Blood Bound

How does the dual-protagonist point of view structure the narrative to build suspense? Would a different narrative structure—say a single narrator—have changed your reading experience, and how?

If you have read it, how does Blood Bound’s subversion of the fated mates trope compare to its use in Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015)?

To what extent do the actions of Queen Ottilie de Veras and Queen Gwen Nachstern challenge traditional definitions of villainy and heroism in fantasy literature?

How does the novel explore the tensions between platonic soulmates and romantic love?

After researching allegories of the climate crisis in modern fantasy, how does the novel’s depiction of the Blight engage with or depart from genre conventions?

Dragons often feature in traditional fantasy and contemporary romance-fantasy narratives. How does Ellis Hunter’s use of dragons confirm to the representation of the trope in the genre? How does it differ?

Research the parallels between the class inequalities in Vatra and the economic disparities in our own world. What does the novel suggest about the nature of extreme health? Use textual and online research to strengthen your answer.

Analyze The Subversive Potential of Female Friendship, discussing at least three examples from the text to show how the theme is explored in different ways throughout the narrative.