Hi ForeverBookers,
I’ve just finished my reread of “Unbound” by Rosemary Rey, book 2 in the Rebound trilogy and I liked it!
3 Stars!
The readathons I read “Unbound” for were:
* The OWLS Magical Readathon - This readathon finished at the end of April but I think that Professor Flitwick would be fine with me taking an extra day to finish my charms exam, as I had bad headaches last month. I was reading “Unbound” for Charms because it’s an adult romance, which for me counts as an adult work. That means, I’ve passed my Writer/Journalism OWLS and I’ve got my Charms OWL too. How have your OWLS gone, if you took part? Let me know below.
* The Spring-a-thon - I read “Unbound” for the challenge of a book with friendship/family because Perla friends are really there for her in the book to help her through her struggles.
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2019 - A book you think should be turned into a movie - I love romance in everything I consume so I'd love to see this whole series as a movie.
“Unbound” directly follows the events of Rebound, book 1 so if you haven’t read that first, I suggest doing so, as you won’t understand what’s going on otherwise and you’ll be spoiled for events in book 1.
We’re still following Perla, our main character from “Rebound” but in “Unbound” she goes through a LOT of emotions. Where Rebound was very sex heavy, “Unbound” isn’t. Perla and Matt have sex probably two or three times because they’re going through struggles as a couple, as the title “Unbound” suggests. Why are they going through hard times? You’ll need to read “Rebound” and then “Unbound” to find out.
We do get chapters from Perla and Matt’s perspective in “Unbound.” I enjoyed reading from Matt’s perspective as well as Perla’s as it gave us both halves of the story, which Rebound didn’t so much as it was mainly from Perla’s point of view. Here, we get to see how sorry Matt is for what he did in Rebound, as well as Matt’s views about events in “Rebound” and “Unbound.”
NOTE: There are still sex scenes within “Unbound,” though not as many, like I said above, and negative or depressive talk so if you’re uncomfortable reading any of that maybe don’t pick this up, even though it is the second book in a trilogy so if you want to continue the Rebound story you’ll need to read this to get all the information you need, especially as Unbound ends on a cliffhanger. Also the erotic scenes make this another adult book.
I don’t want to spoil too much of the plot of this book, as it’s a sequel with a few surprises that I didn’t see coming the first time I read it, either so the spoiler section won’t be too long.
I will say that this sequel didn’t really get going until about 40% through the story so there’s a long build up to events.
Spoilers Below...
“Anything’s possible, but how can I trust a love which began in such a deceptive manner. I will always look at him and think it was about the money.”
This is Perla talking to her best friend, Carson, a side character, about her and Matt’s breakup. Matt quite literally became Perla’s rebound in book 1, after her ex divorced her months before. However, for most of “Unbound,” she believes that Matt used her to get money from her to pay for Pentagon’s (his company’s) finances. He and his friends took something very dear to Perla in Rebound and that’s what started this distrust of him and of Pentagon for her. Carson is asking her if it’s possible that she’s been a little too angry here, and if there’s a possible way that she and Matt can find their way back to each other? Can they? You’ll need to read to find out.
“the Pentagon shares, which Matt signed over to me in contemplation of our marriage.”
Brady, the antagonist in this book wants the shares of Pentagon to be solely his. He doesn’t care about Perla and Matt’s relationship. He’s a greedy character, only out for what he can get. Matt gives Perla his shares in Pentagon first as a wager in their marriage, then in a hope that it will get them back on track. Does it or does it just cause even more drama? You’ll have to read to find out.
“The only business I maintained separately from Pentagon was my medical practice, which was lucrative on its own.”
is an example of the business talk. This is a part from Matt’s perspective. I didn’t hate these parts but I’m a romance lover, which you’ll know if you’ve read any of my other reviews, meaning that I find things with limited romance kind of boring. Matt is summing up what’s happened to him and Perla here and why they’re not together anymore. In Rebound Matt’s lines were romantic and sexy but here they’re not, as he thinks he’s lost Perla. Some of his lines towards the end are more romantic but for the most part it’s more about his business with Pentagon, wanting and trying to regain his shares than the romance.
There were shocks that I completely forgot about the first time I read “Unbound.” One of which being Brady and his relationship to Perla. I won’t spoil more but it’s good. Also there’s a shady character that we don’t know the intentions of, who is in Rebound too. This goes over into book 3 however, so I don’t want to go more into that here. I will do so in my “Bound” review in a few months time.
I can remember ONE thing about “Bound,” book 3. It’s my guilty pleasure to read about in books so I’ll let you know what it is when I review it. I never finished it before because I was busy with studying, I think so I can finish it in a few months. I’m REALLY looking forward to it. I’m not reading this series together because I don’t want it to rush by as series, especially trilogies, as this is and duologies tend to do with me.
All in all then, I enjoyed “Unbound.” It was a little slow in places, where the business stuff was going on and the romance wasn’t quite as evident as in “Rebound” but it was still good. I’m therefore giving it 3 stars!
Stand by for my next review, coming soon...
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