Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Lost and Bound
SERIES: Mismatched Mates #6
AUTHOR: Eliot Grayson
PUBLISHER: Smoking Teacup Books
LENGTH: 268 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2021
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Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. When his captors give him to another prisoner, one who can and probably will take Jared’s life, he comes face to face with the most terrifying thing of all: hope.
Calder’s warlock captors meant to turn him into a monster, and they nearly succeeded. Starved, desperate, and filled with rage, Calder hasn’t cared about anyone in years. Until Jared. Together they have a chance at escape and Calder has someone to fight and kill for. To cherish. Someone he doesn’t want to hurt.
Life after captivity isn’t easy. Jared never wanted a mate like Calder, but he craves Calder’s intense attention, his ability to take Jared apart…and then put him back together again. Even if their mate bond is only temporary.
But Calder’s made a promise—one he’ll die before he breaks—never to hurt Jared or let him be hurt. Unexpected enemies are lurking, targeting Jared, Calder’s one weakness. Their intense bond—and maybe even love—are worth everything, and they’re both willing to fight for it…or die trying.
Lost and Bound contains dubcon and graphic violence. It also includes a monster who torments his mate by being too gentle, the werewolf who can’t stop craving him, and knotting—and a guaranteed HEA. The book has new main characters, but it is best read in series. This series does not contain mpreg.
REVIEW:
Out of all these, I think this one hit me the hardest. What had to have endured, the regrets, the guilt, the torments. And knowing deep down all that is really wanted…is love.
I don’t know who I feel the worst for. I would have to say Calder, because he endured that torture of being an experiment for many years longer than Jared, but Jared has to live with the guilt of what happened to get him to where he is. The betrayals, the guilt of basically screwing over his own pack and the people he says he loves more than life. But for Jared, his enemy latched on to the few weaknesses he had and wouldn’t let go. And because of it, Jared folded and quickly. Didn’t even think about what he was doing wrong. And that stung. For all parties. Except, of course, for the buttheads causing the trouble to begin with.
For Calder, his life wasn’t sunshine and roses either. But at least his decisions, for the most part, were done out of love for someone in his care. May have not been the smartest move, but at least he was unselfish in his motivations. And what he was put through, no being should ever have to endure. Then again, Jared lost a part of himself. So they both had a lot of reasons to feel the wide range of emotions they did.
So yeah, this was a tough one. And both being so stubborn to let the other see how much they need each other. But I can’t blame either one of them there either. Jared certainly was never in the position of being the little mate and Calder didn’t really know love that well, until Jared. They both had some adjusting to do. And it’s sad to say that it took something extremely drastic to get them to the point, but they got there. And they got, in each other, what they had wanted and been searching for all along.
One heck of a series. This one is just as good as the ones before. I would have said at one point I had a favorite….now, not so sure lol. I love all the boys. Their quirky personalities and all. This is truly a series I strongly recommend you read. If you love paranormal, you definitely won’t be disappointed. If you love a storyline with some angst and action, this is it. It’s a series with something for everyone and I’m so glad I’ve gotten to read them all.
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