Very excited for this sequel! I found the way that Cinder followed the story of Cinderella somewhat satisfying – in the way that familiar and predictable stories can be satisfying. I found that while Scarlet followed the story of Little Red Riding Hood, it wasn’t done in the same predictable way. It has created room for some interesting discussion. For example, when Scarlet found her Grandmother, they were both in the basement of a building used by soldiers who have been genetically engineered to be wolf-like, and the basement is “the belly of the wolf.” The leader of the soldiers that she faces gets shot in the belly and killed, which is a very simple interpretation of “a belly full of stones” which makes him fall down dead. A good read.