Sisters Red {book review} * * 1/2

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

- older YA?, paranormal -

reviewed by Tara SG

received for review via We Love YA Tours

Links

Author’s Website : www.jackson-pearce.com

Amazon : hardcover ($11.55) / paperback ($8.99) / eBook ($9.99)

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This book in 6 words:

could have been good, but wasn’t

Why did I read this? And am I glad I did?

Let me start this by saying that I’ve noticed a lot of people either love or hate this book. I happen to fall closer to the latter, but that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t like it. For example, Stacy (Wicked Walker Reviews) enjoyed it for the most part and we usually have very similar taste in books. I liked the idea behind the story and the mythology was fairly well-developed. I just felt the characters were too mature for their age and obsessed doesn’t come close to describing Rosie. I also thought a main mystery was insanely obvious.

I can’t say I’ll be looking for other books in the series if it’s continued.

Brief Summary

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.

Jackson Pearce delivers a dark, taut fairy tale with heart-pounding action, fierce sisterly love, and a romance that will leave readers breathless.

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Plot/Pacing/Writing Style

The plot wasn’t bad. I actually could have really enjoyed it if it were maybe set with older, better developed characters. I felt like so much of the story was focused on Rosie’s obsession to hunt and I personally didn’t see how it was advancing the story (nor did I see a resolution in this aspect). The reason I’m torn on calling this a YA is because of the violence and the forced maturity of the teens. They seemed to be pretending to be grownup.

I skimmed a lot near the end because I had figured out what was going to happen and got bored :/

Characters

The characters ages are probably what bugged me the most. Scarlett was insane. She was a 17-year-old werewolf fighter who seemed to have a death wish. She believed that as someone who knew the Fenris existed owed it to humanity to spend every waking moment saving everyone but themselves. She also believe that by saving her sister’s life she in some way owned her (which showed her immaturity).

Rosie was 16 and a high school drop-out that trains to help her sister hunt because she feels like she has to. Silas is 21. This really bothered me probably mostly because Silas seemed a lot more mature than Rosie. I liked them both for the most part and enjoyed Rosie’s POV much more than Scarlett’s.

Contains spoilers : I liked Silas until he told Scarlett that he used to like her and once he figured out she couldn’t love him he moved on to her little sister (OK so maybe that’s not a direct quote). This REALLY bothered me.

Recommendations

If you’ve read other books by the author, then perhaps you would like this one. It wasn’t particularly long so if the premise sounds good, it might be worth your time.