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A review by goatsrsexy
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
5.0
I love Rosamund Hodge. Crimson bound was quite possibly even better than Cruel Beauty.
Every character was complex. Everyone had surprises hidden in their personalities. something I really enjoy about Hodges books is that she never writes off the bad things that her characters do. People can be redeemed without being forgiven. People can be good without being perfect.
Crimson Bound asks an important question throughout the story, if you do bad things for good reasons, should you be forgiven? And will you be able to forgive yourself?
Rachelle is the hero of the story but she is filled with self loathing for the things she's done. In the words of her aunt; she is both brave and wicked. Ultimately though, she is the hero of the story.
Eric is one character who I wanted to hate and if this book was written by anyone else I probably would have hated him. But he was written in such a way that even with the absolutely terrible things he did, you were able to understand and pity him.
What I loved about this book was that it felt like hearing a story. instead of being given the background at the beginning, you figured things out as the story progressed, and some questions were left unanswered which I found refreshing.
this was one of those books that makes it hard to choose the next read because it probably won't live up to this one. I can't wait to see what Rosamund Hodge comes up with next.
Every character was complex. Everyone had surprises hidden in their personalities. something I really enjoy about Hodges books is that she never writes off the bad things that her characters do. People can be redeemed without being forgiven. People can be good without being perfect.
Crimson Bound asks an important question throughout the story, if you do bad things for good reasons, should you be forgiven? And will you be able to forgive yourself?
Rachelle is the hero of the story but she is filled with self loathing for the things she's done. In the words of her aunt; she is both brave and wicked. Ultimately though, she is the hero of the story.
Eric is one character who I wanted to hate and if this book was written by anyone else I probably would have hated him. But he was written in such a way that even with the absolutely terrible things he did, you were able to understand and pity him.
What I loved about this book was that it felt like hearing a story. instead of being given the background at the beginning, you figured things out as the story progressed, and some questions were left unanswered which I found refreshing.
this was one of those books that makes it hard to choose the next read because it probably won't live up to this one. I can't wait to see what Rosamund Hodge comes up with next.