This is the second volume in the Lunar Chronicles series. The author has taken the familiar fairy tale and has given it a current twist. Scarlet is the story of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. Scarlet lives on a small farm in rural France. Her grandmother has disappeared and the police aren't taking the report too seriously. Scarlet has just decided to take matters into her own hands when Wolf, a young man appears during a bar fight and says he can help Scarlet find her grandmother. What is a young lady to do when a young and dangerously handsome man says he can help? This story line is told in alternate chapters with Cinder who was the main character, Cinderella from the first book in the series, Cinder. It is just possible these two young ladies may be searching for the same thing: answers to some mysterious questions.
Half the fun in reading this series is the narrator. Rebecca Soler really works to ensure the reader is swept along in the action of the story. The French accents are gentle but just enough to help differentiate between all the many characters. Scarlet, Wolf, Grandmother and the other characters are each distinct and the listener knows which story line is in action. The fight scenes are where Soler really shines. The action roars out of speakers and the fight is right there in the room or car.
This book/audio is for anyone who enjoys alternative worlds but also adventure. The stories are filled with rich characters who have some tough decisions to make and what the consequences are. The third in the trilogy isn't out yet and it will be a long wait before the adventures of Cinder and Scarlet have ended.
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