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billiemae721 's review for:
These Twisted Bonds
by Lexi Ryan
I can't lie. I'm disappointed. One of the things I liked most about the first book was how Abriella gained her power. King Oberon had fallen in love with a mortal woman, who was Abriella's mother, and when Abriella was fatally injured in a fire, Oberon sacrificed his life to save his love's daughter. In doing so, Abriella inherited all of Oberon's power and his crown. I really liked the idea of her acquiring power unexpectedly, but this book just twists that and is like, Haha, just kidding, she was actually born the chosen queen.
Also, this isn’t a YA book; the sex scenes towards the end were definitely not for young adults, lmfao. This is a new adult book at best.
I still enjoyed reading this book despite the issues I have with it. I like Lexi Ryan's writing style; it's very easy to read. She does a really good job of making me feel what Abreilla is experiencing as well. I understand her frustration and anger, but honestly, I wish she were more angry. Having all this crap piled on her would be infuriating. Not only does she have to deal with potentially risking her life to balance the power of two faerie courts she has hated her entire life, but the guy she thought she loved suddenly turns into the biggest little bitch boy ever. I want to emphasise that I LOVED Sebastian through the first three-quarters of the first book. I was genuinely taken aback by his betrayal (though I guess I shouldn't have been that surprised considering how complicit he was in his mother's actions at first).
Having said all that, I totally understand why Abriella is having those 'woe is me' thoughts, because if it were any of us, we'd also be like 'Haha, WTF is this? Why is this my life all of a sudden?' That said, I really, really hated the whole plot twist of Abriella being the child of Mab and the chosen queen to rule. It seemed super contrived and as if it was just thrown in because there wasn't a better solution to make it all work out.
I loved Misha; he was sassy and excellent. I wish there were more of Jasalyn, to be honest. I feel like she appeared in a very lame way. She'd been absent for like 85% of the book, then suddenly Arya was like HAHA GOT YER SISTER!! I wish she'd been more involved in this plot personally. I really, really, really like Finn. He has grown on me a lot since the last book. Sebastian went from being someone I really, really liked to someone I loathed and then felt pity for. I hope he finds happiness someday, but he has a lot of personal growth to go through.
Overall, I'd still recommend this duology to someone, but it was a kind of letdown at the end.
Oh, and let me complain about this cover as well. Why isn't Finn there? Get Sebastian's deceitful arse off my cover and give me FINNIAN, dammit.
Also, this isn’t a YA book; the sex scenes towards the end were definitely not for young adults, lmfao. This is a new adult book at best.
I still enjoyed reading this book despite the issues I have with it. I like Lexi Ryan's writing style; it's very easy to read. She does a really good job of making me feel what Abreilla is experiencing as well. I understand her frustration and anger, but honestly, I wish she were more angry. Having all this crap piled on her would be infuriating. Not only does she have to deal with potentially risking her life to balance the power of two faerie courts she has hated her entire life, but the guy she thought she loved suddenly turns into the biggest little bitch boy ever. I want to emphasise that I LOVED Sebastian through the first three-quarters of the first book. I was genuinely taken aback by his betrayal (though I guess I shouldn't have been that surprised considering how complicit he was in his mother's actions at first).
Having said all that, I totally understand why Abriella is having those 'woe is me' thoughts, because if it were any of us, we'd also be like 'Haha, WTF is this? Why is this my life all of a sudden?' That said, I really, really hated the whole plot twist of Abriella being the child of Mab and the chosen queen to rule. It seemed super contrived and as if it was just thrown in because there wasn't a better solution to make it all work out.
I loved Misha; he was sassy and excellent. I wish there were more of Jasalyn, to be honest. I feel like she appeared in a very lame way. She'd been absent for like 85% of the book, then suddenly Arya was like HAHA GOT YER SISTER!! I wish she'd been more involved in this plot personally. I really, really, really like Finn. He has grown on me a lot since the last book. Sebastian went from being someone I really, really liked to someone I loathed and then felt pity for. I hope he finds happiness someday, but he has a lot of personal growth to go through.
Overall, I'd still recommend this duology to someone, but it was a kind of letdown at the end.
Oh, and let me complain about this cover as well. Why isn't Finn there? Get Sebastian's deceitful arse off my cover and give me FINNIAN, dammit.