Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley- Cartwright

Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley- Cartwright
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Publisher: Little Brown Books
Synopsis:

"The body of a young girl is discovered in a field of wheat. Her flesh mutilated by telltale claw marks. The Wolf has broken the peace.

When Valerie learns that her sister has been killed by the legendary creature, she finds herself at the center of a dark mystery, one that has plagued her village for generations. It is revealed that the werewolf lives among them, and everyone in the village immediately becomes a suspect. Could her secret love Peter be behind the attacks on her town? Is it her betrothed, Henry? Or someone even closer to her?

As the men in the village hunt for the beast, Valerie turns to her grandmother for help. She gives Valerie a handmade red riding cloak, and guides her through the web of lies and deception that has held her town together for so long. Will Valerie discover the werewolf's identity before the town is ripped apart?"

Review:
Okay. How do I start this? Let's see.... HOW IS THERE NO ENDING! Like seriously. How do you write a book and get it published with no ending? Someone please explain this to me. I understand that people said you have to wait until the movie comes out to figure out what the ending it BUT SERIOUSLY, if you write a book whether it is being made into a movie or not YOU WRITE THE ENDING!

So now, I really did enjoy reading this and the only reason I didn't like it was because of the ending. I loved the characters and the setting. The main character, Valerie, was a really great protagonist because she's  a very strong person and she likes doing things her way and she doesn't care what people think about her. (well, she kinda does but she doesn't) There is also who she's known forever but he disapeard but he comes back and she loves him, but her mom doesn't want her to be with him so there is a love story in here.

I loved the whole idea behind the Wolf. It comes out during a full moon or also during a blood moon. The Wolf is actually someone in the village but no one knows who it is and that person won't come forward and say that it is them. (for obvious reasons) The Wolf can talk to Valerie. Or, Valerie can talk to the Wolf? But he tells her that she needs to go with him or else he'll kill everyone that she loves.

Overall, I did really like this, but I hated the ending. (because there was no ending) I would recommend this and I hopefully will be seeing the movie! If you've read this make sure to let me know what you thought of it!