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A review by justjeanettelee
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
5.0
*POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
I went into this book with two thoughts in mind:
1. Based off what I got with "Cruel Beauty", I knew this would be a re-telling like no other
2. I thought that although it was a different series, that "Crimson Bound" would still be set in the same world as "Cruel Beauty". Perhaps it is, and that Nyx and Arcadia are held separately as was described in "Cruel Beauty", and the world of "Crimson Bound" is a parallel France.
What I didn't expect when I picked up this book:
A very, VERY dark story.
An anti-heroine who I loved so much.
A boy with no hands.
A devil in disguise.
A love triangle I could actually tolerate.
A plot with extreme intrigue.
Each character was memorable.
Rachelle. Erec. Armand. Amélie. The Bishop. Justine. King Philippe-Auguste II. La Fontaine. Aunt Léonie. Zisa. Tyr. Vincent. Raoul.
I fell in love with Erec, I'm not going to deny that, and I wish that the fate he encountered wasn't so.
I like Armand and Rachelle together.
I adore Amélie and her friendship with Rachelle.
"Crimson Bound" is most definitely my favourite of the two novels of Hodge's that I've read.
I went into this book with two thoughts in mind:
1. Based off what I got with "Cruel Beauty", I knew this would be a re-telling like no other
2. I thought that although it was a different series, that "Crimson Bound" would still be set in the same world as "Cruel Beauty". Perhaps it is, and that Nyx and Arcadia are held separately as was described in "Cruel Beauty", and the world of "Crimson Bound" is a parallel France.
What I didn't expect when I picked up this book:
A very, VERY dark story.
An anti-heroine who I loved so much.
A boy with no hands.
A devil in disguise.
A love triangle I could actually tolerate.
A plot with extreme intrigue.
Each character was memorable.
Rachelle. Erec. Armand. Amélie. The Bishop. Justine. King Philippe-Auguste II. La Fontaine. Aunt Léonie. Zisa. Tyr. Vincent. Raoul.
I fell in love with Erec, I'm not going to deny that, and I wish that the fate he encountered wasn't so.
I like Armand and Rachelle together.
I adore Amélie and her friendship with Rachelle.
"Crimson Bound" is most definitely my favourite of the two novels of Hodge's that I've read.