- I loved Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce – plus her YouTube videos are awesome.
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- Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Summary from GoodReads:
As a child, Gretchen’s twin sister was taken by a witch-like monster in the woods. Ever since, Gretchen and her brother, Ansel, have felt the long branches of the witch’s forest threatening to make them disappear, too.
When their stepmother casts Gretchen and Ansel out as teens, they stumble upon a sleepy Southern town and are invited to stay with Sophia Kelly at her sweet shop. Sophia molds candied magic: coveted treats that create confidence, bravery, and passion.
Life seems idyllic and Gretchen and Ansel finally start to forget their haunted past – until Gretchen meets handsome local outcast Samuel, who gives Gretchen a reason to fear Sophia: girls have been vanishing at Sophia’s annual chocolate festival, taken by the insatiable ‘witch’ of Gretchen’s nightmares. Can Gretchen save herself, the girls of Live Oak,and Sophia?
Of one thing, Gretchen is certain: a monster is coming, and it will never go away hungry.
My Review:
You know what I love about Jackson Pearce? She’s not afraid of gore. She’s not into making paranormal things scary – because they are scary. She’s not afraid to go there, even when you are horrified inside and thinking.. oh my gosh are you gonna? That’s what I love about Jackson Pearce.
Because she does go there in Sweetly. For the moment, let’s just ignore the fact that there is mouth-watering, delicious descriptions scattered throughout the book and let’s look at the gore factor. There’s a lot of it – but it’s well-placed gore. It’s gore I can get behind, and some that shocks me (but in a really good way).
Now, let me talk about the sweets because this book was not named Sweetly for nothing. Oh. My. Gosh. I want some of what Jackson is cooking up (can you really make sweets like that Jackson? If you can’t.. can you please tell me who can??). Because, people.. I’m drooling just remembering reading ABOUT the sweets and I didn’t even taste them!
I was really anxious to get my hands on this book – Jackson Pearce does a fantastic job connecting with the bookish community, her fans, and the world at large through her insanely cute and funny YouTube channel – but not just that, the girl can write a mean story and I love reading every one that she puts out.
Bring on the next re-telling! I cannot wait.
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