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The Binding #3

Eternally Bound

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Trust the bonds.

It’s a mantra they’ve repeated endlessly, but it’s easier said than done when their strength and resolve is being tested in the most impossible ways.

As fate throws a gauntlet of new challenges that threaten to break them, Calista and her men will each have to come to terms with new powers, new fears, heartbreaking loss, and a frightening prophecy that suggests they’ll have to sacrifice everything they love to save the world they’ve sworn to protect.

But are the bonds strong enough to withstand everything the fates are throwing at them at once? And can they still come together to save the magical world when it feels like everything is falling apart?

Eternally Bound is the last book in The Binding series.

397 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 31, 2023

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637 reviews42 followers
January 7, 2024
Amazingly done! This was the best ending of a book ever… the build up was incredible but didn’t drag you along with no end in sight. It came to a few climaxes (not those kind 😉) that had me gasping with wonder and awe. There were plenty of “Oh sh!t” moments that I was not prepared for and it didn’t have a rushed ending. I love having things fleshed out so we understood the process of the developments with all revelations had.
The way Draven, Hawthorne and Seth gained so much within their group and individually was beautiful.
I will also always, always, ALWAYS praise Rebecca on fitting in so many spicy scenes naturally. Nothing was ever forced or felt repetitive or unnecessary. The bond between the main characters was breathtaking.

This was the hardest review to write without spoilers!!
The whole series was incredible and done so well be Rebecca that I couldn’t see anything written differently. Must Read!
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826 reviews355 followers
December 31, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️½
"Angel, every time you come for us, it's so magnificent the earth shakes."

I loved this final book in The Binding trilogy. It’s a heady mixture of a high-action plot with more than a few twists and turns, and a hefty dosage of smut. Some highly emotional moments surprised me, even coaxing out a tear or two. But there was also so much joy and the perfect HEA for Calista and her men. I needed that after the killer cliffhanger in book two.

There is extensive character growth as Draven, Seth, and Hawthorne learn to work as a team to protect their mate. Hawthorne makes a remarkable change from the grumpy ass who caused the initial breaking of his bond with Calista to a man ready to open his heart and give her everything she deserves. (Draven remains my favorite. Something about his darkness calls to me, plus his orgasm-inducing bite and blood is a nice touch.)

This book is ultra-fast burn and very spicy with MF, MM, MMF, and group scenes (with and without MM). A bit of sex magic, blood play, and aerial acrobatics are in play.

I highly recommend this trilogy. Each book was a one-sitting read.

Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance
Tropes/Features: Age gap, forced proximity, forced bonding, soul mates, grumpy mage MMC, touch-starved angel MMC, vampire MMC, witch FMC, magical awakening, all-in MMC, golden-retriever, morally grey MMCs, breeding
Narrator: Multiple 1st Person POV
Relationship Type: Why Choose MMMF, fast burn, very spicy
Book Type/Ending: Book Three in The Binding Series, HEA
TW/CW: Available in book and through author’s website
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629 reviews164 followers
December 30, 2023
This book ripped my heart right out of my chest, stomped on it, crushed it to pieces, and left me a sobbing puddle. But with Rebecca's amazing Kintsugi writing power, she also repaired it, and reinforced it with gold bonds.

I have loved every word in this trilogy, and it is sad to now see it reach its conclusion!

When we ended book 2 on a cliffhanger, I was worried that the bonds were permanently and irreparably damaged! And I was sad that this little budding relationship with Calista and Hawthorne might not last through the abduction.

But this book delivered on all fronts. It had a lot of really great world building and action, and of course it had the 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 we all know and love from Rebecca! Starting with chapter one with one scene I won't soon forget!!

This book also gives the mile high club an entirely new meaning! *chefs kiss*

Add in a delicious primal scene, and there wasn't anything more I could ask for in a book!

Five enthusiastic stars!!
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452 reviews9 followers
December 25, 2023
This was such an action-packed ending to the trilogy. There was not one dull moment. This book comes with grief and sadness, happiness, violence, love, and sacrifice. It was incredible watching these characters grow together.

Draven, Seth, and Hawthorne all had to learn to work together in order to help Calista. Everything they did was to protect her and strengthen their bonds with her. In the process, they also strengthened their own relationships and became a crazy family with teasing and inside jokes. They no longer only tolerate each other but have come to care for each other.

Calista has gone through so much. She wants a better, more balanced world for the brights, shades, mages/witches, and humans. She puts a lot of pressure on herself and is lucky she has three mates to step in and take some of the weight off of her shoulders. She is at the center of something big that they have only begun to figure out.

If you like paranormal romance books with a bit of everything like angels, vampires, witches, and a secret society, this is an amazing trilogy.
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328 reviews18 followers
December 31, 2023
This book had me gripped from page 1 to the very end. The amount of emotional ups and downs, action, holy guacamole moments, and greatness were artfully balanced. The growth of the bonds between the guys was as incredible if not more so than their bonds with Calista. Beautifully executed conclusion!
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57 reviews6 followers
December 31, 2023
It took me a lot longer to read this book than the other two in the series…because I just was not ready for it to end! What a wonderful ending it was, too! I will miss these characters so much. I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome for them and their family. Do yourself a favor and read this trilogy!
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323 reviews9 followers
December 31, 2023
Beautiful and Spicy

Eternally bound was such a beautiful story with all the spice! I just loved the idea for the story and all the characters. It was written well enough that I could see it playing out in my head!
Definitely recommend x
6,476 reviews22 followers
December 31, 2023
This is an incredible conclusion to the Binding series and Calista and her guys' story. It packs a punch emotionally and is packed full of action. There some amazing surprises and revelations. It wraps up the series really well. This is a beautiful high heat series, highly recommend!
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1,598 reviews3 followers
December 30, 2023
Amazing conclusion to Calista and her guys. Rebecca will take you on a journey like no other with series. Definitely worth getting lost in!
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700 reviews19 followers
June 8, 2024
This series was solid! The spice was all kinds of dirty and the plot kept me interested! I really don’t remember why I lost interest and put down book 1 originally, but I’m happy I picked it back up.

The characters were lovable and unique and the spice hit the spot. Overall, a fun PNR 🖤
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2,171 reviews39 followers
March 14, 2024
Eternally Bound

Calista, Hawthorne, Draven, and Seth

What a wonderful conclusion to The Binding series. I loved it. Seeing her guys come together the way they did was pretty awesome. There were some moments I had to try and not cry since I wasn't at home, lol. It was a great book. Also, Virginia native here 👋 who happens to live in Roanoke, so that was pretty cool. The Roanoke Star actually happens to be a landmark that's popular to visit. Overall, this was a great series, and I recommend reading.
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100 reviews2 followers
January 6, 2024
A paranormal world setting. Final book in a trilogy. MMFM with some MM action. This is a polyamorous relationship. The overall series was captivating from beginning to end. There was minor angst especially between Hawthorne and Calista in the first book. The plot moved fast and didn’t leave me as a reader waiting for the next event to hit. Book release dates were fast too so I wasn’t left with a cliffhanger for too long. As always read trigger warnings before you proceed.

Spice 🌶️ 4/5
Plot 4/5

Tropes:

Breeding
Knotting
Monster 🐓
Pregnancy
Possessive alpha males
Protective

The book left off where the last one ended. Calista gets possessed by an ancestor with revenge in her heart against all the Bells who are a large part of the Sanctum Society that is a cult after witches. The same group who groomed and tried to sacrifice Calista from the first book. One of the things I enjoyed about this series (aside from the spice) that the author didn’t keep me waiting for the next thing to happen. Once Calista was possessed I was like damn is this going to be for the whole book? Within 100 pages the guys come together and find a way to bring Calista back.

Not until the leader of the Sanctum society is killed. I was like damn what is the next antagonist? I completely forgot about Sloan thinking he wasn’t that powerful of a player. During this battle Draven shifts into his ancient beast (basically a werewolf) which hasn’t been recorded to have been done in ages so this gets him a following of shades, due to his show of power. It is discovered that Sloan is using blood magic on shades to infect them to become basically a zombie form of themselves forced to follow him. He is also taking power from other witches. During this battle he escapes.

Calista is released from her possession by finishing the bond ceremony to repair the bond between Hawthorne and Calista. The next event is for Draven to continue to gain a shade following to prevent the spread of the blood infection to shades and for them to find a cure for it. While Draven and Seth are off doing that Calista, Hawthorne, and the rest of crew which includes Heather, Ada, and Rayne go to bless the grounds where the battle had take place that took a lot of lives. Ada and Rayne stay behind because they are exploring their budding relationship. Calista senses something is off and by the time She and Hawthorne portal back to the field Rayne is laying almost dead and Ada is in a chokehold by Sloan with a protective barrier preventing anyone from getting to her.

Calista doesn’t have much time to react to save Rayne and Ada. She saves Ada and Sloan gets away again. Rayne dies and everyone is grieving. Seth absorbs a lot of the emotions and when he goes to release it he takes Calista where she takes on his bright caporal form that seems to be an important event. Seth goes to speak with elders because he feels something has changed. Calista now needs to constant touch of her mates.

Lana was one of the infected was captured in the field and Calista was able to discover a way to reverse the blood magic that Sloan had on her. During this ceremony it causes Draven to partially shift and Calista and him have the drive to be together and much like the event with Seth this seems to be a pivotal moment. After their “joining” Calista falls asleep to wake up to hear that Ada had ran away to find Sloan. There is an attack on the small town that is led by Sloan and the gang has to try to protect innocent bystanders. When Calista gets there she feels unstoppable and ready to face whatever is to come. She easily takes down Sloan but no before he fatally injures Ada who is Hawthornes daughter.

When Calista goes to try to save Ada it is clear that she won’t be able to save her the usual way and the brights are there to lead her soul out. Come to find out Rayne is the first in centuries to be turned into a Bright due to her good nature. Calista shifts into her caporal form and sees her soul bonds but 3 additional lights. One of the bright elders says that she could save Ada but it would come at a sacrifice. She is pregnant with each one of the father’s babies. She would have to use the light to put into Rayne who would have to use her soul bond with Ada to bring her back. Because this is the only way for Seth and Calista’s baby to take physical form it’s an easy decision for them to make. Rayne effectively becomes their daughter but still herself as well. She saves Ada.

The next 100 pages are focused on the pregnancy and building allies and setting up for the council. They have a boy (Draven’s son) and a girl( Hawthorns)… at least presumed. The epilogue is set 8 years later and things seem to be settling in with the council with still work in progress but they are trying to step away more. Seth becomes the stay home parent. Draven has to lead the shades because of his beast, Hawthorne and Calista have to do the same for the witches and mages.

I loved the overall story progression. I think if you are into pregnancy and breeding tropes this is the book for you. If not you might still like it for the spice. The plot was good overall but I think the spice out shined the plot in this book which I’m here for.
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725 reviews7 followers
May 2, 2024
The third book in the series really failed to deliver on a lot of points, and felt more like wish-fulfillment/fanfic than anything else. The villain from the last book kills the villain from the first one, and then that villain is defeated cheesily by the power of love in the first 1/4 of the novel. The rest of it is a cliche pregnancy trope, Twilight-style, mixed in with the MCs building a new supernatural council (run by them ofc).

The pregnancy is super-accelerated, and culminates in a romanticized home birth that is downright suicidal if you think about it.



The supernatural council they set up is so embarrassing. They really got 2 representatives from the brights, one of which is the FMC’s mate, and the other is her kinda-daughter, and one random human FBI agent, and that’s their rep. Global warming and world hunger are thrown out as possible solvable problems for their council to deal with. It’s supposed to be a world council dealing with global issues, but they could barely get the witch covens from West Coast USA to sign on, and only after a failed assassination attempt that ends up proving how special the FMC is. It’s basically like a little US-centric clubhouse for FMC and her family.

The immediate problem is that the shades notoriously don’t care about politics and despise structure, so Draven has to spend all his time away basically flaunting his power to keep them in line. And that’s just in his territory. How’s he gonna deal with all the vampires in say, England, Ukraine, Pakistan, Korea, Nigeria, Somalia, Egypt, Indonesia, Cuba, Brazil…? I mean, the world is big! Really, really big! And all of these supernatural creatures are still in the broom closet, so it’s not gonna be simple to contact them or enforce their designs.

Now let’s talk about the plot issues that just never come up again. Seth’s status as a bright is left unclear, with him still uncontrollably fading in and out of corporeality at random moments. The leadership warned that he’d lose his immortality and his wings if he continued down this path, but nothing came of it. Speaking of which, the FMC and Hawthorne are mortal witches, and Seth and Draven are still immortal creatures. It’s specifically mentioned that their lives are now tied together—if one of them dies, all will die. Problem? I guess not, because they never ever mention it again 🤷🏻‍♀️ How old is Hawthorne again? Fifty-something? US life expectancy is like 80 years? That sucks bad enough for the thirty-something FMC, but imagine being formerly immortal and 1000+ years old, and then finding out you only have about 30 years left. It’d be like a normal human finding out they only have 6 weeks to live. You’d lose it!

This book was all over the place. But they got magic babies out of it, so I guess this is fine. Whatever.
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896 reviews22 followers
January 8, 2024
Rebecca Rathe’s The Binding series is all wrapped up right here in book three. What a book it was too. Easily my favourite of the series and it packs a whole lot of action into it. There are battles, deaths, internal struggles, and a whole lot of drama that’s mixed in with a whole lot of spice. It’s down and dirty in the best way and will have you right on the edge with Calista.

The cliffhanger in book two had me excited to see how they were going to get through their newest obstacle. I was not let down. Instead of it being over with and quickly dealt with the four of our heroes were put through the ringer trying to reunite again.

While it may have been one obstacle, they faced there was certainly plenty more they had to deal with before they could even look to a happy safe future.

From there Calista, Draven, Seth and Hawthorne are about to face all the magical factions and the humans. They might be on the road to happy ever after but its not a smooth road without a few bumps and surprises.

It is easy to say this was a roller coaster ride that I thoroughly enjoyed riding.

I look forward to Rebecca’s next creation.
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While Draven, Seth, and Hawthorne watch on helplessly the woman they love is taken right out rom under them. They were so close to repairing the broken bond but a vengeful sprit takes her from them and that’s just the beginning. They will destroy everything and everyone that tries to stop them from getting her back.

Calista is trapped inside her own body with no control and she finds herself slipping further and further away from her men. She needs them as much as they need her but right now she has no idea how to get back to them.

With a plan that they hope will bring Calista back they have no choice but to be by the woman in controls side and try to keep her safe and fight with her. With their moment upon them they fight hard to get Calista back.

Back with her men things have changed. Their bonds are now fully linked and strong again. Draven has more power than ever before and the shades are starting to see him as the most powerful of them all. Hawthorne is at peace with his past and fully committed to his new family. Finally accepting all of the members and realising how perfectly they fit as one. Seth couldn’t be happier with his family and the way they make each other better. He’s going to do everything to protect them and let them grow even more powerful. Knowing that Calistais even more special than they first thought.
‘How did I ever cope without Seth there to help me see more clearly? How did I face each day believing that I was powerless and unspecial, until Hawthorne taught me what I was capable of? And did I ever truly live before I felt the excitement, the danger, the ecstasy of touch that I get from Draven?’

Bringing down The Sanctum Society is just the beginning. They weren’t working alone and those in the magical factions working with them will have to pay for their crimes. Working together with others on their side they will save everyone they can and make examples of those going against them.

It’s time to bring all the factions together. Time has not been kind to the factions in the past. They’ve been fighting and hiding for many years and getting them all united won’t be easy. They will have to use every skill the possess to figure out a way to bring the world together in peace.
‘People in power shouldn’t take advantage of the people that put them on their pedestal. Power comes with responsibility, to wield it judiciously and with integrity. Not to turn it on the very people that should be cared for, to take more and more until there’s nothing left.’

Happy Reading.
103 reviews
April 11, 2024
I am going to be real honest

There is a possibility of SPOILERS in this. So read if you don’t mind that:


I was enjoying this series. I will be honest my least favorite trope is the fanatical Christian religious sect trope. I hate it because it requires there to be no redemptive quality to a believing person. But, with that said I was setting that aside and actually enjoying this series. I LOVED the MMC’s Hawthorn, Draven and Seth were just magical. (Pun intended). I really liked Calista too. I loved how she kind of just rolled with everything while refusing to be stepped on. So, what is making me give the 2 stars you ask? It is the randomness of the abortion discussion. I have ABSOLUTELY no idea why it was introduced in anyway. The author gives some convoluted excuse that they were scared or something to that effect. I have no idea. But, to be honest, that isn’t really even where my problem with the subject comes from. My problem was how it was handled. I swear “your body, your choice” was said on repeat, ad- nauseam . They were in a fully committed relationship and the author made it seem as if the men had NO say. The FMC said in passing that she wanted their opinion, but the men punted and gave a convoluted statement of “your body, your choice”. Like they had no say whatsoever!!!! It would be one thing if they weren’t in a committed, bonded relationship, but seriously?!?! That is what the author thinks of a father’s place? I am sorry. No. Just no. And then, to compound the convoluted and twisted way the author views a father’s place she proceeds to preach how the FMC’s babies souls were tangible and she just couldn’t abort them because they have a purpose, a great calling, but human babies don’t have souls while in the womb so aborting them is no issue. ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME?!?!? I almost DNF at that point. But I was 75% in and decided to finish but I couldn’t look at any of the characters the same again. It completely pulled me from the story and I wish now that I hadn’t been so set on finishing it. I should have just taken the “L” and stopped. Mainly because from that point I felt like I was being “preached” about how people who believed in God were either sadly misguided or fanatical loons who had no problem killing innocents in the name of “power”. If you don’t believe or you have had a bad experience with religion in the past, can you not paint every believer with a broad brush? I have had very traumatic experiences with non-believers before, but I would never presume to believe that every person who doesn’t believe in God is either a misguided “newb” or a fanatical extremist. And to be told that a “witch’s” baby has purpose but a human’s does not so it is ok to get rid of it…I am done. So, read the first to books. Really the meat of this book is done by about 60% the rest of it is just a preachy epilogue. So, stop at 60% and enjoy the series.
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782 reviews21 followers
January 13, 2024
This series started at such a high for me and just went down down down. I really liked the plot in the first book and the basis of the series. It was different and intriguing. But I feel like the plot got completely lost to just a smut filled cluster. And while I love a good smut read, I started this series for the plot.

The characters never really get that much depth or development. Calista is suppose to be this all powerful being but we never really see her training towards it. We hear about it but rarely actually see it. We see brief instances of her using her powers, but it just never seemed to be what we were told she was capable of. The men were just meh. Most of them changed into love sick puppies, and I feel like Draven and Hawthorne lost their grumpy and bloodiness too easily. I get they're "happy" now, but still.

The entire pregnancy and baby plot line was the most infuriating. I hate pregnancy tropes, but it wasn't even that, it was how it all played out. I thought Calista and her men were to bring about the change, but now it's their kids? And the bright plot line made no fuckjng sense. I was so fuckjng confused and what a cop out to bring back dead characters. I didn't like it at all.

And Hawthorne and his daughter's plot line was so disappointing. He cared more about Calista and fucking here than building a relationship with his daughter. I hated it.

This series was just such a disappointment.
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694 reviews17 followers
January 15, 2024
4.5-4.75 ⭐️
2.5-3 😭
3 🌶

wow wow wow wow. WHAT AN ENDING TO THIS TRILOGY. my gosh. things kept happening and i saw my progress and i kept wondering what else rebecca could throw into this book, but DANG GIRL. i've read this entire trilogy in less than 24 hours, and i don't regret anything.

i have loved PNR books since i was younger, but as i've gotten older, i find myself being a lot more picky about the ones that i pick up. but this one was amazing. the world building throughout the trilogy was fascinating and i liked that it was more interwoven through the book, rather than just at the beginning. it really keeps you on your toes and kept me engaged while reading. and just to see how everything turned out for all the characters at the end. absolute love.

picking up where fractured bonds leaves off, i had no idea what was in store with kate. thank goodness that calista had such a strong bond, but i would've been so unwell if she had not made it out, but of course, her love and determination got her out.

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234 reviews22 followers
January 14, 2024
Calista, Seth, Draven and Hawthorne have fought their way back to each other, but will they remain together? As Calista continues to solve the mysteries of her family’s past, will those answers lead to an HEA or come back to haunt her? Draven has been powerfully transformed, will he embrace this change and use it to lead the Blood Mages to a better future? Gifted with a second chance how will Hawthorne move forward? A life changing prophecy is unveiled to Seth, but can he convince Calista of its truth? Will these be the battles that break them further, or will they prevail only to face an even greater sacrifice?

This was the book for relationship growth, in both their individual relationships with each other, as a group, but also personal growth. I wanted to cuddle with the four legged furry black beast. A proper bonding was a bonus and everything was wrapped up nicely, albeit weirdly at times.

I wish the integration of the smutty scenes and the storyline action was better. Sometimes I would think, “really…NOW!?” Don’t come for me, it was a LOT.

Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance 18+
Relationship(s): MMFM, M/M
POV: Multi-POV, First person
Platform: Digital, KU
Length: 389 pages
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Darkness: 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Series or Stand Alone: The Binding Trilogy, completed
Themes or Tropes: Sheltered FMC, witches, bond-mates, grumpy sunshine, age gap, “daddy” kink, bad boy, vampire, shifter, werewolf, knotting, golden retriever energy, angel, MMFM, M/M, BDSM, secret societies, mental/emotional trauma, found family
Check Triggers⚠️: Yes!😳

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195 reviews3 followers
January 3, 2024
Eternally Bound is book three in the Binding series and I’ve been counting down the days for the release because the absolutely WILD cliffhanger at the end of book two left me in total shock! This series checks so many of my boxes: paranormal, why choose, multiple POV, super spicy, sword crossing, no one is high school age….ALL the boxes! It’s rare to find a series where there is tons of spice AND plot and character development. The growth that Calista goes through makes my heart happy and I wasn’t sure I would ever warm up to Daddy Hawthorne, but he turned into one of my favorite guys in the series. He really worked hard on changing his beliefs and bonding to not only Calista, but also to Seth and Draven. I was on the edge of my seat for the entire book (though I never felt like it was dragging at all), and the ending is just **chefs kiss**. I’m not ready to see these characters go, but I’m excited for what will come next. Congrats on finishing yet another amazing series!

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221 reviews37 followers
December 31, 2023
Rebecca Rathe delivered an unpredictable and unique final book to the trilogy while still delivering everything I hoped would happen.
I don't know what magic she used while writing this trilogy, but even the biggest twists and turns end up feeling natural to the story.

I consider myself a massive fan of Rebecca's writing, but there is something about The Binding Trilogy that brings a delicately crafted and nuanced world that is grounded in the sentiments and moments we can hold close to our heart.

There are many things to praise about this trilogy, but I must say with all the delicious spice that comes in a Rathe book, not a bit of it ever feels unnecessary, gratuitous, or repetitive.

"You're so much stronger and more capable than you give yourself credit for." This quote serves as a dedication in the book and I don't think there is a better way I could sum up this series, how I feel about it, and how I hope we can all feel about ourselves and eachother.
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253 reviews5 followers
December 29, 2023
We’ve reached the last book of Calista and her guys and I am both thrilled and sad. Thrilled for answers and happiness but sad that their story will be done.
Thankfully we pick up where we were left with Fractured Bonds, but it’s definitely not a good situation. Draven, Seth, and Hawthorne are flying blind trying to figure out how to save Calista without harming her and it seems absolutely impossible plus the multiple bad guys are still out there too. By saving her, they discover new powers from their repaired bonds and no one knows what to expect or how to handle the powers or the fact that they are changing. Can they figure everything out in time to save the world?
I cannot say enough good things about this series and the character growth we see from all of them, and it’s incredibly apparent in this last book. Absolutely amazing!!!
5⭐️ 4🌶️
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226 reviews
June 23, 2024
‼️ CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS ‼️
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***Dark Paranormal Romance***
***MMFM***
***DP***
***Accidental Murder***
***Psychological Abuse***
***Disturbing Subject Matter***

I loved this series. It was a series of amazing plot twists. I've never been disappointed by anything I've read by this author. Her reverse harems are exceptionally written, and her spice is always beautifully descriptive. The world building as always was incredibly detailed without being overdone. I loved the character development. Especially the way each of Calista's men got to know her individually before coming together as a group. I adored how Seth just needed to touch her, and poor Draven was afraid he'd harm her due to blood lust. Even though Hawthorne was standoffish in the beginning I'm glad he came around.
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528 reviews9 followers
January 2, 2024
Rebecca Rathe has taken us on a journey of discovery, love, understanding, relationships within the harem and Calista and her bonded, fights, self-discovery and such an array of emotions from Book 1 right through to Book 3 in the trilogy.
This book is so beautifully written in takes on yet again another journey. This story leaves you wondering what more can happen, it pulls on all your heart strings leaving you emotional but in true Rebecca Rathe fashion it is glued together again.
Rebecca Rathe has such a writing style and she brings you on this magically journey with Calista and her bonded, everything flows nicely together. She hits with you ohhhh moments, on no moment and just ohhh 🔥🔥🔥 damn moments.
Highly recommend this trilogy.
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734 reviews21 followers
January 5, 2024
OH my GOSH. I was waiting for this release, and honestly still reeling from the cliffhanger from book 2! This series is hands-down a re-read, it has SO much that I love in books. The why choose (cause yeah I can't choose), multi POV, supppper sp!cy, PNR, great world-building, and all amazing things I don't want to spoil.

Rebecca does AMAZING work and I honestly love this series, I miss these characters already and can't wait to re-read. Back to the book, Calista, may be one of my favorite FMCs! Her growth alone is one of the best things about this book. And idk how she did it, but I liked all of the guys at the end, even the stubborn one ;).

Rebecca you did it again, I can't wait to see what you write next. I know it's going to be amazing.
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86 reviews1 follower
September 2, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Despite the fact that i’ve loved this trilogy, this one was probably my least favorite. I did scan a lot of it, but I’d still rate this series about 4-4.5 stars. I loved a lot of the elements in this story. The characters grow throughout the trilogy and I like how suspenseful the plot was throughout the span of all the books. There isn’t really a reason that this is my least favorite, just that I genuinely just enjoyed the first and second more, maybe it’s because a lot more is going on plot wise in the previous books, but other than that I loved this trilogy and i’d recommend it!

-Supernatural Beings

-Why Choose?

Reverse Harem

-MMMF

-Bonded/Mates

-Engaging Plot
2,598 reviews15 followers
December 31, 2023
This is so good! Yes I needed this to get my mind of things happening in my personal life. Now I love good endings and this is the epic finale a series like this deserves and more. I enjoy that this ending is not feeling rushed as it sometimes does but here the author takes time to make it just right. The guys are going through growth and I love how things turned out. I particularly love the fact it's spicy but it also brings a good story, twists and turns and a HEA of your dreams. No spoilers here but read it. Do start at book 1 though if you haven't yet.
41 reviews
January 6, 2024
This book is the ending this series deserved. Seriously. I don’t want to add any spoilers, so I’ll just say that it was 100% worth the read. The relationships between the characters has developed into an amazing friendship and respectfulness. Calistas destiny turned out to be so much more than I expected. I knew the storyline would be amazing just based on the blurb from the very first book. The whole series surpassed my expectations and hopes. As always, Rebecca’s spicy scenes leave me needing a cold shower.
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506 reviews8 followers
January 7, 2024
this one was the best one.
the plot sort of peaked and valleyed in some interesting ways, and i loved heather and rayne and ada.

calista’s devotion to creating an equal council and her focus on representation and leading with respect is very admirable, and it makes me like her more, even though she’s still a little whiny.

but overall, she’s a kind and concerned character, and i liked seeing her develop into a potential leader.

i also love draven in particular, his developmental structure was my favorite to watch.
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138 reviews9 followers
January 8, 2024
How do you write a review about a series that is amazing without giving away spoilers because you’re just so excited to talk about the book? Rebecca you’ve done it again.. I’ve been reading your books since the beginning and I can see just how much you’ve grown as a writer. I was captivating from book and eagerly awaiting the next book and the next book. The men are 🤌 the was no shortage of plot/steam. You get all the spice and a fantastic storyline. The ending 🤌🤌 don’t skip out on this series. If you’re looking for something to keep you interested from the first page this is it.
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1,963 reviews47 followers
January 9, 2024
This series is one of my favorite reads ever!!!

Eternally Bound is book #3 in The Binding. It's a dark why choose.

If you haven't read this series yet, you are really missing out and need to go grab it right now!! Rebecca has created an incredible world with characters you will love. All the questions are answered, things are revealed, and it all leads to the perfect ending!!! And don't even get me started on the spice!!!

Draven, Hawthorne, Seth and Calista have my heart and I'm so sad to see them go!
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