Blood Red
Mercedes Lackey
ISBN: 9780756408978
Read June 18, 2014
Elemental Masters "Series"
Another Elemental Masters book, this one reworking Red Riding Hood, and I like it. It's a little rough around the edges, but nothing near so irritating as Unnatural Issue was, and a much more original story than Steadfast. I liked it about as much as I liked Home from the Sea.
I do think the whole "prejudice" character conflict was a bit wedged in there, but that didn't detract from the story too badly.
On the other hand, I'm greatly pleased that we didn't end this with a wedding or romance, which was delightful.
Rosa is an Earth Master, and she was studying with her Grossmutter before a shifter (werewolf) viciously attacked and killed the old lady, and tried to kill Rosa, who defended herself by calling upon the aid of the Earth spirits of the forest. Now Rosa is a Hunter, and uses her talents to rid forests and villages of vampires, rogue magicians, and werewolves. A social vacation at a White Lodge is interrupted by a pair of cousins who bring word of an ancient and continuous predation upon a part of Romania, and the trio heads out to investigate what they believe will be a single mad sorcerer. If only it were so simple.
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