A review by jmcclelland17
Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

📚Bound by Fate by AN Caudle📚

Overall Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating:🌶️🌶️🌶️

✨Tropes✨
⚔️Morally dark gray MMC
⚔️Epic/High fantasy 
⚔️Touch her & 💀
⚔️Fated Mates
⚔️Political Intrigue 
⚔️Found Family
⚔️Possessive MMC
⚔️Mental Health Rep 

✨Initial Thoughts✨
Oh my freaking goodness!!! It was an honor and pleasure reading this masterful novel. The was an incredible rollercoaster of emotions in a book. It’s not often that I love a second book in the series more than the first book, but I did with this book. It’s so hard to properly explain what went on in this book without giving spoilers. What I will say is that I came to love the familiar characters even more (I was surprised it was even possible) than book 1, and I fell in love with the new characters’ stories. Zalen is the morally dark gray MMC of my dreams. 
The author crafts lush imagery of this world and I ate it all up. I finished this book in 2 days and I didn’t want it to end. After the ending, I feel desperate for book 3, but I know it’s going to wreck me (more intensely than this book did) in the best way.

✨Pros✨
  • Engaging multi POVs and new, lovable characters.
  • Very well written.
  • A great blend of familiar and new characters.
  • World building.
  • The spice and romance!
  • The way the mental health and addiction representation was respectfully handled.

✨Cons✨
  • Cliffhanger ending.
  • Nicknames- this is my own personal pet peeve
  • The fact that I don’t have the next book in my possession!

Thank you to AN Caudle for the gifted copy and the opportunity to review this book.