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A review by palomabbrackin
Broken Bonds by J. Bree
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
this shit was ASS
this was not a good book for so many reasons
TW: SA, violence, EA
ok from the get go the writing in this book was very poorly edited, with many grammar mistakes and spelling errors that were just a bit infuriating. ok, not the worst thing, sometimes a given with independently published authors
but then…we get into the structure of the story. of which there is none. no plot, just interactions and this weird mystery over who and what the character is and what their past entails. I cannot begin to explain how annoying this was, and i love a good mystery mc
then we get into the men that are “bonded” with this character (the whole “why choose” aspect of this book), and this is really the icing on the cake. there is absolutely no reason why I would want any of these men except MAYBE one who isn’t even really a part of the story until somewhere towards the end. let me tell you why each mmc is bad:
this was not a good book for so many reasons
TW: SA, violence, EA
ok from the get go the writing in this book was very poorly edited, with many grammar mistakes and spelling errors that were just a bit infuriating. ok, not the worst thing, sometimes a given with independently published authors
but then…we get into the structure of the story. of which there is none. no plot, just interactions and this weird mystery over who and what the character is and what their past entails. I cannot begin to explain how annoying this was, and i love a good mystery mc
then we get into the men that are “bonded” with this character (the whole “why choose” aspect of this book), and this is really the icing on the cake. there is absolutely no reason why I would want any of these men except MAYBE one who isn’t even really a part of the story until somewhere towards the end. let me tell you why each mmc is bad:
- gabe: is a doormat and has no personality through the entire book and his only purpose is to be bodyguard and liaison for the other men
-north: controlling POS who does not give a fuck about the wants and needs of fmc, literally has her get a tracking chip put into her neck???? literal EA
- nox: literal r*pist. huh??? and you expect me to want to like him in the next book??? not to mention he’s her teacher???
- gryphon: doesn’t interact at all with fmc, until he does, and then he doesn’t again. like he does not care, i am convinced. also why should i care????
- atlas: the only one i gave a shit about and he was kinda cringe /:
the ending of this book was so hastily written and the action made no sense to me and i still don’t understand fmc’s power. like is it nightmares? is it death? suffering? I don’t know. all I can say is that I have more questions than answers.
i like torturing myself with bad books so best believe i will be reading the next book in this series. i love wasting my time. who knows, maybe ill dnf.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment