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Violence
A lot
Survival violence; deaths throughout; an ax as the protagonist's primary tool
Language
Some
Some strong language in a survival horror register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Isolation during a collapse; the grief of watching family members fall; the specific pressure of being a woman alone in a dangerous world
What this book is about
Red is practical, resourceful, and armed with an ax. A pandemic has emptied the suburbs and transformed ordinary people into threats. She is trying to reach her grandmother's house in the north with her family — and then alone. Christina Henry's retelling of Little Red Riding Hood strips away the fairy-tale softness and replaces it with the specific texture of survival horror: what it takes to move through a world that has decided you are prey. Short, atmospheric, and propulsive.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
survival violence and deaths
pandemic and apocalyptic setting
a woman alone in dangerous conditions
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