What Red Was: ‘One of the most powerful debuts you’ll ever read’ (Stylist)

The writing is just awful, the characters totally ininteresting, there is no structure, no pace, nothing but a very long platonic relationship no reader would ever believe. What I would like to say to the author of this book: please do something eslse with your life. You just CAN'T write. Readers, don't waste your time and money

Libro ben scritto che racconta le conseguenze, emozioni e comportamenti che seguono una violenza. Nonostante l'argomento non è per nulla pesante.

Engaging, fantastic, thought provoking book from start to finish. The plot is captivating and complemented by engaging characters. Provides an insight into a lesser discussed part of modern day society from an honest perspective. Would highly recommend!

This book is one of the most important and best books I’ve read. It made me think, sob and laugh. Can not recommend it enough. Been pressing it into people’s hands already. And a debut order! Simply outstanding.

What Red Was is a really difficult book to read. This is not because the writing is obscure or hard, not is it because of the triggering subject that it deals with (which believe me could be hard for people to read) but for me it is because of the normalcy of people’s behaviour in the book. The triggering act is a sex attack – normally I wouldn’t do spoilers but to discuss the book I think it needs to be mentioned. As I said previously, there is an acceptance to the behaviour of the attacker. This is not a novel full of shock and awe.However, what I did find really positive about What Red Was is that amidst all of the hurt and pain caused Rosie Price shows how victims can and must move on. How their lives can be shaped by that one act or that it can be used as one part of bigger, wider story. I am in no way trying to diminish what happened to protagonist Katie, what happened to her in the novel is hideous and abhorrent and no amount of writing can justify it. What I will say is that Rosie Price allows you, the reader, to move on much like Katie does.What Red Was by Rosie Price is available now.