Becca Steele

Fear. Desire. Redemption. When I was taken...it changed me. Once, I was the life of the party. Not anymore. I told myself that I was okay. I almost believed it, until the day I was forced to face my past and my nightmare came to life. Now the Four are the only ones I can turn to, and Cassius Drummond has made it his personal mission to help me out. No matter how much I tell myself that he's off-limits, the more time we spend together, the more I want him. Bound by my past, I know I'm no good for him, and I'm nothing more than a convenient distraction while we're stuck with each other. It's going to end in heartbreak. But every time he smiles at me, I find myself falling a little bit more. The Bonds We Break is a standalone mature new adult romance, but is best enjoyed after the previous four books in the series.

The Bonds We Break

Jacquelyn Hood

The Bonds We Break
Becca Steele
★★★★★5/5

I feel like I’ve been waiting on this book for YEARS but really only since I read Caidens and Winters story. Casius has always captivated me.

Casius has always had that sweet, gentle heart about him. He’s also fiercely protective over the people he loves. 

I hated Jessa in Winters story but who didn’t? She was fake and egotistical in the books. By the end of Winters books I felt sorry for her, she had no one or didn’t feel like bothering people with her problems. 

Jessa is still terrified after what happened on the docks with good reason, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. I knew when littlefinger started showing up again it was going to go downhill for them. I loved how Casius did everything he could to cheer her up and make her smile but how he also opened up tp him and let her see a side that no one else does. And BOY their kinks win this story was amazing and totally unexpected. 

Of course, the Four couldn’t just let her in, I mean she was a terrible person but they also had to put aside their hatred for her safety. Jessa didn’t want to rely on them though because she was also ashamed of her past actions. 

Such a sweet romance but I mean, we are dealing with Casius so what else would you expect.

Lily

4.5 ⭐️ 

~ "Jessa." 
"What about her?" 
"There's something going on between the two of you, you've been different with her." ~

I'll be honest since this last lockdown I lost all motivation to start any new books but I did it and I'm so glad I did. I honestly loved this book so much. Cass will always be my favourite, his humour and his empathetic nature will continue to make him my favourite character from this series. This book was an amazing comfort book to entice me back into reading since my slump, highly recommend it if you love friends to lovers!


~ "I was falling for him." ~
~ "He was so easy to love, though." ~


I've read this entire series and I've loved every part of it, the reader has had the chance to experience the evolving friendship between ‘the four’ and the newest add on’s of Winter and Jessa (who have both been initiated *swoons*. I’m not stranger to Becca’s writing and this series is truely amazing and an epic ride of drama and romance (with a some tragedy), I really do love reading Becca’s books and hope you will too 🥰. I have been waiting for Cass’s book since he wore the “Warning: Concealed Sausage” apron – I mean come on thats the best and fits his character so well, I think that’s what started this journey of me falling in love with him 🤣 – Cass is the kind of character you can't hate, he's the friend to always gets rid of the tension in the room with his idiot jokes or commentary and I love him for that.


~ “There was no way I could look at him and hide the way I felt about him. I was so fucked.” ~

~ “First point – when it came to Jessa De Witt? I was completely and utterly fucked.”

I loved everything about these characters and their personalities, I know I said this before but watching each relationship grow through this series was amazing. Definitely an enticing series and I highly recommend. One of my favourite parts of the book was 100% their humour between each other and how they both could be freely themselves, Cass says that in the book and I think thats one of the goals of an amazing relationship is the fact you can take that mask off and be who you are and that other person will love you unconditionally which is definitely what each of these couples had.


~ “My decision was easy. Even if I only got to have him for a little while, even if it left me broken, it would be worth it. So worth it.” ~


If you are looking for a sign to read this book or add it to your tbr, this is definitely it!!!
Just be prepared to fall in love with these characters (especially Cass)!!


~ “Being kissed boy Cassius Drummond… nothing and no one compared to him. Nothing even came close.” ~


***An ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.***

The Bonds We Break

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