Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Forced Bonds by J. Bree

19 reviews

_avadear_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I really enjoy the plot of the books, but the words bond, bonds, and bonded were used 859 times. That means you see one version of it at least once on every page. Sometimes more than once in the same paragraph. I had to take a break from reading it because I was losing my mind. I appreciate that at least Atlas has a different nickname for her.

It frustrates me how quick things are to change. She met Sage who was super quiet and now she is a central bond who’s super strong and badass? And then randomly guessed right that Aro is the central bond for Grey and Sawyer? Sometimes it just feels like everything always works out. So when you’re left on a cliffhanger, I don’t take it too seriously.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Blood

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Domestic abuse, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Gore

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ummm what? Ok, thank god Oli finally bonds with Gabe, the poor boy was being left in the friend zone for way too long. But are we just gonna ignore what happened with Riley and Giovanna?? What about Sage? Also the ending needs to change asap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Body horror, Mental illness, Grief, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: War, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

roorooreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It can not end like that!!! No! My library lone is still a few weeks out 😭 
This was another amazing installment to this series. I love all the twists and turns, as well as getting to be in all the main characters' heads. Gosh these are so fun to listen to! Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, War, and Kidnapping

peeshy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Gore, Grief, and Vomit

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

tiffsbookjourney's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I'm obsessed! The continuation of their gifts developing, the plot getting more intense! So much stuff is unraveling and others getting more knotted! I need to know what's coming next!!

Also one of my favorite things about this groups of boys is that they're boys and their humanness makes me laugh so hard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, and Emotional abuse

aishadurand's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

bestla9900's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So the title, “forced bonds”, maybe should have clued us all in, but there is a scene of extremely dubious consent in this book. Just fyi. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and War

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Vomit, Kidnapping, Torture, and Death of parent