I was not entirely impressed with RED, even going in with relatively low expectations. I was expecting a fun, light novel but this one was a little too cliquey and middle grade for me. There is a great moral and life lesson attached though, which was RED's redeeming quality. 
 RED takes place in the town of Scarletville, where, you guessed it-everyone who is anyone is redheaded. Felicity has the most coveted hair in the whole town, and is revered by her fellow redheads. The only problem is Felicity's hair is absolutely fake, and someone knows her secret. 
 RED basically tells the story of one big clique. Our main character, Felicity, is the girl we love to hate from the usual YA novel. The gorgeous one who is smart and has everything. RED is unique in the aspect that we actually see the world out of the usual antagonist's eyes: what is is like to be in a clique? To feel superior to others? To have the constant pressure of being perfect and not disappointing anyone? Unfortunately, it takes blackmail and a huge life lesson for Felicity to learn that all of these things are not what is truly important in life. 
 Felicity's mother is not a good role model at all. Even for the purpose of this novel, I found myself absolutely hating her. She was not supportive of her daughter's true dreams and encouraged negative values. Nothing like a real mother should be. 
 Because of the obvious moral lesson here, RED impressed me with its coming of age story. However, it was not the most entertaining journey. I can recommend this one to younger teens but would otherwise suggest skipping out on it.