Spirit Bound
Richelle Mead, 2010
Young adult FantasyHorrorRomance
Rose has graduated as a guardian, but the man she loves is undead, and the only plan to save him looks a lot like treason.
Feels like longing. About love, freedom and death.
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What it's like to love someone you can only picture, never dream about.
If I could dream, I know I’d dream about you.I’d dream about the way you smell and how your dark hair feels like silk between my fingers. I’d dream about the smoothness of your skin and the fierceness of your lips when we kiss. Without dreams,I have to be content with my own imagination—which is almost as good. I can picture all those things perfectly. Richelle Mead.Before writing full time, Mead earned a degree in comparative religion and taught high-school English — two things this series never quite stops drawing on.
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Questions readers ask
- What is Spirit Bound like?
- Feels like longing. About love, freedom and death.
- What should I read after Spirit Bound?
- If you liked Spirit Bound, try Brimstone (Callie Hart), Mate (Ali Hazelwood) and The Elite (Kiera Cass).
A taste of the feed
What a man says when the only thing he owns is his life.
Every part. I love all of you.” He blew a dark curl out of his eyes. “I’d spend the fortunes of the universe to protect you. I’d drain the seas dry. Fell every tree. I would sacrifice the sun from the fucking sky and surrender the stars, too, if I could. But those things aren’t mine to give. All I have is my life. It isn’t much, but I’d spend it and consider the price small if it meant keeping you safe.
Brimstone · Callie Hart
A threat delivered so calmly it starts to sound like devotion.
Since you’re so sure that everyone here despises her, including me, let this be known: fuck with my mate, and I’m going to kill you so slowly, draw it out so long, tectonic plates will move and create whole new mountain ranges. And when the rest of your family comes to avenge you, I’ll do the same to them. And if your friends come, I’m not going to fucking stop. Not even if all that’s left of the pack is me and her. I will paint this entire territory green before I let anyone in the pack spill a single drop of red. Okay?
Mate · Ali Hazelwood
What it feels like when someone doesn't just want you—they orbit you.
It wasn’t like I made his world better. It was like I was his world. It wasn’t some explosion; it wasn’t fireworks. It was a fire, burning slowly from the inside out.
The Elite · Kiera Cass
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