Reviews - The Bond That Burns

966 reviews for:

The Bond That Burns

Briar Boleyn

4.06 AVERAGE

xariesmoonx's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional sad medium-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

A vast improvement to the first book. Not only with the writing, but with the overall storyline. I felt Boleyn’s confidence here—I feel like there was a clearer voice, and tone throughout this second book.

Did the FMC annoy the fuck out me with her fickle and hypocritical line of thinking? Yes. Did I still find myself rooting for her and her

dragon?

Also, yes.

My most positive takeaway here, though, is the character development of the MMC. I get that he will not be everyone’s cup of tea (he is an authoritative, arrogant asshole) but I could not help but enjoy his character arc—a true one at that. It was slow, and more importantly, not a linear/positive slope. It went up and down and left to right. He does not simply change because he “gets” the girl, and begins developing feelings for her. He is the same asshole he was until the small cracks piled up and we got that final tipping point.

Unfortunately, Boleyn does the very thing that I hate the most in books and that’s introduce a new POV. Look, I like

Florence. I think she’s great, but not great enough that I care to hear her inner thoughts. Her first POV did nothing to drive the narrative (IMO) and you cannot tell me that the addition was used to heighten the ending and make it more impactful. It would’ve been impactful regardless.

I do wish that we left on more of a cliff hanger, but I am excited for the last book.

tenealjenkins's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous fast-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

abbiepritch4's review against another edition

5.0

Ate this up! 4.5 ✨

Loved all the twists in this and how my mind is reeling with all the possibilities of what will come next! At this point, I wish I had a lot more background on where the FMC came from. Feels like there are still a lot of unanswered questions there that should have been addressed earlier (in my humble and impatient opinion). Stoked for book 3!