Review by fannehsm - Bitten and Bound

fannehsm 's review for:

Bitten and Bound by Amy Pennza

3.75

challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There is a lot of sex. And blood play (due to the blood rites abd all). At some point I said out loud “Can I have some plot??”

This trilogy has all the notes of religion, vampires and prophecy that I would typically love. I think overall it was a really interesting story with good use of vampire lore. I feel some parts of the relationship-building between the main characters moved too quickly and skipped over enough that their love doesn’t seem real or weighted enough for me.
I really disliked

Laurent’s betrayal

and found the relationships unbalanced (Laurent x Varick versus Given with wither). I feel like Given forgave everyone too easily—she should be more mad and at least demand retribution before she forgives! Everyone here is trauma bound lol

There is a nice message for non-cis/hetero/monogamous relationships. I just need more depth built out here.

The author writes sex scenes really well and each one is varied. I guess erotica is not exactly what I’m looking for though, because I like a little more romance to give weight and meaning to the sexual relationship.

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