Nondumiso Ngcobo's Reviews > Blood Oath

I’m 56% in and tempted to DNF. I never write reviews, but this book is driving me absolutely insane. It uses a whole lot of words to say...absolutely nothing 😪. It's like a word salad, but without the dressing of substance.

The plot? It's on an endless loop: reject, rinse, and repeat. And don’t get me started on the world-building—it’s practically non-existent. She’s a caster, but there’s barely any insight into how their magic works. Instead, we’re subjected to her faux tough personality. Seriously, I’ve met cats with more depth. 🐱

If only we could get some background nuggets of her past—anything to make us understand her a little better. She has every right to be the way she is, but as the reader, I have no context as to why. As it stands, she just comes off as mean. Like, did someone steal her lunch money in third grade? Give me something, Morgan!

All I’m expected to do is trust the process and hope the payoff at the end justifies her actions. Dammit, I love a good RH book, and good ones are so few and far between. With such a high rating, I was hoping this one could get me out of my reading slump. Instead, I’m just slumping further. Urrghhh, I’m mad 😡!