Bloodbound: The Eynhallow Saga, Part 2

by Heather Palmer, Freya Mavor (Narrator), Jessie Mei Li (Narrator)

The stunning sequel to Audible Original hit Deathbound, Bloodbound continues the epic tale of magic, loyalty, and revolution in the kingdom of Eynhallow.

Narrators Freya Mavor (Industry) and Jessie Mei Li (Shadow and Bone) return, and are joined by Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) and Tunji Kasim (Nancy Drew)

Princess Ythsie and her squire Stroma are on the run, hunted by the Deathless and separated from everything they once knew. While Ythsie searches for a way to free the undead army that has plagued her kingdom for centuries, Stroma must choose between her oath to the princess and a growing revolution that promises to reshape Eynhallow forever.

But King Gillivrey's grip on the throne grows stronger by the day. As he amasses a new army and seeks a royal marriage to cement his power, time runs out for those who would oppose him. With the kingdom balanced on a knife's edge, even the strongest oaths may not be enough to prevent everything from falling apart.

Genres: Audiobook

Audible Audio

Published January 29, 2026

Reviews

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably the best part of this book is the character work. It's rare that an author can consistently make arguments understandable from both sides and characters show their changing opinions on things through their actions. I thoroughly enjoyed the conflicts, the complex politics of not everyone being completely right or wrong and the way your beliefs can put a wall between you, those you love and who love you. It's really refreshing. Overall, incredibly well done.

Other than that, the book is rather simple, the plot is fairly straightforward and predictable and prefers to keep a smaller cast but get the most out of them. My biggest gripe is that while Deathless are the most important part of the story, the driving force for all sides, they get very little actual presence in this book. We mostly hear about them and even when they do show up it's usually short-lived. It was nice to get more lore on them and more world building but it still doesn't feel nearly enough.

So far, this book has improved on the previous one and I'm hoping that trend keeps going.

[Maddie Amick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Calling each book a part rather than a book feels apt, endings and beginnings feel like suggestions at times.
I simultaneously feel like absolutely nothing and everything happened but I absolutely enjoyed it nonetheless

[Megan Hinkelman · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐️- character development and storyline vastly improved with this book. I loved the addition of Stroma’s father as a character and narrator. Again I do not feel the book adequately describes the romantic relationships of the characters and should clearly state this is a queer book.