A review by crissimarie
The Unbound Witch by Miranda Lyn

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

As far as fantasy series go, I thought this one was decent.  It's on the shorter side since it was only a duology which can be nice because it means I was able to get through the entire storyline pretty quickly.  I do think I preferred this second book to the first book but not so much that I would rate it that much higher than the first book.  I did like the addition of the new characters, it created more of a found family aspect in the book which I really love in fantasy books.  I think Atlas was probably my favorite new addition to the book.  I just feel overall, as a fantasy story, this one just doesn't stand out as much as other series I've read.  I feel like I liked the books but the books didn't feel special enough to make me love them and while I definitely don't regret reading them, I probably wouldn't read for the again as a reread.  I'm also not sure if I'm satisfied with how it all ended with some of the characters having to sacrifice either their witchy powers or their shifter side.  I guess at least they all live or at least the main characters did.  I have to say that I actually wasn't mad at the reveal about Grey's true identity, perhaps because I actually liked him more than Bastian in the first book so knowing that he was actually Bastian in his shifter form, made me like Bastian a little more however I was a bit bummed with what happened to Grey in the end.  Overall, I wasn't a bad series but it's definitely not one I see myself reaching for again in the future.