I used my personal copy of this title to read and review for Wicked Reads 
 3.5 stars. 
 Anne Bishop created a unique voice in the Urban Fantasy genre with world-building differing from what is generally used. The Others and humans share the earth, with the humans knowing they are not at the top of the food chain. The Others live in settlements bracketing human areas, where no human laws apply. They have their own governing system, laws, and punishments. 
 Contrary to the image of the young woman on the cover, there are many narrators voicing the story, which is the main reason I couldn't give a rare 5-star review. In the beginning, just as I was connecting with a narrator, the POV would jump. & frankly, I didn't feel many of the narrators added value to the book, more so being a chaotic distraction, showing things easily deduced by Meg or Simon. This choppy style of storytelling was difficult for me to connect with, nearly causing me to DNF a highly interesting tale. 
 Meg is the focus of this installment, having run away from the compound she was kept. The Blood Prophet finds a job within a community of Others, where they protect her as their own. Her new job is the Other's human liaison. 
 It was light fun watching Meg find her way after being so sheltered. This brought much needed levity to a book that would otherwise become heavy with dark content. 
 Simon Wolfguard is the Other's leader, uses his human liaison and the local human law enforcement to garner good relations between his people and the humans. The gruff wolf runs the local book store. 
 The other narrators belong to law enforcement, people from Meg's past, some of Simon's, and an antagonist- Asia Crane (who was the most bizarre yet lame villainess, and her reasons were ludicrous). 
 As I stated above, Meg and Simon could have held the weight of the book during their narration, because reading everyone's voice gave too much away, removing the suspense that would have otherwise been felt by the reader. Without the other narration, Asia's antics would have looked threatening, not cheesy, so this took the book down several stars and almost had me DNFing the title. Since I was reviewing a book I purchased myself, not one for the blog, I was determined not to waste my money by not finishing the book. 
 The book is a long one, so if you're a reader who needs a ton of pages, are happy with a lot of description and mundane daily scenes, then you'll be happy with the book's length. However, added to the unnecessary POVs from minor characters, this heavily weighed the book down, in my opinion. 
 All that aside, I was surprised at how emotional I felt while reading. A few gut-wrenching moments, but mostly teary-eyed or smiling. The scenes with the ponies had me laughing out loud, as did Sam's antics. 
 The side cast of characters were real 'characters'- hilariously supportive and intriguing. The crows and their 'shiny', the bear and his protective side, the gruff wolves, a puppy of a boy, and the sugar-demanding ponies added depth and humor. 
 All-in-all, I found Written in Red to be a highly entertaining read that I recommend to Urban Fantasy fans who are looking for something lighter with dry, witty humor versus over-the-top slapstick. 
 I'm on the fence on whether or not I will continue on with the series, but I'm curious enough to sample more books by this author.