When was bound to you written

You might be like me and not really into werewolf books; but trust me, this book was fantastic. The romance is so steamy and swoony and you will fall in love with James and Megan falling in love! This book is steamy but definitely still teen-appropriate. Rating: 5 stars. I rarely give out this rating but this book made me so happy and I had so few complaints.

I wouldn't mind seeing a companion novel in the horizon! Even a direct sequel wouldn't be bad, but I kind of like this book as a standalone, as it is. In any case, I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be rereading it! View all 7 comments. It holds many potential but it was also frustrating sometimes. Let's begin with the positive The concept was refreshing. No insta love when you find your mate. There is the bond you can feel it but it could have been titled The Reluctant Alpha! James did everything he could to avoid the bond.

He avoided Megan like the p 3,5 stars I've been given an ARC by the publisher but it has no influence on my willing and always honest review Bound to You was an enjoyable and easy to read story. He avoided Megan like the plague. On the other hand being the big bad alpha he wanted his mate in his territory!

It was all "chase me, chase me not". Far from the usual werewolf trope. And I truly loved this! It was a nice change from the insta love you can find in other shifter books.

I love them but was really delighted to find something a little bit harder in this novel. The universe was original The concept of warrior wolves with special abilities and purpose not saying more was interesting. The side characters with distinct personalities helped to flesh out the story and gave a small community feel.

Now what I missed to give it 4 stars or more My biggest issue was with Megan. She was quite immature. Of course she is only 18 but she was quite gullible with pink ideas about love and mating bond.

I know this also was the purpose of the story: opposing jaded and reluctant James to loving and bubbly Megan but it did not work for me. I wanted more depth and nuances in Megan. That said I know she will win other readers hearts as she is sweet and wants so much to be loved, to come first in someone else's priorities. Dig deeper. James had a traumatic past.

What could have been a reason to amp up the angst, to add to the folklore explaining some magic has been barely brushed. We remain on the surface instead of diving in. This story is also the epitome of how unecessary drama could be avoided with a good talk.

But of course you have to be willing to talk what closed off James was not. Megan faced an impossible task! Now all that frustrated me could very well overjoy you!

I have friends blossoming with stories filled with misunderstanding and heroine having to grow up. It's just not my prefered reads. As my issues might not be yours give a chance to this story if you think this could be your cup of tea. Last parting words: I thank the publisher for his trust giving me this book. It takes courage and a great amount of work to write and publish a story, never forget this.

Have you read it? Loved it? Thanks for reading! View all 10 comments. Jan 30, Biz marked it as ummm-what. View all 4 comments. Mar 28, Karlita Tale Out Loud rated it liked it Shelves: fantasy , netgalley-edelweiss , new-adult , romance , paranormal.

Actual rating: 3. Life is hard and messy. All the time. Omega wolves usually found their mate at sixteen and it happened around the time for most female alpha wolves.

However, Megan Ross has not found hers yet. On her eighteenth birthday, her father, the Alpha of Alphas , threw a party where every wolf pack on the East Coast were invited Actual rating: 3.

On her eighteenth birthday, her father, the Alpha of Alphas , threw a party where every wolf pack on the East Coast were invited. When a surge of magic and bond were connected, she finally met the wolf mate she has waiting for but sadly, not the fairy tale like she had always imagined. Warrior wolf like James Sandleholm is a fierce class of wolves who once protected their race against wraiths. As he realized that Megan was his mate, after all, he decided that not completing the mate bond would let him do what he always did and still be in control with his emotions.

Being taken away from her family and making Megan live in an empty floor castle, what James only did even from their first meeting was to ignore her, being rude and down-right mean. But is it too late for James to let her in? She badly wanted someone to love and love her back, an alpha wolf that would always be the knight and shining armor of her dreams.

So she navigated for love from other people, her mate. So, I get why she thought finding James would change that. James, on the other hand, was the typical alpha male character that went on and on from other romance stories I read who was detached, mean and insist to resist because, yeah! He knew he wanted Megan not just because his wolf did, but because he really likes her.

What made him different though was if Megan was all expectations, James was more like reality. Because of the damage his past done to him, he fear that everything that has something to do with magic, of being a warrior wolf, was forced and could consume him, when all he wanted was just to fall in love like a normal guy in a normal way without the magic of being a wolf.

Not like Megan who found her one true mate by being bound from magic, which was like love at first sights, rushed and instant. She was trying to make James become what she perceived a mate would be like since she was young — expectations versus reality. It has been a long time since I read a book about werewolves with a setting like Sandleholm Manor, a castle taken straight from the set of Dracula movies; funny that Dracula and werewolves were mythological enemies and it was good that there were no vampires mentioned as it will be another Twilight-like story again.

The flow of the story and the character dynamics between the two main with pent up sexual tension which was more like New Adult-ish than YA to me was actually good. But there are some important potential plot points that were not clearly developed. Only the alphas and warrior wolves knew about them and I waited that somehow there was an involvement or some kind of werewolf action that could happen within the story. Robin, Tommy and James father, Tryst, however, may have played essential roles in the overall plot; I think it was related majorly on how Megan and James realized the bond between them.

While there was a buildup to something like Lucy being hewdevi , the author leaves her character unexplored and even before the story ended, she became a mystery — what had she has to do with wraiths? I expected that she would be a turning point into something bigger having a heavy impact on the storyline.

Unfortunately, it never came close to some kind of grand revelation like the one I thought. Unless maybe the author would decide to make a sequel for this even if the ending sounds like it's impossible? That, I still have to know. Altogether, I still enjoyed and like the story. Alyssa Brandon was able to highlight the difference between the expectations we have on love and what is in it as a reality on a fast-paced roll which I would still recommend if you like to read something about werewolves.

View 1 comment. Mar 04, Hbiba rated it did not like it. One star for the gorgeous cover. And also lots of steamy moments. I would have loved to see more of them!

Well, James was not liking this very much because he wanted to fall in love voluntary, without the magic part that makes him fall in love, and I thought that was pretty normal. I mean, if I were a werewolf and this mate bond thing happened to me, I would still have wanted to get to know my mate very well and fall in love with him on my accord before acting on my feelings that were magically caused.

I know it was supposed to be her character flaw because it was pointed out by other characters too, but it was too much sometimes. Whenever James and her had a conflict, she would run away in a very dramatic manner too! BUT I could totally forgive these things because James did some very idiotic things too, I just got very tired of how much Megan considered having a mate an absolute necessity. All in all, Bound to You was an enjoyable read, I think it would be perfect for paranormal romance fans who prefer stories focused on characters and relationships instead of plot-focused stories.

May 04, Nouha rated it did not like it Shelves: never-again. Apr 09, Katherine Paschal rated it it was amazing Shelves: teen , supernatural , werewolves , read-to-review. What she never expected was to meet her mate and he has no desire at all to be bound to anyone. Her dreams are immediately smashed and instead she is left with a silent, broody mate James who whisks her away to the middle of nowhere Canada and promptly forgets she exists. Megan has no idea what to do with her mate, her new pack, her current living situation…heck, even her life.

But there is more to James than she knows, a past that may stop them from having a chance at a future. I remember seeing the cover of this book and the description and squealing in delight months ago because I have been looking for a good werewolf teen romance for a long time. Well unfortunately, this was a very disappointing read for me. Everything that I love about the paranormal genera was just not found here. There was no action, no deep turmoil, no intense villain or monsters.

This was the kid glove version of werewolves. Actually, this book is not really about werewolves. If anything, this I remember seeing the cover of this book and the description and squealing in delight months ago because I have been looking for a good werewolf teen romance for a long time. If anything, this book was more about two teens learning about love with the werewolf mythology in the mix but still taking an overall backseat. The elements are there with bonding to a mate and turning into a werewolf, but all the drama was mainly centered around James pushing Megan away.

It was that unrememberable for me. There was nothing about this book that I liked. Megan would constantly talk about how hot James was. Even when it made no sense for her to be thinking about that in times of trouble or when she was upset. It made for a weak plot. I think it would have been more effective if the mating was more a part of the story but not the whole story. There was hardly any action in this book.

How can you have a werewolf story with two small scenes of action? Also the scenes that had action had a weak adversary. I think if their role had been stronger and there had been more world building with them, then the drama with James and Megan would have been more balanced out and we could have gotten some more action pact romancey goodness.

By the way, this is labeled as a Young Adult novel but it does have a pretty descriptive sex scene in here. So for me this is more a New Adult novel then a YA. But tomayto, tomahto I guess. This book is not bad but it is just not for me and not what I was looking for. I found it a bit cheesy and kept waiting and wanting something more. It was either that or DFNing it so audiobook it was. If you like more contemporary romance but want a small element of paranormal, this maybe that book.

But if you are like me and want the full paranormal experience and world building this may not be for you. View 2 comments. Mar 23, Michelle rated it it was amazing Shelves: awesome-romance , review-on-blog , best-of Bound to You is the first book in a new series about Werewolves at least I hope so! Now, let's just get this out of the way up front.

I have been pretty burnt out on wolves for a while now. I have always enjoyed a good werewolf story, but after seeing countless dozen iterations of the same thing, I got a little bored.

So I haven't really read too many young adult novels featuring werewolves in the past couple of years. Sure, there have been some of my favorite series in the past have been about werewolves, but I have not found any novels in the past 2 or 3 years that have grabbed my attention.

In fact, almost all I have read were either DNF or under 3 stars. Until Bound to You. Holy cow, I loved this book. I really loved this book. I read it in one sitting and I stayed up until about 3 am reading Bound to You. On a work night. A work night people! That is unheard of for me. When I saw him after many years, he looked very scary. And once he even shaved his beard for us.

The audience started laughing and Riddhima felt a little embarrassed. Why were these kids so blunt? There was no need for him to say that!

He had to leave again for some important work….. I wish he comes back soon. I really miss him a lot. Papa, I love you as high as the sky…. There was a loud round of applause from the crowd that went on and on for at least a minute or two. Most of the parents had become emotional. And as for Riddhima, her eyes were all welled up, smudging her mascara.

After Vansh, she was their only support system left. How could she fall weak in front of them? But she knew that it was in their best interest if she let them become much stronger than they already were. As luck would have it, Reyansh won the first prize for his speech.

Riddhima picked him up in her arms and kept swirling him round and round till his happy gurgles filled her ears. Why are you looking so sad? As more and more time kept passing by, Riddhima was finding it increasingly difficult to explain the situation to the kids. And why not, they were mere seven year old kids — so young, so innocent, so sensitive. She bent down to his level. But that is not true. Papa is right here in your heart, in our hearts. Does Papa stay in my heart?

I recorded it in my phone so that we can show it to Papa when he returns. Yet, she still had that cheerful face on. Am I right? With that, she began tickling both the children until they were tired with all that laughing.

When the trio reached home, they were in for a pleasant surprise to see Roshan and Ronita come over to pay them a visit. Did no one miss me? Whenever they argued, it seemed like I was watching Tom and Jerry!

But no one else found it worthy to laugh. Especially Anupriya. Citing an excuse, she left from there. On top of that, even my family has shifted to Mumbai and all my other relatives have been living here only. Roshan cleared his throat. By the way, when are you guys heading back to Manali? I wanted to stay here for some more time, but you know your brother well…. You must be really tired from all that travelling. Upon her instructions, one of the servants escorted Ronita to the said location.

It was now only Riddhima and Ronita left to themselves. Spellbound was also very intense and I enjoyed it. It was a little strange, but I still enjoyed it. Both the stor I enjoyed both stories in this book, but See you Later was by far my favourite. Both the stories in this book were so different and I'm not entirely certain how they relate to each other.

Oct 08, Angie Merriam rated it really liked it. This book was super strange for me, but not in a bad way. The book consisted of two different stories that were both good. The first story left me going "what?!?! The second story was a little mind bending as well but I really liked it and found it to be more believable than the first story. All in all I found myself thinking how weird this book was yet I couldn't put it down.. I give it four stars for creativity, solid plots, strong char This book was super strange for me, but not in a bad way.

I give it four stars for creativity, solid plots, strong characters, and for leaving me utterly confused and intrigued. Nov 18, Senja Nasi rated it really liked it. This book includes two short stories. Spell bound and see you later.

Spell bound was amazing and very intense. See you later however, left me very confused. Wasn't a huge fan of that one. It has to do with the future and I feel he didn't explain it well enough.

It left me with a question mark. But still, Pike is by far my favorite author. He knows how to include romance into a book without going overboard. He knows how to include suspense without making it sound really fake and made up. Well do This book includes two short stories. Well done! May 24, Shaylee added it. I liked the first story 'Spellbound' but not the second 'See You Later'. Spellbound was unexpected I guessed only a part of the mystery before it was revealed but See You Later was a bit drab to be honest.

Pike has done this theme before, much more successfully in my opinion. I also did not feel the two stories merged well together and think they should have been packaged separately. Mar 31, Suzanne Scheid rated it liked it Shelves: action , fiction , high-school , love , romance , super-natural , young-adult. I feel as if I should review this two separate times. It was terrible. All the kids are super hot, drive amazing cars, and their parents let them do what ever they want Now See You Later, was a great book!

At first you don't think it's a super natural story but at the end you find out it is. It really is a great story and I don't want to go to into it, because it will ru I feel as if I should review this two separate times. It really is a great story and I don't want to go to into it, because it will ruin things. Dec 12, Michelle Wrona rated it really liked it Shelves: mystery-thriller-murder , supernatural-paranormal.

Until The End, Christopher Pike's other double saga novel, was worse than this one. Bound to You had one really good story, See You Later. Spellbound is older, so maybe the writing style became a little cheesy for me. It was okay, but the story wasn't the best and I've heard of things like this before. See You Later on the other hand, was fantastic. I loved the characters, especially Kara, she had that whole kick-butt attitude going on and I just loved her!

Pretty good! Jan 01, Sara Buklan rated it liked it Shelves: 7th-grade. There were two completely different stories in this book. They were both fantasy but except for those parts it was like realistic fiction. They were really instresting but i don't understand why the author put those stories in the same book. They aren't really realated except for they both have the idea of love in them. I don't really have much to say about this book. It wasn't amazing and it wasn't bad, in my opinion it was pretty average.

Christopher Pike is my favorite science fiction author ever. His books always creep me out or leave me with disturbed feelings. I like that his books never really have an "end". It's usually open ended and you can decide for yourself what you think.

I think he has a great balance of science meets religion in his books to satisfy everyone. I look forward to reading more from him. Apr 19, Torie rated it really liked it. Christopher Pike has an amazing imagination extending to other worlds. I loved the first book in this book of two, which was more or less had a crime setting. The 2nd book was also good but didn't hook as the first. This was my first piece of his writing, but you can bet your buttons I'm looking forward to more.

Aug 03, Josh Aron rated it liked it. Like the other Chritopher Pike's book I love the first hundred pages not to mention the tittles. Those were easy read- narratively easy to understand but kinda disappointing as you go through the next hundred pages.

Spellbound was so so but really it's better than the 2nd one. Jul 19, Allyssa Mallari rated it it was ok. I finished the book just because I don't want to leave the book unfinished, and not because I really got hooked to it. The stories were good in a way, but not my cup of tea.

Perhaps, others would find this nice but for me, uhm Feb 06, Dottie Hill rated it liked it. Pike's book contains 2 complete novels within this book.

The first one, Spellbound, was intriguing and I was captivated by the story it told. However, the second one, See You Later, was very much a sci-fi novel. The storyline is good, however, I'm just not a sci-fi fan. The story was good but was a bit hard to follow at times.

Overall a good read! Her knees were beginning to give into the fatigue, but still she kept on running. Every minute or so, she kept on turning around to see if he was still following her or not. As she heard approaching footsteps, she frantically tried to hide herself. But it was too late. He was now standing in front of her, looking at her menacingly and giving her his classical devilish smirk.

Did you think that you could get away so easily after betraying me? Vansh Raisinghania neither forgets his betrayers, nor lets them forget about him. Riddhima woke up with a start, panting and puffing. Her heart was still racing against her chest, and she was drenched in sweat. She looked around and found herself in the safety of her bedroom. She suddenly realised something and quickly ran over to the adjacent room.

She heaved a sigh of relief, when she saw her two lifelines, Rhea and Reyansh, sleeping peacefully in their bed. When six years ago she had given birth to the twins, she never knew that they would become such an important part of her life.

Rhea had a doll cuddled next to her while Reyansh held his favourite picture book in his hands. Riddhima smiled at them, and quietly put those things away, taking care not to wake them up from their deep slumber. I promise you that. She left their room and quickly went downstairs in a bid to prepare some breakfast.