Duskbound Review - Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox (Esprithean #2) | Book Review | ARC Review

Duskbound by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox

So, SO thankful to the authors for sending me an ARC of Duskbound!

The first book in the Esprithean series, Riftborne, was one of my top reads for 2024 and I'm basically just waiting for the rest of the world to catch up. When I got the ARC for the second book in the series, Duskbound, I was beyond ecstatic.

Duskbound saw the words "sophmore slump" and stabbed it right in the heart. If anything, I loved it more than Riftborne. It's definitely going to be up there for my top reads of 2025!

I can't say too much without spoiling the first or second books, but I loved where the romance is going. I'm so eager to see what further develops there. The world building is complex and pulls you in without any boggy info-dumping. The politics, the secrets, the reveals! Fia grows so much in this book and I love that the authors have managed to strike such a great balance between being character-driven and plot-driven.

I would recommend Riftborne and Duskbound to fans of:

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

• A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

• A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

• The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson

• The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Some tropes you can expect:

• Enemies to Lovers

• Shadow Daddy

• Found Family

• He Falls First

• Touch Her and Die

• Possessive MMC

• Secret Magic

• Secret Identity

There's also some great LGBTQ+ rep, which I love to see!

Duskbound releases on March 4, 2025 and you pick up a copy here.

If you're new to the series, start with Riftborne.

Both books are also on Kindle Unlimited, if you don't have a subscription you can get one here.

Duskbound, Esprithean #2, by Grenwich & Lennox