Sisters Red

Sisters Red
Authors: Jackson Pearce
Series: Sisters Red (#1)
Publisher: Little, Brown
How Received: library

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 fiercely alongside her. Now Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves and finds herself drawn to Silas, a young woodsman who is deadly with an ax-- but loving him means betraying her sister and has the potential to destroy all they've worked for.

I went into this really hoping I would love it. Not just because it got fantastic reviews, or because I have a soft spot for fairy tale adaptions.

No, because Jackson Pearce freaking kicks ass, and I hoped her writing would be as awesome as her music videos. (My family freaks out when I sing this, thinking I'm singing Ke$ha. I correct them.)

And I did like it. A lot.

Was the plot predictable? Yeah. It's based on a fairy tale; you go in knowing that Scarlett is going to beat the big bad wolf. And the plot involving Silas was fairly easy to figure out as well; I had that down from the get go.

But just because it's predictable doesn't mean it's not a good book. For once, I liked reading from both Scarlett and Rosie's points of view (at least, once I got into the swing of things) and seeing through their eyes. They're two distinctly different characters, very well developed, and I love them both. Scarlett kicked ass
and Rosie reminded me a bit of me.

The fight scenes were epic.

And I LOVE these quotes:

It's hard to explain, but when she's angry, it feels as though someone as put me together incorrectly, like a bookshelf with a row of upside-down books.

It's sort of hard to justify taking dance classes when your older sister is trying to save the world.

Overall Rating & Final Comments: 8/10. Nothing extraordinary, but a fun albeit predictable read.
Cover Comments: DUDE HOW COOL IS THAT!?

[EDIT] In which they analyze something I didn't think about, which makes me think more about the story: [link]