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Bound to the Battle God (Aspect and Anchor #1) by Ruby Dixon



First off – please don’t let the horribly cheesy cover turn you away like it almost did me. I’m SO flippin’ glad that I looked past the cover and took a chance on Bound to the Battle God because it was incredible! The story was well written, super creative, and hella entertaining! I definitely see myself rereading it again and again when I need some epic swoon and a lot of laughs.

I loved the pairing of Faith and Aron! I couldn’t get enough of them. Faith is from (our) earth and finds herself magically transported to Aron’s medieval-esque world. In a desperate attempt to save herself from being sacrificed, and not knowing what exactly it entails, Faith agrees to be Aron’s anchor. An anchor basically helps descended gods readjust and navigate the mortal plane. It’s like the blind leading the blind throughout half the book because Faith isn’t from Aron’s world. She doesn’t know the customs, lands and kingdoms, written language, and so forth, and Aron’s memory is very slow to come back. He can’t remember many simple things in the beginning such as how to unlock a door and lay on a bed. Cue: major LOLS.

I liked that even though Faith didn’t know Aron’s world and wasn’t a fighter, she still saved the day multiple times because she was clever, quick-thinking, brave, and not afraid to literally wade through shit to survive.

I don’t want to dive too deep because of spoilers, but this authors take on gods and how they interacted with mortals was so creative and unique!! There’s so much potential for a handful more stories to take place in this world.

My only quip with this book is that it was a tad on the long side. I feel like it dragged here and there and could have been just as good with a bit of trimming.

My Rating: ★★★★
Publication: June 19, 2019
Publisher: Ruby Dixon
Genre: Adult, Urban Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 666
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