Roses Red as Blood

by Anne E. Schraff

Julie's parents object to her engagement to Marty. They really like Zeke. Julie's now worried about the frightening change in her fiance's personality. Why has he suddenly become so angry and suspicious? Looking for a shoulder to cry on, she confides in her pal Zeke.

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80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Anne Elaine Schraff grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from California State University at Northridge and taught high school for ten years.

Anne paid her way through college by writing short stories for magazines. Since college she has written hundreds of stories and over eighty books including historical fiction, biographies, science books, and her favorite, fictional books for young people. She is published as both Anne Schraff and Anne E. Schraff.

Her background, which she describes as "multicultural, lower middle-class neighborhood, including African Americans, Mexican Americans, Arab Americans, and Filipino Americans," is her greatest inspiration when writing.

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend this book because there is a lot of action and drama I like how Julie cares about Mark and what Zach does to Julie to get her away from Mark because Zach has feelings for her and Julie end up finding out of what Zach did to Mark and if you want to know what happens at the end I recommend you to read it so you can find out what happened it’s really messed up.

[Garrit Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book because it had lots of mystery involved. One example is when she was being followed.
Another example is when her boyfriend was very angry all the time when he used to be nice all the time. I did not like how there was not a lot of action. I recommend this to all people who like mystery
books.

[Jaylen Reese · Rating 4 out of 5]

Julie is a young female who is about to get married to her fiance Marty. After Marty gets back from out of town his character has completely changed. He is more aggressive and angrier than ever. Julie goes to find comfort in her Co-worker Zeke who her parents like very much. When things start to get weird as Julie gets threats it makes Julie wonder is Marty the guy she actually thought she loves or is it even Marty that are sending these threats.

Roses Red as Blood is one of those books that makes you spend hours reading. The story line of this books makes readers never want to keep their eyes off of it. As you read there is something new to discover and another mystery that needs to be solved.

There isn't anything that I really didn't like about this book. I loved it from beginning to end. I would say that there could have been more added to the plot to make it longer. In general I have no complaints.

This book was totally love this book, everyone should read it.

[Phyllis Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This YA suspense novel by Schraff is great for teens who want a quick read. Suspenseful, it has an element of romance and the ending is unexpected. What starts out as a romance headed for the altar takes a deadly turn. Schraff has a large collection of books that I would consider in the hi-lo category. This is a much needed section in any high school library.

[Rylee · Rating 3 out of 5]

very good short story. but I did guess the plot twist.