Blood Bound by
Ellis Hunter
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
I was so excited when this showed up in the mail that I dove in immediately… but by page 23, I found myself checking other early reviews. Those 3-star takes? Yeah, I’m right there with them—and I didn’t even finish.
The writing kept pulling me out of the story. It leaned heavily on telling instead of showing, and the style just never clicked for me. The flow felt stiff and uneven, and even when I skipped ahead a few chapters, the tone didn’t improve. Honestly, the whole thing read more like an unpolished self-pub draft than a traditionally published novel.
I also struggled to connect with the characters. Skylar’s chapters felt overloaded, while Astrid was the one bright spot for me. This book has the bones of something really good, and since it doesn’t release until April 2026, I’m genuinely hoping it gets another strong round of edits to smooth out the writing and bring everything to life.
Unfortunately, as it stands, I just couldn’t keep going.
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