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BookCompleted2023

Vicious Bonds

by Shanora Williams

Book 1 in The Tether Trilogy

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goodreads 3.95/5 3,820 ratings

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  • Content warnings: Captivity, Death, Sexual assault, Graphic violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Trauma, Violence, Gun violence, Human trafficking, Suicidal ideation, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationships, Racism/bigotry, Sexism
Length468 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Fated mates
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • Medium
  • Intense / passionate
  • Addictive read
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  • Anti-hero
  • Mutual pining
  • Dark / taboo style
  • The angst delivered
  • Dark/tortured soul
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Emotional / loving
  • Feral brain activated
  • Morally gray
  • Telepathic intimacy (mind sex)
  • King / ruling monarch
  • Grumpy sunshine
  • Tension
  • Possessive alpha
  • Touch her and die
  • Possessive/protective
  • He falls first
  • Eye contact intensity
  • Forbidden love
  • Mine declarations
  • Bondage/restraint
  • Possessive
  • Dominance

Fantasy promise

  • Romantasy
  • Forced proximity
  • Forest / wilderness
  • Portal fantasy
  • Fae
  • Dark romance
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  • Royal court / palace
  • High fantasy
  • Witches/wizards/warlocks
  • Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
  • Secret relationship
  • Forced alliance

Reading experience

  • Dual POV
  • Fast
  • Dark
  • Heavy
  • Survivor
  • Black MC
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  • Intense
  • Reluctant chosen one
  • Black love interest (LI)
  • Angsty
  • Emotional
  • BIPOC MC
  • Romantic
  • Suspenseful
  • BIPOC love interest (LI)
  • Immersive
  • Interracial romance
  • Atmospheric
  • Dangerous
  • Tense
  • Star-crossed lovers
  • Forbidden desire
  • Addictive page turner

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Different because

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Book details
Length
468 pages
Language
English
Format
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