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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
I liked this book. I love Rachelle and how she pushes on through everything thrown at her. I hate how she is forced to kill her aunt and end their suffering. I hate how easily she starts killing after. I hate how Armand betrays her but I'm glad they figure out how to free the bloodbound. I hate how she falls in love with Erec and ends up losing him in the end. I'm glad she was able to save everyone and return to normal. Overall this book wasn't too bad but definitely not my favorite. 4 stars.
Read it in one day.
Omg. Loved it so much!
Not as good as Cruel Beauty but still bloody amazing! WOW!
Omg. Loved it so much!
Not as good as Cruel Beauty but still bloody amazing! WOW!
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
This was a perfect read to satisfy my missing for Celeana Sardothien.
The main character is part of king's guard but not just any kind of king's guard. These guards are pretty much demons and they basically work as swords for hire except the king is only one bold enough to hire them.
I like that there were two very different love interest. Honestly I'm not sure if one of them could even be considered as a love interest, he seemed more like a toxic work friend who just won't stop harassing you and reading the scenes where he was present always made me sick. But the relationship between the two really brought some depth to her story.
I have started to appreciate these kinds of retellings of old fairytales. This one is clearly about Little Red Riding Hood but also it kind of reminds me of some aspects of Hansel and Gretel. Also the author was inspired by the story of The Girl Without Hands but I have never heard of it before.
The main character is part of king's guard but not just any kind of king's guard. These guards are pretty much demons and they basically work as swords for hire except the king is only one bold enough to hire them.
I like that there were two very different love interest. Honestly I'm not sure if one of them could even be considered as a love interest, he seemed more like a toxic work friend who just won't stop harassing you and reading the scenes where he was present always made me sick. But the relationship between the two really brought some depth to her story.
I have started to appreciate these kinds of retellings of old fairytales. This one is clearly about Little Red Riding Hood but also it kind of reminds me of some aspects of Hansel and Gretel. Also the author was inspired by the story of The Girl Without Hands but I have never heard of it before.
Like the idea, hate the writing. Hodge comes up with interesting takes for her books, just wish I could enjoy the writing.
An enchanting fairytail fusion, marred by an annoying main character. Marked by a forestborn, Rachelle is given the choice to kill within 3 days or face death, she kills. We cut to years later where she has become of the King's Bloodhounds, feared by the people but necessary to keep the peace.
It's a great set up with a really annoying character who just makes terrible decisions. She's squeamish, hates what she is, distrustful of everything and even more annoyingly shy of anything even hinting towards sex.
I get that this is character development, but by the time Rachelle had gotten a spine I really almost didn't care anymore.
It's a great set up with a really annoying character who just makes terrible decisions. She's squeamish, hates what she is, distrustful of everything and even more annoyingly shy of anything even hinting towards sex.
I get that this is character development, but by the time Rachelle had gotten a spine I really almost didn't care anymore.
Okey, let's see. Me gustó. No voy a decir que no.
¿Estuve confundida la mitad del libro? Sí.
¿Hubiera preferido que terminara de otra manera? Quizás.
La cosa es, la trama estuvo buena peeero le falto una pizca de algo. De repente menos analogías y leyendas y más descripción de que demonios pasa. Porque uno comienza con ella de niña y luego es adulta y jamás te dice que edad tenía en ninguno de los dos casos, quiero decir, deja muchas cosas a la imaginación del lector pero sin dar detalles que ayuden al lector a imaginar...? Si se entiende?
En cuanto a los personajes, me parecieron bastante huecos. Armand es un Santo pero no creemos que sea un Santo hasta que sí, sin explicación.
Y Erec...
¿Estuve confundida la mitad del libro? Sí.
¿Hubiera preferido que terminara de otra manera? Quizás.
La cosa es, la trama estuvo buena peeero le falto una pizca de algo. De repente menos analogías y leyendas y más descripción de que demonios pasa. Porque uno comienza con ella de niña y luego es adulta y jamás te dice que edad tenía en ninguno de los dos casos, quiero decir, deja muchas cosas a la imaginación del lector pero sin dar detalles que ayuden al lector a imaginar...? Si se entiende?
En cuanto a los personajes, me parecieron bastante huecos. Armand es un Santo pero no creemos que sea un Santo hasta que sí, sin explicación.
Spoiler
Y luego nos enamoramos también de la nada, así de repente y me quede como... ¿cuando paso esto?Y Erec...
Spoiler
Siempre me gusta el malo, eso no es nuevo para mi, pero de verdad hubiera preferido que se quedara con el. Entiendo que tendría que haber sido un libro diferente para que eso pasara. Adivine antes de que lo revelaran que el era el nacido del bosque que la marco a ella, y por que tenían que poner el hilo rojo atándolos? No demuestra eso que su destino era juntos? Nunca explican porque están atados, si simplemente es así porque él la marco o porque el Devorador así lo quiere o el mismo Erec la ato. El punto es que él la ama obsesivamente y la ha esperado por un montón de años y bueno, ya dije que siempre me gustan más los malos.
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really wanted to like this book, but couldn't. Some issues I had were that the characters were not really likeable and white stagnant. They were bland and had motivations that seemed plot-driven to get from point a to b.
Yes, there were some twists that were interesting, but the world building was non existent and the main character just kind of let everyone drag her through the mud without sticking up for herself. Nothing was really easily explained and it leaves the reader feeling like pieces are missing.
Yes, there were some twists that were interesting, but the world building was non existent and the main character just kind of let everyone drag her through the mud without sticking up for herself. Nothing was really easily explained and it leaves the reader feeling like pieces are missing.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No