Bound in Strength (The Mejuarian Series #2)

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Bound in Strength (The Mejuarian Series #2)

Zola Blue

For god-like creatures named Mejuarian living on planet Ercutis, their world was near perfect. Mejuarian, a cross between an animal and godly beings, have a splendorous village where everyone gets along. They live in a hierarchical society, and everyone loves their king and queen. A near utopian life that allows all Mejuarian to rise to their most extraordinary levels of consciousness. That is until they discover using systems much like our own, an asteroid is on course to decimate their village and erase their long history. Short notice, they plan to move all inhabitants, along with those bound to them by their magical powers, to the other side of their planet and reside in the lands of their longtime ally and trade partners, the Dragonors.Very upsetting to many Mejuarian mothers and fathers having mewlings is that their ancient tradition of birthing nests on an ancestral altar would be away from their homes. However, all seems to go as planned, and they depart with all twelve ships successfully. One ship dedicated to moving the birth alter intact with nests placed on it trails the fleet. Unfortunately, the Mejuar scientist’s slight miscalculation allowed for the meteor’s early arrival. A shockwave forces the underpowered, overloaded ship carrying the nests to crash land. Before its descent, a piece of the broken altar is dragged into space, and two of its occupantsOn earth, a family torn with grief after the loss or their mother tries to enjoy a day of convalescing by a local lake. Hubert, the local veterinarian with his two children Ren a teen, and Brooklyn, his baby sister, are exploring after a picnic lunch. Ren discovers the charred nests and is curious as to what they are. Hubert also becomes interested in the unusual possible chrysalids. The inquisitive vet takes the nests back to his facility and uses the extent of written and photo journals available to him in 1960. He is unable to identify them and ponders, what are they?

-Excerpt taken from Goodreads

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My Opinion

(4 / 5) I said it with book 1 and I’ll say it again; the best part of Blue’s writing are the descriptions. Never before have I had such a world come to life. Such imagery is crucial to a fantasy book and she does it well.

This is book 2 of the Mejuarian series. The Mejuarian people are on Ercutis, a beautiful planet. They are half-animal and are thriving. Their existence is challenged when a meteor heads directly for them. Leaders insist on moving but many fight the relocation and there is much unrest. One main concern is the safety of their mewlings (unborn fetuses) and their transportation.

We also meet Aren who is on earth. He is a teenager struggling with grief over the death of his mother. I knew somehow these storylines would match up and I love how it is done. While the beginning of the story took a bit for me to get into, the end kept me guessing. That ending! What a cliffhanger. 

The descriptions of the world are impressive. I loved the trees and surroundings. I did not have a hard time picturing the world but I did have a hard time picturing the characters. This was not due to lack of description but more that my brain couldn’t seem to grasp it. The characters are animal-like and my mind kept picturing them as people.

I would’ve liked more chapters on earth. They were so few and far between that I don’t feel like I got an accurate representation of what Aren was like. Now, with that cliffhanger, I feel underprepared to guess what will happen next!

Content Summary: Very low! With only a few items in each category, I feel I can safely say anyone could read this.

Thank you to Zola Blue for trusting me with this book review! I received it in exchange for an honest review.

Detailed Content Review

Language 

F***-

H***- 

S***-

A**-

B****-

D***-

Bas****-

Religious Cursing

J****-

Chr***-

G**-

L***-

Derogatory terms etc-

Spaz

Moron

Dipstick 

Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking

Many spectators drinks wine. 

A woman has a “nightly ritual” of passing out after drinking too much scotch and taking painkillers. 

Two young men drink scotch and drive. They continue to drink while driving. 

A young man claims he drinks scotch and wine regularly. 

A father wonders if his son is a drug dealer when veterinary opioids are found in his possession. 

Intimacy, Sex, Immodesty

*No LGBTQ+ aspects included* 

A young man believes a married woman purposely undresses in front of a window so he can see. She touches his face as she talks to him later. After telling his friend, the friend asked if he got to touch her breasts. 

Violence, Weapons, Crime, Blood

Two characters fight in an arena. One gouges the others eyes with his fingers. They hit, kick, choke, punch and throw each other. 

Many drunk spectators fight and brawl. 

Two young men break into a building and steal. 

Two sea people fight with hot and cold water, one using a pitchfork. One holds the other down, the other shoots an arrow of ice into the other. 

Potentially Intense Themes

During a car crash, a young man watches his mother go through the front windshield. He then bounces around the car as it falls in a gully. He sees his father dangling out of the window.  

A young man dreams of his dead mother’s funeral often. 

A meteor is headed toward a village. 

There is an earthquake.

An airship crashes. 

**Any quotes from the book are taken from the advance copy and therefore may not be fully accurate or correctly compare to the final copy of the book.

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