A review by abbiewj
Broken Bonds by J. Bree

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It kind of gave me slight Shatter Me vibes just with the Gifted & Resistance side of things which i loved! Even though Gryphon was an ass at the start, in the last quarter of the book he really started to redeem himself and became swoon-worthy! When he was in Olis dorm and bought her supplies & an eftpos cardšŸ§Žā€ā™€ļøšŸ§Žā€ā™€ļøšŸ¦‹šŸ¦‹
I didnā€™t like how self-centred most of the bonds were. like why couldnā€™t they have taken the time to get to know Oli and understand why she ran away?? Atlas did that with no problem, so why couldnā€™t the others?
The ending was a bit too fast and even thought itā€™s said to be left on a cliffhanger, itā€™s not the best cliffhanger iā€™ve read. i think there could have been more drama added, even if it was just an extra chapter. I also wish we got more background of Oli, and an explanation on how the Bonds work and some more info on the Resistance ect..
Oli is an absolute witty, strong, sarcastic boss bitch! she slayed the TT basement course, literally wiped the floor with those bitchesšŸ˜‹ i loved her so much! i do have one thing i didnt like about her and that was how much she said ā€œfreakingā€. i swear it was said at least once on every page :| like girl, just swear, weā€™re all adults herešŸ¤Ø but there were also parts where the ā€œfreakingā€ wasnā€™t even necessary so that annoyed me a lot!
Overall i really enjoyed the book, i would have finished it a few days earlier but i was waiting for queen ashley to catch upšŸ‘Æā€ā™€ļø but i ended up finishing it without her anyway LOL

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