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The Bonds that Tie #7
Broken Ties: A Broken Bonds POV
From J. Bree, bestselling author of The Bonds That Tie comes the highly anticipated POV book that everyone has been crying out for.
Even the strongest ties can be broken. After five years of searching, we thought nothing could compare to the devastation of our missing Bond.
We were wrong.
After a chance encounter, she’s been found; alive and enraged at being dragged back to the men she ran from. Made for us all, she's supposed to be the center of our world, but bringing our Bond home wasn't everything we imagined. With bravado that defies reason and lies that never taste right, nothing about our Bond’s story adds up.
The Gifted community is in crisis, deception at every turn, and it’s getting harder by the minute not to show them all what we’re truly capable of.
With our enemies closing in, one thing is for sure.
We won’t let her get away from us again.
*Broken Bond is a full-length reverse harem PNR novel with material that may be difficult for some readers. This book of additional content is North, Nox, Gryphon, Gabe, and Atlas’s POV of the first book in the series, Broken Bonds. It's recommended for 18+ due to language and sexual situations.
Even the strongest ties can be broken. After five years of searching, we thought nothing could compare to the devastation of our missing Bond.
We were wrong.
After a chance encounter, she’s been found; alive and enraged at being dragged back to the men she ran from. Made for us all, she's supposed to be the center of our world, but bringing our Bond home wasn't everything we imagined. With bravado that defies reason and lies that never taste right, nothing about our Bond’s story adds up.
The Gifted community is in crisis, deception at every turn, and it’s getting harder by the minute not to show them all what we’re truly capable of.
With our enemies closing in, one thing is for sure.
We won’t let her get away from us again.
*Broken Bond is a full-length reverse harem PNR novel with material that may be difficult for some readers. This book of additional content is North, Nox, Gryphon, Gabe, and Atlas’s POV of the first book in the series, Broken Bonds. It's recommended for 18+ due to language and sexual situations.
446 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2025
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The order of priorities changes daily.
She lives on the coast of Western Australia in a city where it rains too much. She spends her days dreaming about all of her book boyfriends, listening to her partner moan about how the lawns are looking, and being a snack bitch to her three kids.
Visit her website at http://www.jbreeauthor.com to sign up for the newsletter or find her on social media.
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December 6, 2025
For a series and characters I'm attached to, this was simply disappointing. I'm not sure if it was wise to write it the way this book was poorly executed. Just to go over the events from book 1 was a drag to get through. Especially when Oleander was hardly in those scenes with them.
I get that the whole purpose was to show us more of the five men and Oleander's bond, and I really liked the yearning BUT the inner monologues were not doing it for me. Not even the yearning could keep my interest. It was so slow paced and I wasn't much invested. However I must say, I absolutely LOVED North in this too. That man can do no wrong in my eyes and I appreciate how consistent he has been throughout the series. He carried the book for me. Atlas was better in this. Gabe was meh. Can't really hate Gryphon , he's fine as ever.
I loved the first book and it's still a favorite of mine but this wasn't worth reading. I would much rather we get a cozy/spicy novella after the events of the last book. It would wrap things up perfectly and also give Nox much more love from readers since everyone is divided on him.
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So ready to dive back into this world and fangirl over the Draven brothers. North still has me in a chokehold 😩😩
I get that the whole purpose was to show us more of the five men and Oleander's bond, and I really liked the yearning BUT the inner monologues were not doing it for me. Not even the yearning could keep my interest. It was so slow paced and I wasn't much invested. However I must say, I absolutely LOVED North in this too. That man can do no wrong in my eyes and I appreciate how consistent he has been throughout the series. He carried the book for me. Atlas was better in this. Gabe was meh. Can't really hate Gryphon , he's fine as ever.
I loved the first book and it's still a favorite of mine but this wasn't worth reading. I would much rather we get a cozy/spicy novella after the events of the last book. It would wrap things up perfectly and also give Nox much more love from readers since everyone is divided on him.
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So ready to dive back into this world and fangirl over the Draven brothers. North still has me in a chokehold 😩😩
November 30, 2025
they can never make me like you, nox ;)
November 23, 2025
Hey J bree? bestie?? Imma need the rest of the books in the guys pov plz im genuinely begging on my knees
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January 6, 2026
2.5 stars
❗️❗️I recommend reading this book after finishing the series, since some information we learn about the characters and their past is revealed later in the series.
This book is not bad, but it is not good either. It was hard to remain engaged at times because I already knew what would happen. Also, Oli was not that present in the book; it focused on side plots that we didn’t see at all in the first book.
Honestly, it could have been shorter, and I know I would have enjoyed it more if there were more OlixBonds interactions in it. After finishing the series, I do not want more subplots about Gryphon and his Tac team going on missions, or North dealing with the council. I wanted to see what was going on in the Bonds’ heads when they were mean to Oli, and see their yearning and conflicted feelings.
Broken Ties should have been a novella. It does give us new insight into the Bonds, and it is a good way to go back to the beginning after we are done with the series and see how far they’ve come, but most of the chapters felt long and too slow to keep my interest. The inner monologues felt repetitive after a while, and there are moments I wanted to read about, like when North learned why Oli wanted to stop at the pharmacy and he refused her, or when Gabe ran up to Oli’s room after calling her a few times, what happened in North’s head when he went to get Oli at Atlas’s appartment, and those moments were not even there.
Nox’s actions were given a kind of excuse in this book, and it does not sit right with me. What he did in the first book was not okay, and as North said, a lack of no does not equal consent, and the way it is presented here makes it seem like the author wanted to justify his action and paint him as a victim, too.
Atlas’s chapters were less interesting to me because Oli was not in them, and I didn’t really care about his interaction with his shitty friends, but on the other hand, we learned more about his past and upbringing, which was interesting.
Overall, I am a little disappointed with this book. I was happily surprised to see it existed, but it did not deliver what I expected and hoped to read.
1. Broken Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
2. Savage Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Blood Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
4. Forced Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Tragic Bonds ⭐⭐⭐.5
6. Unbroken Bonds ⭐⭐⭐
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❗️❗️I recommend reading this book after finishing the series, since some information we learn about the characters and their past is revealed later in the series.
This book is not bad, but it is not good either. It was hard to remain engaged at times because I already knew what would happen. Also, Oli was not that present in the book; it focused on side plots that we didn’t see at all in the first book.
Honestly, it could have been shorter, and I know I would have enjoyed it more if there were more OlixBonds interactions in it. After finishing the series, I do not want more subplots about Gryphon and his Tac team going on missions, or North dealing with the council. I wanted to see what was going on in the Bonds’ heads when they were mean to Oli, and see their yearning and conflicted feelings.
Broken Ties should have been a novella. It does give us new insight into the Bonds, and it is a good way to go back to the beginning after we are done with the series and see how far they’ve come, but most of the chapters felt long and too slow to keep my interest. The inner monologues felt repetitive after a while, and there are moments I wanted to read about, like when North learned why Oli wanted to stop at the pharmacy and he refused her, or when Gabe ran up to Oli’s room after calling her a few times, what happened in North’s head when he went to get Oli at Atlas’s appartment, and those moments were not even there.
Nox’s actions were given a kind of excuse in this book, and it does not sit right with me. What he did in the first book was not okay, and as North said, a lack of no does not equal consent, and the way it is presented here makes it seem like the author wanted to justify his action and paint him as a victim, too.
Atlas’s chapters were less interesting to me because Oli was not in them, and I didn’t really care about his interaction with his shitty friends, but on the other hand, we learned more about his past and upbringing, which was interesting.
Overall, I am a little disappointed with this book. I was happily surprised to see it existed, but it did not deliver what I expected and hoped to read.
1. Broken Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
2. Savage Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Blood Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
4. Forced Bonds ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. Tragic Bonds ⭐⭐⭐.5
6. Unbroken Bonds ⭐⭐⭐
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November 23, 2025
It was fine, but I wanted more from it. I've been desperate for the male main characters' POV of the first two Bonds That Tie books forever.
Gryphon and Atlas were by far my favorites throughout this book. In this book, North, Nox, and Gabe just legitimately hate Oli throughout the entire book. As an aside, the author really needs to find another way to describe Nox. The word "sneer" was used to describe his facial expression literally every time he was on the page, and that is not an attractive descriptor for me lol
While this book seems to be the male POV throughout the Broken Bonds book, it felt like this was mostly just their POV during the first half of that book (rather than the entire book). The fact that Atlas didn't even arrive at Draven until like 80-85% was pretty crazy. The ending was super rushed. It was missing some of the POVs for scenes that I really wanted to read. Also, there was just a ton of war planning and Resistance talk amongst the guys in this. There is basically no romance. Oli felt like a background character tbh. For so much talk about this person throughout the book, the demise of the Magnifier was so underwhelming.
I will say, this did answer some random lingering questions that were never answered in the OG series. For example, we know more about the note that Gabe received from a random person right before his football game, which Oli witnessed. It also answered a bunch of questions that I had about Atlas's family and what he knew/how he got away. It also better explains some of the decisions and actions that North and Nox made in the first book (e.g., not stopping to pick up Midol for Oli, the forced bond scene, etc.).
I liked it, but I wanted more. Tbh, Savage Bonds (book 2) was my favorite book in this series, and I really want the MMC POV for that book more than I wanted it for this one. I hope J. Bree does that!
Gryphon and Atlas were by far my favorites throughout this book. In this book, North, Nox, and Gabe just legitimately hate Oli throughout the entire book. As an aside, the author really needs to find another way to describe Nox. The word "sneer" was used to describe his facial expression literally every time he was on the page, and that is not an attractive descriptor for me lol
While this book seems to be the male POV throughout the Broken Bonds book, it felt like this was mostly just their POV during the first half of that book (rather than the entire book). The fact that Atlas didn't even arrive at Draven until like 80-85% was pretty crazy. The ending was super rushed. It was missing some of the POVs for scenes that I really wanted to read. Also, there was just a ton of war planning and Resistance talk amongst the guys in this. There is basically no romance. Oli felt like a background character tbh. For so much talk about this person throughout the book, the demise of the Magnifier was so underwhelming.
I will say, this did answer some random lingering questions that were never answered in the OG series. For example, we know more about the note that Gabe received from a random person right before his football game, which Oli witnessed. It also answered a bunch of questions that I had about Atlas's family and what he knew/how he got away. It also better explains some of the decisions and actions that North and Nox made in the first book (e.g., not stopping to pick up Midol for Oli, the forced bond scene, etc.).
I liked it, but I wanted more. Tbh, Savage Bonds (book 2) was my favorite book in this series, and I really want the MMC POV for that book more than I wanted it for this one. I hope J. Bree does that!
November 23, 2025
2.5 stars
I gotta give J Bree her props for writing such bingeable books. Undeniably, there was crack in this, but I’d be lying if I said I cared about anyone other than Nox. All the other POV’s? I couldn’t give a fuckkkkkk, not even North.
I just really appreciate how imperfect Nox is. I’ll be honest his hater mentality got pretty old by the end of this book but he’s a character that still crossed my mind on occasion even years after reading the Bonds That Tie series, and I think that says something.
I would’ve enjoyed North’s POV more if it wasn’t for the over the top simping inner monologue I guess. Him and the other guys’ infatuation (excluding Nox of course) really just circled around the idea of a bond and having that connection with someone, and not actually Oleander herself. So the pining wasn’t doing it for me.
I would’ve enjoyed this book so much more if I read it years ago when I first discovered this series, I think I’m just kinda over this story lol.
I gotta give J Bree her props for writing such bingeable books. Undeniably, there was crack in this, but I’d be lying if I said I cared about anyone other than Nox. All the other POV’s? I couldn’t give a fuckkkkkk, not even North.
I just really appreciate how imperfect Nox is. I’ll be honest his hater mentality got pretty old by the end of this book but he’s a character that still crossed my mind on occasion even years after reading the Bonds That Tie series, and I think that says something.
I would’ve enjoyed North’s POV more if it wasn’t for the over the top simping inner monologue I guess. Him and the other guys’ infatuation (excluding Nox of course) really just circled around the idea of a bond and having that connection with someone, and not actually Oleander herself. So the pining wasn’t doing it for me.
I would’ve enjoyed this book so much more if I read it years ago when I first discovered this series, I think I’m just kinda over this story lol.
November 20, 2025
Love, love, loved this!! I remember thinking back when I read the series the first time that I'd kill to get in the guys' head for the events of the first book! Was North really an uncaring asshole over the trip to the pharmacy? What was really going down when Oli got knocked out in TT?
We get that and so much more! It would've been easy for J. bree just to give us what happened to Oli from the pov of her bonds. We would've been ravenous, eaten it up and thanked her regardless, but Broken Ties delves deeper, we see plots unravel, new missions, new enemies, right along with their thoughts about their bond and those interactions that drove us crazy back in Broken Bonds.
Waited up 'til midnight and binged this in three hours and I have NO REGRETS! Amazing work from miss Bree (and is it too much to ask for a follow up of Savage Bonds?? Maybe??). I loved this!
We get that and so much more! It would've been easy for J. bree just to give us what happened to Oli from the pov of her bonds. We would've been ravenous, eaten it up and thanked her regardless, but Broken Ties delves deeper, we see plots unravel, new missions, new enemies, right along with their thoughts about their bond and those interactions that drove us crazy back in Broken Bonds.
Waited up 'til midnight and binged this in three hours and I have NO REGRETS! Amazing work from miss Bree (and is it too much to ask for a follow up of Savage Bonds?? Maybe??). I loved this!
November 22, 2025
Nox ruined this book.
I could barely read through Nox’s POV without my face actually contorting in disgust. He’s so sickening and unrepentant.
There was a lot of unnecessary info in here, and not enough dialogue to match the walls and walls of internal thoughts.
NEXT DAY UPDATE: (SPOILERS AHEAD)
Ok so I reviewed this book at 2:30am and now I’m here to offer a more comprehensive review.
This book feels like it was written as a Nox apology tour. And the apology falls flat. Blaming the infamous hallway scene on his bond acting in a way that its never acted before throughout the entire series was such a lame copout and a TERRIBLE way to explain away his assault.
And it may not seem like it, but I actually LIKE Nox, once he gets his head out of his ass. But his lack of accountability or apology has always grated on me. I was looking for the bare minimum of internal shame at “his bonds” actions but he couldn’t even muster that up.
I didn’t care about so much of the extra info presented in this book and I wholeheartedly agree with another reviewer in that it should’ve been the first 2 books. Cut out all the extra crap. ALTHOUGH- it was fun to see how tf North got ahold of Oleander’s ridiculous Starbucks order.
Gabe came off as having zero self awareness as to why she would react negatively to him being a dick. But I actually laughed out loud at his internal thoughts on Oli when he was drugged and she was finally using her gift. Too funny.
Atlas? Meh. His chapters were boring til he arrived at Draven. Loved how he called out North for his illegal behavior.
North - I liked getting his POV and it added to the story, even though he just let Oli get abused by Nox throughout the book with no intervention. North is a complex character and I like that the author didn’t try too hard to explain away most of his shitty behavior. He is who he is and that’s enough.
Gryphon was hands down the best POV to read.
I could barely read through Nox’s POV without my face actually contorting in disgust. He’s so sickening and unrepentant.
There was a lot of unnecessary info in here, and not enough dialogue to match the walls and walls of internal thoughts.
NEXT DAY UPDATE: (SPOILERS AHEAD)
Ok so I reviewed this book at 2:30am and now I’m here to offer a more comprehensive review.
This book feels like it was written as a Nox apology tour. And the apology falls flat. Blaming the infamous hallway scene on his bond acting in a way that its never acted before throughout the entire series was such a lame copout and a TERRIBLE way to explain away his assault.
And it may not seem like it, but I actually LIKE Nox, once he gets his head out of his ass. But his lack of accountability or apology has always grated on me. I was looking for the bare minimum of internal shame at “his bonds” actions but he couldn’t even muster that up.
I didn’t care about so much of the extra info presented in this book and I wholeheartedly agree with another reviewer in that it should’ve been the first 2 books. Cut out all the extra crap. ALTHOUGH- it was fun to see how tf North got ahold of Oleander’s ridiculous Starbucks order.
Gabe came off as having zero self awareness as to why she would react negatively to him being a dick. But I actually laughed out loud at his internal thoughts on Oli when he was drugged and she was finally using her gift. Too funny.
Atlas? Meh. His chapters were boring til he arrived at Draven. Loved how he called out North for his illegal behavior.
North - I liked getting his POV and it added to the story, even though he just let Oli get abused by Nox throughout the book with no intervention. North is a complex character and I like that the author didn’t try too hard to explain away most of his shitty behavior. He is who he is and that’s enough.
Gryphon was hands down the best POV to read.
November 23, 2025
3 stars. Alternative POV books are difficult because there's a very narrow margin for avoiding repetition or losing interest. If you spend too much time rehashing scenes from the original book, just from the other side, it becomes repetitive and boring, because we've heard all the dialogue before. If you stray too far away from the content people loved, and focus on filling in gaps, you can lose readers' interest.
This one to be went back and forth across these lines for me.
We don't get nearly enough interactions between Oli and her bonds, which makes sense as to point A - a book just repeating book 1 from the other side with the same dialogue would get old real fast. So I understand why this is limited, but it makes Oli less of a character and more of a prop. Whereas in book 1 we were able to determine the mens' characters through their interactions, here we just get told about Oli from their POV because we actually see very little of her. Granted, we know her already from the series, but it just felt very much like she was more of an object and less of a real character, and that made their declarations of feelings about her ring shallow.
Because we get less interactions with Oli, Bree spends the majority of the book filling in a backstory for the men as to why they treated Oli the way they did and giving them a through-plot line of the Magnifier. Sometimes this worked, and sometimes it felt like Bree was twisting the internal monologue to account for why the guy would say the next mean thing.
I do appreciate that we got more of a backstory for Atlas, and for the war itself. I swear I went through the whole of the series not understanding what the two sides were fighting about - and finally here we get an explanation for the resistance versus the Draven side. We also get more insight into Gabe - he was always the most vanilla of the men to me, and I feel like here he got a little more interesting kinda? I liked seeing North's conflict here too. I always felt like he flip-switched in his feelings real fast in the original books but here we see that he actually is struggling a lot under the surface.
But Nox? Ohhh boy, honestly this made me dislike him. I'm in the camp of feeling like Nox was semi-redeemed in the original series, so I didn't need Bree twisting the story to make it so that he never assaulted Oli. Nox remained a grey anti-hero in the series - never fully redeemed, but understood - and here it's like Bree was desperate to rid him of all blame.
*Spoilers*
So that was a disappointment - Nox came across even more poisonous and I don't think the revision helps the story at all.
Gryphon continues to be the best of all of them :)
This one to be went back and forth across these lines for me.
We don't get nearly enough interactions between Oli and her bonds, which makes sense as to point A - a book just repeating book 1 from the other side with the same dialogue would get old real fast. So I understand why this is limited, but it makes Oli less of a character and more of a prop. Whereas in book 1 we were able to determine the mens' characters through their interactions, here we just get told about Oli from their POV because we actually see very little of her. Granted, we know her already from the series, but it just felt very much like she was more of an object and less of a real character, and that made their declarations of feelings about her ring shallow.
Because we get less interactions with Oli, Bree spends the majority of the book filling in a backstory for the men as to why they treated Oli the way they did and giving them a through-plot line of the Magnifier. Sometimes this worked, and sometimes it felt like Bree was twisting the internal monologue to account for why the guy would say the next mean thing.
I do appreciate that we got more of a backstory for Atlas, and for the war itself. I swear I went through the whole of the series not understanding what the two sides were fighting about - and finally here we get an explanation for the resistance versus the Draven side. We also get more insight into Gabe - he was always the most vanilla of the men to me, and I feel like here he got a little more interesting kinda? I liked seeing North's conflict here too. I always felt like he flip-switched in his feelings real fast in the original books but here we see that he actually is struggling a lot under the surface.
But Nox? Ohhh boy, honestly this made me dislike him. I'm in the camp of feeling like Nox was semi-redeemed in the original series, so I didn't need Bree twisting the story to make it so that he never assaulted Oli. Nox remained a grey anti-hero in the series - never fully redeemed, but understood - and here it's like Bree was desperate to rid him of all blame.
*Spoilers*
So that was a disappointment - Nox came across even more poisonous and I don't think the revision helps the story at all.
Gryphon continues to be the best of all of them :)
November 21, 2025
Had No Idea How Much I Needed This!
had no idea how much I needed the guys POVs until I read this! I am back to being deeply obsessed (I never really left)
Gryphon with his strength and power of truth was the first to see that maybe there was more to Oli Story. Also seeing his relationship with his sister and her giving him advice.
Atlas, oh my sweet man, him and his support. Yes he knew why but also my heart hurt for him having to endure before he could get to Oli.
North, when he realizes he messed up! "I’ve controlled all access to her, monitored all attempts at contact, and separated her from her own Bond when it didn’t fit into the parameters I’d put into place. I’m sickened by myself." And this is the line he won me over in.
Gabe, his home life made me so sad to. He was so hurt by Oli running but this was the reminder that they are the same age. They were both kids who lost their families.
Nox, I have some words for Nox and his bond.... I am honestly glad I got to see his pov.
I'm thinking I need to relisten to this entire series again. Like read the first book then read the boys point of view and then finish out the series. It was awesome.
I loved this book and if you enjoyed it, make sure you grab this copy today.
Overall ☆☆☆☆☆/5
Spice ★/5 I'm only giving Spice 1 because there are some thoughts in the guys heads but nothing between characters.
had no idea how much I needed the guys POVs until I read this! I am back to being deeply obsessed (I never really left)
Gryphon with his strength and power of truth was the first to see that maybe there was more to Oli Story. Also seeing his relationship with his sister and her giving him advice.
Atlas, oh my sweet man, him and his support. Yes he knew why but also my heart hurt for him having to endure before he could get to Oli.
North, when he realizes he messed up! "I’ve controlled all access to her, monitored all attempts at contact, and separated her from her own Bond when it didn’t fit into the parameters I’d put into place. I’m sickened by myself." And this is the line he won me over in.
Gabe, his home life made me so sad to. He was so hurt by Oli running but this was the reminder that they are the same age. They were both kids who lost their families.
Nox, I have some words for Nox and his bond.... I am honestly glad I got to see his pov.
I'm thinking I need to relisten to this entire series again. Like read the first book then read the boys point of view and then finish out the series. It was awesome.
I loved this book and if you enjoyed it, make sure you grab this copy today.
Overall ☆☆☆☆☆/5
Spice ★/5 I'm only giving Spice 1 because there are some thoughts in the guys heads but nothing between characters.
December 1, 2025
4.5
I'm going to be completely honest, when I was first saw Broken Ties, my reaction was basically, "meh...". I hadn't touched the The Bonds That Tie series in three years, and I genuinely wondered if it would still hit the same.
Yeah... turns out I was VERY WRONG and I'll happily admit it.
I devoured this book in a day, I physically could not put it down. Being back in this world, and finally getting the boys' POV, was everything. I even picked up books 2-6 and re-read them because I loved being back in this world.
It also answered some of the things that been bugging me since I read book 1 like the note from Gabe's cousin, why North wouldn't stop to pick up pain medication for Oli and THAT scene with Oli & Nox.
I also loved that we got a brand new storyline that wasn't in the original series but still worked, especially considering how much they kept from Oli early on, it made sense that there was a lot she really didn't know in that first book!
My only big gripe is that Oli felt like a side character in this book, and I would have loved a bit more involvement or interaction with her. I would have also loved more chapters pre-Oli being located.
Overall, I think fans of the original series are going to enjoy this one!
I received an advanced copy for free through the author and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I'm going to be completely honest, when I was first saw Broken Ties, my reaction was basically, "meh...". I hadn't touched the The Bonds That Tie series in three years, and I genuinely wondered if it would still hit the same.
Yeah... turns out I was VERY WRONG and I'll happily admit it.
I devoured this book in a day, I physically could not put it down. Being back in this world, and finally getting the boys' POV, was everything. I even picked up books 2-6 and re-read them because I loved being back in this world.
It also answered some of the things that been bugging me since I read book 1 like the note from Gabe's cousin, why North wouldn't stop to pick up pain medication for Oli and THAT scene with Oli & Nox.
I also loved that we got a brand new storyline that wasn't in the original series but still worked, especially considering how much they kept from Oli early on, it made sense that there was a lot she really didn't know in that first book!
My only big gripe is that Oli felt like a side character in this book, and I would have loved a bit more involvement or interaction with her. I would have also loved more chapters pre-Oli being located.
Overall, I think fans of the original series are going to enjoy this one!
I received an advanced copy for free through the author and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
November 30, 2025
4.25⭐️
Now the only reason this book took me so long to finish was because I was savouring it🥹 I read The Bonds That Tie back in 2022 and reading this book brought me right back to reading it for the first time. This series is still my all time favourite why-choose series, and honestly one of my all time favourite series PERIOD. Getting to read the boys POV from book one was the cherry on top. We got to see a lot of the guys feelings and personal struggles with Oli coming into their lives, but also understand their own pasts a bit better. Now I need the rest of the series in the guys POV please and thank you. At least book 2, because as a Gryphon girly…iykyk🤭 If you loved the Bonds That Tie, this is a must read! I’m honestly going to go reread the rest of the series now because I can’t get enough.
Now the only reason this book took me so long to finish was because I was savouring it🥹 I read The Bonds That Tie back in 2022 and reading this book brought me right back to reading it for the first time. This series is still my all time favourite why-choose series, and honestly one of my all time favourite series PERIOD. Getting to read the boys POV from book one was the cherry on top. We got to see a lot of the guys feelings and personal struggles with Oli coming into their lives, but also understand their own pasts a bit better. Now I need the rest of the series in the guys POV please and thank you. At least book 2, because as a Gryphon girly…iykyk🤭 If you loved the Bonds That Tie, this is a must read! I’m honestly going to go reread the rest of the series now because I can’t get enough.
November 23, 2025
3.5⭐️ uggh, I’m so happy getting back into this universe🥹 (I just want to say that this is a 6⭐️ series for me even though I only rated this one 3.5⭐️)
do not read this book if you haven't read book 1-6 if you want to avoid spoilers!! read as book 7 or tandem with book 1 when doing a reread!
this just confirms that Gryphon and Gabe are my forever favorites!!! I'm so happy we got the scene with Gryphin and Oli when she has period pains - I've always love that scene, so to get it from Gryphon's pov was just great!!😍 I did miss Oli's POV tho; her murder-to-list and funny inner monolouge/dialogues with her Bond😂
tbh I’m a bit dissapointed with how little of this book is about Oli and the guys' interactions and instead there is a new plot with a Magnifier :[ I get why we didn't get a copy paste of book 1 from their POV, but I didn't really care about this additional plot.. I came here for Oli and her Bonds interacting with each other, but we didn't really get a lot of that😭
also, Nox is my least fave guy, and it felt like half of this book was his POV's 😅
I've read some of the other reviews and I agree with those saying this should have covered book 1+2 instead of adding filler plot with the magnifier dude 😞
I don't know if it was because I got an ARC and the chapter lengths hadn't been finalised, but I could have used some sort of time divider/jumping-in-time-information! we were jumping a lot which was a bit confusing😵💫
overall I liked the book, but I think I would have liked it much more as a tandem read when doing a reread and possibly given it 4-4.5⭐️ there was just too little moments with Oli
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thank you J. Bree team for the eARC in exchange for an honest review <3
do not read this book if you haven't read book 1-6 if you want to avoid spoilers!! read as book 7 or tandem with book 1 when doing a reread!
this just confirms that Gryphon and Gabe are my forever favorites!!! I'm so happy we got the scene with Gryphin and Oli when she has period pains - I've always love that scene, so to get it from Gryphon's pov was just great!!😍 I did miss Oli's POV tho; her murder-to-list and funny inner monolouge/dialogues with her Bond😂
tbh I’m a bit dissapointed with how little of this book is about Oli and the guys' interactions and instead there is a new plot with a Magnifier :[ I get why we didn't get a copy paste of book 1 from their POV, but I didn't really care about this additional plot.. I came here for Oli and her Bonds interacting with each other, but we didn't really get a lot of that😭
also, Nox is my least fave guy, and it felt like half of this book was his POV's 😅
I've read some of the other reviews and I agree with those saying this should have covered book 1+2 instead of adding filler plot with the magnifier dude 😞
I don't know if it was because I got an ARC and the chapter lengths hadn't been finalised, but I could have used some sort of time divider/jumping-in-time-information! we were jumping a lot which was a bit confusing😵💫
overall I liked the book, but I think I would have liked it much more as a tandem read when doing a reread and possibly given it 4-4.5⭐️ there was just too little moments with Oli
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thank you J. Bree team for the eARC in exchange for an honest review <3
December 4, 2025
Is it possible that I feel like this book was so perfect, while also dying for it to be longer? 😭 I adored every moment of this book… It gave me all of the feels I needed from the series and also gave more tidbits into the guys. I could have read a thousand more pages!
November 28, 2025
A lot of mixed feelings on this one. I found this convoluted, boring and misleading. And kind of problematic if i'm being honest.
My girlfriends and I went feral for the Bonds That Tie Series when we first read it a few years ago, consuming all 6 books within like a 2 week period. I was so excited to read book 1 events from all the boys' POV.
This was not what I expected?
The "Men's Retelling" usually means we get to see the men yearn and pine for the FMC the entire time in which we don't think they're gonna be together at the time. While this book does some of that, some of the apologetic-ness of certain transgression in this book (you know what I'm talking about) continues to be unacceptable.
Okay so let's start with the good, I loved the portrayal of relationships between the boys. I had always assumed that they were best friends well before Oli arrived, but clearly that wasn't the case and Oli fortified them into a unit. That's cool. I liked the character depth North and Gryphon received, and continued to be lukewarm towards Nox. I was shocked the amount of Atlas we got.
That's all there is good about this though. Because the rest makes no sense. First of all, personal dislike, there was so much new events/plots. There's barely any Oli. That's not what I want out of this book. I want to see what was going through in their heads when they were so mean to Oli, not Gryphon going on missions or North running via the council.
The character inconsistencies are crazy. Knowing everything we know about North and Gryphon and learn more, it is impossible for things to go the way they did in Broken Bonds. Atlas makes more sense, I liked him a bit more after this novel. The way Nox was handled was an absolute nope from me, it gave his actions a very unacceptable excuse in the book, and just... nope. Gabe was very one dimensional and did not receive any new character depth which was disappointed.
And the events?! I wanted to see what happened in the 3 days Oli was alone while waiting to meet them, what happened when they came to get her from Atlas's apartment. Sure some of the events are clarified but the focus on this was wholly distracted and on the wrong subject imo.
So this is a big disappointment for me and although I'll enjoy and probably reread the series from time to time but i won't be going back to Broken Ties.
My girlfriends and I went feral for the Bonds That Tie Series when we first read it a few years ago, consuming all 6 books within like a 2 week period. I was so excited to read book 1 events from all the boys' POV.
This was not what I expected?
The "Men's Retelling" usually means we get to see the men yearn and pine for the FMC the entire time in which we don't think they're gonna be together at the time. While this book does some of that, some of the apologetic-ness of certain transgression in this book (you know what I'm talking about) continues to be unacceptable.
Okay so let's start with the good, I loved the portrayal of relationships between the boys. I had always assumed that they were best friends well before Oli arrived, but clearly that wasn't the case and Oli fortified them into a unit. That's cool. I liked the character depth North and Gryphon received, and continued to be lukewarm towards Nox. I was shocked the amount of Atlas we got.
That's all there is good about this though. Because the rest makes no sense. First of all, personal dislike, there was so much new events/plots. There's barely any Oli. That's not what I want out of this book. I want to see what was going through in their heads when they were so mean to Oli, not Gryphon going on missions or North running via the council.
The character inconsistencies are crazy. Knowing everything we know about North and Gryphon and learn more, it is impossible for things to go the way they did in Broken Bonds. Atlas makes more sense, I liked him a bit more after this novel. The way Nox was handled was an absolute nope from me, it gave his actions a very unacceptable excuse in the book, and just... nope. Gabe was very one dimensional and did not receive any new character depth which was disappointed.
And the events?! I wanted to see what happened in the 3 days Oli was alone while waiting to meet them, what happened when they came to get her from Atlas's apartment. Sure some of the events are clarified but the focus on this was wholly distracted and on the wrong subject imo.
So this is a big disappointment for me and although I'll enjoy and probably reread the series from time to time but i won't be going back to Broken Ties.
November 22, 2025
I think this would have been stronger if she had covered the first two books instead of one. As a result, we got a lot of filler and storyline that was not included in the original book. I skimmed a lot. I didn’t really care about the Magnifier and didn’t enjoy Atlas’s chapters dealing with all of the Resistance people. The purpose of this book really seemed to be to rewrite what happened with Nox and Oli to help readers look at a Nox in a more forgiving light. I dislike when authors try to change the character’s motives after the fact.
If you think J Bree can do no wrong, you will probably enjoy this. If you like this series but acknowledge the glaring issues across the books, I think you would be fine skipping this.
If you think J Bree can do no wrong, you will probably enjoy this. If you like this series but acknowledge the glaring issues across the books, I think you would be fine skipping this.
November 25, 2025
As an avid fan of this series I think in the minority here when I say I just thought this was ehh.
I enjoyed knowing their side of it but I was mostly annoyed.
I also would have liked to have gotten some interactions with oli and the guys- not seen in the other book.
I enjoyed knowing their side of it but I was mostly annoyed.
I also would have liked to have gotten some interactions with oli and the guys- not seen in the other book.
November 23, 2025
2.5 readable and fun to be back despite a lot of history rewriting (ahem, Nox) and fighting the resistance. Kind of a let down bc it felt like they were attracted to Oli’s appearance and felt entitled to her bc “bonded” but most don’t feel like they needed to do any emotional work towards that relationship or have any focus on who she was as a person or disliked it.
December 8, 2025
Ugh! That was sooooo goood!!! It's crazy how this series slowly takes a hold of you and leaves you wanting for more. I want to start the entire series over again just so I can relive it. Usually with books that are retelling the story you've already ready but from someone else's perspective, I find myself bored and wanting to get it over with, but this book once again slowly snuck up on me and hooked me.
This series is one I wish never would end because it's just so delicious and hands down the ultimate why choose group. I think about this series EVERY SINGLE DAY. Please give me more. I am begging you!
This series is one I wish never would end because it's just so delicious and hands down the ultimate why choose group. I think about this series EVERY SINGLE DAY. Please give me more. I am begging you!
November 21, 2025
It was nice to be back, but I guess I didn't want to be back that far. Spoilers.
Now I love this series, have read it more than I can even count so I was glad to have some fresh reading material, but I guess I wasn't ready to be back so far in their story that we didn't get any connection or romance. I almost forgot how long it actually took this group to fall in line and get along.
I think the book was okay, and it's information that would've worked really well in book one, but having read all the books it's just information we don't need anymore and when you pine for their pov I think its more for that romance side and less about tac teams and infighting.
I will say it was nice to see the arguing they were doing and the trying to figure out their feelings because we didn't see that disconnect much in the original series. We also get information that I will argue never happens in the books and may be too out of the original. How they don't tell her about the entire town she lived in being destroyed seems odd because they threw everything else in her face, and the entire Nox storyline ....I have to say...seems like apologist behavior after the push back from the original series. Now I LOVE Nox. I don't have these feelings but a lot of people where upset with how they almost forced bonding affected Oli and had a LOT to say about how quickly she forgave him, and to have it be completely taken out of his hands in this book and completely obsolve him? I mean I see why you would do it, but it doesn't really fit aside from a revision to the series. His bond never does anything like this, and is his source of safety and this only lapse is the one readers had this issue with? Meh.
overall good read, and it gave us what it promised their pov in book one!
Now I love this series, have read it more than I can even count so I was glad to have some fresh reading material, but I guess I wasn't ready to be back so far in their story that we didn't get any connection or romance. I almost forgot how long it actually took this group to fall in line and get along.
I think the book was okay, and it's information that would've worked really well in book one, but having read all the books it's just information we don't need anymore and when you pine for their pov I think its more for that romance side and less about tac teams and infighting.
I will say it was nice to see the arguing they were doing and the trying to figure out their feelings because we didn't see that disconnect much in the original series. We also get information that I will argue never happens in the books and may be too out of the original. How they don't tell her about the entire town she lived in being destroyed seems odd because they threw everything else in her face, and the entire Nox storyline ....I have to say...seems like apologist behavior after the push back from the original series. Now I LOVE Nox. I don't have these feelings but a lot of people where upset with how they almost forced bonding affected Oli and had a LOT to say about how quickly she forgave him, and to have it be completely taken out of his hands in this book and completely obsolve him? I mean I see why you would do it, but it doesn't really fit aside from a revision to the series. His bond never does anything like this, and is his source of safety and this only lapse is the one readers had this issue with? Meh.
overall good read, and it gave us what it promised their pov in book one!
December 3, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Broken Ties is the seventh book in The Bonds that Tie series and is the first book, but told through the eyes of the men!!
Spoilers for previous books in the series, so beware!
Broken Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Savage Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Blood Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Forced Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Tragic Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unbroken Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
The scream I let out when the email for this one landed in my inbox was ear shattering!! I love love love this series with my whole heart, it’s the best paranormal romance series out there and I never knew I needed this, until I read it! Going back to the vivid world and these amazing characters was everything and better!
I love how the book opens a little before Oli was found, kinda seeing the aftermath of her running away and what it did to them was a great opener.
I also loved how much more insights we gained from this book!! Were some of the actions in book 1 didn’t always seem logical or made me scratch my head (looking at you Nox), now I saw a different side of those actions. I learned the thoughts behind those actions and knowing all I know from reading the previous 6 books, they made sense!
I also loved how we got that snipped and learning of Kieran’s first impression of Sage!! That was just adorable!!
It’s hard to write a series with this many different main characters, especially if you introduce a POV for all of them, but Bree did so brilliantly! Each character is so easily distinguishable from the other. They are all amazing characters on their own, with their warring emotions, feelings and thoughts. While this book was amazing as a lover of the series, reading it was heartbreaking because of where in the story Oli and her Bonds stand, the raw emotional turmoil we read in every POV.
If you haven’t read any of the books in this series yet, don’t wait any longer and dive in! it is brutal, dark, has the absolute best slow-burn and just amazing romance. And if that didn’t convince you, the plot, the mystery and the powers are equally as amazing!
Overall, Broken Ties was the book I didn’t know I needed, and only made me yearn for this series even more.
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Broken Ties is the seventh book in The Bonds that Tie series and is the first book, but told through the eyes of the men!!
“There’s no changing the fact that Oleander Fallows is the missing piece of my soul who I’ll long for until my last breath.”
Spoilers for previous books in the series, so beware!
Broken Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Savage Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Blood Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Forced Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Tragic Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unbroken Bonds review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
The scream I let out when the email for this one landed in my inbox was ear shattering!! I love love love this series with my whole heart, it’s the best paranormal romance series out there and I never knew I needed this, until I read it! Going back to the vivid world and these amazing characters was everything and better!
I love how the book opens a little before Oli was found, kinda seeing the aftermath of her running away and what it did to them was a great opener.
I also loved how much more insights we gained from this book!! Were some of the actions in book 1 didn’t always seem logical or made me scratch my head (looking at you Nox), now I saw a different side of those actions. I learned the thoughts behind those actions and knowing all I know from reading the previous 6 books, they made sense!
I also loved how we got that snipped and learning of Kieran’s first impression of Sage!! That was just adorable!!
It’s hard to write a series with this many different main characters, especially if you introduce a POV for all of them, but Bree did so brilliantly! Each character is so easily distinguishable from the other. They are all amazing characters on their own, with their warring emotions, feelings and thoughts. While this book was amazing as a lover of the series, reading it was heartbreaking because of where in the story Oli and her Bonds stand, the raw emotional turmoil we read in every POV.
If you haven’t read any of the books in this series yet, don’t wait any longer and dive in! it is brutal, dark, has the absolute best slow-burn and just amazing romance. And if that didn’t convince you, the plot, the mystery and the powers are equally as amazing!
Overall, Broken Ties was the book I didn’t know I needed, and only made me yearn for this series even more.
December 24, 2025
The bonds that tie series is one of my favorite reads. I have read it multiple times and credit it with getting me into the RH genre. So when I saw this book I literally screamed in excitement.
I liked seeing the events of the first book through the bonds’ eyes. We get more insight to their thoughts as they processed Oli’s feelings and behavior toward them. Seeing how the big three’s relationship with each other was strained by Oli’s return was also interesting (yes I call Gryphon, North, and Nox the big three). This book softens some of their not so great moments with Oli, revealing that other things with the war were occurring simultaneously. I also liked getting a bit more insight into the war and gifted politics.
As far as my opinions of the bonds, this book didn’t do a ton to change things. I always go back and forth between Gryphon and North being my favorite, but I think Gryphon solidly takes that first place spot now. I don’t think I’ll ever love Nox (I know, unpopular opinion) and being in his head at this point did not help. Honestly everyone deserves a medal for not yeeting him into the sun. I know hurt people hurt people but good lord.
There are things I wasn’t crazy about. Some things get revealed that never get brought up in the series which creates questions. Dialogue gets added where there wasn’t any before. And the way she handles the “great hallway incident” as Oli called it, creates more questions for me. I didn’t love how it was handled in the original series and I don’t love the explanation in this one.
I know this is dumb considering it’s the bonds’ story but I missed Oli. I’m not holding that against this book in anyway. I just think it’s a testament to how much I liked her and how she drives the story. You absolutely should not read this book without reading all the others first.
Overall it’s a nice read that doesn’t really change anything about the original story. It wasn’t necessary, but I’ll never turn down a bonds that tie book. She could write one for the other five books and I’d read every one of them.
I liked seeing the events of the first book through the bonds’ eyes. We get more insight to their thoughts as they processed Oli’s feelings and behavior toward them. Seeing how the big three’s relationship with each other was strained by Oli’s return was also interesting (yes I call Gryphon, North, and Nox the big three). This book softens some of their not so great moments with Oli, revealing that other things with the war were occurring simultaneously. I also liked getting a bit more insight into the war and gifted politics.
As far as my opinions of the bonds, this book didn’t do a ton to change things. I always go back and forth between Gryphon and North being my favorite, but I think Gryphon solidly takes that first place spot now. I don’t think I’ll ever love Nox (I know, unpopular opinion) and being in his head at this point did not help. Honestly everyone deserves a medal for not yeeting him into the sun. I know hurt people hurt people but good lord.
There are things I wasn’t crazy about. Some things get revealed that never get brought up in the series which creates questions. Dialogue gets added where there wasn’t any before. And the way she handles the “great hallway incident” as Oli called it, creates more questions for me. I didn’t love how it was handled in the original series and I don’t love the explanation in this one.
I know this is dumb considering it’s the bonds’ story but I missed Oli. I’m not holding that against this book in anyway. I just think it’s a testament to how much I liked her and how she drives the story. You absolutely should not read this book without reading all the others first.
Overall it’s a nice read that doesn’t really change anything about the original story. It wasn’t necessary, but I’ll never turn down a bonds that tie book. She could write one for the other five books and I’d read every one of them.
December 1, 2025
Reading this felt like coming home. 🥹
I loved how it didn't feel like I was just re-reading book one/Broken Bonds, but felt like an entirely new story in this POV of the guys.
I really enjoyed this and can't wait to see what J Bree writes next! 🤭🩷
I loved how it didn't feel like I was just re-reading book one/Broken Bonds, but felt like an entirely new story in this POV of the guys.
I really enjoyed this and can't wait to see what J Bree writes next! 🤭🩷
December 19, 2025
I was sooooo excited when this was announced! 😩😩
I thought this would be book one in the guys’ POV, but it was more about their side quests during book 1, and I honestly couldn’t care less…
I was hoping to see most of their scenes but it just felt like she was barely there in this book. I think we had a total of around 5 scenes where they interact with her? Yeah, I was bored
And lord help me, I know that Nox is traumatized, but I really dislike the man.
I’m really happy I got to see my favourite scene in the whole series in a different POV! Gryphon Shore helping her with her period cramps and getting her Midol the next morning? Gahhh I love that man! Can you tell he’s my favourite? 🫠🫦
Gabe was a boring and petulant child who never really tried, and North was an overbearing, arrogant control freak too concerned with his pride to really focus on her needs!
And Atlas? His devotion is exactly what the perfect man is to me! I forgot how much I loved him, even if he gets a little annoying later on lol
I thought this would be book one in the guys’ POV, but it was more about their side quests during book 1, and I honestly couldn’t care less…
I was hoping to see most of their scenes but it just felt like she was barely there in this book. I think we had a total of around 5 scenes where they interact with her? Yeah, I was bored
And lord help me, I know that Nox is traumatized, but I really dislike the man.
I’m really happy I got to see my favourite scene in the whole series in a different POV! Gryphon Shore helping her with her period cramps and getting her Midol the next morning? Gahhh I love that man! Can you tell he’s my favourite? 🫠🫦
Gabe was a boring and petulant child who never really tried, and North was an overbearing, arrogant control freak too concerned with his pride to really focus on her needs!
And Atlas? His devotion is exactly what the perfect man is to me! I forgot how much I loved him, even if he gets a little annoying later on lol
November 23, 2025
So slow. I get maybe the guys didn't have a ton of interaction with Ollie in book one I suppose. Everything was just from one boring inner monologue to the next with hardly any on page time with her. A ton of behind the scenes council crap and fighting resistance and research and it was just boring. I was skimming those parts SO much.
November 25, 2025
I'll eat up anything in this series.
November 22, 2025
highkey just pmo bcs i got reminded of these men’s idiocies during the divorce era also that 1 nox scene needs to be erased from history omfg
December 5, 2025
This book felt like a wonderful early holiday gift.
This is not a standalone and you must read this series in order.
I 100 percent loved reading the guys PoV!
At first I thought (rather stupidly) that this is the collection of stories from the MMCs POV from throughout the series but then I realised it’s the first book.
So many things now made sense. The things I loved the most was North’s jealousy, Gabe’s yearning, Gryphon’s care, Nox’s struggle and Atlas’ protectiveness.
I got answers for many of questions, there were much more things happening in the background. No wonder the guys were tense and kinda mean in book 1.
I also met Brutus the cutie again.
Sage, Kieran, kyrie and Sawyer were always awesome.
Writing as always is stellar, and while reading this I realised how much I missed this dark and dangerous world J bree created.
After finishing it I immediately started book 2 (again!) as I couldn’t get enough of Oleander and her guys.
If you love RH with unique world, fated mates, bully mates, danger, action, unique powers and much more— read this series!
Highly recommended.
KU & TW.
This is not a standalone and you must read this series in order.
I 100 percent loved reading the guys PoV!
At first I thought (rather stupidly) that this is the collection of stories from the MMCs POV from throughout the series but then I realised it’s the first book.
So many things now made sense. The things I loved the most was North’s jealousy, Gabe’s yearning, Gryphon’s care, Nox’s struggle and Atlas’ protectiveness.
I got answers for many of questions, there were much more things happening in the background. No wonder the guys were tense and kinda mean in book 1.
I also met Brutus the cutie again.
Sage, Kieran, kyrie and Sawyer were always awesome.
Writing as always is stellar, and while reading this I realised how much I missed this dark and dangerous world J bree created.
After finishing it I immediately started book 2 (again!) as I couldn’t get enough of Oleander and her guys.
If you love RH with unique world, fated mates, bully mates, danger, action, unique powers and much more— read this series!
Highly recommended.
KU & TW.
January 10, 2026
I should have read this in tandem with book 1. Regardless, I love these characters and this story. It was fun to see it from the bonds POV.
December 9, 2025
2.5 stars
I was really excited when I saw another book in this series but my enthusiasm went down real quick. It wasn't entirely bad but it was very slow. At least some things were explained which is great.
Unquestionably Gryphon is still my number one. North is a close one from Book 2-3. The rest I'm kind of ambivalent about except Nox. I kinda liked him after "you know what" but he was even more horrible than I remember in Book 1. He has trauma, everyone knows it but from his POV he's even more cruel to Oli! 🤬
Overall mixed feeling and would rather have some sort of continuation of how their life looks like, when there's no war and people trying to kill them, you know? 😅
I was really excited when I saw another book in this series but my enthusiasm went down real quick. It wasn't entirely bad but it was very slow. At least some things were explained which is great.
Unquestionably Gryphon is still my number one. North is a close one from Book 2-3. The rest I'm kind of ambivalent about except Nox. I kinda liked him after "you know what" but he was even more horrible than I remember in Book 1. He has trauma, everyone knows it but from his POV he's even more cruel to Oli! 🤬
Overall mixed feeling and would rather have some sort of continuation of how their life looks like, when there's no war and people trying to kill them, you know? 😅
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