Soul Burn: Blood Tethered Book Three Author I.S. Belle
Book Review
5 out of 5 stars!
First and foremost! This is the final book in the trilogy! Major spoilers ahead!
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“Kade. We’re not killing you. I’d burn the town down myself before I let that happen.” - Theo
The clock has run out! The boys have less than two weeks to figure out how they're going to save the town and each other! Kade wanted to be a part of a grand story more than anything but now that he's involved in one, he wants out. To be able to walk away with Theo by his side and live a normal life. To finally be able to touch his boyfriend without the threat of burns!
Kade has a plan that he believes will work, it has to! Theo's determined not to lose Kade no matter what. Both of them are trying to stay a step ahead of Theo's sire who is enjoying the game of cat and mouse. Only when school mates go missing and one of their classmates is acting awfully suspicious, they need to step up. Can the two find the perfect loophole in time? Are they doomed along with the town? Will the two ever be able to finally hold hands!?
“There’s no point giving your blood to a vampire if you don’t even get a high from it. I get why you put up with burns.” - Felicity
Ugh! The first line of the book, not the one above, made me not ready to read! I love my boys, and I just want them to have their HEA! I loved every minute of this wild ride and breaking of cycles, generational and more! The way Belle writes her vamps that make you want to be immortal but also have some moments of mmm maybe I don't want to be immortal. Can no longer eat any form of potatoes again!
The sheer amount of growth between the guys from book one to this final installment! Roles being reversed and moments of Theo being more of the monster than "Monster Renfield". Watching Theo break his parents hold on him from the ending of book two until the ending of this book! Getting to see the real Theo as he brought some of Kade's childhood fantasies to life. "Peter Panning it" and flying away to Neverland. Shedding that "must be perfect" mentality and being able to see what it was actually doing to him. Theo's POV revealing that it was making him miserable and not being able to truly live life and enjoy it.
"You don’t have to blow yourself up every time someone hands you a match." - Kade's Mom
Kade I just wanted to wrap up in a bear hug and then go to a rage room with. So many scenes broke my heart and his POV with internal monologue I could relate to a lot. That internal self-destruct button unfortunately doesn't just go away. It's a constant battle to not allow yourself to slide back into old habits and ways. Being able to mindfully catch yourself is a huge step! Kade also acknowledged things about himself that he no longer wanted to be.
I also have to do a shout out for one of my favorite characters, other than my Sparky! Sundance! Sundance gets the "Cool Aunt" award of the century! I loved how she helped to change Theo's world without even realizing it. Not to mention I bet she didn't blink twice when Kade brought Theo home to live with them. Not caring if Theo is a vampire or not, he's family now! Felicity was also someone I could relate to, and I enjoyed watching her growth and transformation from book one.
This book is YA but there are some PG13 moments. Our cast is older teens almost legal adults. Read through the CWs. I love how Belle writes her highschoolers that feel like legit highschoolers. There's underage drinking, smoking, and talk/mention of sex. Nothing explicit on page and the mentions are just PG13. Language is present throughout the book along with violence, gore, death, and bloodshed. Feelings of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and intense moments.
“I just want to hold you. I want to kiss you properly, you deserve a first kiss.” - Theo
The two have had a long journey and it's still going! But! They're finally boyfriends and not in secret! The feelings of longing between these two was so intense! I mean look at the cover art for this book! Just you never really stop and think just how intimate hand holding is until that choice is forcefully taken from you. Both of them want to finally have that option back! They do get a very HEA ending.
The twists at the end were great and I was interested to see what would happen when a certain situation came to an end. Sad how some things turned out for some characters but also respected some last-minute decisions. I hope to see some of these characters if not all of them throughout Belle's other books! I really hope that if some of the cast go to North Carolina they run into another one of Belle's MCs! I cannot wait for more stories from Belle!
Enjoy the conclusion to this trilogy and don't forget to give the author some stars! I need a shirt that says, "U STAY SOFT/ U GET EATEN"! It made a full circle throughout these books and even transformed!
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