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Blood Bonds

J. Bree

4.1 AVERAGE

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DID NOT FINISH: 62%

I just can't make myself keep reading this series. The plot is not original (see alllllll the "dark academia" reverse harem books), neither are the characters. I found Morgan B Lee's Cursed Legacies series to be a fresher take and way more engaging!
dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Well that happened.
So much happened in this I don't know what to think, this had so much more action going on.
The story is definitely taking off and everything is happening at once and these cliffhangers are getting to be too much.
adventurous dark tense slow-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
challenging mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The bonds lost me -.-
I temporarily got so bored that it could just be 2.75 stars!

I really was hooked the first 20% after I got a little bored in Book 2. It was interesting but after that it all went downhill. This book is mainly about relationships and bonding and a lot of sex. It's probably just me, but it was just sex... all day, with like every bond -super annoying! Also, this is the third book where they are fighting against “the Resistance” and they have yet to even try to explain who they are or why they are fighting them. Then of course the book ends in a ridiculous cliffhanger.
I’m going to stop reading this series at this point
tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

well at least in ended differently 
but the plot is still the same
she gets rescued, is grateful, she gets bonded with one of them, she gets attacked, another bond, another attack, and she is kidnapped 
it is so repetitive
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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⭐️ - 3🌶 
☆ Why choose
☆ Fated mates (bonds)
☆ Badass FMC
☆ Touch her and die
☆ Slow burn romance

This one throws you right back into the chaos from the last book, no time to breathe. If blood and gore make you queasy, you might want to tap out. But if you’re here for a fierce FMC who owns every page, you’re in for a ride.

Finally, she starts letting her Bonds in. Watching her actually trust and lean on them was a relief, because the constant tension was edging into eye-roll territory. And yes, we get some well-earned spice. It’s not wall-to-wall heat, but when it hits, it hits, especially that threesome scene. Worth the wait.


But that ending? Absolute trash fire. I cannot believe J. Bree did us dirty like that. I’m furious, and yes, I’ll be diving into book four immediately.

Favorite quotes:

Kill them all. Filthy heathens, touching what's ours.

Stop frowning, Bonded. It makes me want to murder something for you.

He can work to get over it. I'm perfect as I am.

You're my Bond. If you get stronger and burn the whole world to the ground, then I'll be there at your side, watching it burn. I'm not the good guy, Oli.

The road to hell for me is paved with everything I would do for you, and that list never fucking ends.
dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

I AM SCREAMING!!! How can I take a break to read reckless when this ended on a massive cliff hanger???

Songs:
I’ll Be Waiting- Cian Ducrout
@ my worst- blackbear

This book rating: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐
Series Rating: 4.0 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ok - this book made me question my allegiance. Lol - Actually - this book made me switch teams. The way the author writes each relationship is fantastic.

You always need a "story" book in the series, and I hate the story books. Well, I don't hate them but gaaah - I'm an impatient beeeottch ... but, in this book we definitely get more smut, AND we get some menage action.. it was worth it...