YMMV / Bloodbound

• Abandon Shipping:
  • A few people who were romancing Adrian decided to stop romancing him after he expressed grief that he couldn't save Serafine from the Order of the Dawn in Paris. They interpreted it as him still having feelings for her and not being fully committed to a relationship with Amy.
  • Many people wanted Priya to be a love interest in Book 1 and early Book 2. This came to a screeching halt after Book 2, when a premium hookup scene has her murder Amy in cold blood, and she later betrays Amy and the Council for Gaius.
• And You Thought It Would Fail: When the book was first announced, response was very unenthusiastic, with most people thinking that vampire stories were overdone and played out. However, people ended up pleasantly surprised with the book, finding the writing to be solid, and the love interests to be interesting and desirable.
• Base-Breaking Character:
  • Lily Spencer. Some players like her for being a supportive friend towards Amy, her cheerful attitude that prevents the story from becoming Too Bleak, Stopped Caring, gradually developing into a formidable fighter in her own right, and her technological expertise. Other players dislike her for her childish reaction at being attacked and turned into a vampire and felt that she should've remained as the Muggle Best Friend to keep Amy grounded. The feeding scene in Book 1 did not help as it cannot be opted out of and is extremely sexually suggestive, regardless of whether the player has ever chosen a single flirty option with Lily, even going so far as to have Lily blatantly invite Amy for a threesome. Many players who weren't romancing Lily were uncomfortable with the scene and felt that it was sexual harassment or at least should have been optional. It seems that Pixelberry is aware of her unpopularity and left her out of the cover of Book 2. Furthermore, her sense of humor is often debated. There are some who find her hilarious and think her jokes are needed after dealing with Darker and Edgier aspects of this story. Others feel that her humor is painfully unfunny and depicts her as unhelpful and obnoxious more than anything else.
  • Those who are romancing Adrian adore him. Those who aren't tend to view him as creepy, controlling and inappropriate, and his behavior towards Amy as unethical and predatory because he is her boss.
  • Griff Sanderson has a big number of detractors, who hate him because he spent all of his screentime in Book 1 being mean and unpleasant to Amy and Lily despite the two having just survived an incredibly traumatic event, not to mention trying to kill Kamilah. Almost no one saved him over Liv Denara in the final battle of Book 1. On the other hand, his few supporters argue that he has reasons to resent both Lily and Amy for being directly connected to two clan leaders, while he and his people didn't choose to be vampires and hide for their lives. If he is chosen to be rescued, he becomes notably nicer and grateful in Book 2.
  • Priya Lacroix is this between the readers. Her fans love her for being The Vamp, and her character design, to the point many were requesting a chance to hook up with her. Her detractors hate her for being a subject of Double Standard by her supporters, since she is equally as evil, sadistic, and abusive as The Baron and Lester, but gets away with it because of her looks. Her betrayal of the Council in favor of Gaius added more fuel to the hate for her.
• Catharsis Factor:
  • Despite it costing diamonds, most readers chose the decision to either arrest or kill off Nicole for her betrayal and Smug Snake attitude.
  • Although it is another premium option, many chose to kill off Scholar Jameson because he attacked Lily, betrayed Adrian and Kamilah, and willingly assisted Gaius by kidnapping innocent people for Gaius to feed off of.
  • In another premium option, many chose to help Kamilah kill Priya because they view the latter's actions as abhorrent as those of Gaius.
• Die for Our Ship: Almost literally with Liv Denara, who has a bit of Ship Tease with Jax, since you can let her die in the final battle of Book 1.
• Draco in Leather Pants: Priya Lacroix is surprisingly popular among the fandom due to her character design despite her abusive behavior towards her houseboys, predatory gestures towards Amy, and antagonistic attitude towards Adrian and Kamilah.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Liv Denara for her character design and incredibly sympathetic backstory has amassed a fanbase of her own despite only appearing in one brief scene apart from the climax. Most players chose to save her over Griff in the final battle of Book 1.
  • Despite her lack of screentime, Kamilah was deemed by the fandom to be one of the best written female Love Interests Choices has ever created, with many players who usually romance male Love Interests taking a liking to her romance route instead/in addition. Even those who didn't want to romance her still liked her stoic wisdom and general demeanor.
• Fan Nickname:
  • A Lot of fans refer to this story as ”Fifty Shades of Twilight”, likewise referring to Adrian as “Adrian Cullen/Grey”.
  • Fans have come to nickname Rheya "Vampire Azura" due to her personality being similar to Empress Azura.
• Ho Yay:
  • Priya has a strange fascination with Amy, wanting to keep her as a pet/muse. Became canon in Book 2 as she has a Premium sex scene with Amy... that ended with Amy being killed.
  • A Premium Flashback in Book 1 Chapter 10 has Gaius calling Adrian "My beatiful, warrior Prince". He also made Adrian to kiss his hand multiple times throughout the book.
  • In Book 1 Chapter 13, Jax says he'll be ready in case Adrian needs a getaway driver, then says, "Sweet ride." Book 2 Chapter 8 gives players the option to have Adrian and Jax make out with each other if the premium option to have a threesome is chosen.
• I Knew It!:
  • Fans have speculated that Nicole will betray Adrian ever since her introduction. This only evolved to: Nicole working with Adam Vega against Adrian ever since chapter 12.
  • Fans have also correctly predicted that Rheya will be the Big Bad of Book 3, given her view that Humans Are Bastards, and especially since the 6th portrait fragment in the previous book shows Rheya murdering a group of people, which is really horrific.
• Les Yay: Some people like to ship Serafine Depont with Yvonne from the Endless Summer series because former used to be a pirate and both women have sizeable fanbases.
• Narm: The portrait fragment flashback in Book 3 Chapter 8 takes place in a remote mountain castle in Stockholm^note It's not only Sweden's capital and most populous city (and therefore far from remote), but also has no mountains within its metropolitan area. Many players mock this as a poor attempt at artistic license because the castle's location in Stockholm has no meaningful effect on the story.
• Ship Tease: Amy and Gaius get some in late Book 3, complete with a premium scene featuring an option to kiss him on the cheek and him saying something among the lines of "maybe in another life, things could have been different between us." They don't.
• Shocking Moments: The announcement of the VIP-exclusive early-access prequel "Bloodbound Origins" absolutely shocked fans, given that the series had ended three and a half years prior, and nothing else had come from the series until September 2023.
• Signature Scene: The scene where all four of the love interests gather together for a shot before entering the final battle of Book 1, weapons in hand and ready to attack. It provides the image on the "Awesome" sub-page for a reason.
• Strangled by the Red String: In the story, it has been only two days, and Amy already has the option to sleep with Adrian and/or Jax via Premium Options. In that same amount of time, Adrian instantly trusts Amy entirely with dangerous missions and vital secrets.
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Prior to Book 2's release, preview images were released featuring redesigned portraits for Jax and Kamilah which were NOT well-received by fans. Pixelberry actually had to clarify that Kamilah's makeover was due to an error in their coding, and assured fans that she would be retaining her Book 1 appearance.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character:
  • Marcel, a 400 year old Cloud Cuckoo Lander vampire with deep connection to Gaius, Adrian and Kamilah as well as showing how the smaller clans operate... and then got killed off horribly in the Feral attack one chapter later.
  • Jax's assistant Nikhil Banderjee plays no significant role in the story despite his resemblance to Rheya, disappointing players who believe he should've been linked to her, such as being her accomplice or even descendant.