Red Riding Hood" and the rest of the book was good enough to make those scenes worth it. I enjoyed reading about both Rosa & Sir Chase and was glad to read Sir Chase' story after having read about him in a few other books from this series.

Some Connected Stories Include
The next book in the series is Reflect: Snow White Retold
The tale about Abraham, Chase's brother in law, is in Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold
The tale of George and the dragon (and Melitta, the mind-reading girl who saved Chase from Queen Margareta's wrath), is in Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold
Queen Margareta's tale is Silence: Little Mermaid Retold ( )

I feel like I read a completely different book to everyone else.

I love Red Riding Hood, it's one of my favourite fairytales but I wasn't particularly whelmed by this. It was alright and readable enough but the plot just wasn't there. There wasn't enough depth to the characters or the plot for me to really care. It's not bad - it's just not particularly good. Plus for a standalone novel there did seem to be an awful lot of references to unexplained elements - like about whatever happened with his brother and sister or why he's so unlucky with magic. It seems like these stories may be more interconnected than implied. Still, not the worst book I've ever read. ( )