Crisanta Knight: Protagonist Bound

Geanna Culbertson

May 2016 · BQB Publishing

About this ebook

The next generation - the children of Snow White, Cinderella, and others - have lives and stories of their own. And not just long ago and far away but (sort of) here and now! Enjoy!

I was going to be a great protagonist. At least that's what my mom, Cinderella, kept telling me. I, however, had my doubts. Unlike most main characters at Lady Agnue's School for Princesses & Other Female Protagonists, I was opinionated, bold, and headstrong. Moreover, for a princess, I had a lot of issues. I'm talking vicious nightmares about people I've never met, a total stalker prince, and a Fairy Godmother for an enemy.

But I digress. Because here's the thing about living in an enchanted realm of fairytale characters, crazy junk you never planned on happens all the time. One minute you could be practicing fainting exercises in Damsels in Distress class, sword fighting in a field, or flying on a Pegasus, and the next, BAM! Your book has begun and you're saddled with a prophecy that changes everything.

I still don't know if I will be a great protagonist one day. But I know one thing about my fate, for certain. Despite what The Author and the antagonists have in store for me, whatever it costs. . .I'll be the one taking charge of my own story..

Readers love Crisanta Knight!

“The series is a great young adult fantasy fairy tale read that often reminds me of the television show Once Upon a Time.” – Carrie’s Book Reviews

"A great read that quite often had me laughing and enjoying what was going on. There's plenty of action and great characters. Definitely one I'd recommend checking out if you enjoy fairy tales to meet this next generation and root them on in their journey!" – Carrie’s Book Reviews

“The suspense builds up a little at first, and then bam, excitement and adventure as Crisanta actually does something to change her fate, all in the fairytale realm of Book, where fairy godmothers, Prince Charmings, and happily ever after aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.” – I Read Too Much! blog

"Crisanta Knight: Protagonist Bound is an outstanding book the writing, pace and premise are very well done the story keeps you turning the page in anticipation of what will happen next.” - Books in Brogan

The Crisanta Knight series

Book 1 - Protagonist Bound;
Book 2 - The Severance Game;
Book 3 - Inherent Fate;
Book 4 - The Liar, The Witch, & The Wormhole;
Book 5 (to be released in April of 2019) - To Death & Back.

Ratings and reviews

2.5 Stars The premise of the book is actually a really good one. The Fairytales we grew up with are all true and the people in them real; so real that they inhabit a land called Book where time passes differently so even the oldest heroes and heroines are still alive and kicking. The thing is they have had children now and this is the tale of some of them - Crisa is Cinderella's daughter and her BFF is none other than Snow White's daughter and the other is Red Riding Hood's. Stuck in boarding school and learning how to fulfil their prophecies (trust me it's all explained) they are bored with being the DID and want rather more from their lives. Unfortunately the telling of the tale really doesn't work that well and the action is very drawn out and I did find my mind wandering off at tangents quite frequently as we go through another passage about etiquette or how miserable Crisa feels. It is also not helped by engendering comparisons with both the Harry Potter series and the Hunger Games series and the author not being quite up to the challenge of meshing them together to produce a cohesive whole. We have magic and potions, we have Pegasi and Dragons, we have strange premonitionary dreams, we have quests, we have full on fights and fantastical cities and buildings. What we don't have is a real connection with any of the characters so you don't really care about how things work out. We also don't have an editor to curb the worst of, what was to me, unnecessary waffle. You could shave probably 100 pages from this book and still get the point across. Most disappointingly is in an attempt to create a cliffhanger ending there is a start to the main quest but only the start. To find out if they ever manage to get their hands on the second and third items to disable the In and Out spell over the Indexlands you will need to purchase further books. Sadly the writing is not such that I really felt like that was going to be an option. Whilst there are some good ideas here (The Author being responsible for their prophecies and therefore how their lives will turn out and the whole fairytale folk are real) the execution is poor and rather uninspiring. If you can think of other books that have done something similar whilst reading then you know it can't be good. Yes there are, purportedly, only 7 stories to be told in the whole of history but it is all in the telling and that is where this book fell down. Sorry, but as much as I love a good fantasy/magic story this one really doesn't tick enough boxes for this reader.

My original rating was going to be on the lower side because of many reasons already stated by other reviews. However, while this book may not be the best writing, the story itself has me hooked. The original quest started in book 1 was full of the main character "finding herself" and at times it was kind of slow and drawn out. While the rest of the books can be drawn out at times, it's also full of action, mysteries, twists and turns that keep me reading to find out more. Every question answered, brings more questions we hadn't even thought to ask. Everytime a new "old" character is introduced in a way that you dont recognize them at first, it brings back the mystery. Why do they seem familiar, who are they really. Then you find out and bam! New twists. New quests. New enemies. Some enemies become friends some friends become enemies. There is always something new to keep me hooked and obsessively reading. Now to convince my husband I need buy books 5&6 and get book 7&8 pre ordered🤣.

Love love love this book. Such a great story. Fun characters, exciting adventure. Can't wait to follow the rest of the twists and turns tearing through traditional fairy tale land. There are a few typos but not many. No swearing. Totally clean which I love.

About the author

Geanna Culbertson is the award-winning author of The Crisanta Knight Series. The series follows the kids and siblings of fairytale characters, all of whom live in a magical world called "Book," where citizens train to be the next generation of main characters in stories. The majority of this coming-of-age series is told from the empowering, sassy perspective of Cinderella's daughter---Crisanta Knight. Though loaded with exciting, magical elements and action-adventure, the core of this series is not the fantastic, but the human. Geanna set out to write a story that readers of all ages (8-80 as she says) can connect with and thus learn from and grow with. This highly character and voice driven story focuses on personal development and strong relationships, and deals with many themes such as: change, the power of choices, friendship, trust, potential, self-acceptance, and taking fate into your own hands. It is a YA and Middle Grade friendly series that will make you smile, and take you on an emotional ride of hilarity, introspection, danger, drama, and deliciousness. Culbertson is a proud alumna of the University of Southern California where she earned her B.A. in Public Relations and triple minor degrees in Marketing, Cinematic Arts, and Critical Approaches to Leadership. She is a part of only 1.3% of her graduating class to earn the double distinction of Renaissance Scholar and Discovery Scholar. Her Discovery Scholar thesis "Beauty & the Badass: Origins of the Hero-Princess Archetype" earned her acclaim in the School of Cinematic Arts and helped her fuel her female protagonist writing passions. Geanna is excited about continuing to expand her rich magical, and morally-driven content with the Crisanta Knight world, and other series and standalone books on the way! Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @gculbert14 #crisantaknight #geannaculbertson #crisantaknightseries Facebook: @CrisantaKnightSeries