The Blood That Binds Us

By: Erin Mainord

Narrated by: Jacci Prior, James Cavenaugh

She is the wielder of blood magic, and she may end them all.

“Monster…”

Wren has never stolen a life, but that doesn’t stop her from believing her darkness makes her a walking nightmare. Harboring a power so lethal, unpredictable, and entirely forbidden by kingdom law, Wren’s spent her whole life hiding what she is—who she is. A bloodwitch.

Meanwhile, a war is looming, and Wren’s feral magic may be the only thing that can stop the uprising from destroying the kingdom, her home, and everyone that stands in their way. After her sister is captured by the rebellion, Wren must seek help from the kingdom’s ruler who would sooner imprison her than offer aid. Except… Singard needs her, and when she volunteers the use of her power in exchange for his help finding her sister, an unlikely alliance is born.

Forced into a reluctant compromise with the “white-haired witch,” Sin finds himself protecting Wren for his kingdom’s survival, but their star-crossed relationship quickly spirals into one straddling the precipice of hate and passion. As secrets are unveiled and loyalties are tested, neither are sure who they can trust.

When hostilities deepen and war draws near, Wren is determined to rein in her wild magic and bind it to her will. With the lives of everyone she loves at stake, Wren must look within and decide if she is the monster she fears, or if there is light to be found in the darkest parts of herself.

©2023 Erin Mainord (P)2024 Erin Mainord

On the edge of my seat.

The voices were perfect. Great story line. InsANE spice. I’m so tempted to read the second but I know the audible version will be worth the wait.😫 10/10

And a queen bows for no one.

I did a reread with the audiobook and I love it even more. Hearing this story come to life was just perfection. I think the narrators did a fantastic job.

5⭐️ 1.5🔥 For it being Erin’s debut novel, I enjoyed the world building and the descriptive adjectives were a nice addition. I didn’t feel lost within the story and I thought things were explained pretty well. A really solid plot with character building and action in my opinion. There was so much angst and tension and I was here for it. Wren was super feisty and I love that in a FMC. It’s low on the spice scale for me as things didn’t really happen until almost 80% of the book. Super slow burn. But I really did enjoy how this enemies to lovers was true enemies until the end 😅 Quite a few twists sprinkled in as well. I cannot wait until the next book to see what happens next in this world.

Tropes:
Dark Romantasy
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Touch Her and Unalive
Forbidden Magic


As always check your TW. Your mental health is important and it matters 🖤🫶🏼

Loved it all!!!

Everything about this novel was fantastic. The plot sucked me in. The characters gave me all the feels, what a rollercoaster of feels at that. The spice was well placed, not over used and steamy! Lastly, Jacci and James were the perfect choices to read this novel! James as Sin is probably why I devoured this audiobook in one day! Can't wait for The Bonds that Break Us!

That story line

Woo I feel as if I was on a rollercoaster in the best way 💉💉💉I need more 🥲

Loved it!

Let me start by saying, this was one of my favorite books of 2023 so I was beyond excited when the author announced it was being released as an audiobook. And truly... 10/10. I loved it. The narrators f***ing served breakfast, lunch and dinner hunny 🖤🔥 oh my goodness, they were amazing! No spoilers, but hearing that ending RIPPED MY SOUL DIRECTLY FROM MY BODY. I cant. I dont even want to think about it. I need the next book immediately, please and thank you.

All the emotions. All. Of. Them.

I loved this title! That being said, I try to stay away from incomplete series and purchased this one by accident. I am thankful I did, but this hangover is going to be bad!!!

Great Story line so far

I am still listening to the book. The only thing that is throwing me is how fast the female narrator is speaking when not in dialogue with other characters. Otherwise I am enjoying the story.

Unexpected Twist at the End!

It rarely happens that a book surprises me that much! But it did! I loved this book. High fantasy, court politics, war, romance. It a wild ride and the narrators nailed it. Perfect voice cast for this book! I'll definitely be listening to the next book! I'm hooked!!

Great story

Female voice felt a bit like a robocall which I always hate but I got over it quickly bc the story and dynamic between the two narrators was great. I also loved that it wasn’t slowww- I didn’t need to speed it up which was nice!

This is a MUST listen!!!

OMG!! I am officially feral for this book!! The characters, the plot, the spice?! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I listened to the audiobook and it was fantastic!!! The narrators were perfectly casted and did I mention it was duet narration?! That just upped the game in my opinion. This was flawlessly put together and the listening experience was elite 💕

The plot twist still has me reeling!!! Wow! I am running to grab book 2 now!! I was enraptured during this whole book, the writing is flawless and created the most vivid beautiful picture throughout the book.