Bloodless Ties

Bloodless Ties by Katie Wismer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Valerie Darkmore is back in book three of The Marionettes series, and things are darker than ever. After sacrificing everything to save those she loves, Valerie finds herself in enemy territory with dear old dad. She doesn't last long with that crew before getting throw to the wolves - literally. Can I say that I hated Cam? I hated Cam. I am anti-Cam. I can't stress this enough because the yucky, gross, dirt and blood-covered conditions that Valerie finds herself in for most of this book really colored how I viewed all of the happenings in this book.

It takes a while for all of our characters to meet back up and, surprise, there's even more betrayal, blood, and grossness that occurs. That doesn't even begin to explain why we are still meeting new characters at book 3 of 4, but here we are. Heavy sigh and whatnot - I'm still going to continue and still do enjoy this world, but it can get a little frustrating when our tough main character is always getting saved or making truly terrible decisions. It also very much feels like nobody actually dies or is actually in danger throughout, so I'm struggling to lean into the story.

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