Bound by Vengeance

I need to accept the fact that this series isn’t for me. Growl’s name and description really had me believing he was an ogre, and that’s probably why I was very uncomfortable reading this book.

pls this plot was definitely different from the other books until now but omg i loved it sm probably one of my favs of this series along with dantevalentina. i need a growl aka ryan in my life i loved him so much the fact growl every time cara asked him for something then he would do it pls- growlcara definitely gave me beauty and the beast vibes. - “She was his most valuable possession to this date.” - “He'd never had something to himself, never even dared to dream about owning something so precious. He was the unwanted bastard son who'd always had to content himself with the leftovers of others.” - “Cara, a name fit for someone like her, someone too beautiful for a place like this, for someone like him. A princess and a monster, that's what they were.” - “But I will find you no matter where you go. I will follow you to the end of the world." "How romantic," "You are mine." - “Cara. That woman. He felt something. But he didn't know what it was. He'd never felt like this before. She made him want to treat her right. She made him want to be better. She made him want so many things he shouldn't want. She was dangerous to him, to the life he'd built, to the person he'd become.” (…) “He knew that, and still he was like a moth drawn to her light. The only light that had ever penetrated the darkness that was him and his life.” - "Nobody will laugh at you when I'm at your side," "Why do you even care?" "You're mine, and I won't let anyone talk shit about something that belongs to me." - “He was a monster. Would always be. But he could appreciate something precious, something as valuable as Cara, and he would never destroy it. He wasn't good, there was nothing grey about him. He was all black but he was trying to be good to her. Never as good as she deserved but as good as he was capable of. It wasn't enough, he realized it every day. He would never be enough.” - "But I'm not as valuable as that piece around your wrist." "You are worth more than anything I've ever owned or will ever own." - “By giving Cara to Growl, he'd signed his own death warrant, because Growl wanted to help Cara get revenge. He wanted nothing more. Falcone always called him his killing machine. Falcone had created the monster, and now it would come to kill its creator.” - “"I will help you," "Help me?" "You mean with Falcone?" "I will help you get revenge." - "So you're helping me because Falcone treated me wrong? He's treated many people worse than me." "He did. I did. But I want to help you be happy. I want you to get out of this miserable town and life. I never wanted that for me, but you, for you I want everything." - “Most of all he wanted to tell her that he didn't want to lose her. And that for the first time in his life he was scared to die because he wanted to have more time with her, and at the same he was scared not to die and see her leave him the moment they were in New York. "Coco and Bandit love you," he told her.” - “And if he died, he'd die with the memory of Cara's sweet taste, or her perfect skin, and pretty face. He'd close his eyes with a good memory, no matter what awaited him after.” - “I loved good parts and I loved his ugly parts, loved him more than I should. He'd stolen my freedom, my life. And somehow along the way, without me realizing it, he'd also stolen my heart.” - "I want you. want you to stay with me because you want to stay. I want you to want me.” "I do." "Do what?" "Want you. Want to stay with you." "I...I think." "I'm no good with words. You know that." "But you could be. Perhaps you just need to try," "Not much scares me anymore," "But this, between us, it does. My emotions they do scare me. "But why?" "I gave up hoping for something good a long time ago. It made things easier. Nothing could hurt me. Pain is nothing. People's insults mean nothing. I cared about nothing. There was nothing I had to fear. But when I got you, I suddenly realized what kind of life I'd led. How little everything had meant. And while I was fighting Falcone's men, I realized how much I enjoyed being with you, having someone to talk to, sharing meals with you, walking Coco and Bandit with you, and even sharing a bed with you. I never thought I could like that kind of thing, never thought that I might need something like that, but now..." "Now I'm fucking scared to lose all that, to lose you. I never knew I needed you but now I can't imagine being without you. I...I love you, Cara.” - "Ryan," "Ryan?" "That's my real name." "Oh," "That's a beautiful name." "I want New York to be a new beginning for me and you, if you want that too. And I want to be known as Ryan in this new life." "And I want a new beginning with you, Ryan," "I don't deserve you," "Yet. But I will."

4/5 My babies. My favorite couple from this series, for sure. I'm only mad that the author didn't write an epilogue for them. The ending was rushed, like every book in this series. "But now, now he wanted to live, and yet he’d gladly give his life for Cara, so she could be happy." "Growl’s eyes bored into me briefly. “Yes, she is. She’s worth more than you and I. She’ll be worth losing everything.” I don’t know why but they were giving Ronan and Mila vibes and I’m here for it. Finally a good book in the series. I was tired of all this arranged marriage and weird v!rgin obsession.

better that bound by temptation. that’s all i can say lmao. GROWL and the dogs🫶

4.75⭐️

2.5

2.5☆

I was struggling with the story at first knowing I should’ve read the first book but the I couldn’t keep my mind out of this Books. Overall I like it. All this Mafia men is possessive as fuck and when they say they don’t do emotions and shit yet they treated woman better than normal man.

3.5 i actually enjoyed this one. the ending was kinda confusing tho ?? 🤨 ask me what happened i literally could not tell u a thing. coco and bandit are the best part of this entire series so far

Okay… This one has to be the worse in the series so far for me. I was excited to see more of other characters but everything felt so forced in this book. Cara was such a bland main character and Growl could’ve been so much more as well. There was no sparkle whatsoever between the two of them and even though they took their time to actually get involved with each other (physically or not), I was not looking forward to it. And then how everything connected with New York was so confusing. Yeah, I get the thing with the mother but how the heck do they escape like that and even Growl returns alive? I understand he is very dangerous man but he is only one, compared to the entire gang that was supposedly after him. And the way he escaped wasn’t even explained in the end… Everything was lacking a little too much in every aspect of the book, even the spice wasn’t the best. I think the most interesting thing was the dogs and how they cared for them.

4/5★ ↓ En esta quinto libro de la serie 'Born in blood', nos encontramos la historia de Cara y Growl. Me ha gustado mucho esta novela. Cara me ha parecido un personaje estupendo y a Growl lo he adorado por completo. Me ha parecido un personaje increíble, con una gran historia y muy brutal y me ha encantado. 'Bound by vengeance' es una historia amena, entretenida y súper adictiva. He disfrutado mucho de esta historia. Me ha parecido que transmite un mensaje grandísimo de superación.

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this book because I knew it didn’t follow any characters in the series so far…but I loved it! I devoured it in one sitting. I was instantly hooked on Growl and Cara’s story. I really enjoyed watching them both struggle and fight their feeling for each other. Despite the dark themes in the book, they’re actually really sweet together. One thing I didn’t like though was that Growl’s POV is in 3rd person while Cara’s in in 1st…I was a bit confused. Also, the ending felt a little rushed.

i really wish cora would have taken the time to properly develop growl's growth, because i felt like it came out of nowhere. the ending, especially, was so rushed and we didn't even get an epilogue?? that was some bullshit. i would love to read another book with growl and cara because i'd love to see how they manage with their new life together, especially growl. by the end, this one fell flat; i wanted so much more from it :(

o final foi bom

Gostei bastante apesar de achar que precisasse de uma construção melhor em algumas partes. Bom!