Bunny's Reviews: This Wicked Bond Review Spotlight

Welcome to the tour for Amanda Aggie’s thrilling third book in the Realm of Monsters series, This Wicked Bond!

This Wicked Bond is a book that you're not going to miss. Amanda Aggie is back, and she's bringing steamy romance, page-turning drama, and that HEA ending that you're going to be looking for. Because if any character has ever deserved it...it's Calamity.

This Wicked Bond begins with a nice little visit to the dungeons. Thinking we're going to find a rogue prisoner? A relative of the monarchy who has displeased the king and is down there rotting away while one of the royal children visits them? Well...you'd be wrong. We're going down there to meet Calamity.

Calamity has been a prisoner of these dungeons since she was a small child. Why? Well, because she has something that the king desperately craves. Only she can give it to him, but he's unable to attain it. So, he does the unthinkable. She suffers at his hand often, but she is still resilient and strong despite all that she has been through.

One thing that is also true about her is that she refuses to allow him to keep her down. She continues to plot and hope for the day that she'll be able to escape, but time is running out. An opportunity will come, but with it...comes a heavy price.

This Wicked Bond is an engaging novel that is going to grab you from the beginning and keep you page-turning to find out what happens next. Calamity is a strong female MC and you're going to love her. She's not submissive by any stretch. You'd think that she'd be a bit mild due to being kept in the dungeon, but she is feisty! We weren't sure that we'd like a lot of fire in her, but it suits her.

What we really appreciate is that she's a clever character. She takes chances at times when she really shouldn't, which will likely have you sighing in exasperation, but it works. LOL! It's understandable, because when you've gone through so much at the hands of "mad man" everything else is easier to deal with.

This Wicked Bond is a delicious addition to the Realm of Monsters series. It's a stand-alone novel, so you don't need to have read the previous books in this series. Of course, you can read them if you want to just enjoy them all, but they're not interconnected.

You get a HEA, and the bad guy getting his due. It's a gripping tale packed with drama, romance, fated mates (which we love), some steamy scenes, and a play on Robin Hood. What more could you ask for? Another book you say? Well, we're sure that there will be more and we'll be here for it all!

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you to the author, Amanda Aggie, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book! We look forward to what comes next!

This Wicked Bond (Realm of Monsters #3)

Publication Date: December 28, 2023

Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance

🐉 Dragon Shifters
🐉 Enemies-to-Lovers
🐉 Robin Hood Inspired
🐉 Found Family
🐉 Morally Grey Hero
🐉 Fated Mates
🐉 Magical Bonds
🐉 Spicy Dream Manipulation
🐉 Crew of Thieves
🐉 Who Hurt You?
🐉 Banter for Days

A captive princess.
A rogue dragon shifter.
A bond that could save or doom them all.

Unlike my sisters, I was never arranged to marry a monster. I was imprisoned from birth.

I have a unique gift and my father– the King of Solaria–fears it. Yet, he’s far too curious about how my magic works to let me go.

Everything changes the day I’m pulled from my cell. It’s never happened before. The only explanation is that I’ve outlived my usefulness. Except, it’s not a chopping block awaiting my head. It’s a handsome rogue in a green cloak.

The man’s a thief who owes the dungeon warden a life debt. To repay it, he’s been tasked with smuggling me out of the kingdom.

I know nothing about him. Not his name. Not even his species. Yet, his alter ego has made it clear that this isn’t just an assignment. I’m his, and though he’ll see me safely out of Solaria, he has no intention of letting me out of his sight.

The monster might want me, but I can assure you the man housing him does not. My father murdered his twin sister and devastated his kingdom.

All it would take is for him to go back on his word, and I might become the means of how he gets his revenge.

This Wicked Bond is an enemies-to-lovers tale featuring a morally gray, shifter hero with a slew of red flags. The world is dark, but it’s also full of adventure and magic. This story is a spellbinding fusion of Robin Hood, dragons, and monsters, and takes place within Amanda Aggie’s Seven Realms World.

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About the Author

Best known for her #1 Amazon bestselling series, Dark Halos, Amanda Aggie writes steamy dark fantasy romance. She’s a wife, a mother to two beautiful tiny humans, and has a stellar caffeine addiction. More importantly, she writes choking-hazard fantasy romance that will have you laughing out loud, swooning, and biting your nails all in one sitting.

Almost all of her books take place in the seven realms of Hell, which she’s often described as, “If Hell and Wonderland got together and had a baby.” You’ll find creatures of all kinds—fae, demons, dragons, witches, and more—along with morally gray villains, and steam. So, grab you some pearls to clutch before you enter the seven realms, and get lost in the chaos.

Amanda Aggie