A new take on the classic Red Riding Hood tale, it was oddly reminiscent of the Amanda Seyfried 2011 movie. In a town surrounded by monsters in the woods, sixteen year old Adele discovers her family secret... in that they can turn into wolves and are tasked with secretly protecting the village from the evil whitewolves and other monsters lurking in the woods. Now that she has awoken her wolf gene her grandmother and mother both reveal her new duties and that she must keep it a secret from the village, else she be burned at the stake like her father... and that she is betrothed despite her being in love with her childhood friend who is a watcher, or guard of the village. Now she is torn between her old love and the mysterious handsome new fiancee who has come to town to court Adele and help her. Adele finds herself pulled between every direction, between her new duties and her old life. With new threats lurking, Adele must begin to make the hard choices and accept her duties as a guardian. She must face difficult choices and come to terms with her future. I absolutely adored Max, Adele’s new betrothed. He was so sweet, understanding, supportive, artistic, and he saw her. He saw her, and he understood her, and he went above and beyond to help her transition into her new role while just being a gentle and supportive partner. This movie definitely had Red Riding Hood (2011) vibes and I love that movie, it just works for me, so this book was a nice new version of that and I definitely enjoyed it!