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An exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood and the extravagant court of Versailles, from the author of Cruel Beauty. A doomed warrior and the king's most notorious bastard must join forces to defeat a dark evil in this gorgeously intricate fantasy—perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.
When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. 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. 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.
Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in a vain effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her hunt for the legendary sword that might save their world. Together, they navigate the opulent world of the courtly elite, where beauty and power reign and no one can be trusted. And as the two become unexpected allies, they discover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic . . . and a love that may be their undoing. Within a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?
Crimson Bound, by Rosamund Hodge - Amazon Sales Rank: #34628 in Books
- Brand: Balzer + Bray
- Published on: 2015-05-05
- Released on: 2015-05-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x 1.37" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 448 pages
Crimson Bound, by Rosamund Hodge From School Library Journal Gr 8 Up—With this romantic mash-up of classic fairy tales that touch on elements from the familiar "Little Red Riding Hood" and the lesser-known "Girl with No Hands," Hodge has created a chilled cocktail of creep and gore shaken, stirred lightly, and poured over villains who fall in love and heroines who commit murder. Featured in this delicate and skillfully written romantic horror is Rachelle Brinon, who has been trained by her aunt to serve as a woodwife. It's her responsibility to protect the village from the dark magic of the forest. While venturing into the forest, Rachelle is eventually tricked by a humanlike wolf creature, to whom she becomes bound to it by a thin crimson thread that only she can see. The connection is filled with passion and also gives her superhuman skills with the possibility of immortality. Now one of the king's assassins, Rachelle has many responsibilities and soon realizes that there are just as many dangers and threats within the kingdom as they are without. Loyalties are stretched when she's assigned the job of protecting Prince Armand, and a romantic triangle develops among Rachelle, the prince, and the captain of the bloodbounds. Teens will gladly join this quest to find out if there's a happy ever after in this intricate web of friendship, fear, loyalty, love, and hate. VERDICT With a thoroughly developed setting and so many shadowed nods to the Brothers Grimm, this novel will captivate readers. Outstanding.—Sabrina Carnesi, Crittenden Middle School, Newport News, VA
Review “This novel will captivate readers. Outstanding.” (School Library Journal (starred review))“An intoxicatingly dark story of love, lust, murder, and redemption.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review))“The unusual, intricately woven story and themes make for a worthwhile read.” (Kirkus Reviews)“Plot twists and romance keep the pages turning in this grim and intricate take on the classic tale.” (Booklist)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “A completely engrossing tale.” (Alex Flinn, New York Times bestselling author of Beastly and Towering)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “A dazzling and clever retelling, Cruel Beauty is delightfully dark, lushly romantic, and utterly spellbinding. I adored it, and can’t wait to read Hodge’s next novel!” (Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “What a stunning debut. This is a book you will want to read as fast as you can for the intricate plot and as slowly as you can to savor the gorgeous world-building and the ravishing love story.”- (Sherry Thomas, author of The Burning Sky)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “An intricate and arresting tale.” (Kirkus Reviews)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “The push and pull romance between Nyx and Ignifex is pure fairy tale, but the characters themselves are complex and genuinely human as they struggle with their own culpability in a situation that forces them to choose between selfishness and selflessness.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “An entertaining read for teens who enjoy romantic fantasy.” (School Library Journal)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “Hodge has created a rich, complete world in this twist on ‘Beauty and the Beast.’” (Publishers Weekly)Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “Will have readers clutching the book and flying through the pages.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))Praise for CRUEL BEAUTY: “[A] fast-paced romantic fantasy.” (Booklist)
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When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But when Rachelle was fifteen she was also reckless—straying from the forest path in pursuit of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. 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.
Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her hunt for the legendary sword that might save their world. Together, they navigate the opulent world of the courtly elite, where beauty and power reign and no one can be trusted. And as they become unexpected allies, they discover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?
Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption from Cruel Beauty author Rosamund Hodge.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful. A different kind of dark fantasy By Alicia Well its official, Rosamund Hodge is definitely one of the most unique writers I have ever read. I'm still debating if that's a good thing or a bad. While on one view point I really enjoyed this book and the writing style, and the different world Hodge created. But on the other, I just couldn't get into it like I hoped. I found some parts to be odd and completely absurd. With a weird plot twist, and a complexity to the story that I just couldn't flow with. I think going into this novel a little hesitant, and not having my exceptions too high, put me on guard and made it hard for me to fully open up to this world. But I was also really intrigued by the synopsis, I knew from reading Hodge's debut, CRUEL BEAUTY, and not really connecting with that story either, not to expect anything I would fall in love with.At first I didn't like CRIMSON BOUND, at all. But then as the story progressed, and we get more character development with our main character, and also with the side characters Armand and Erec, I started to soften more towards the story, and was able to put my issues aside, even though I still found myself questioning whether I truly liked it or not, and if I should DNF it. But ultimately I decided to stick with it, and by the end of the book I was invested in the world and characters, and was enjoying it way more then I ever anticipated. Though I still found it weird and not my favorite book, but I also enjoyed it and thought it wrapped up nicely. I guess you could say me and Hodge's writing style and weird worlds just don't mix that well. Even though her plot descriptions are fascinating.THE PLOTREWIND THREE YEARS IN THE PAST:"In all your life, your only choice," Aunt Léonie said to her once, "is the path of needles or the path of pins."Rachelle remembered that, the day that she killed her....Rachelle Brinon has been training to be her aunts apprentice, to one day take over as the next woodwife, to weave the charms that protect her village, and remember the true ancient lore. But unfortunately for Rachelle, that never happens, and she becomes her enemy...Rachelle desperately wanted to find a way to save her world from the evil in the Great Forest, and the looming threat of the mythical Devourer that is set to awaken, and plunge their world back into darkness, and unleash his Bloodbound's and Forestborn's on all human kind, forcing them to be their eternal slaves. But being fifteen and naive, Rachelle makes a quick decision that cost her the life she once knew. And now she is paying for that mistake by becoming the enemy, the one thing she fought to defeat, by becoming a bloodbound, and slowly losing her humanity, and on the brink of becoming the ultimate evil, a Forestborn..."A forestborn puts a mark on a human," she said. "The human must kill somebody in three days or die. If he kills somebody, he becomes a bloodbound, which means the power of the Forest is growing in him, until finally he gives up and the last of his human heart and becomes a Forestborn."FAST FORWARD THREE YEARS IN THE FUTURE:Three years later Rachelle is now living in the castle, working for the king to hunt down and kill Bloodbound's like herself. A job Rachelle unwittingly hopes in a way will redeem herself for the life she took, by killing the very same evil that now lives inside her. And by killing the Bloodbound's she will be stopping the growth from Bloodbound to Forestborn, and saving their world from another Lord of the Great Forest being born, and preying on innocent humans like herself at one time.But Rachelle has never given up hope to one day prove that the Devourer is in fact real, and that the threat is coming. And is determined to find some way to stop him and save their world from the darkness that will rule if the Devourer ever awakens, and claims their world again. Her only hope lies in Durendal and Joyeuse, two mythical swords that some claim are lost to time. But Rachelle is not giving up that easy, and finding the swords will prove to be more difficult then she ever imagined.But her plans to follow the clues to the swords whereabouts are thwarted when the king orders her to guard his son, Armand--the saint that supposedly survived the mark of a Forestborn, and lived to tell about it. He is a saint to his people, but Rachelle knows the truth, he's a con artist, a lair that revels in the unwavering devotion of the people around him. And now she is stuck with him, unless she wants to feel the wrath of the kings for defying his orders. But what Rachelle never imagined was that Armand is actually more usefully then she ever anticipated, and that he may be the key to the kingdoms undoing, and the aid she needs to find the swords and end the Devourer once and for all. And she may just lose her heart along the way...Overall, CRIMSON BOUND was not the best book I read this year, but not the worst either. I think me and Hodge's world's just don't mesh well, and they're just so different then anything I've ever read, that I can't fully appreciate the originality of her stories. But who knows, maybe I'm all wrong too. But nevertheless, I did still enjoy this story once I got to the end, even with the bumps along the way and my struggles with the beginning and middle of the book. But I'm happy to say that by the end it was well worth the read, and her next novel BRIGHT SMOKE, COLD FIRE sounds fantastic, and I will definitely be reading more of her books regardless of me not loving her first two books. So would I recommended it? Hells yes! A lot of people have enjoyed this story, so I'm wondering if it was just me, or bad timing on my part. But with me still overall enjoying the novel, I think others may as well!NOTE: I received a physical ARC from Harper Teen for reviewing purposes! All opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced in any way!
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Review for Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge By Alyssa ***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***Crimson Bound by Rosamund HodgePublisher: Balzer + BrayPublication Date: May 5, 2015Rating: 3 starsSource: eARC from EdelweissSummary (from Goodreads):When Rachelle was fifteen, she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. 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. 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.Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. 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. As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption.What I Liked:Despite the rating, I actually really liked this book overall. It should have gotten at least four stars, but there some key elements to this book that I just couldn't stand. Some of them could have been easy fixes. Overall, I love Hodge's writing style, her storytelling, how she recreates a fairy tale. This book was dark and romantic, sometimes chilling and very bloody, and a very engaging read.Rachelle is bloodbound, meaning she is bound to the Forest, after been chosen by a Forestborn, and forced to murder someone. All bloodbound are murderers, and feared by humans. Bloodbound aren't quite human anymore - they have accelerated speed, healing, and other abilities. Most bloodbound hunt woodspawn and other creatures. Rachelle helps protect humans. But she blanches at the task of guarding Armand, a bastard prince who is known to be a saint. Supposedly, he's the only marked person that isn't a bloodbound or forestborn, or dead. But perhaps he is the key to helping her find a mysterious sword that will destroy the Devourer and save the world from endless knight.Right from the start, Rachelle is proven to be a kickbutt, tough-as-nails, vicious character. She's not merciless, but she isn't afraid to run someone through with a sword. She's wicked smart, calculating, a bit impulsive, irritable, and she's very good at her job. People fear her, for what she is, and her skill. She and her friend Erec are two very powerful bloodbound.Things start to get interesting when Rachelle is tasked with guarding Armand. The king is weakening and will need to name an heir, of his various make relatives. Armand wants a certain half-brother to have the throne, and will do anything for this half-brother. Armand is sweet, and not a warrior like Rachelle or Erec, but he is intelligent and shrewd nonetheless. He has no hands, as the forestborn that marked him cut them off.The book is long, but I never felt terribly bored. The story starts cruelly and keeps going, never letting up its bloody and dark pace. There are plenty of twists and turns, some unforeseen, some cliche. There is plenty of action, plenty of mystery, plenty of lore and fairy tale. I love the fantasy world that Hodge has created. Her world-building is masterful, as is her writing. I may not have LOVED this book, but I'm glad I read it, and will keep reading Hodge's books nonetheless. Her books are so strange, and so intriguing. This book features deadly creatures, a forest that seems alive, and lore that is captivating and chilling. Hodge has a very creative and original mind, and I look forward to new ideas by this author.There IS romance in this book. I'd like to say I enjoyed the romance but... there was a dash of insta-love and a love triangle, and those are two things that I absolutely do NOT enjoy. They didn't make/break the book for me, but both elements definitely made the book less enjoyable (hence, the rating).Overall, I liked this book. I can (mostly) ignore some things and keep the positive image of this book that I have in my head. It's a great standalone, and I'll definitely be looking out for more of Hodge's books in the future. I liked Cruel Beauty more, but I'm glad I read this one.What I Did Not Like:I mentioned the bit of insta-love and a love triangle. The insta-love was somewhat minimal, but I personally found it in this book, despite the magnitude of it. If that makes sense. It's not a love-at-first-sight thing, but I thought Rachelle fell for Armand (and vice versa) pretty quickly - especially considering she hated him like five seconds ago.And there IS a love triangle. That pissed me off more than the insta-love, because the love triangle is more developed and tangible. The insta-love might not be seen as insta-love to other readers. But the love triangle is something no one will miss. We have Erec, the bloodbound best friend, representing the Shadow side. And we have Armand, the marked-but-not-bloodbound-kind-of-mostly-human bastard prince, representing the "light" side. I had a preference, and I like how this book ended, but the love triangle was so unnecessary. It's not the main focus of the book at all, but it was there, and it was annoying. If you're one of those people who don't like it when the heroine gets her hands dirty with both men (so to speak), then you might want to skip this one.That's another thing - be careful, because this might be a bit spoiler-y. Towards the end of the book, Rachelle learns that one guy does one thing, and it feels like a betrayal. She doesn't know the facts, she doesn't even know if was a real betrayal. But what's the first thing she does? Jumps into bed with the other guy. I kid you not. Literally in seconds, it felt like. Definitely within hours of the "betrayal" happening.I'm not sure if the author wanted this to seem "empowering" or something - I know we're all about feminism these days, I get it - but doesn't that seem a bit degrading? Beneath yourself, to be in love with one guy and then straight-up have sex with someone else, especially someone you told you would never be with. I'm sorry, but this is inconceivable to me.And on that vein... this book is filled with cliches. That bit about the sex I mentioned above is ridiculous, and there are stupid, obnoxious cliches in this book too. I distinctly remember thinking, OF COURSE THAT PERSON IS THAT PERSON. Of course he/she was doing that from the start. Of course that was a part of this other person's past. Some things were just so obvious, and it was annoying to be reading and thinking, really, Hodge? You couldn't have taken a different route? I'm not saying this book was super similar to another one, or something. I'm saying there were a lot of painful cliches in this book that could have been avoided.Would I Recommend It:Despite my dislikes, I enjoyed the book, so I would give a conditional recommendation. Honestly, it's not the best fantasy fairy-tale retelling out there, but it's good, and I liked it. But I hope Hodge stays away from love triangles and obvious plot arcs and silly decisions from now on. It would make her books so much better, in my opinion. This one could have been a rare five-star read! It certainly felt that way, for nearly half the book.Rating:3 stars. A positive rating, and I take away a positive feeling after reading this book. But I can't say I'd go around shouting its praises or bother rereading it. I will be reading Hodge's books in the future though. This one just wasn't amazing in certain aspects. Overall though, it was okay. Good.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Crimson Bound - Mythopoeia Unleashed: a must-read for Catholics, or anyone who likes beauty and also fighting By MaraJade Rose Hodge's "Crimson Bound" was an absolute must for me after I finished her "Cruel Beauty" novel earlier in the year. I was not disappointed with her second novel, and I was very pleased that the "payoff" of the novel was quite different from "Cruel Beauty", in which I appreciated the T.S. Eliot and C.S. Lewis references, and the very satisfying story which I already knew, although I didn't know *this version*. While "Crimson Bound" purports to be a retelling of the Red Riding Hood tale, it does so in a way that is not obvious, and folds many layers into the tale. (To my mind, this is good, because when I hear "Little Red Riding Hood", I don't exactly jump and go "YESSSS!")While the elements of the Red Riding Hood story are there, it's nothing like the tale we know from our childhood. An innocent girl goes into the woods, meets danger, there is devouring, etc. But it also has elements of other fairy tales (the Girl with No Hands), and elements of very effective horror, as well as romance and lots of fighting, with some gore. Frankly, it's exactly what I wanted when I tried to pick up Gail Carriger's (utterly atrocious) novels. As other reviewers have discussed the plot, I'd like to mention ... everything else.Everyone mentions the world-building she does in the novel, and indeed it is noteworthy. Too many fantasy novels seem to be either a re-hashing of Tolkein, or full of so many superlatives it's difficult to keep track of what level of awesome we're surpassing now. Rose, on the other hand, builds a complex world-within-a-world, as she also weaves a story-within-her-story. There was a bit of a learning curve (as I found with "Cruel Beauty" as well), but once I was able to keep track of forestborn/blood-bound and a few other things, I was able to pick up the pace, to say nothing of when the story itself began to pick up.I adore the way religion is used in this novel. A few reviewers mentioned being confused by the religion - no doubt it's because, as a Catholic, I recognize many of the more obscure concepts and references. For example, the Dayspring is clearly a Christ-figure, whose title is drawn from the O antiphons, which one would recognize from the many verses of "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel". One of these is "O Come Thou Dayspring from on High". I was also fascinated how the description of the bloodbound slowly becoming a forestborn by becoming more and more like the Devourer was very much an inversion on Augustine's description on how consuming the Eucharist makes the believer more like Christ. There were many deeply Catholic elements that I very much appreciated, without the book being too predictable. In fact, I was a little surprised at the skepticism of religion and belief in general that was presented at first. Certainly it never at any point felt like preaching.The French(ish) setting was also just gorgeous. Lavishness of decoration and description and courts that harkened back to Marie Antoinette (especially the salon) etc I found very pleasing.I haven't seen much like the friendship between Rachelle and Amélie, and the importance it held for Rachelle. I understood instinctually and exactly what she was talking about in every facet of that relationship, and how Amélie's painting of her face was a special kind of intimacy (I use the word in the non-romantic sense), but was so necessary for Rachelle as a *human* and as a person, a part of her that couldn't have been filled up by either Erec or Armand. It struck me as quite a beautiful little detail.There were only minor things I didn't love, some of which I give a pass because it's YA fiction -- the "bad boy" of Erec (who, although he doesn't fall 100% along the lines of the typical character, was that way most of the time, anyway). Some of the prose was a bit repetitive in places ("but she was a bloodbound, and being a bloodbound meant ________" etc). And while there was a lot that needed to happen at the end, I felt like some bits were a bit too short and others were drawn-out. I was also a little unsure of the urgency of the timeline, as the forest had been manifesting since the beginning of the book, so for a reader it sort of felt ... normal, rather than the shocking occurrence it was supposed to be. And one or two times when the forest manifested, it also didn't feel like as big a deal as it ought to have been.Notwithstanding these MINOR criticisms, I highly recommend this book for the originality of the world, the pacing of the plot overall, the lyrical quality of the prose, and the complexity of most of the characters. I recommend it *even more highly* to any Catholic, as it seems to me there is a wealth of riches in this book for those who have the key.
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