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Not by Blood, But by Love

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Calamity’s life was unfortunate as her name. After her father’s death, her grandma sold her and her mother to Aaron, who’s rumored to be cruel and violent. But Aaron wasn’t the monster. He gave her warmth, taught her strength, and even gave her a new name, Aurora. But just as she found a real home, her supposedly dead biological father came back...

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Not by Blood, But by Love Reviews

★★★★☆4·10 reviews

CaseyCliff

★★★★☆·1 month ago

The romantic tension in Not by Blood, But by Love mostly lands because of the performers.

Lena_Twist

★★★★★·1 month ago

Not by Blood, But by Love has dramatic lines, but the actors make them feel watchable.

JulesBinge

★★★☆☆·1 month ago

Not by Blood, But by Love has enough pace to stay watchable.

CaseyCliff — ★★★★☆

The romantic tension in Not by Blood, But by Love mostly lands because of the performers.

Lena_Twist — ★★★★★

Not by Blood, But by Love has dramatic lines, but the actors make them feel watchable.

JulesBinge — ★★★☆☆

Not by Blood, But by Love has enough pace to stay watchable.

Lena_NoSpoilers — ★★★★☆

Not by Blood, But by Love does more with limited settings than I expected.

HarperView — ★★★★☆

The visuals in Not by Blood, But by Love make the dramatic scenes easier to buy.

Avery_NoSpoilers — ★★★★☆

Not by Blood, But by Love works best when the actors are just reacting to each other.

AlexAfterDark — ★★★★★

The revenge or romance beats in Not by Blood, But by Love hit at the right moments.

Lena_NextEp — ★★★☆☆

Not by Blood, But by Love is not bad, just not very surprising.

oneMoreEp — ★★★★★

The episode endings in Not by Blood, But by Love are very hard to ignore.

Mia_NoSpoilers — ★★★☆☆

Not by Blood, But by Love has a few good moments surrounded by pretty standard ones.

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