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A review by psinghjagpal3
The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine
4.0
All of CJ Redwines farie tale inspired books are amazing. The last of the standalone series delievers just as the rest. If you read all of them in order, then you have met Kellan briefly in the Traitor Prince. As Jivans best friend Kellan is the charming youth that always swoops a girl off her feet.
Heres the reason why you should read the series:
If you didnt see the cover it would be hard to know that Redwine is deciding to retell the tale of Cinderella. Even I had a hard time figuring out is it Cinderella, or Beauty and the beast? And i love the fact that you dont know which tale it is, because it gives you more time to guess where the story is going. Redwines's retelling always encompass more than one story elements so I loved this book even more because i had to figure out which elements she was retelling from the classic tales.
If you like diverse characters who are completely different than their fairy tale verison, then definitely get ready to meet Blue, Dinah, Kellan and Nessa.
Blue de la Cour is just your average alchemist with magic, thinking of ways to help the poor. She lives a simple life with her Papa, trying to make a living for herself. She has her entire life planned out but things spur into motion when she tries to turn lead into gold.
The faint reminesce of gold catches the eyes of Dinah who wants power and finds a way to get it by using Blue. Dinah accomplishes this by the only way she knows how, with savage, brute, unrelentless wit. She finds a way to make Blue do the things she wants. Dinah makes the story twist, turn and dips allowing your heart to sway every single time she tries something new.
The crown prince Kellan, after graduating from boarding school he is ready to navigate the poltical dangers of Balavata. Hes ready to charm every single girl to find the one who has to be his queen. Yet, he finds love in the most unexpected places with the most unexpected person.
Nessa, the lovely princess who is unable to speaks, signs and Redwine finds a way to encompass this in her book. Nessa a character that isnt just a side character plays the role of saving her friend. But also trying her best to do whats right. She is the one to spur help into motion and that is beyond amazing. Bonus: I love seeing fierce love shared between the two siblings.
And to make the story more fascinating, the terrible echo of the Blood Wraith that you hear everywhere. The echos in the bells that the creature still survives after 15 years. But how? Isn't it suppose to be locked away for good? Locked away to starve? Only time will tell.
Heres the reason why you should read the series:
If you didnt see the cover it would be hard to know that Redwine is deciding to retell the tale of Cinderella. Even I had a hard time figuring out is it Cinderella, or Beauty and the beast? And i love the fact that you dont know which tale it is, because it gives you more time to guess where the story is going. Redwines's retelling always encompass more than one story elements so I loved this book even more because i had to figure out which elements she was retelling from the classic tales.
If you like diverse characters who are completely different than their fairy tale verison, then definitely get ready to meet Blue, Dinah, Kellan and Nessa.
Blue de la Cour is just your average alchemist with magic, thinking of ways to help the poor. She lives a simple life with her Papa, trying to make a living for herself. She has her entire life planned out but things spur into motion when she tries to turn lead into gold.
The faint reminesce of gold catches the eyes of Dinah who wants power and finds a way to get it by using Blue. Dinah accomplishes this by the only way she knows how, with savage, brute, unrelentless wit. She finds a way to make Blue do the things she wants. Dinah makes the story twist, turn and dips allowing your heart to sway every single time she tries something new.
The crown prince Kellan, after graduating from boarding school he is ready to navigate the poltical dangers of Balavata. Hes ready to charm every single girl to find the one who has to be his queen. Yet, he finds love in the most unexpected places with the most unexpected person.
Nessa, the lovely princess who is unable to speaks, signs and Redwine finds a way to encompass this in her book. Nessa a character that isnt just a side character plays the role of saving her friend. But also trying her best to do whats right. She is the one to spur help into motion and that is beyond amazing. Bonus: I love seeing fierce love shared between the two siblings.
And to make the story more fascinating, the terrible echo of the Blood Wraith that you hear everywhere. The echos in the bells that the creature still survives after 15 years. But how? Isn't it suppose to be locked away for good? Locked away to starve? Only time will tell.