A review by dapper
The Bloodbound, by Erin Lindsey
4.0
I’m surprised this is rated so low, and glad to of ignored that and picked this book up anyways.
Things I loved:
* The exposition. The author did not treat the reader like an idiot by explaining things a million times, nor did she dangle bits of information just to intentionally create curiosity or suspense. You learn as you go and when you need to.
* Women are not treated like garbage or property or delicate flowers. They’re trained as soldiers and afforded respect. The only slack she got was due to her tenure and not her genitals. I liked that.
* The idea of bloodforged weaponry.
* The pacing. I love fast paced action stuff and plodding slow paced books. This was neither. There wasn’t much action or plodding, but I felt that every scene was building towards something and it never lost my interest
Things I loved:
* The exposition. The author did not treat the reader like an idiot by explaining things a million times, nor did she dangle bits of information just to intentionally create curiosity or suspense. You learn as you go and when you need to.
* Women are not treated like garbage or property or delicate flowers. They’re trained as soldiers and afforded respect. The only slack she got was due to her tenure and not her genitals. I liked that.
* The idea of bloodforged weaponry.
* The pacing. I love fast paced action stuff and plodding slow paced books. This was neither. There wasn’t much action or plodding, but I felt that every scene was building towards something and it never lost my interest