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meghayes11's review against another edition
1.0
I ended up skimming this one mostly. Whew. Now only was the grammar so horrible I cringed every page (she NEVER uses commas) but it was definitely just another version of Fifty shades, except none of the characters were likable. The main character that I just forgot her name was so whiny and I love Ollie, no Jared, no Ollie, no I will lock myself in the bathroom.....etc for sooooooo manyyyyyy pages that I just skimmed through to say I finished it.
stumpfed's review against another edition
4.0
Umm umm umm...I just kept reading and didn't stop because I was dying to know what Layla was going to do. Why? Because I didn't know what I would have done! Can you ask for a better story than that? One minute I was all about sweet Ollie that needed a real love and was so devoted to Layla. Then I would think Ollie was too good for Layla and her crazy immature shenanigans. Then, I would think NO! Not Ollie! She doesn't really love him, so set him free and let's head over to Jared's and have some hot sex and get some new jewelry!
I loved the friendships in this book. I was a little over some of the unrealistic attention, gifts and the limos visiting the dorm that no one found odd. Then again, it's Cali. I wanted Layla to have more of a college experience (did she take more than one class?). I wanted the damn miscommunication and flare ups to end. Ugh, I love a little angst and misunderstanding as much as the next reader, it leads to make up sex so it can't be all bad. But, every other freaking page!? However, it helped build the foundation for the 20% of the book poor little Layla couldn't make up her mind, I get that. I respect it and I forged through it, happy that I did.
Cannot wait until the next book!
I loved the friendships in this book. I was a little over some of the unrealistic attention, gifts and the limos visiting the dorm that no one found odd. Then again, it's Cali. I wanted Layla to have more of a college experience (did she take more than one class?). I wanted the damn miscommunication and flare ups to end. Ugh, I love a little angst and misunderstanding as much as the next reader, it leads to make up sex so it can't be all bad. But, every other freaking page!? However, it helped build the foundation for the 20% of the book poor little Layla couldn't make up her mind, I get that. I respect it and I forged through it, happy that I did.
Cannot wait until the next book!
zennalei's review against another edition
3.0
I like the writing style and it was a nice book. Layla though is overly dramatic and sensitive. But the love triangle is exciting so it makes up for the confused heroine.
Rooting for Jared. Can't wait for the next book.
Rooting for Jared. Can't wait for the next book.
lovehollyxx's review against another edition
3.0
I had this book and the novella (Last Christmas) that follows it, for quite a while on my kindle without actually getting around to reading them. When I was offered an arc of the sequel Burning Up, I thought this was the perfect chance to read the previous releases, and so started the Holly's Hot Reads Marie Coulson Week, in which I read each book, back to back.
In Bound Together we have Layla, the girl who has just gone away to college where she meets hot rock star Ollie, and sexy dominant billionaire Jared. "How on earth do you choose between them?" you may ask. Well, Layla had the same problem and soon finds herself in the middle of a very messy love triangle.
Oh good Lord. Layla, Layla, Layla . . . She drove me mad. She made me laugh. I wanted to slap her. I wanted to hug her. I guess you could say it was a bit of a rocky ride with our heroine, and the majority of the time, my feelings for her changed depending on who she was with at that moment in time.
Like Jared. At the start, I loved him. He was sexy. Mysterious. Loaded. And did I mention sexy? But he acted way too old for his age. The way he spoke and the way he carried himself and lived his life was that of someone much older and with much more life experience than he had. I understand that he had been through a lot in his young age and had to grow up quickly, but let's not forget that he is just 22 years old. And as time went on, his relationship with Layla frustrated the heck out of me.
There's a very fine line between a dominant personality and an A-hole. Unfortunately, for me, he was leaping and bounding into the A-hole section. He was arrogant, rude, obsessive, and at times seemed just plain crazy! I was definitely not a fan of him as much as I tried, though at times, he was incredibly sweet and romantic. And super hot! I did mention the kink, right? Jared and Layla also has had major problems with trust and being deceitful. Which brings me to Ollie . . .
Holy-hottness. I. Am. In. Love. Honestly, what's not to love about this guy? He's practically a rock star, he's super hot, fun, caring, laid back . . . Basically, he's everything that Jared. isn't and so much more. When Layla was around him, she was completely different to how she was when she was with Jared. There was no pulling my hair out in frustration. It was just nice, clean fun. Well, it is Ollie we're talking about so it wasn't always clean but it was most definitely fun.
Bound Together is very Fifty Shades Of Grey. Now, when I say that, I don't mean it just because Jared is dominant and kinky. I mean that because a lot of stuff that happens in FSOG, also happens in Bound Together. I kept hoping that it would stray from the Fifty storyline and shine on it's own, but for me, it just didn't. It was all too similar.
Now, as I've pointed out, this is a love triangle. Layla goes back and forth between these guys like a yoyo because she can't decide which one she wants more and it creates a LOT of unnecessary heartache. If I was one of the guys I would have just told her to do one as she was too much trouble. But of course, in book world, that wouldn't happen for our leading lady, and as much at it both pained me and filled me with nervous excitement, we don't find out who she chooses until the very end. And I mean, the VERY last words. I kept trying to guess who she would pick, and at one point I was convinced I had cracked it. But no.
My feelings with this book came very mixed. While I loved some parts, I really didn't like others. In my honest opinion, I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more had Jared been toned down a bit. He needs to act more like a young man in love and less like . . . well, Jared. The ending was always going to be either love or hate for me, but if you want to know which it was, you will just have read the book for yourselves. I'm sure you can guess who I want for her HEA.
In Bound Together we have Layla, the girl who has just gone away to college where she meets hot rock star Ollie, and sexy dominant billionaire Jared. "How on earth do you choose between them?" you may ask. Well, Layla had the same problem and soon finds herself in the middle of a very messy love triangle.
Oh good Lord. Layla, Layla, Layla . . . She drove me mad. She made me laugh. I wanted to slap her. I wanted to hug her. I guess you could say it was a bit of a rocky ride with our heroine, and the majority of the time, my feelings for her changed depending on who she was with at that moment in time.
Like Jared. At the start, I loved him. He was sexy. Mysterious. Loaded. And did I mention sexy? But he acted way too old for his age. The way he spoke and the way he carried himself and lived his life was that of someone much older and with much more life experience than he had. I understand that he had been through a lot in his young age and had to grow up quickly, but let's not forget that he is just 22 years old. And as time went on, his relationship with Layla frustrated the heck out of me.
There's a very fine line between a dominant personality and an A-hole. Unfortunately, for me, he was leaping and bounding into the A-hole section. He was arrogant, rude, obsessive, and at times seemed just plain crazy! I was definitely not a fan of him as much as I tried, though at times, he was incredibly sweet and romantic. And super hot! I did mention the kink, right? Jared and Layla also has had major problems with trust and being deceitful. Which brings me to Ollie . . .
Holy-hottness. I. Am. In. Love. Honestly, what's not to love about this guy? He's practically a rock star, he's super hot, fun, caring, laid back . . . Basically, he's everything that Jared. isn't and so much more. When Layla was around him, she was completely different to how she was when she was with Jared. There was no pulling my hair out in frustration. It was just nice, clean fun. Well, it is Ollie we're talking about so it wasn't always clean but it was most definitely fun.
Bound Together is very Fifty Shades Of Grey. Now, when I say that, I don't mean it just because Jared is dominant and kinky. I mean that because a lot of stuff that happens in FSOG, also happens in Bound Together. I kept hoping that it would stray from the Fifty storyline and shine on it's own, but for me, it just didn't. It was all too similar.
Now, as I've pointed out, this is a love triangle. Layla goes back and forth between these guys like a yoyo because she can't decide which one she wants more and it creates a LOT of unnecessary heartache. If I was one of the guys I would have just told her to do one as she was too much trouble. But of course, in book world, that wouldn't happen for our leading lady, and as much at it both pained me and filled me with nervous excitement, we don't find out who she chooses until the very end. And I mean, the VERY last words. I kept trying to guess who she would pick, and at one point I was convinced I had cracked it. But no.
My feelings with this book came very mixed. While I loved some parts, I really didn't like others. In my honest opinion, I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more had Jared been toned down a bit. He needs to act more like a young man in love and less like . . . well, Jared. The ending was always going to be either love or hate for me, but if you want to know which it was, you will just have read the book for yourselves. I'm sure you can guess who I want for her HEA.
accidentalmuse's review against another edition
4.0
Well, I have to start off by giving this the award for most confusing book when it comes to the romance department. I must have changed my mind like 10 times about who Layla would end up with at the end of the book.
I really liked how this story progressed, you really got to know Layla and her POV. I'm not sure if the description for this book is exactly how to book is.
One thing I thought was quite confusing was the Lucy thing, at the dinner when everything made a little more sense but then again a lot more confusing - Felix being with Lucy who was also with Felix's best friend but Felix was with Layla's roommate. And Lucy was Jared's sister.... Ye, how are we supposed to remember all of that?
I read this book online and it was very long, so it gave the story more time to progress which I think really helped make this book just that bit better.
A 4 stars, I did thoroughly enjoy this book but it's not my alltime favorite.
I really liked how this story progressed, you really got to know Layla and her POV. I'm not sure if the description for this book is exactly how to book is.
One thing I thought was quite confusing was the Lucy thing, at the dinner when everything made a little more sense but then again a lot more confusing - Felix being with Lucy who was also with Felix's best friend but Felix was with Layla's roommate. And Lucy was Jared's sister.... Ye, how are we supposed to remember all of that?
I read this book online and it was very long, so it gave the story more time to progress which I think really helped make this book just that bit better.
A 4 stars, I did thoroughly enjoy this book but it's not my alltime favorite.
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