Soulbound
By Bethany Adams
- Release Date: 2016-05-03
- Genre: Fantasy
Description
Begin the bestselling The Return of the Elves series with Soulbound, where half-blood elf Arlyn travels through the portal to confront her elven father, unleashing a plot that could touch not just the elven world but modern Earth, too. "Bethany Adams' exquisite talent intertwines magic and love with a fantasy world of many different fae cultures." ~Bookbub Review A deathbed promise Arlyn’s quest is simple: Find her father and let him know her mother is dead. After all, Arlyn had promised her mother she’d go. The problem? Her father's people are myths and legends, and he doesn't even live on Earth. But despite a long journey through the mysterious mists of the Veil, finding him turns out to be the easy part. A dream long-buried After five hundred years, Kai has given up on finding his soulbonded. So when he stumbles across Arlyn after returning from his latest mission and recognizes her as his mate, Kai starts their bond in haste. But he never could have imagined that his bonded is his best friend’s newfound daughter. Whoops. A hidden conspiracy sparked to life Though the sight of Kai makes Arlyn’s heart pound, she isn’t sure she can forgive him for starting their bond without her permission. But her love life is the least of her problems. Her father is an elf lord, and his sudden acknowledgment of a half-human heir reignites the same conspiracy that took him away from her mother in the first place. Now Arlyn and her family must face iron wielding assassins, bigotry, and her newly awakened magical abilities if they hope to come through in one piece. Arlyn thought she would return to Earth after meeting her father. Now she must fight to save the family she never knew she wanted.
Reviews
Lovely buildup
4By korea.baby96I really enjoyed this book, as opposed to many of the reviews! Arlyn is a realistically uncertain girl in a completely new world where she knows nothing. And while her repetition of being uncertain and out of place can get a bit tiring, it feels like a very realistic reaction to her situation! On that note, I know many people said they felt the book was dragging and very anticlimactic but to me, the first book is clearly setting up for the rest of the series. There's so much to look forward to, and even at three climax of this book, I was thoroughly invested and wondering what would happen to the different characters. Without giving away too much, I do believe the end makes the reader wonder what will happen next, to /all/ the characters, with bated breath. My only reason for giving 4 stars is because of the repetitive aspects of the story. While I understand the reasoning behind some of these moments, there are others that feel like they aren't doing anything for the plot. If I could give 4.5 instead, I would because to me it's not that bad. Anyway, I'm very excited to start the next one!Soul bound
5By CWPHARTA great read!Slow at the end
3By snewzannStarted out well but really seemed to drag in middle to end. Anticlimactic— other than that everyone gets stabbed injured at the end for some reason. Iron allergy thing seems random and not explained that I can recall.Awesome
1By rcmac3I wanted something different to read. Good details, good character development. Definitely worth the read.Loved These Books!
5By Hanna&adrian4everI loved each one. Beautifully written, kept me enthralled in each one. I will probably read them again.Elf and Human Romance
3By SlhughsonAlthough the romance is decided upon their meeting, there are parts of this story I enjoyed: the family bonds, the snarky friendships. But it doesn’t resolve much of anything which is why I took one star. I like Alyna but her insecurity felt like a crutch more than a true character flaw. The throwaway line at the end irritated me even more. I won’t be reading on in the series.Fantastic fantasy book
4By Christal0725Good read. Excellent entertainment with lovely characters and a surprise twist that seems hard to believe. I look forward to the next book in this series.Good start to Great Series?
5By MarbenmomI’ve read a few other reviews of Soulbound. Some seemed to want more action or more descriptive sex scenes. (I say more action maybe but the more descriptive and frequent the sex scenes, the more likely I am to trash the book!) I found the story to be a great introduction to the Elven World. Intense and intriguing enough to make me want more!Way too bloated. I couldn’t stay interested.
2By AlyceNWonderlandI’m about half-way through and I’m quitting. The hero character has spent most of the book either in a coma or too weak to stand on his own. So it’s been hundreds of pages of character building for the heroine and he father. Very little action or progression. I’ve been skimming past pages and finding that I missed nothing. With editing, this might be a good story. As it is, chapter upon chapter is spent talking about language, clothes, family history, etc. It’s too slow paced for me.Okay…okay!
3By SabraP16Definitely not the most exciting book I’ve ever read. In fact, in a few places it really felt like it was dragging but, I liked the story and enjoyed the world overall. Maybe not enough to read the whole series though.Amazing
5By whackett0772I’ve read this whole series and I love every single bookSoulbound
3By PalatableDinnerDidn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Spotted some punctuation errors. This book attempts to explore complex family dynamics and world building and skims over various other social issues. The author conveniently overuses magic to rush Arlyn’s adjustment to Moranaia, denying her a lot of real character development, and there was overall too much gasping and breaths caught. Even though she had no initial plans to stay, Arlyn makes no reference to the life she would be returning to after she fulfilled Aimee’s request. At the start of the book Lyr says polyamory is acceptable to elves, but the plot is driven by monogamous soulbound relationships and infidelity. When Selia and Lyr discuss lineage, they’re grateful to Kai for forcing the bond despite the fact that up until this point everyone was preaching that it is and should be Arlyn’s choice, a choice she hadn’t made yet. I never buy into the “love in a week” romances and the sex was cringey.Wonderful!
5By Baby-Llama-DramaEvery page was absolutely captivating. From start to end it holds your attention, and is written in a delightfully simple way that also leads to great depth. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.A page turner
5By Lia.VThis was such a good book, I couldn’t put it down. The characters are realistic with just the right pinch of magic and the plot unfolds before you eyes taking you in directions you never thought it would. Take advantage of it being free for now because I’m telling you, you don’t want to miss this!Great sophisticated read
5By BrookatheeI usually don’t write reviews. Just hit that star button and move on. But I really have to say how well written this books is. Not over dramatic with feelings. Kept my interest at 31 years of age! Great job! Just purchased the set!Very enjoyable
5By RC ReadingFabulous story line. Worth the time to read.Bad guys start in 1D
3By John FrostedThis is probably the first book in a series, and instead of building the love story slowly over the course of the series, started it out with a bang. Your classic head over boots in love, followed by trying to figure out if they could even be friends.. It looks like the bad guys are the mystery, and are going to be the evolving story here after the non-fun and games that occur at the end of this book. Don’t have the real root reason why the bad guys feel the way they do, what’s been said so far simply points at their targets, without explanation of the cause. Simple unjustified prejudice with no basis. Hope the author will pump that up as the series progresses. Fairly standard world building, but the whole fish out of water - girl from another world discovers unknown father, the love of her life and magical powers in a strange new land - is really underplayed. Perhaps this theme is so overused that it’s become boring? Answers await in the next installment I hope..Soulbound
5By Fantasy AficionadoGreat plotSoulbound
5By MOM(mom of a Marine)Great story! Brought the world of elves to life.
