When the war began, Lady Alix Black played a minor role, scouting at the edge of the king’s retinue in relative anonymity. Though she’s once again facing an attacking Oridian force determined to destroy all she holds dear, she is now bodyguard to the king and wife to the prince.
Still, she is unprepared for what the revival of the war will mean. Erik is willing to take drastic measures to defend his domain, even if it means sending Prince Liam into a deadly web of intrigue and traveling into the perilous wild lands of Harram himself.
Only the biggest threat to the kingdom might be one that neither Alix nor Erik could have imagined, or prepared for…
My thoughts:
This book suffered from second book syndrome. Still good, but lacking that which made book 1 so good. This book felt mostly like, well they walked around a lot, not much happened, and then they walked some more.
Alix was changed in this one. She who was a kick-ass scout was now lovesick and not so kick-ass.
I still think she and the king should have married. Liam, eh, I am not a fan, and in this one he was like a lost puppy trying to find his way.
Team Eric!
Right Liam, well he was sent to this kingdom for support. And Eric to another. Why it was not vice versa I do not know. You do not send the king to the dangerous one.
Conclusion:
I still liked it cos it was easy to read, but at the same time....barely a 3. So barely good then. Light fantasy.
Cover
Cool
I still liked it cos it was easy to read, but at the same time....barely a 3. So barely good then. Light fantasy.
Cover
Cool
Paperback, 368 pages
Published September 29th 2015 by Ace
Bloodbound #2
Fantasy
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"Barely good". That is a great summary!
ReplyDeleteI want this series!
ReplyDelete:D Maybe I will feel nice next year after I have read book 3... ;)
DeleteAww that sucks it wasn't as good as the first book. Love-sick and puppy are not how I want my characters to be!
ReplyDeleteYeah it sucked that it turned out like that
DeleteI do like light fantasies. Meh.
ReplyDeleteMeh
DeleteYou definitely do not send a king to a dangerous country. I dunno. Perhaps not for me.
ReplyDeleteYou would be SO annoyed
DeleteI so dislike fillers.
ReplyDeleteBlergh
DeleteSorry to hear it wasn't as good as the first book. Not my type of book but thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteIt happens...a lot
DeleteAww hope the next one is on par if not better than book one.
ReplyDeleteLet us hope so
DeleteOh it doesn't look like it would be light with that cover. Still, this does sound like an interesting summer fantasy read.
ReplyDeleteWell it's not light light, just light fantasy, not too much worldbuilding history or meaning
DeleteHappens sometimes :( Hopefully the next will be better for ya.
ReplyDeleteI hope so
DeleteYou know, I won the first book but for whatever reason it never made it to my house. Oh well, I guess.
ReplyDeleteSad :/
DeleteI think I actually rated this one higher than the first one, but then I am team Liam :)
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Liam, booooo
DeleteAw, that's too bad. :(
ReplyDeleteToo bad it's not as good as book 1
ReplyDeleteI hope the next one changes that
DeleteOh, boo. Hate when that happens!
ReplyDeleteI wish for more
DeleteEasy to read is good, bummer about second book syndrome.
ReplyDeleteIt happens with a lot of them
Deleteoh yeah I agree about "second book syndrome" it can happen. Its so disappointing when it happens though.
ReplyDeleteI wished for more, but oh well
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