Review: Five out of Five stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2013
Bound by Destiny is the second book in The Guardians, and the seventh book in the Half-Blood Princess series by author Magen McMinimy. In this book stars one of my favorite characters of the series, Tavian Baikov. I've been waiting to read more about him since the end of the fifth book, and I surely wasn't disappointed!Tavian is struggling to come to grips with his destiny. Being presented a piece of parchment that basically tells you your future isn't something you easily swallow, especially when it says you'll find an "epic love." He tries to avoid the prophecy as much as possible whilst away in Europe for two years, but when he returns to Maldera Springs he has no choice but to embrace it when Ashlyn, the daughter of the Half-Blood Princess, calls for his aid when her friend goes missing.Faced with his destiny and with a prospect of new, everlasting love, Tavian has a lot on his hands in this installment of Magen McMinimy's epic series.I really did enjoy this book, especially since it was about Tavian. I've said before how he was one of my favorites from the beginning, and I was glad to see him in action after a while of the focus being away from him. I love author Magen McMinimy's ability to create such unique characters, each with their own personalities and voices. With such a long series and an expansive world, it's easy to make carbon copies of previous characters, but Magen triumphs in making original characters left and right. I'm sincerely impressed with her writing prowess, happy to have been given a chance to read this series, and look forward to more!