The Blood That Binds Us

By: Erin Mainord

Narrated by: Jacci Prior, James Cavenaugh

Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

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

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!

Great Storytelling!

I’ve been OBSESSED with Wren & Sin but this audio took it to a new level! These narrators brought it to life & did it so well!

Their captive & captor relationship, their angst, their secrets, their individual struggles with alllllll of this made for such an amazing story that I cannot WAIT to see how it plays out in the next one!

If you love villains, this one is definitely for you! Especially with that ending,,,ahhhh!!

The female narrator

I agree with another reviewers comment that it was REALLY hard to continue listening due to the female narration. The use of a period didn’t seem to matter. She read fast too. I tried to slow it down and it didn’t help. Inflections were a little off too. I did stick with it because of the story and that s3xual tension 🤤 The story is great and I didn’t see that ending coming, with is rare, till it was almost there. The narrator’s actual voice isn’t bad to listen to, I just hope she has more pauses where they are supposed to be in the next book. I will definitely listen to the next or buy it.

Holy book hangover…

I really had to push myself to stay with this book (love the duet narration but female narrator sounds a bit like virtual voice and kept throwing me off…) but once I was in… there was no going back. Deadly cliffhanger and praying every night the next book is released soon. 10/10

So much TENSION

I loved that pretty much the whole book, the 2 MCs were spending time together. The author got right into developing the attraction between characters. Never have I ever listened to a book so fast!

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!

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 🖤🫶🏼

That story line

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