215 reviews for:

Bond of Destiny

Tessa Hale

3.81 AVERAGE

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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
adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful 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
funny mysterious tense fast-paced

DNF at 27%

I found there to be too much crying in book two and it felt like a continuation of tears in book three. I also didn’t like how easily bonds 2-4 snapped into place in the last installment. Bond 5 solidifying was even more ridiculous. Then there was an insane amount of coddling and “scooping” Rowan up. It’s been happening for a while but I reached my limit in this book.

The villain is shortsighted in a way that makes you wonder how he got so powerful.
SpoilerHe kidnaps powerful shifters and prefers to break their spirit so that they break their bond willingly instead of forcing the bond to break because he doesn’t want to lose a drop of power. But to what end? He had one prisoner that has been there 9 months without breaking and another that has been prophesied to either make him incredibly powerful or kill him. The stakes felt too high for him to not just forcibly break Rowan’s bond.
It made his poor choices feel like a plot device rather than a character flaw.

Somewhere along the way, I realized that I had no real interest in how this ended (but I also have a pretty good guess because this has been somewhat predictable).
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated