The Bond That Burns (Bloodwing Academy Book 2) by Briar Boleyn
Publish Date: Dec 27th

Four and a half stars!

As a reader, I can’t say I have come across many books which are the second in a series which I have enjoyed more then the first. ‘The Bond That Burns’ is a rare exception for that. I devoured this book, the need to know what happens next overtook sleep, and I am so glad it did, because I enjoyed every second.

The first thing that hooked me, was the amazing tension following the events in ‘On Wings of Blood’. Not just tension between our main girl Medra (and if you know, you know), but the tension Briar has created in all her characters. Aside from the tension, this book also had everything I desire in a book, including some political intrigue, sassiness, betrayal, found family, hidden histories, personal growth and, above all else, dragons. And the ending! It was unpredictable and truly amazing.
Extremely excited to continue this series!

Thank you to Briar Boleyn and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

★★★★.5

“𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙧𝙩. 𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙨. 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙚, 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮”

the bond that burns was everything i wanted and more ♥️ briar has seriously delivered with book two of the ‘bloodwing academy’ series, and i’m absolutely hooked

this series is quickly becoming a favorite of mine this year 🤭 faes, vampires, shifters, dragons—what more could you possibly ask for?

the world-building is chef’s kiss, the characters are perfection, and the storyline is so addictive i couldn’t put the book down

i’ll admit, i was not thrilled with blake’s behavior towards medra at the start of the book 🙂‍↔️ i was actually really disappointed in him

but getting his pov made such a difference - learning more about his true intentions and that jaw-dropping revelation about who/what he actually is?? i’m still recovering 😦

and those plot twists?

briar has mastered the art of keeping us on the edge of our seats

the ending shattered me in the best way, and now i’m stuck counting down the days until spring to find out what happens next 🐉if you love fast-paced fantasy with a ton of heart and surprises, you need this series in your life

“𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙞 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞’𝙙 𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚”