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A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

what_is_daphne_reading's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This was a satisfying end to The Unbinding trilogy. Their quest was fulfilled but it was not easy or how they planned it. It wasnโ€™t even option B of the plan. Or C. Everyone played a part not just the magical ones. They even added two extra people to their group before the end of the book.
It is telling that they discounted Vaughn, someone they knew to be bad because she was a woman. She even said, I am going to have this happen no matter what.
So I liked the end of story but I wouldโ€™ve liked a more satisfying ending to the love story of the book. All the other couples we know are together and devoted and how they make it work. But with Alan and Jack we see that they are together but we donโ€™t know to the extent or how. 

maramalade's review against another edition

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4.25

Not a relationship dynamic I'd normally go for, but I think it works bc Jack and Alan were there in previous books. The characters are great and the plot is engaging, and it was satisfying to see all the characters from the previous books finally converge. Everyone gets their own moment to shine and their story wrapped up, such a great finale to the series!

cvergobbi's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Donโ€™t talk to me I love this book. 

mel_320's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

soulmate's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

 | Jack could have said: ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ต. ๐˜ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ
He said: โ€œI would take your heart between my ribs and guard it like my own. Is there any way I could make you believe it?" |

This really felt like an adventure of a book. I had so much fun! Thank u to everyone who really stressed how good this was, u were right.

The final act of this mystery, ๐˜ˆ ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ, follows 2 new (familiar to us) main characters - Jack Alston/Lord Hawthron, the overbred sh*t-sucking pr*ck & Alanzo Cesare Rossi/Alan, the bane of someones existence ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ.

One of the best parts was easily Jack's character development (especially since AML but also thru out APU)

| "She gave Jack an affectionate look from her position on the floor. Intolerable. Jack was never going to rid himself of any of these people." |

His reluctance and fear of opening himself up but ending not only with someone who gets him, but also a group of people that CHOSE him (and he them).
And Alan - I loved his rage, his conviction and his passion. And even with how the story progressed he always held on to that.
Two headstrong stubborn lovable a**holes!

The romance, phew, really blew me away (not as good as someone else blowing am i right). Enemies to lovers oftentimes feels more like rivals to lovers or given a power imbalance, bullies to lovers but THIS!? Perfect. They had real substantial animosity, not just some external beef or a silly misunderstanding. The dislike FULLED the tension like hell (and made the intimate parts ๐Ÿ”ฅ and the affections absolutly rewarding)

| "Youโ€™ve a very good bark, your lordshipโ€”a huge, rough, throbbing barkโ€”โ€
โ€œStop that,โ€ said Jack. His tone surprised even himself: low, commanding.
โ€œโ€”but I havenโ€™t yet seen you bite.โ€
โ€œPerhaps if you asked nicely.โ€ | 

klarrja's review

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5.0

I loved this! One issue I had with the series is kind of the โ€œcivilityโ€ of the conflict- large parts of the story have some kind of reason for why there isnโ€™t direct conflict, and I didnโ€™t always buy into the logic behind it.

But, overall I loved the setting, the new characters, and the story. I really loved the pacing of this book, and the whole series.

The โ€œromanceโ€ was really fun, but less R romantic than the other two series. But the spicy scenes were excellent

joceyreads's review

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3.0

I read this book with only a faint remembrance of the plot from the first two. A lot of the details escape me. It was a fun ride but I sometimes found the world building a little hard to understand. Somehow, it didnโ€™t feel fully developed, though Iโ€™m not sure I can specify how. Same with characters at times; I was not always sure I liked them or understood their motivations. It was still a fun read, but Iโ€™m not sure it will keep much of a hold on me.

noitsesther's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

indiekay's review

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5.0

I really liked this finish to the series. Jack and Alan had a really interesting dynamic in the second book, so I was really looking forward to their romance, I think they were my favourite couple of the series. Their dynamic is excellent from start to finish.

I loved seeing all the characters coming together and the little family they've created.

SpoilerAlso, I totally cried in the first chapter at the flashback of Jack and his sister running together, and the fully SOBBED when Maud acted as a medium for Jack to talk to his sister again. God, that really got me.

egwilson24's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

5.0