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Oathbound by Tracy Deonn

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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

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I feel bad rating it just a three, but someone said this book suffered “middle book syndrome” and I fully agree.
I think the main reason I didn’t click with the book like k did with the first two was that there was a lot of filler. Things picked up once the characters ended up at the auction party, but from there to the acton-packed end was the last third of the book. 
I loved that we had some of William’s perspective, but then it just abruptly dropped off. I would have loved more (especially with Lark 👀).
I also wish we had more of Sel in this book 🥺 I still haven’t figured out how I feel about the twist ending. I’m a little disappointed with it. I know it’s supposed to be this big, exciting thing, but I didn’t like it.
It was unexpected though for sure! Props for that. 
And as always the descriptions and writing was beautiful 🙌🏼 

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the first time i read oathbound i didn't reread legendborn and bloodmarked. i was planning to give it a 4.75 ⭐ then, but after rereading the entire series, i found that i enjoyed oathbound more than the first time. for that, i simply cannot give it any less than a 5 ⭐

this book is a bit different to the first two - expect less action, a slower pace and lots of character development. i love that we focused on growing the characters, because we needed to see them change and develop. think of this book as sort of a "training arc", if you will. luckily for me, training arcs are some of my favourite parts to consume in media, so i had a delightful time devouring this book. i also love how tracy deonn used the different povs to give us insight into the storylines of other characters, and there was one character in particular (
natasia
) that was very interesting to read about.

anyway, i could go on and on about how much i love bree, nick, sel and the others but i'll end my review here lmao. i'm so excited to see where tracy deonn takes the story after that ending !! 🫶 

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. . . 

I have absolutely no words to describe how I’m feeling about the ending of this book. 

I knew it was going to be intense because everyone I’ve seen has been losing their minds but THAT is not what I was expecting oh my GOD!!  

I’m going insane, no one talk to me until book four comes out. I cannot believe Tracy is doing this to us; I love her but WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT???

In all seriousness I am even more engrossed in this series than I was before and that’s saying something because I was already incredibly obsessed with it. Tracy Deonn has created a masterpiece and I am anxiously awaiting what comes next!! 

SO MUCH HAPPENED IN THIS BOOK and you’re telling me I have to wait for the next one??? I’m gonna need a release date asap because if I don’t have a day to look forward to I am going to officially lose my marbles!! 

I can’t even fully process everything that’s happened in this book, this was a wild ride and I cannot wait for #4 😭 

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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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