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Red Daisy by Gemma Owen-Kendall: Book one in the Spellcasters Trilogy

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It is a pleasure to provide my review for Red Daisy by Gemma Owen-Kendall for the Reading Between the Lines book blog tour by Lynsey Adams. Published in July 2024 by Spellbound Books, Red Daisy is the first book in a YA fantasy trilogy by Gemma Owen-Kendall.

BLURB

What if the girl who wore the red coat fell in love with the wolf? 

Grace Kennedy was once a quiet teenage girl, growing up in a rural area with her parents. When Grace turns sixteen, she moves to a new town to live with her grandparents to study a diploma in Dance at the local college.

It’s there that Grace’s life changes when she meets the polite and charming Daniel and also encounters the dark and mysterious Ben.

But are both boys truly who they say they are …

Dealing with the sudden strange events happening to her and a complicated love triangle, Grace world implodes when she learns that werewolves and spellcasters do truly exist.

REVIEW

This novella-length story of Little Red Riding Hood is not as you know it. All the familiar characters are there, including Red Riding Hood, Grandma, and the wolf. But what if the wolf was a werewolf. And what if Red Riding Hood was to fall in love with him. Gemma Owen-Kendall retells this well-known fairytale with many twists and turns along the way, including a love triangle, special powers and lots of action and intrigue.

The romantic subplot at the centre of this story encompasses a complicated love triangle between the main character and two wolves – one good and one bad – but which one is which? The characters are well-drawn and convincing. They all had their own defining features, making them stand out from one another. The story flowed well and, at 152 pages, didn’t take long to read.

The themes of adolescent anxiety, loss of innocence, love and relationships move into some darker areas at times and this content may not be suitable for the younger YA age group.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Gemma is a writer from North East Lincolnshire, UK. Graduated at the University of Lincoln in 2009, she studied a degree in Drama. However years later Gemma has discovered writing is her hobby and passion. She hopes to one day to be able to go back to University to study creative writing. As well as her own writing, Gemma is a huge supporter for writers within her local area.

TO BUY

Available as a paperback and as a Kindle version on Amazon

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