Tied to You 4

Tied to You 4 by Chelliace

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


At the start of this volume, things were looking pretty awful and going downhill fast to the point you feel bad for Wooseo, but it's difficult to really like any of the others - the brothers, Mina, or the contractor. While Wooseo is dead on when he admits he needs more confidence and courage at times, he's stuck between a rock and a hard place with all of these people playing on his feelings, making it understandable that he doesn't know how to deal with it at first. Even his mom seems like a piece of work, more interested in what Wooseo can do for her and any payback she may get than how he's doing for his own sake. In tha tregard at least, Jigeon's plotting and planning nature may come in handy, especially when added to his name and position that automatically have Wooseo's mom seeing stars over. The main story is built slowly and takes it's time, which is a refreshing change from many stories that dive straight into things too quickly. The epilogues cover all of the awkward relationship beginnings and the explicit content fans of the faster and explicit stories may be interested in.

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Tied to You 3

Tied to You 3 by Chelliace

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Mina seems to just be along for the ride and entertainment at this point, though this doesn't seem to be a downside to her. Meanwhile, both of the brothers are determined to win over Wooseo, but they're definitely coming from very different places here. It's interesting how Wooseo sees similarities between his own situation and Jigeon. As much as Jigeon seems to be plotting and planning to win the game, it's difficult to cheer for Jiseok as he really does come across like an entitled child losing his favorite toy, just as Wooseo observes. Jigeon seems to be the only one concerned with what Wooseo is going through, but also in his own interests as of course he's playing for keeps. This connector character is another unexpected and unusual twist. Given his preface before, it seems odd that he would meet with Jiseok at all, let alone so quickly after how long it took for Wooseo to get any response, and he actually does have a ring.

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Tied to You 2

Tied to You 2 by Chelliace

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I was hoping Mina would be a good addition to the group so everyone would be happy, but it seems she's not exactly what she seems either when it comes to her relationship with the brothers. Jigeon slowly seems to be gaining ground with Wooseo as Jiseok panics about their relationship and his own feelings. This ex of Jigeon's is more than a little problematic as well between his obsession over Jigeon, stalking behavior, the search to remove the rings, etc. Despite earlier convictions, the more that we see, the clearer it is that there have been feelings of some kind all along, they were just stuffed in a box when Jigeon distanced himself convinced that it was for the best due to Wooseo's previous feelings. We end on a rather large cliff hanger here, especially when it's clear Jigeon would rather keep their rings but still ensures Wooseo has access to the full information possible and time to decide rather than rushing in.

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Tied to You 1

Tied to You 1 by Chelliace

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Wooseo has had a crush on his best friend, Jiseok, for years. Though it seems no one is aware of it, there have been times where he was also very close to Jiseok's older brother, Jigeon. Wooseo is also completely oblivious to Jigeon's own thoughts and feelings towards him. So just what is the poor boy to do when he finds his red ring ties him to Jigeon of all people? Jiseok is just as bad where he is overly touchy and caring with Wooseo, but openingly admits that he likes Mina, another friend to both brothers that graduated with Jigeon. "Messy" seems to be an understatement when it comes to this story. Hopefully it won't blow up in everyone's faces, though at least two of them have a very obvious reason for their attraction if they could get out of their own ways a bit and admit it.

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