Rebecca Templeton
Pegasus Books
5 January 2027
400
eBook - PDF
Historical Fantasy
ARC via NetGalley
For fifty years, Iris has accepted the curse that blighted her life. By night, she is a lonely immortal in human form, destined to walk the shores of the place that was once her home. By day, she is Moireach, a terrifying sea creature imprisoned in the murky depths of Loch Moine.
But when bodies begin appearing on the misty banks of the loch, Iris suddenly finds herself in mortal danger. The residents of Kilmara fear that the monster, which for centuries has been rumoured to haunt the deeps of the loch, has awoken again. And so a hunter - the rugged, ruthless Henry Carver - is summoned to find the monster, and to slay it.
Iris has to find a way to break her curse before she is killed for crimes she cannot, will not, believe she has committed. But Moireach's dark influence over her grows more powerful day by day, whilst Iris finds herself falling for the very man sent to annihilate her in an impossible attraction. And as bodies keep appearing on the loch, and she and Henry are drawn closer together in a dangerous game, Iris is forced to question who she really is and what - or who - she is willing to sacrifice to break the curse.
Lochbound was a book with a exciting premise that blended folklore and fairy tale, and at the start I was ready to get behind Iris and through myself into her story. There was a lot that worked for me in this book: the setting, the premise, the atmospheric prose. What I couldn't quite fall in love with, though, was the romance between Iris and Henry. It seemed to come out of nowhere. It was really more insta-lust than true love, and so it was hard for me to accept the important role that relationship played in events. I would have liked to have had that connection fleshed out a little more so I could find it more believable. That was my only gripe though. Other than that, I found the story compelling and one that kept me turning the pages each night, keen to know what would happen next. In the end, I would give this one four stars. Aside from the romance not working for me, it was an enjoyable read.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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