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A review by hiveretcafe
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
4.0
4.5 stars
This review was originally posted on my blog, Hiver et Cafe
I received an e-ARC for this book in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion whatsoever nor was I compensated in any shape or form in exchange for this review.
I think Rosamund Hodge has secured a place for her books in my heart.
I'm personally not that huge a fan on retellings, because sometimes it doesn't add anything new to the story and it'sfollowing the same usual fairy tale base story. What I loved about Cruel Beauty and what I love about Crimson Bound is that the fairy tales have a dark, fantasy twist to them.
Crimson Bound is about Rachelle who was the apprentice to her aunt, who helped keep away the encroaching darkness that is devouring the sunlight. However, as a naive and prideful girl, she walked into the forest and was charmed into becoming one of the dark beings that she was apprenticing to protect people from. So she ends up working for the king and killing the monsters that emerge from the Great Forest, a great and terrible forest that exists on a slightly different plane than the human world.
I love Rachelle and her character. She is ruthless and she has a one track mind in her regret over what she has done. She is fighting for her own beliefs, and to try and atone for her own past actions. I love that she is unrepentant for who she is and that she is (mostly) true to herself.
Armand confused me a bit in the beginning as to his purpose (since I forgot allll about the synopsis when I started reading this). He is one of the many illegitimate sons of the king and Rachelle is charged with guarding him. He lost his hands to the evil powers that are threatening to take over the world, so they were replaced with silver ones. Also, because he survived the evil powers and isn't damned, like Rachelle, everyone sees him as a saint.
There's also Erec D'Anjou. No matter what anyone says about him, I kind of really love him. He's the charming and playboy captain of the guard that Rachelle is on. Though the two are (somewhat) friends, he constantly teases her with kisses and with kind of just embarrassing her.
This book is dark. Dark. Crimson Bound is a cross between Red Riding Hood and The Girl with No Hands. It's bloody and violent and magical. The lore is gorgeous and it's interspersed throughout the novel. There's also a lot of French inspiration to the book with the names and also the clothing and makeup as well. I love this book. However, the one thing that bothers me about this book is that there's a lot of religious talk in this book. A lot of religious mentions and also a lot of morality questions too.
Crimson Bound is a gorgeous dark fantasy Red Ridinghood retelling that has me both satisfied and just wanting more of the gorgeous worlds Rosamund Hodge creates.
This review was originally posted on my blog, Hiver et Cafe
I received an e-ARC for this book in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion whatsoever nor was I compensated in any shape or form in exchange for this review.
I think Rosamund Hodge has secured a place for her books in my heart.
I'm personally not that huge a fan on retellings, because sometimes it doesn't add anything new to the story and it'sfollowing the same usual fairy tale base story. What I loved about Cruel Beauty and what I love about Crimson Bound is that the fairy tales have a dark, fantasy twist to them.
Crimson Bound is about Rachelle who was the apprentice to her aunt, who helped keep away the encroaching darkness that is devouring the sunlight. However, as a naive and prideful girl, she walked into the forest and was charmed into becoming one of the dark beings that she was apprenticing to protect people from. So she ends up working for the king and killing the monsters that emerge from the Great Forest, a great and terrible forest that exists on a slightly different plane than the human world.
I love Rachelle and her character. She is ruthless and she has a one track mind in her regret over what she has done. She is fighting for her own beliefs, and to try and atone for her own past actions. I love that she is unrepentant for who she is and that she is (mostly) true to herself.
Armand confused me a bit in the beginning as to his purpose (since I forgot allll about the synopsis when I started reading this). He is one of the many illegitimate sons of the king and Rachelle is charged with guarding him. He lost his hands to the evil powers that are threatening to take over the world, so they were replaced with silver ones. Also, because he survived the evil powers and isn't damned, like Rachelle, everyone sees him as a saint.
There's also Erec D'Anjou. No matter what anyone says about him, I kind of really love him. He's the charming and playboy captain of the guard that Rachelle is on. Though the two are (somewhat) friends, he constantly teases her with kisses and with kind of just embarrassing her.
This book is dark. Dark. Crimson Bound is a cross between Red Riding Hood and The Girl with No Hands. It's bloody and violent and magical. The lore is gorgeous and it's interspersed throughout the novel. There's also a lot of French inspiration to the book with the names and also the clothing and makeup as well. I love this book. However, the one thing that bothers me about this book is that there's a lot of religious talk in this book. A lot of religious mentions and also a lot of morality questions too.
Crimson Bound is a gorgeous dark fantasy Red Ridinghood retelling that has me both satisfied and just wanting more of the gorgeous worlds Rosamund Hodge creates.