Review: Bound for Great Things
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
Throwing a tablet’s probably not a good thing to do, but it’s what I wanted to do after meeting first Mellea’s dad Noran then Successor Leo.Noran just…weirded me out. From the beginning, there was something off. It went deeper than contempt, was hotter than hatred. He had zero tolerance for the Guardians. The cause of it was kept until almost the end but what a revelation it was when it was finally told.Leo. He was an ass. Well, at the beginning. Rude, conceited, pompous, spoiled, everything he did rubbed me the wrong way. But as the story went on, as Mellea got to know him better, the real Leo made himself known. He wasn’t anything like the Leo I first met and, let me tell you, it was a good thing. Mellea didn’t need a husband like the old Leo. She needed a husband like the new Leo, who considered her his equal, who treated her fairly and respectfully.Mellea was undoubtedly my favorite character. Not because she’s the heroine, but because she’s incredibly strong. When the ability to choose is taken from her, she doesn’t give up without fighting back first. Even when she accepts her new life, she accepts it on her terms, never letting go of who she is: a fighter. Her relationship with Leo was not ideal for her. The anger and hatred she felt toward him for robbing her of the life she had melted into acceptance and friendship. It was a terrific do-over for them both.Disruptions happen, by choice or not. How they’re handled really shows a person’s character, their strengths and weaknesses, their ability to move on. Mellea wasn’t the only character to grow in this story. Leo and Noran did as well, in completely opposite ways. Seeing how far Noran would go because of his hatred for the Guardians was a brilliant move on Ms. Stevens part. His decision to forsake his family and join the MECHs (the Guardian’s oldest and most determined enemy) was a shock, but it was awesome to see evil twist a character into something or someone unrecognizable not just by me but by the other characters as well.Sadly, this isn’t an HEA story. Oh, Leo and Mellea end on good terms, but that HEA is stolen, transforming this into a cliffhanger. *sigh* Means I have to wait for the next book to find out what happens.It’s okay. Truthfully, I’d wait a year or two or ten for the next book. Why? Because this book is that good, because Ms. Stevens writes that good, and because I want to know what happens of course!***Received from Xpresso Book Tours for an honest review***