Thursday, February 12, 2015

Soulbound (Darkest London #6) by Kristen Callihan

3.5 "You Can Bind Me Up" Stars

 
Back Cover Blurb -
 
Once two souls are joined...

When Adam's soul mate rejected him, there was more at stake than his heart. After seven hundred years of searching, his true match would have ended the curse that keeps his spirit in chains. But beautiful, stubborn Eliza May fled—and now Adam is doomed to an eternity of anguish, his only hope for salvation gone...

Their hearts will beat together forever...

No matter how devilishly irresistible Adam was, Eliza couldn't stand the thought of relinquishing her freedom forever. So she escaped. But she soon discovers she is being hunted—by someone far more dangerous. The only man who can help is the one man she vowed never to see again. Now Adam's kindness is an unexpected refuge, and Eliza finds that some vows are made to be broken...
The first thing that I would recommend before reading this book, is that you start with the first in this series, Firelight, if you have not already. I did not and though this book can be read as a standalone, I wouldn’t recommend it. There are numerous characters you will meet throughout this book and it is obvious that their stories were told in the previous books in the series. Not knowing their stories did not hinder the storyline for this book, however, it did make me feel like the new kid in school joining in the middle of a semester, trying to make the acquaintance of everyone while catching up on the subject matter.
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Do you believe in soul mates? Not to be confused for love at first sight, because it may be that you do not even like the person, but a part of their soul sings out to you and frustrating as it is, part of yours sings back. Eliza and Adam had a very rocky first meeting, not to mention it was the dirty business of one of them dying that was the catalyst of this introduction, but minor detail aside – it could have gone better, much better. Soul singing or not, Eliza is not one to be pushed around, she has had a lifetime of being used and manipulated and refuses to be played the pawn ever again. Adam, the King of the Gim, is not accustomed to feeling anything at all, so when seeing Eliza for the first time breaks the numbness that has held him prisoner for decades, he will do whatever he has to in order to keep her by his side. When two strong willed and determined characters collide, there is bound to be an explosion and when the dust settles, we can only hope that the both of them survive.

The first half of this book had me hooked and I found myself really enjoying Eliza and Adam. Their story wasn’t furry bunnies and kittens, there were some intense scenes that had me wincing and sitting at the edge of my sofa and I was truly rooting for them to make it. Loving the vigorous first half of the book, I was slightly disappointed and bored with the second half. Some chapters felt mundane and I was missing the thrills and momentum the first half provided. The pace did pick up towards the end and again, I was upright and at the edge of my sofa, but the lull in between really dampened my interest and though I was happy by the end of the book, I wasn’t bouncing with excitement. The fact that I actually fell asleep after reading this book rather than immediately typing out a review speaks volumes for me. If a book has me really excited, nothing – not even sleep, will deter me from telling the social media world how I feel!

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Overall, I recommend this to the fellow paranormal romance junkies out there. It has all the ingredients we long for when reading this genre, spunky heroine, alpha male, hot sex, playing hard to get, evil villainous antagonist and did I mention hot sex? If you are looking for another Mac and Barrons, this one will fall short of the mark, but where it lacks in substance, it makes up for in charm.

Happy Reading, Until next time…

I would like to thank NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.

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