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A review by xvicesx
Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent
5.0
All board for the emotional roller-coaster! Please be prepared for mentally screaming "WHAT THE--?!", "How on earth?!", "Bastard!", "That bitch..." and, of course, the unmistakable "Shiiiit...". I've had this book on my to-read list but I was somewhat reluctant until recently when randomness pushed me towards it and I have to say it was a good book indeed.
Blood Bound paints a whole different kind of world. It's a world in blood, where your name or a single drop of your blood could be the very end of life as you know it. Free will has gained monetary value while fear and horror reign. A scary world indeed, if you asked me about it...
Perhaps one of the most shocking views on power that I have read to this point, with a peculiar accent on the helplessness of the common individual in front of that certain power as well as the attempt to be unyielding ("Cedo nulli") is carefully woven into what, I must admit, is a brilliant plot. There's enough surprise there to get the better part of readers.
The dual point of view is somewhat confusing at times but the characters are lovable (except for Anne, who I found to be a bitch from beginning to end) and so is the roller-coaster plot.
Overall: the gorgeous story of a messed up situation in a messed up world, where you can't really be the master of your own will.
Blood Bound paints a whole different kind of world. It's a world in blood, where your name or a single drop of your blood could be the very end of life as you know it. Free will has gained monetary value while fear and horror reign. A scary world indeed, if you asked me about it...
Perhaps one of the most shocking views on power that I have read to this point, with a peculiar accent on the helplessness of the common individual in front of that certain power as well as the attempt to be unyielding ("Cedo nulli") is carefully woven into what, I must admit, is a brilliant plot. There's enough surprise there to get the better part of readers.
The dual point of view is somewhat confusing at times but the characters are lovable (except for Anne, who I found to be a bitch from beginning to end) and so is the roller-coaster plot.
Overall: the gorgeous story of a messed up situation in a messed up world, where you can't really be the master of your own will.