A review by dlrosebyh
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn

adventurous tense slow-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

5.0

A king, a knight, and a prince…  

If you know me, you know that the Legendborn Cycle is one of my favorite series of all-time. It has such a wonderful plot, and an amazing cast of characters. Tracy Deonn can release her grocery list, and I will pre-order it, no doubt.

After the cliffhanger in Bloodmarked, Oathbound easily became one of my most anticipated releases. And it did not disappoint.
At first, I was actually hesitant to read it as so many people were kind of disappointed that there were barely any Sel scenes (& Sel is one of my favorite characters), but that was not the case for me.
In fact, this may be the best installment of the series for me. From the very start, I could tell that this was a 5 star read. Trust me, if I wasn't busy, I would have read this ON the release date and finished it in one sitting. But at the same time, I'm SOOO glad that I didn't finish it in one sitting because the ending hit me like a truck!! I feel like I would have gone insane if I had no one to talk to about this book.

I know that not a lot of people didn't like the fact that Bree was back to square one, but for me, it felt like it was NEEDED.
My girl was holding back. She was soo much powerful, and she has once again proved to me that she is one of the best YA characters, if not the best. Her character development made me so proud; the ending was emotional. You can tell that Tracy has so much love for Bree.

At first, I was kind of like oh!!! New characters!! And at times, I do get overwhelmed with a large cast of characters, but that wasn't really the case here. Each character had its own uniqueness and has a distinct voice. And I am so grateful for that. LIKE DAMN BRO THIS IS MY FAMILY!!! I love every single character, especially SelBreeNick. My trio forever. They made me so emotional so many times, and I wish I could just hug every single one of them.

From the very bottom of my heart, THANK YOU TRACY for writing this series. That being said, I'm already scouting in front of my local bookstore for the next book because....wtf!!!
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