Scar and the Wolf
The Plainfield Chronicles, Book 1
No Author Listed

Scarlet Bone is a zombie girl with one big problem.
It's not that she's missing a nose (zombie parts go missing all the time). It's not that she's turning 13 today and her parents just gave her a massive chore to do. It's not even the stray arm she found in the street - the one that's giving her so much trouble. No, Scarlet's problem is that she's about to end up on the wrong side of the wolf: the inside.
Welcome to the strange, yet strangely familiar world of the Plainfield Chronicles. In The Plainfield Chronicles: Scar and the Wolf, the series' debut novel, you'll find a story you recognize, but one you've never read before.
A girl's parents tell her she needs to take a special package to Grandmother's house, deep in the woods. She puts on her red riding hood and sets out, alone. She encounters a wolf, and reveals to him what she's doing and where she's headed. Later, she gets distracted on her journey and arrives late to Grandma's. Too late. Grandma? Is that you? Something seems amiss.
What big ears you have.
What big eyes you have.
What big teeth you have.
Scar and the Wolf is the Little Red Riding Hood for our time - one with zombies, music, and lost body parts just trying to find their way home.

I have to admit, I was skeptical about this book. It sounded interesting, but with no author listed and the book being self published by "Plainfield Press" I had to wonder how decent it could be. I mean, come on, no author listed? What writer would not want to be listed on their own work, unless it was terrible?

Well, it wasn't terrible. In fact, it was pretty good. It's a very short book and was a very fun read and it's something that I think I'll be re-reading to my seven year old son.

It's nothing amazing, but it is a cute adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood with Red and the rest of the world being zombies.

I'd recommend it for a fun read, for both adults and for kids who like zombies and aren't afraid of them. I'm looking forward to checking out the second book, Moldylocks and the Bear, when it comes out.

My rating: Four snails out of five snails.