Bound in Blood by Sadie Kincaid is the third and final book in the Broken Bloodlines series, an ultra spicy why choose romantasy saga featuring vampires, ancient magic, and four possessive, alpha love interests. I am a long-time lover of Sadie Kincaid’s mafia romances, and I loved the first two books in this series, so I was incredibly excited to read the end of the story.
*this review contains spoilers for Forged in Blood & Promised in Blood*
With Alexandros gone, Ophelia and the rest of her mates are shattered. There’s still a prophecy and a force of evil to contend with, leaving danger lurking everywhere they turn. When Alexandros’ brother shows up and offers them safety, at least for a while, they have no choice but to accept. Not everything is as it seems, and Ophelia and her mates don’t know who to trust as the events of the prophecy come to pass and the battle between light and dark approaches.
Things have gotten real for Ophelia and her men in Montridge, and the tone of this book is more intense and less playful as a result, although the playful side still shines through when it is time. There are lots of touching and tender points in this book, despite the heavy action and intrigue that comes into play.
Bound in Blood managed to surprise me with many of the twists and turns, and the plot moves quickly. There is not a lot of fluff here, just romance and action, which meant I was able to read this book in a single afternoon. It’s efficient and engaging.
I wouldn’t call this book character-driven, but the characters do stand out and are well-defined. Readers got to know these characters in the first two books, now they are fully unleashed to face the plot in front of them. The intensity of their relationship and bond is the defining point of their characters, at this point. They are utterly devoted to each other, with the stereotypical why choose dynamics that have been present since the beginning.
Despite the fact that Ophelia and her vampires are in imminent danger for much of this story, they manage to incorporate some much-needed sexy time into saving the world, which is always a fun little quirk in a romantasy.
Sword crossing abounds in this book, as it did in the first two, but it becomes more weighty as the group’s relationships shift and solidify. This is definitely on the spicy side for a romantasy, but I found it to be just a touch less than the previous books in the series. However, the spice is, as always when it comes to Sadie Kincaid, top-notch in quality.
Bound in Blood, like its predecessors, is a fun read, lighthearted (for the most part, the end just might make you cry), and smutty, with some battle of good vs. evil to top it all off for good measure. Readers who love the classic tropes both in why choose and romantasy will love this series.
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