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Forced Bonds by J. Bree
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I’m sorry, but what the actual fuck was that ending!
While there are a lot things that I enjoyed in this book, I really need the plot to pick up and there is so much that needs to be explained properly. At book 4 and there is genuinely so much I feel like we should know by now and don’t.
While there are a lot things that I enjoyed in this book, I really need the plot to pick up and there is so much that needs to be explained properly. At book 4 and there is genuinely so much I feel like we should know by now and don’t.
Bleach, Vol. 74: The Death and the Strawberry by Tite Kubo
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I genuinely don’t think I have been so disappointed by an ending of a story before in my life.
The thousand year blood war arc has been dissatisfying and disappointing considering how strong the first arc was.
✨spoilers below✨
1. There were WAY too many side characters. I love a large cast of characters, but when the minor characters are continually getting more page time than ANY of the main characters then we have a problem. We spent so much time with minor characters arcs that every single main character literally had ZERO development. Also there was just weird fan service thrown into random scenes and they just felt gross.
2. The villains fell flat every single time. They all felt the same and were very cartoonish. They didn’t feel like real villains at all. Any stakes that they did bring to the table were very quickly wrapped up with a pretty bow and any consequences very quickly forgotten with a convenient power up.
3. The battle scenes were long and boring. They felt repetitive because, once again every minor character had to have a ‘moment’. Be it character development or a surprise power up (that had little to no foreshadowing), that came at very convenient moments and felt cheap. ALSO returning characters are just coming out of no where to just magically fix problems. Like where the fuck did you come from.
4. The final battle was so bad! LIKE WHY THE FUCK is it just Ichigo, Aizen and Renji that goes into the final battle (which last for 0.2 seconds) then Uryū just magically turns up with a very convenient arrow that can stop a persons powers!?!? WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS!?! Why did Rukia stay behind??? Ichigo and Rukia are the two main protagonists and they have barely any contact or dialogue this whole final arc and they don’t even finish the battle together!
5. The epilogue undos every single ounce of character development the main characters go through. Characters literally doing and becoming people they vowed they would never become. It honestly makes me so upset that characters that had so much potential and development just written into endings that make no sense for any of them.
The ships that have been seeded this whole series are just thrown out the window. Even the platonic relationships between the world of the living and the soul reaper society make no sense.
ALSO NOT A SINGLE DAMN QUESTION IS ANSWERED AT ALL about any of the loose threads left behind after the battle.
I am upset and disappointed that I wasted time on reading the final arc of this series.
The thousand year blood war arc has been dissatisfying and disappointing considering how strong the first arc was.
✨spoilers below✨
1. There were WAY too many side characters. I love a large cast of characters, but when the minor characters are continually getting more page time than ANY of the main characters then we have a problem. We spent so much time with minor characters arcs that every single main character literally had ZERO development. Also there was just weird fan service thrown into random scenes and they just felt gross.
2. The villains fell flat every single time. They all felt the same and were very cartoonish. They didn’t feel like real villains at all. Any stakes that they did bring to the table were very quickly wrapped up with a pretty bow and any consequences very quickly forgotten with a convenient power up.
3. The battle scenes were long and boring. They felt repetitive because, once again every minor character had to have a ‘moment’. Be it character development or a surprise power up (that had little to no foreshadowing), that came at very convenient moments and felt cheap. ALSO returning characters are just coming out of no where to just magically fix problems. Like where the fuck did you come from.
4. The final battle was so bad! LIKE WHY THE FUCK is it just Ichigo, Aizen and Renji that goes into the final battle (which last for 0.2 seconds) then Uryū just magically turns up with a very convenient arrow that can stop a persons powers!?!? WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS!?! Why did Rukia stay behind??? Ichigo and Rukia are the two main protagonists and they have barely any contact or dialogue this whole final arc and they don’t even finish the battle together!
5. The epilogue undos every single ounce of character development the main characters go through. Characters literally doing and becoming people they vowed they would never become. It honestly makes me so upset that characters that had so much potential and development just written into endings that make no sense for any of them.
The ships that have been seeded this whole series are just thrown out the window. Even the platonic relationships between the world of the living and the soul reaper society make no sense.
ALSO NOT A SINGLE DAMN QUESTION IS ANSWERED AT ALL about any of the loose threads left behind after the battle.
I am upset and disappointed that I wasted time on reading the final arc of this series.
Bleach, Vol. 73: Battlefield Burning by Tite Kubo
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Don’t get me wrong I love me some surprise power up reveals but it’s starting to feel a bit cheap when it continually happens for every single side character at very convenient moments with very little foreshadowing.
With that, this is one of the better volumes in the arc and the fight scenes were pretty interesting.
With that, this is one of the better volumes in the arc and the fight scenes were pretty interesting.
Bleach, Vol. 72: My Last Words by Tite Kubo
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.5
Just when I think the volume is picking up, Tite has to go and put in weird fan service.
Bleach - Tome 70 : Friend by Tite Kubo
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
This was just fine, as the series comes to a close I am becoming more and more disappointed.
Blood Bonds by J. Bree
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There was quite a lot of this book that could have been edited down, the plot layout is starting to get repetitive and the dialogue was a bit messy in this one.
I’m also kind of disappointed that there was two bondings in this, I was really hoping each guy would get his own full book to work up to the bonding but oh well. This is a reverse harem so I assume the orgy will be coming up soon.
With that all being said, I am overall still loving all the characters and the plot is actually very interesting albeit not always the focus. I just wish the world building was stronger because the power/political system is fascinating.
I’m also kind of disappointed that there was two bondings in this, I was really hoping each guy would get his own full book to work up to the bonding but oh well. This is a reverse harem so I assume the orgy will be coming up soon.
With that all being said, I am overall still loving all the characters and the plot is actually very interesting albeit not always the focus. I just wish the world building was stronger because the power/political system is fascinating.
Savage Bonds by J. Bree
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Well, I’m hooked.
Broken Bonds by J. Bree
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you can get past the fact that the FMC acts and sounds like the 19 yro that she is and the story concept overall is problematic, this is a very engaging story.
I’m hooked and I will be devouring the rest of the series like I did this first book.
I’m hooked and I will be devouring the rest of the series like I did this first book.