Here is a quick description and cover image of book War Bound (Elven Alliance #2) written by Tara Grayce which was published in. They'd be doing something together and then everything would stop for a couple paragraphs while Essie internally processed a realization about how 'this is love - not just the big moments, but the small ones like right now.' On one hand, I feel like those realizations weren't really necessary: we can already tell their relationship is developing! On the other, not gonna lie, those passages do still make me smile every time I read them so I really can't complain too forcefully.Brief Summary of Book: War Bound (Elven Alliance #2) by Tara Grayce Finally, while I love Essie and Farrendel's relationship, there were one or two places where I felt its development could have been a bit subtler. Be warned that there's a particularly painful cliffhanger at the end of this book, so you should have ready access to Death Wind before you finish War Bound.

Also when I reread the book I always stop a couple chapters early because it gets super stressful right at the end. I didn't really keep track of the politicians, so the plot twist at the end didn't do much for me. I really wasn't interested in the political aspects of the story, beyond the impact of looming war on our protagonists. When Jalissa silently laughs at Farrendel for how much he is staring at Essie (a breach of elven propriety), he shrugs her off, reasoning that 'as Essie would probably curl up and fall asleep on his shoulder once she wound down for a nap, Farrendel being unable to take his eyes off Essie would not be the worst offense against propriety.'īefore ending this review I should address the negative aspects of the book, because of course no book is completely perfect. The elves have an interaction that Essie doesn't even notice. A great example of this is the scene where Farrendel, Essie, and Farrendel's sister Jalissa are playing a board game on their way to Escarland. While we lose the advantage of viewing the world solely through Essie's head - getting to know Farrendel alongside her - this is more than made up for by the joy of entire scenes from his point of view, where we not only get to see him internally fawn over Essie but we also get a deeper understanding of his thought process, culture, and psychology. The first is the addition of chapters from Farrendel's POV. There are two big changes to the story this time around.

War Bound by Tara Grayce