After descending into the terrifying underbelly of magickal New York and uncovering unspeakable crimes, Detective Jackson Slade and the fierce outlaw Goldilocks must face a whole new level of death and destruction festering from a strange world below the earth.
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, an orphan nicknamed Snow White reunites with her black-winged guardian angel Lucifer as he appears during her shift in the night cafe. When the archangel convinces Snow her magickal abilities are needed to stop the darkness consuming New York City, harrowing memories are brought to the surface as she’s forced to face the demonic creatures from her past.
As paths of chaos cross and uncertain alliances are tested, the reanimated sorceress known as Rose Red stands at the center of a decaying world, leaving utter destruction in her wake.
With the wolves closing in and the butchered bodies piling high, it’s up to Jack, Goldilocks, and Snow to try and put an end to this nightmare of a fairy tale.
What did I think?
Having absolutely loved Fablenoir I couldn't wait to to read the sequel, Rose Red Undead, and once again Vic Sinclair takes the reader on a dark and twisted journey with an unusual cast of characters.
The characters are all inspired by fairy tales, nursery rhymes and children's literature but they are nothing like the originals. Jack (of beanstalk fame) is a detective who is addicted to magic beans and turns to outlaw Goldilocks to fight the powerful sorceress Rose Red, the sister of Snow White.
Although it's a different story to Fablenoir with some new characters, I would advise reading Fablenoir first as it's brilliant but also gives you the story behind the Jack and Goldilocks partnership. I sometimes got a bit confused about the characters, especially those who had several names like Elizabeth Snow, who is also Lili and Snow White. I was reading too fast though so part of the confusion was my own greed in devouring every dark and delicious word as fast as I could.
The plot is very dark and gripping and Vic Sinclair's writing is breathtakingly evocative, resulting in a book that is difficult to put down and impossible to forget. Rose Red Undead is an original and imaginative urban fantasy novel that is well worth a read.
I received a gifted paperback to read and review for the LBT bookstagram tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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