Review: Grounded

Grounded by R.K. Lilley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Well, this was quite the series. I unfortunately have to say that James was too much for me. I couldn't believe some of the things he did. Half the time I liked him but didn't love him and the other half I was thinking "WTF is wrong with this man? Bianca should run far far away and change her identity." James has always been the type that will never give up once he sets mind and/or heart on something. That bothered me from the heart. It was impossible for him to ever have even the slightest bit of distance and that would definitely freak me out. I need alone time and I need to be with the friends I love at times. He gave her that but he was pretty much always there or near by. The fact that he wouldn't let any male touch her besides Stephen was ridiculous. It was clear that his friend Tristan was in love with someone else and James wouldn't even let him hug Bianca because he was a dom.

There were other things that bothered me as well. One was when it was that time of the month for Bianca. Another was the sex still. Some of the stuff that he was into was just disturbing. I really thought she should have run far far away after James got mad because Bianca went to see her brother. I so get why she did it the way she did. I don't think he should have been quite that upset since nothing happened. He was rude to her brother. He really did treat her like she was his and he got to make all decisions for her always. It was overbearing. I understood why he was so angry but I was really worried about what he would do to her after that. I'm not sure what I think he should have done but what he did was borderline not okay. He was way too much of a dom for me like with the no one can touch you without my permission, the collar, and some of the sexual stuff. I felt like their relationship was extremely unhealthy.

The whole end was seriously a wtf moment. I was not expecting quite that much craziness. I would have been really pissed if anyone hadn't survived that I really cared about. I wish I had a best gay guy friend like Stephen. Of course I love my best guy friend but there was just something so caring, sweet, and protective about Stephen It would be awesome to have someone in my life like that.

Over all I give this book 3 stars. I don't feel like James was as psychologically scared as Christian from Fifty Shades but he was just too damn controlling and crazy most of the time. From the start, Bianca should have set more boundaries and stuck to them. Too many of the things that James did disturbed me and too many of the things that Bianca let happen bothered me too.

★★★



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