Bound By Ivy (2013)

"Bound by Ivy" is the final installment in the "Devoted" trilogy by J. Lerman/S. Quinn. My expectations were, sadly, not fully met with the end of the series. I love it when a series ties whatever loose ends need to be tied and give a great send-off to the characters that readers have grown to love. While there were loose ends that were tied and There were moments that I found myself sighing in disbelief and frustration at the nonsensical choices that Sophia Rose was making throughout most of the book. The idiotic limitations that her father put on her relationship with Marc just so he would give his blessing. I mean, come on. She was being treated like a child because she allowed herself to be put in that situation. She's an adult and yet she was spending most of her time in the novel trying to please everyone else. She also has serious self-image issues and you would have thought that by the third novel, she would have gotten over majority of them. There were several typographical and grammatical errors in the book but the story was still somewhat strong and interesting (especially with the addition of more suspense, thanks to PAIN). The characters remained memorable but Marc remains my favorite among them. ^.^ I'm giving "Bound by Ivy" three out of five stars but the entire series gets an overall rating of four out of five from me. ^.^

Loved if! What a great series! Loved the characters!

Loved the characters and the story.