Review: The Unbound Witch (Unmarked #2)

The Unbound Witch, Book 2 in the Unmarked series by Miranda Lyn

Published By: Miranda Lyn / Self-Published
Publication Date: March 21, 2023
Date Read: January 7, 2025
Genre: Adult – Romantasy
Source: Spotify Premium Audiobooks
Format: Audiobook
Pages: 458

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A HEART DRIVEN BY VENGEANCE; A SOUL DEVOURED BY REGRET

After finally ending the Dark King’s perceived reign of terror, a heartbroken Raven must face the grief and guilt of becoming a murderer. Her best friend Kirsi might’ve helped her cope, except she has her own existential crisis learning to be a wraith. They find themselves stranded in the human lands with the Dark King’s cousin, Grey, and a new band of misfits desperately searching for a way back home.

BUT HOME IS HARBORING NOTHING BUT RUINATION

In the wake of the Dark King’s demise, the coven leaders have the perfect opportunity to retrieve the Grimoires in their hunt for supremacy and power. But casting near two at once could unleash catastrophic horrors, and Raven’s life has already been shattered enough. Determined to preserve what’s left of their broken worlds, Raven and Kirsi race against time as they battle the remaining coven leaders to stop the Harrowing. And a shocking revelation from the other side might crash Raven’s world once and for all.

From the author of the heart-pounding fantasy series, Fae Rising and the explosive opening, The Unmarked Witch comes the twisted conclusion to the Unmarked Duology, The Unbound Witch.

“Don’t look at me like I’m some damsel in distress, needing to be saved from the dragon. I’ve got news for you. I am the dragon.”

I decided to pick up The Unbound Witch in a bid to catch up on some of my unfinished series. I read book one of this duology last year and remember really enjoying it. I was excited to dive back into this magical world, but I can’t lie for the first 100 pages or so, I really struggled. I’d originally picked this up on e-book via Kindle Unlimited, but after struggling I switched to audiobook. Honestly, I think this series is so much better on Audio. It’s so well produced and I absolutely loved it once I switched it. I had listened to the first book in this series so this is a definite must on audio for me.

The Unbound Witch picks up where The Unmarked Witch left off, and I really enjoyed the fact that there wasn’t a time lag or anything like that in between books. I was very easily sucked back into this magical world and I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen. One major difference between the first book and this book is that we see the addition of a perspective into this book. Not only do we have chapters told by our lead girl Raven, but her best friend Kirsi also has her perspective throughout the entire book. I personally really liked it. Especially when the girls were separated, it was really nice to see what else was happening in the world. I really really enjoyed this aspect of the book.

The Unbound Witch was fast paced and action packed with many twists and turns along the way. I really enjoyed it, and I think this is a fantastic end of the series. It wrapped everything up really well. We see the addition of some brand new characters in this instalment of the series, and I like that it is left a little bit open for spin offs with some of those characters, which I really liked. This was such an enjoyable series and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves fantasy book, in particular witchy books. A really fun read!

“He was the beginning and the end and all the space in-between. The moon’s kiss and the sun’s heat. He was fire, and he was mine.”