A review by aliased
The Bloodbound by Erin Lindsey
1.0
The war is too bland, its' progression too clear from the start of the novel. What political intrigue and skulduggery exists is too predictable or else serves only to act as exposition. Finally, the feelings the characters in the main love-triangle all feel for each other read as too similar to each other and/or shallow.
Ultimate, The Bloodbound feels like a novel that couldn't decide between being a gripping fantasy novel about a war-torn nation, a shadowy political intrigue, or a heart-throbbing romance set in a backdrop of war, ultimately falling flat on all counts by dividing its' time too evenly.
I wouldn't recommend this to any serious readers I know, nor personally hand it to a young reader in lieu of more well-authored options, it isn't actually poorly written though, just terribly basic: an inexperienced reader might still find it engaging.
It should probably have more votes for young adult than it does.
Ultimate, The Bloodbound feels like a novel that couldn't decide between being a gripping fantasy novel about a war-torn nation, a shadowy political intrigue, or a heart-throbbing romance set in a backdrop of war, ultimately falling flat on all counts by dividing its' time too evenly.
I wouldn't recommend this to any serious readers I know, nor personally hand it to a young reader in lieu of more well-authored options, it isn't actually poorly written though, just terribly basic: an inexperienced reader might still find it engaging.
It should probably have more votes for young adult than it does.