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A review by misshappyapples
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
4.0
Well. Never let it be said that Rosamund Hodge can't write a story. I was pleasantly impressed with her dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast, 'Cruel Beauty' so I was pretty excited for this new one inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
Rachelle has trained her whole life to be a woodwife and hold back the evils of the forest and the creatures who live there. But after a tragic encounter with a forestborn it's clear her life will never be the same. Now well on the way to becoming a forestborn herself, Rachelle works for the king to protect the kingdom until her final transformation. But when Rachelle is given the task of protecting the king's bastard son, who's had an encounter with a forestborn of his own, Rachelle finds herself both falling in love and on a quest to save her kingdom; two things that can not coexist harmoniously.
When I first started reading this the plot was great but the writing felt choppy. I had remembered 'Cruel Beauty' as seamless, but this felt disjointed and I was having a hard time connecting with Rachelle. But as I continued I found both lead character and her world to be endlessly fascinating. This is clearly Hodge's strong suit; creating a world and giving it such vivid life. The mythology was interesting and the reality even more so. I would definitely recommend.
Rachelle has trained her whole life to be a woodwife and hold back the evils of the forest and the creatures who live there. But after a tragic encounter with a forestborn it's clear her life will never be the same. Now well on the way to becoming a forestborn herself, Rachelle works for the king to protect the kingdom until her final transformation. But when Rachelle is given the task of protecting the king's bastard son, who's had an encounter with a forestborn of his own, Rachelle finds herself both falling in love and on a quest to save her kingdom; two things that can not coexist harmoniously.
When I first started reading this the plot was great but the writing felt choppy. I had remembered 'Cruel Beauty' as seamless, but this felt disjointed and I was having a hard time connecting with Rachelle. But as I continued I found both lead character and her world to be endlessly fascinating. This is clearly Hodge's strong suit; creating a world and giving it such vivid life. The mythology was interesting and the reality even more so. I would definitely recommend.