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A review by blurrypetals
Bind the Soul by Annette Marie
5.0
Okay, even though I didn't like this as much as the first book, which was a nonstop thrill ride road trip, I'm hooked. I am here for the long haul, I think, unless something super weird or bullshitty happens, of course, which is always possible, but this early birthday present of mine is already shaping up to be pretty fucking rad.
This book definitely had a really rough second act. Everything that happens in the Underworld is surprisingly dull. It takes up a huge chunk of the book and it was pretty tough to stay vigilant throughout, but once things return topside, the energy picks straight the fuck up and does not relent until you're finished with the book.
I mentioned the love triangle in the last review and how I was rooting for Lyre, but I give, I give, Ash is still pretty cool, and if he remains the main love interest (which, again, stranger things have happened; just look at Shatter Me or...ugh, Throne of Glass) I'm down for it. His arc was almost non-existent, here, though, because he's absent or unconscious most of this book. So is Lyre. He's in a few short scenes in the first act, disappears for a very long time, reappears quickly to flirt with Piper after she returns from the Underworld, and then we don't see him again until the very, very end, so I was a little disappointed by that. Hopefully he'll be given more screen time in the next books.
I'm really enjoying myself, having a lot of fun, and this was an excellent way to kick off my favorite month of the year! Onward!
This book definitely had a really rough second act. Everything that happens in the Underworld is surprisingly dull. It takes up a huge chunk of the book and it was pretty tough to stay vigilant throughout, but once things return topside, the energy picks straight the fuck up and does not relent until you're finished with the book.
I mentioned the love triangle in the last review and how I was rooting for Lyre, but I give, I give, Ash is still pretty cool, and if he remains the main love interest (which, again, stranger things have happened; just look at Shatter Me or...ugh, Throne of Glass) I'm down for it. His arc was almost non-existent, here, though, because he's absent or unconscious most of this book. So is Lyre. He's in a few short scenes in the first act, disappears for a very long time, reappears quickly to flirt with Piper after she returns from the Underworld, and then we don't see him again until the very, very end, so I was a little disappointed by that. Hopefully he'll be given more screen time in the next books.
I'm really enjoying myself, having a lot of fun, and this was an excellent way to kick off my favorite month of the year! Onward!