Reviews - Bound by Firelight

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I don’t currently have the words to talk about how much I enjoyed this book because Dana Swift just put me through an emotional roller coaster. The sequel to Cast in Firelight, this book increased the intensity, the danger, and so much more cool magic. And Adraa and Jatin are separated for a little while but they still have a good amount of adorable romantic moments. Loved this book and now I will go figure out what to do with myself now that it’s over lol

thisreadergirl's review against another edition

4.0

Picking up right after the first one, this is unique magical world to keep you hooked. The world building, plot, characters everything in this one was good. This had action, suspense and adventure taking on nonstop ride.

Adraa is being accused of mastermind destruction and everyone sees her as monster. She is sent for imprisonment in Dome but is that it? Or there is more to Dome than one can see? Jatin has to break her out even when she asked him to not come for her. Will he able to save her until it's too late? Read this to find out.

Being told from both Adraa and Jatin's perspective this showed what each of them were doing to save themselves, Belwar and Naupure. They were together a complete part, complementing each other through everything.

Jatin and Adraa have come long way in this duology with all the trials their way. The character development was really good. They are couple goals. All the character casting was well done with each having part to play.

Without saying much to reveal what happened and giving any spoilers, this talks about love, friendship, power, people and family. How each one comes together in tough times. This was a great read.

Thank you @tbrbeyoundtours and @netgalley for having me on this tour and providing with arc.

booksofhails's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this story so much! It took me on a rollercoaster of emotions. I love when books can make me feel things, and this one is definitely one of them. I really liked watching Adraa advance and fully come into herself in this book. There were so many times when I was angry at how she was being treated, but it seemed necessary for the following things to happen. I was cheering her on the entire time and I was so happy with the ending.

Once again, I’m in love with Adraa and Jatin’s relationship. Everything about them is absolutely perfect. There were so many times where I was laughing at something Jatin was doing. He is such a funny character. And the love he has for Adraa is everything.

Overall, I recommend that everyone read this series! It’s incredible and definitely worth reading. The characters are well-thought out and the plot is very interesting.

( I received a free ebook arc copy on NetGalley and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review )

oniaberry's review against another edition

5.0

The exciting sequel to Cast in Firelight, Bound by Firelight ups the action while also deepening the characters. While the first book focused more on the intrigue around the kingdom and the budding romance of Adraa and Jatin, this book turns more toward building and strengthening relationships with those around you. Not only do we see increased trust and depth in Adraa and Jatin’s relationship, but also the difficult but loyal love of a sister and the cautious understanding of friendship built through hardship. Dana Swift writes realistic characters that have diverse actions based upon their previous experience and this was really a book where they got to shine. I appreciate that the character development felt organic and really felt grounded in the aforementioned relationships. All in all, a great follow-up from Swift and an easy recommend for any teenager or adult with a love of fantasy and inspiring characters.

offictionandfantasy's review against another edition

DNF at 10%.

I will not be rating this one, as I only read 26 pages.

Thank you Netgalley and Delacorte Press for a copy of this book for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

There is no recap I could find online, and I do not own book 1 to read what happened last, but this book started off as though we'd all the read last chapter of book 1 in the last hour. I generally remember stories quite well, but the start of Bound by Firelight did not start off at all how I'd remembered Cast in Firelight ending!

I did find myself struggling with the same things I disliked from book 1, though: the overly casual speech and neither POV seeming particularly distinguishable from one another.

I would recommend book 1 to someone looking for a younger side of the YA range fantasy inspired by India, but please take note that this book is written by someone who has no ties to Indian culture or mythology other than being married to someone who is Indian, according to her own author's note.