Oath of War

The Cursed Bonds, book 2

by Olena Nikitin

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Book 2 of The Cursed Bonds

Pub Date Feb 11 2025 | Archive Date Feb 10 2025

ARC provided by Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op | Viper Dawn Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Romance | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

She set the world ablaze… and paid the ultimate price.

Every prison has a weakness, and Annika must find it before the enemy bends her to his will. But time is a luxury she no longer has, and freedom demands a cost few would dare to pay.

As treacherous alliances shift, everything she knows unravels before her eyes.

The Barrier is broken.

The king is dead.

And war has come to the kingdom… but how do you fight Death itself?

The gripping conclusion to The Cursed Bonds duology, where Annika’s fate—and the destiny of her kingdom—hangs by a thread.

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Oath of War is a why choose, slow-burn, second-chance, high fantasy with a complex magic system and Slavic mythology-inspired world-building.

For the best reader's experience, please be mindful of the triggers, as the book contains MF/MFM/MM pairings.

The book is a direct continuation of Oath of Betrayal, and it CANNOT be read standalone.

She set the world ablaze… and paid the ultimate price.

Every prison has a weakness, and Annika must find it before the enemy bends her to his will. But time is a luxury she no longer has, and...

A Note From the Publisher

Reading Order:
1. Oath of Betrayal
2. Oath of War

Cover and Interior illustrations: Efa_Finearts / Fukamihb / Vivian_arts

Available Editions

EDITION	Ebook
ISBN	9781068674433
PRICE	$4.99 (USD)
PAGES	450

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Featured Reviews

Reviewer 1607746

There will be spoilers below becuase there's no way I can do this book justice without mentioning specifics.

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I was lucky enough to ARC read Oath of War and Olenas writing and world sucked me in, it was also one of the first why chose romantasys I had really delved into and has now sold me on that genre.

I do not understand how Olena was able to get so much packed into this book. Honestly. I'm lost.

This was the definition of a rollercoaster read. One minute I was kicking my feet with joy over romance, fanning myself at the spicy scenes and the next I was sobbing my heart out.

The growth that Ani has is just Beautiful, this book has once of the best descriptions of internalised guilt I have read, how she feels over Katja is heartbreaking and so chaotic and overwhelming I felt right there with her.

Orms acceptance of his own sexuality and love for Ari was amazing to read, the confusion, uncertainty and taking that step felt so realistic of taking a chance on love not knowing the outcome.

And my poor sweet Ari, he absolutely went through it in this book, and we got to learn so much more about his culture, the depths of his love, his fears. And actually seeing him as a baddass necomancer!!

And the true love of this duology. Vahin. This amazing charecter once again stole my heart. Most of my highlighted quotes from this read have been from him. And the most scared I was during this read was for him aswell.

If I could give this book more stars I could, Olena you have knocked it out the park!

One of my favourite quotes.
"I will come for you, Little Flame, even if I have to tear down the sun, I will come for you"