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romancebookloverinseattle's review
2.0
Early on you learn that the H and h had a one night stand several years back. They don't meet up again in this book until around maybe 50% mark and by 60% they still haven't had one in person conversation. In fact you hit the end and they have not even kissed.
I don't mind a slow burn at all, but this isn't even that. I also, although they are not my favorite thing, don't mind a duet or trilogy. But I like to know it up front so I can decide if I'll read as they come out or when they are all released. (Both books are now out and it clearly states on Amazon that this is not a standalone).
Ryan Michele is a good writer and I like the world here and the characters created, but I'm not sure this needed to be as long as it is on the setup for the next book. I don't understand - at just under 200 pages - why this wasn't all one book and why we are waiting for a second book. If the second book is 300-400 pages then maybe, but if that second book comes out and doesn't hit 200 pages I'm going to be seriously angry. IF some good editing had been done, what's in this book could have been told in less pages and their entire story could have been one book. This is book 7 where all previous books were complete AND this was not detailed or meaty warranting the story being told in two books! In addition, there is very little between these two in this book.
Be aware - the entire story IS the entire blurb. Seriously. The blurb makes it sound like this book is about what happens when they meet back up - but that doesn't take place until 70%
I don't mind a slow burn at all, but this isn't even that. I also, although they are not my favorite thing, don't mind a duet or trilogy. But I like to know it up front so I can decide if I'll read as they come out or when they are all released. (Both books are now out and it clearly states on Amazon that this is not a standalone).
Ryan Michele is a good writer and I like the world here and the characters created, but I'm not sure this needed to be as long as it is on the setup for the next book. I don't understand - at just under 200 pages - why this wasn't all one book and why we are waiting for a second book. If the second book is 300-400 pages then maybe, but if that second book comes out and doesn't hit 200 pages I'm going to be seriously angry. IF some good editing had been done, what's in this book could have been told in less pages and their entire story could have been one book. This is book 7 where all previous books were complete AND this was not detailed or meaty warranting the story being told in two books! In addition, there is very little between these two in this book.
Be aware - the entire story IS the entire blurb. Seriously. The blurb makes it sound like this book is about what happens when they meet back up - but that doesn't take place until 70%
emma71662837's review
5.0
This book was well worth the wait. I loved it, Micah we have known for a long time being the son of one of the original Ravage members he has to find a way to redeem himself after how he has treated the club in the past. Ensley escaped her past and she has built a new life for her and her daughter, she is smart tough and unknown to her is about to meet her babyβs daddy for the first time since that first night together where she only knew his first name and not much else about him to find him when she found herself pregnant. I could not put this one down, one of this main things I love about the MC genre is the way that you can catch up with the previous characters. I loved catching up with Ravage and the brotherhood. This was the start of the couples journey which is not completed in this book, I am eagerly waiting the next one which is coming soon to find out the rest of this couples story. I highly recommend this story..
islandbklvr's review
3.0
I think many people are confusing Reykers sister's with his cousins. But Cyrus/Ensley said her dad is Jeremiah, who is Reykers dads brother. Making them cousins, not siblings. The author/editor didn't do a good job in deciphering the differences and making sure that there were enough differences between the two stories its not the same two sets of girls.
loverofromance's review
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Book Evaluation:
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First Impressions
Bound by Consequences is a book that won't be for everyone and I do think that its a miracle that I was able to get through this book. In fact, I came very close to DNFing this book. I really struggle with secret baby and the way that this heroine does it yet I most definitely wasn't a fan. Now I do think this is a story alongside with their companion novel, worth reading if you are a fan of this world and series. Especially in seeing the hero working on redeeming himself with the club. However, I couldn't get fully behind the heroine. I do think the hero didn't deserve what she was going to do to him and deserved a heroine willing to fight for him and believe in him.
First Line
My hands shook in the dark room, and my pulse raced.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Micah Tugger
The Heroine: Ensley
Summary
This is a story where Ensley alongside with her sister manage to escape a religious cult with the help of their cousin and are brought to the safety and security of the Ravage MC. Ensley became pregnant when she goes out on the town and meets Micah and they have a one night stand. Ensley had no clue how to find him, but even if she did, she wasn't planning on telling him the truth. But now its been almost three years since she has seen him, and when she is reunited with him, he is the bad boy of the club who has come back to be redeemed by the club. Micah has made so many mistakes over the years due to just wanting to protect his mother in a selfish way. But due to his years in the military, he has learned the value of sacrifice and duty and honor and will do whatever it takes to bring that to the club and be with the only family he has ever known.
What I Loved
Bound by Consequences is a intense filled romance and I will be honest in that this is a very intense read and if you are picky about secret baby tropes being implemented, then I have to warn you that this one might not be for you. I really struggled with this one here, not going to lie. But lets talk about what I loved the most. The first and foremost is the hero and his battle to redeem himself to the club and man I loved him. Micah is a character I have always had a soft spot for and that is more true than ever with this one here. I actually never had huge issues with him and to be honest his mistakes that he makes in the series aren't super focused on. But when he comes back a new man, I absolutely fell so hard for Micah. This new man is going to be one asset to the club, if they will be smart and take a chance on him. I also really enjoyed the little girl of Micah and Ensley. She is so adorable and she won my heart within the first chapter of meeting her. She is definitely going to have Micah wrapped around her little finger.
What I Struggled With
The heroine. Man, I really had a hard time with her character. Now is she the worst heroine for the secret baby aspect? Nope she isn't. And yes, she has been abused in her life and manipulated with the cult that she grew up in. But how she thought Micah was anything like the men she grew up? I have no clue. And that was her reason. She wouldn't let anyone take her daughter away from her, and I got that. But she should have known men like her cousin and the MC wouldn't do that to her, especially Micah wouldn't. And she was content never letting him know. It wasn't until her cousin (who hates Micah by the way) who refused to let her take that route and she would have kept him in the dark.
Narration
This was a decent narration, not the best for the series, but not the worst either.
Overall View
This is a solid installment, and while it had some issues that I wasn't a fan of, worked very well for the most part and very intrigued to see how Micah will be redeemed in the end.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance
Character Types: Bikers, AlphaMellow, Protector, Single Parent, Military, Nerdy Hero
Themes: Motorcycle Club, Kids, Family Bonds, Secrets
Tropes: Secret Baby, Second Chance, Redemption
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A mix of both
Song This Book Inspires
My Mind & Me by Selena Gomez
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone but do recommend reading Bound by Consequences followed by Bound by Redemption
Narrators:
Tim Paige
Samantha Summers
Book Evaluation:
Plot: ποΈποΈποΈ
World Building:ππππ
Cover:ππππ
Hero: π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»
Heroine:π¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈ
Intimacy Level: π₯π₯π₯
Relationship Building: πππ
Heart & Feels:πππ
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: ππ
Page Turner Level:ππππ
Narration:π§π§π§
Ending:π§§π§§π§§
Overall View: β¨β¨β¨
First Impressions
Bound by Consequences is a book that won't be for everyone and I do think that its a miracle that I was able to get through this book. In fact, I came very close to DNFing this book. I really struggle with secret baby and the way that this heroine does it yet I most definitely wasn't a fan. Now I do think this is a story alongside with their companion novel, worth reading if you are a fan of this world and series. Especially in seeing the hero working on redeeming himself with the club. However, I couldn't get fully behind the heroine. I do think the hero didn't deserve what she was going to do to him and deserved a heroine willing to fight for him and believe in him.
First Line
My hands shook in the dark room, and my pulse raced.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Micah Tugger
The Heroine: Ensley
Summary
This is a story where Ensley alongside with her sister manage to escape a religious cult with the help of their cousin and are brought to the safety and security of the Ravage MC. Ensley became pregnant when she goes out on the town and meets Micah and they have a one night stand. Ensley had no clue how to find him, but even if she did, she wasn't planning on telling him the truth. But now its been almost three years since she has seen him, and when she is reunited with him, he is the bad boy of the club who has come back to be redeemed by the club. Micah has made so many mistakes over the years due to just wanting to protect his mother in a selfish way. But due to his years in the military, he has learned the value of sacrifice and duty and honor and will do whatever it takes to bring that to the club and be with the only family he has ever known.
What I Loved
Bound by Consequences is a intense filled romance and I will be honest in that this is a very intense read and if you are picky about secret baby tropes being implemented, then I have to warn you that this one might not be for you. I really struggled with this one here, not going to lie. But lets talk about what I loved the most. The first and foremost is the hero and his battle to redeem himself to the club and man I loved him. Micah is a character I have always had a soft spot for and that is more true than ever with this one here. I actually never had huge issues with him and to be honest his mistakes that he makes in the series aren't super focused on. But when he comes back a new man, I absolutely fell so hard for Micah. This new man is going to be one asset to the club, if they will be smart and take a chance on him. I also really enjoyed the little girl of Micah and Ensley. She is so adorable and she won my heart within the first chapter of meeting her. She is definitely going to have Micah wrapped around her little finger.
What I Struggled With
The heroine. Man, I really had a hard time with her character. Now is she the worst heroine for the secret baby aspect? Nope she isn't. And yes, she has been abused in her life and manipulated with the cult that she grew up in. But how she thought Micah was anything like the men she grew up? I have no clue. And that was her reason. She wouldn't let anyone take her daughter away from her, and I got that. But she should have known men like her cousin and the MC wouldn't do that to her, especially Micah wouldn't. And she was content never letting him know. It wasn't until her cousin (who hates Micah by the way) who refused to let her take that route and she would have kept him in the dark.
Narration
This was a decent narration, not the best for the series, but not the worst either.
Overall View
This is a solid installment, and while it had some issues that I wasn't a fan of, worked very well for the most part and very intrigued to see how Micah will be redeemed in the end.
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance
Character Types: Bikers, AlphaMellow, Protector, Single Parent, Military, Nerdy Hero
Themes: Motorcycle Club, Kids, Family Bonds, Secrets
Tropes: Secret Baby, Second Chance, Redemption
Book Perspective
Duo POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A mix of both
Song This Book Inspires
My Mind & Me by Selena Gomez
Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone but do recommend reading Bound by Consequences followed by Bound by Redemption
Narrators:
Tim Paige
Samantha Summers
cupofteabookblog's review
5.0
This series just keeps getting better. We have waited for Micah's story and it was well worth the wait! This book closes a chapter on the past and opens a door to the future.Going into this book I knew that Micah would have to show growth, he left Ravage lost and by the end of the first chapter I was like yup this is going to be amazing. Ensley is tough on the outside but we get to see her vulnerability. I will warn you that this book ends on a classic Ravage MC cliffhanger but the next book is out soon. I don't want to spoil anything in the book so I will just say that this is a classic Ravage MC ride and I am here for it!!
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