I loved reading about the palaces and the Great Forest. But once you get your fantasy legs on, it is like a very creapy and wonderfully detailed playground for your imagination.

After the first two chapters it took a couple more chapters for me to gain my bearings because the events jump ahead a bit in the beginning. I loved the way she initially wove in the basics of the world and their myths through young Rachelle’s lessons. And oh, what a world! I bow down to her world building abilities. Her words wrap you up so completely until you are a part of the world she is creating. Rosamund Hodge is an incredible story teller. It is hard for me to put into words the way that Crimson Bound made me feel, and exactly why I loved it so much. I have not had the chance to read Cruel Beauty yet, but the book is basically at the very tippity top of my wishlist! I want it so bad, and I have to admit that I want it even worse after reading Crimson Bound. I am hesitant to call it a re-telling or even a re-imagining of Little Red Riding hood (or the Girl with No Hands, which I have not read) because it is so utterly unique and different from anything I have read, that it almost isn’t fair to Crimson Bound to be making those comparisons.

(This is a standalone novel, not part of the Cruel Beauty Universe.)Ĭrimson Bound is a standalone young adult fantasy. Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night? As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand-the man she hates most-Rachelle forces Armand to help her find the legendary sword that might save their world. Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat. But she was also reckless- straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. When Rachelle was fifteen she was good-apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Love & Romance, Young Adult Published by Balzer & Bray, HarperCollins on May 5, 2015 Crimson Bound by 22, 2015 Michelle Book Briefs Reviews, Young Adult 14

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