I received a free copy of Loyal by Kristina J Jordan via Storyorigin in exchange for an honest review.
It’s an interesting take on Little Red Riding Hood, although the beginning did have me question if it was a little red riding hood retelling (the silkworms and introduction to the characters threw me off).
Gunther is my favorite character because any guy who is willing to drop all of his duties to help you on your quest to find your mother despite you saying no and rescuing you from wolves is a keeper. My only major complaints are that a) there wasn’t a lot of build up to the romance and hardly any romantic tension especially since she was pretending that she despised him because he wasn’t hers. Which leads me to point b, I wished it had indicated that the person she saw was a girl because I thought Gunther was a closeted gay. In my defence, Katherine always talked about men after being all I saw Gunther with someone he can never be mine. He will always be loyal to Prince Frederick and forgive me if I spelled it wrong).
Also most of the names were very similar so the author would mix up the characters names (ex. Avella would become Althea and vice versa). That coupled with the fact it jumped around a lot led to a very fun, crazy, confusing ride.
Highly recommend for those looking for a different Red Riding Hood retelling.
4.25 out of 5 stars for all the moments between Gunther and Katherine.
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