Born to be Bound

Alpha's Claim, Book 1

By: Addison Cain

Narrated by: Logan McAllister

Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

“Unapologetically raw and deliciously filthy, Shepherd & Claire's dark, gritty story is an emotional punch to the gut!” (Anna Zaires, New York Times best-selling author)

Every bit as ruthless as his reputation suggests....

Shepherd ravages both Claire and her conquered city, refusing to let either slip through his fingers. He steals Claire's innocence and future by forcing a pair-bond on the rare, unwilling Omega female.

Violent, calculating, and incapable of remorse, he demands his new mate's adoration. Her attention. Her body.

©2016 Addison Cain (P)2016 Addison Cain

WILL DRAW YOU IN, BEWARE......

If you could sum up Born to be Bound in three words, what would they be?

ADDICTING, INTENSE, RIVETING

What other book might you compare Born to be Bound to and why?

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY MEETS HUNGER GAMES. AN EXCITING TAKE ON THE TYPICAL POST-APOCALYPTIC DYSTOPIAN FANTASY WITH A FIFTY SHADES OF GREY EXCITEMENT.

Any additional comments?

"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THIS BOOK, I'M NOT GONNA LIE THE NARRATOR'S VOICE TOOK A CHAPTER OR TWO TO GET INTO BUT ONCE I GOT USE TO IT I WAS SUCKED IN. I PURCHASED THE OTHER 2 NOVELS IN THIS SERIES AND FINISHED ALL 3 BOOKS WITHIN 2 DAYS. ADDISON CAIN DOES A SPECTACULAR JOB WRITING KEEPING THE READER INTRIGUED AND ONE CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE EMOTION AND STRUGGLE "CLAIRE" THE MAIN CHARACTER, GOES THROUGH. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SERIES TO GET SUCKED INTO I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS ONE.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author narrator or publisher.

This one had some very interesting scenes to say the least. I can grow to love the bad guys in books but Shepherd made this very hard. I wish the author would go into more detail with plot and characters as the book seems to open like you already what kind of people she's talking about. Needs more detail.

Dark dystopian

What made the experience of listening to Born to be Bound the most enjoyable?

Narrator did a great job, really enjoyed his performance.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Born to be Bound?

Claire's second escape from Shepard.

What does Logan McAllister bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

A sense of drama through his tone that may not otherwise be there.

If you could rename Born to be Bound, what would you call it?

Can't think of anything.

Any additional comments?

I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review by the narrator in exchange for an honest review via Audiobook Boom.

Very Dark

Very dark very dirty.....It's not for everyone.... read with caution.... and know your triggers....I happened to like dark alpha romance and this is definitely one.....

What awesomeness was this?!

Any additional comments?

You guys! I am ANTI fantasy/paranormal/sci-fi... any of it. I hate it. I am way too much of a realist. But I stumbled into this series and I can't get enough. It's so addicting and in the most bizarre way, it's totally hot.

I absolutely loved that the Omegas are basically the submissive say default, the Alphas are obvious king but also held captive to the Omegas and the Betas are the ones that are free. It made for this totally unique and twisted almost love story that I couldn't stop listening to.

Claire is the Omega that is bound to an Alpha named Shepherd. Claire has to fight every last instinct she was born with in order to try and save her people from a life at the mercy of the alphas but Shepherd is makes it pretty darn hard when every hormone, scent, instinct, everything is making her want to be bound to him.

I feel a little silly typing this because it is so far from my comfort zone but this is totally credit worthy and I will be seeing this series through. Definitely. The narration was actually very good. If can't be easy to narrate nonsense but he made it believable and sexy. Loved it.

Wow what a GREAT and DARK shifter story

If you could sum up Born to be Bound in three words, what would they be?

Dark, Sexy, Determined

What was one of the most memorable moments of Born to be Bound?

When the Omega was sent to the bathroom to listen to her so called mated have sex with his lover.

Have you listened to any of Logan McAllister’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but that will be changing. Great narration

If you could take any character from Born to be Bound out to dinner, who would it be and why?

So this is going to sound sad but it would be Shepard. I just think he is broken and would love to know more about him and his love for the Alpha Witch that broke his heart.

Any additional comments?

I was given this book in return for my unbiased honest opinion. Look, I love Shifter stories and have read many of them but this one is so different. I just love the fact that they are human but you hear the characteristics of shifter such as mating and being bonded. I appreciate this author's vision. Book 2 please...Book 1 is so good..............

Mixed feelings

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes and no, the plot was richer then I thought but darker then I would've liked

Which character – as performed by Logan McAllister – was your favorite?

not sure

Did Born to be Bound inspire you to do anything?

not really

Any additional comments?

This story has a really interesting plot, however, its darker then it seems and in many ways its a little flat with delivery. By that I mean some of the moments, sex scenes and reactions don't fit the story. And more often it comes off as a super bleak plot line. But I liked some parts a lot. I received this book for free, in return for an unbiased review.

Hot

loved the story and the performance. narrator was amazing. the only issues is lack of history to help readers and listeners understand the history

Dark, Twisty, and Different

Any additional comments?

I get into book ruts with run-of-the-mill romances - you know, the sweet ones where he's great, she's great, insta-love, happily-ever-after complete with picket fence, a dog, and 1.5 children.To get out of those, I turn to books that are disturbing. Dark. I-don't-know-what-I'm-reading-but-I-think-I-love-it and they walk the line of ...romance?
And yep. Born to Be Bound ripped me riiiiight out of my book rut.

Hmm, sort of lycanthrope vibes, or some sort of "other" creature with their biological differences, despite them referring to themselves as human - and I liked that, because what the characters do and undergo doesn't seem *so* bad if "it's just their nature".

But. It's still bad enough that it is nothing like those insta-love-happy romances. You know. The boring ones.

This book.

This book was not boring --- Eye opening, horrifying, addictive? YES. What does that remind me of?

Not in audio but Venomous One by Penelope Fletcher had dark elements/captive/WHAT-AM-I-EVEN-READING moments, This is War, Baby by K Webster (that one was a mindbender, for sure - you don't even know which "hero" to root for) Kitty Thomas (pick any - all are totally disturbed)

In audio: Anna Zaires' books are dark and SOOO twisted. Other than that, hmm -- I'd love to see what others are comparing BtBB to; I really enjoyed the sci-fi sort of element going on + dark and I'm all for more like this.

The author described Logan's voice as having a sexy timbre. That he does. :) After hanging out on audio/narrator groups on FB, I've learned that comparing narrators to a certain narrator *coughs* SebYo is kind of turning reviews into an epidemic drinking game for them so I won't compare, I won't. Logan McAllister's voice acting style is more Jim Frangione than Robert Petkoff, and although I normally gravitate towards narrators like Petkoff who make the book sound like an audio play than an audio reading, Logan McAllister has this fabulous voice, and *whispers*... I liked him /better/ than Frangione (Sorry JF! BDB fans don't throw that! stop! STOP!)



Please record book 2! And I book 3!! And thank you for a great male narrator; I was going to say that male voices are more ...soothing? But the material of the story is anything but. I don't know what it is. I favs for female narrators, but if it was a this-or-a-that choice, I'd prefer a guy in 3rd person narratives most of the time.

ok story

I love the narrator's voice as he tells the story but couldn't get into the story.