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Tied to You #4
Tied to You, Vol. 4
Wooseo's heart has been swayed, and Jigeon is determined to win it over completely, once and for all. But a meeting between Wooseo, Jiseok, and the Connector may throw a wrench in his plans when Jiseok reveals his brother has been deceiving Wooseo. The lies, the manipulations, the mind games--when all is laid bare to Wooseo, will he choose to stay tied to Jigeon?
320 pages, Paperback
Published February 18, 2025
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March 8, 2026
dude u got manipulated and gaslit halfway to hell and im gonna bet a fingernail it's ur desperation for love and being a child of divorce that made u forgive him but u do u ig, i've just been screaming at you to run for like...the past 5 hours
February 23, 2025
That’s the ending? Oooooooooooooookay
October 2, 2024
I kinda have a love hate relationship with the ending but overall I liked it.
Normally I always feel like stories with around 60 chapters are either to short or long but 64 chapters for this story just felt right, props to the pacing
Normally I always feel like stories with around 60 chapters are either to short or long but 64 chapters for this story just felt right, props to the pacing
September 4, 2025
This series had such a great start but a disappointing ending. We’re just gonna forgive all the manipulation because it was “out of love”? No thanks.
March 11, 2025
"I simply wanted you to know that there's a way out."
Ooooooooookayyyyyyy.... I have so many mixed feelings about this story.
I stand by what I said in my review for volume three --- this should be marketed less as a BL romance and more as a horror story. Because it is a horror story.
I sincerely wanted Wooseo and Jigeon to break up. I tend not to be bothered too much by toxic romances in fiction, but I am finding that I do have a limit when it comes to manipulation specifically... and Jigeon is a master of manipulation. He manipulates Wooseo. He manipulates Jiseok. He manipulates everyone in Wooseo's life. He tracks Wooseo and plants emotional seeds he then carefully nurtures. He plans everything he says and does to control the reactions of others and make them fall perfectly into the roles he's cast for them. Even his decision to eventually tell Wooseo everything is a calculated gamble to get Wooseo to fully accept and love him back.
It was so, so disturbing that when Jiseok said "I simply wanted you to know that there's a way out," I was DESPERATE for Wooseo to realize what a horrible, toxic, abusive relationship he'd found himself in, and I wanted him to take that way out. I wanted their bond to be resolved. I wanted their memories to be erased, and for Jigeon to have to start from scratch and win Wooseo over authentically and without deception. Better yet, I wanted Wooseo to go back to Jiseok, who has his own flaws but ultimately was just another pawn caught up in Jigeon's game.
I did not want them to be together, and I could not imagine how Chelliace was going to manage it -- especially with the new caveat that ring partners were "mirrors" of each other, because sorry! I don't care HOW you justify it, Wooseo is NOT like Jigeon AT ALL.
sigh... But I do GET the ending... I don't know if I LIKE the ending, but I get it. I am compelled by romantic love interests who will literally do anything for the object of their affections, and I understand why and how Wooseo came around to the idea of Jigeon, because the idea of someone being so obsessed with you, so in love with you, that they will do anything to have you is both terrifying but also compelling to a degree. And I did like that Wooseo is careful; that he is expecting to be deceived again, and that his trust will need to be reearned. And I also liked that Jigeon knows that he is on thin fucking ice, and that he cannot afford to fall out of Wooseo's favor. It's... not a healthy relationship, but it works, somehow, in my mind better than it did before. Maybe because it feels like they're on more even ground now? I'm not sure. It's a fitting ending though, and I think outside of my ideal ending, it was probably the best ending the story could have had.
Putting the main plot aside, I have a few minor grievances to voice.
First off, I really liked the initial concept of the rings, but now? they just feel so convoluted. I am willing to accept the red string of fate component, and the drama of not being able to sleep without your ring partner was very interesting and dramatic to me, if not also kind of potentially manipulative and fucked up, given how it was used in the plot. And sure, okay, they need to evolve as your relationship evolves in order to show your commitment? Kind of a weird add on, but it makes enough sense that, sure, I'll accept it. But now they're also mood rings? I am not against the idea inherently, but fucking what? Where did this concept even come from? It literally feels like a last minute add-on to even the playing field between Wooseo and Jigeon even more.
Secondly, the ending was a mess. Yes, I know I said I got it and even kind of liked it above, but pacing wise it was also a mess. It was jumpy and really fast and the last few chapters just felt like the author was just adding each chapter in order to cross off all lingering plot threads before the end. It was just kind of weird, and frankly felt a little unnecessary. But that aside, the ending of the main plot even felt rushed. I know it kind of had to be, given the ticking time bomb of not being able to sleep, but that almost makes it worse because Wooseo is now dealing with all these feelings and trying to make important decisions while sleep deprived, which is NEVER a good idea.
Third, man... what was up with Jiseok? His characterization was all over the place. And like, while I am willing to chalk some of that up to him also being a victim of Jigeon's manipulation, it also just is so much that it doesn't make sense. I don't understand how he realized he was in love with Wooseo so fast, but then also fell out of love just as fast. And I don't know why he was against JIgeon's manipulation one moment, then helping him confess said manipulation in order to win Wooseo over the next, and then kind of being Jigeon's wing man? Like what was his goal here. What was his purpose. I can't help but feel he was just a blank slate the author moved around to fill whatever character hole need to be filled in order to make the plot progress.
But whatever. All in all, if toxic romances are your thing, this might be up your alley. I don't know if I'll reread it, but I didn't hate it.
Ooooooooookayyyyyyy.... I have so many mixed feelings about this story.
I stand by what I said in my review for volume three --- this should be marketed less as a BL romance and more as a horror story. Because it is a horror story.
I sincerely wanted Wooseo and Jigeon to break up. I tend not to be bothered too much by toxic romances in fiction, but I am finding that I do have a limit when it comes to manipulation specifically... and Jigeon is a master of manipulation. He manipulates Wooseo. He manipulates Jiseok. He manipulates everyone in Wooseo's life. He tracks Wooseo and plants emotional seeds he then carefully nurtures. He plans everything he says and does to control the reactions of others and make them fall perfectly into the roles he's cast for them. Even his decision to eventually tell Wooseo everything is a calculated gamble to get Wooseo to fully accept and love him back.
It was so, so disturbing that when Jiseok said "I simply wanted you to know that there's a way out," I was DESPERATE for Wooseo to realize what a horrible, toxic, abusive relationship he'd found himself in, and I wanted him to take that way out. I wanted their bond to be resolved. I wanted their memories to be erased, and for Jigeon to have to start from scratch and win Wooseo over authentically and without deception. Better yet, I wanted Wooseo to go back to Jiseok, who has his own flaws but ultimately was just another pawn caught up in Jigeon's game.
I did not want them to be together, and I could not imagine how Chelliace was going to manage it -- especially with the new caveat that ring partners were "mirrors" of each other, because sorry! I don't care HOW you justify it, Wooseo is NOT like Jigeon AT ALL.
sigh... But I do GET the ending... I don't know if I LIKE the ending, but I get it. I am compelled by romantic love interests who will literally do anything for the object of their affections, and I understand why and how Wooseo came around to the idea of Jigeon, because the idea of someone being so obsessed with you, so in love with you, that they will do anything to have you is both terrifying but also compelling to a degree. And I did like that Wooseo is careful; that he is expecting to be deceived again, and that his trust will need to be reearned. And I also liked that Jigeon knows that he is on thin fucking ice, and that he cannot afford to fall out of Wooseo's favor. It's... not a healthy relationship, but it works, somehow, in my mind better than it did before. Maybe because it feels like they're on more even ground now? I'm not sure. It's a fitting ending though, and I think outside of my ideal ending, it was probably the best ending the story could have had.
Putting the main plot aside, I have a few minor grievances to voice.
First off, I really liked the initial concept of the rings, but now? they just feel so convoluted. I am willing to accept the red string of fate component, and the drama of not being able to sleep without your ring partner was very interesting and dramatic to me, if not also kind of potentially manipulative and fucked up, given how it was used in the plot. And sure, okay, they need to evolve as your relationship evolves in order to show your commitment? Kind of a weird add on, but it makes enough sense that, sure, I'll accept it. But now they're also mood rings? I am not against the idea inherently, but fucking what? Where did this concept even come from? It literally feels like a last minute add-on to even the playing field between Wooseo and Jigeon even more.
Secondly, the ending was a mess. Yes, I know I said I got it and even kind of liked it above, but pacing wise it was also a mess. It was jumpy and really fast and the last few chapters just felt like the author was just adding each chapter in order to cross off all lingering plot threads before the end. It was just kind of weird, and frankly felt a little unnecessary. But that aside, the ending of the main plot even felt rushed. I know it kind of had to be, given the ticking time bomb of not being able to sleep, but that almost makes it worse because Wooseo is now dealing with all these feelings and trying to make important decisions while sleep deprived, which is NEVER a good idea.
Third, man... what was up with Jiseok? His characterization was all over the place. And like, while I am willing to chalk some of that up to him also being a victim of Jigeon's manipulation, it also just is so much that it doesn't make sense. I don't understand how he realized he was in love with Wooseo so fast, but then also fell out of love just as fast. And I don't know why he was against JIgeon's manipulation one moment, then helping him confess said manipulation in order to win Wooseo over the next, and then kind of being Jigeon's wing man? Like what was his goal here. What was his purpose. I can't help but feel he was just a blank slate the author moved around to fill whatever character hole need to be filled in order to make the plot progress.
But whatever. All in all, if toxic romances are your thing, this might be up your alley. I don't know if I'll reread it, but I didn't hate it.
February 17, 2025
I’m a sucker for a happy ending, but everything got a bit twisted there for a second. I know these two truly love each other but I feel like they maybe could have prolonged them learning to understand one another a little longer before the big finale.
Overall, I really love the series. If you’re looking for a quick, fluffy read this one is perfect.
Overall, I really love the series. If you’re looking for a quick, fluffy read this one is perfect.
October 8, 2025
Review for complete series
I was on the fence of picking this up but the premise with the read thread of fate being a ring of fate and doesn't let you sleep without your destined one was interesting enough for me to pick it up. Additionally, it's been over a decade since I've last picked up a Korean work and, while I prefer black and white, it's nice to read a full colour work from time to time.
I will say that the premise lived up to its promise and was interesting, well thought out and left no loopholes. My issue largely lies with the characters. This was painfully obvious set up to be a love triangle and, unlike many, I don't even mind those. But it does become an issue if all three involved aren't particularly engaging characters. First and foremost, we have Woosea as the main character who finds himself between two brothers are as much unalike as they are alike. The problem is that Wooseo is the most bland character I have read about in a long time. Ask me to describe his personality to him and I would utterly fail. Just the blandest of bland that makes me wonder all the more why not only one but two brothers are fighting over him.
Jiseok is Wooseo's long term best friend - while Jiseok is entirely oblivious to it, Wooseo has been in love with him for years (and he was too bland for me to care). On the other hand, there is Jiseok's older brother Jigeon who has also had am unrequited crush on Wooseo for years. Things become complicated when Jigeon and Wooseo turn out to be connected by fate rings and can now no longer sleep unless they are near each other. Lots of drama follows and especially manipulation: that's the main character trait of both brothers. Now Jigeon is meant to be the manipulative and toxic one in this scenario but Jiseok fell somewhere in between: he was another brand of bland with a sprinkle of manipulativeness that must have rubbed off from his brother. At the end of the day, despite his underhand methods, Jigeon was just about the only character I found interesting in this whole scenario.
Although it was nice to read a full colour series for a change, I didn't love the art. The faces were largely nicely drawn although I wasn't a huge fan of the chibi variations. I wouldn't say the proportions were off but the author wrapped them in such baggy and stiff clothes that left the body very undefined which just made the whole art feel very stilted and lifeless.
I could have really enjoyed this premise had the characters been more interesting. As it is, it just felt terribly boring and I felt nothing towards any of the characters.
February 22, 2025
Honestly a kind of anticlimactic final volume. It didn't really steer hard enough in one direction or the other - fully acknowledging Jigeon's manipulations, or allowing Wooseo to truly spend time understanding him and loving him despite (or perhaps because of) his single-minded devotion.
It goes for the latter but just didn't fully stick the landing for me. Plus I don't get Jiseok's wishy-washy nature - like Jigeon said, why did he give up on Wooseo so easily? But maybe that's a big part of why Wooseo ended up choosing Jigeon, and being bonded to him in the first place, instead of the brother he'd spent years thinking he loved. Jiseok never would've loved Wooseo the way he wanted/needed.
So it is an interesting story. Could've been a bit more fully developed in some areas, but I overall liked it. I wish Ize Press had included whatever the side story chapters were, because I'm guessing those would've helped to flesh out their life some post-full-bonding, and it would've been nice to see more of that. (Or maybe it was just nsfw stuff, I dunno.) I did really like all the sweetness of how deeply happy Wooseo was once he'd fully accepted Jigeon and once their rings took their full form.
It goes for the latter but just didn't fully stick the landing for me. Plus I don't get Jiseok's wishy-washy nature - like Jigeon said, why did he give up on Wooseo so easily? But maybe that's a big part of why Wooseo ended up choosing Jigeon, and being bonded to him in the first place, instead of the brother he'd spent years thinking he loved. Jiseok never would've loved Wooseo the way he wanted/needed.
So it is an interesting story. Could've been a bit more fully developed in some areas, but I overall liked it. I wish Ize Press had included whatever the side story chapters were, because I'm guessing those would've helped to flesh out their life some post-full-bonding, and it would've been nice to see more of that. (Or maybe it was just nsfw stuff, I dunno.) I did really like all the sweetness of how deeply happy Wooseo was once he'd fully accepted Jigeon and once their rings took their full form.
December 29, 2025
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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August 16, 2025
The final book in this series was a huuuge red flag. Wow. The way Jigeon manipulated his way throughout was intensely disturbing and in my opinion the same way FM books in this genre play the dominant male and submissive female roles. They are not equals and Jigeon is not really honest. I really didn’t like how this turned out.
February 20, 2025
The absolute perfect ending to the series!
February 23, 2025
The ending was underwhelming but overall I enjoyed the series.
May 10, 2025
2.5
That was the ending? Okay. I'm glad this is over now, it wasn't my favorite and was very crazy, and over the top.
That was the ending? Okay. I'm glad this is over now, it wasn't my favorite and was very crazy, and over the top.
May 17, 2025
wish it had been a little more exciting towards the end than it was!
May 23, 2025
4.5 stars
September 21, 2025
That ended a lot better than I expected after all the drama and angst in volume 3.
October 7, 2025
Wooseo and Jigeon, my beloveds.
October 9, 2025
It just ends. Would’ve liked a future chapter that shows everyone’s life a couple years down the line, but that is my usual want for most series that I read.
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November 25, 2025Both brothers were manipulative a-holes.
January 20, 2026
I normally don’t care for bonus chapters but I honestly wish we had gotten one here. Will definitely be getting physical copies done the line.
January 29, 2026
I liked it. Guys still twisted but they're happy 🤷♀️
March 20, 2025
This is a solidly good ending to the series but not an amazing one. I was really hoping we'd get to know more about the guy who is offering to take the rings, but while we see him a bit, we don't get much insight into how his power works or how it affects him or how he figured it out. It's another part of this world that readers must accept is not The Point of the story and so remains underdeveloped. Overall, I think the first two volumes are much stronger than the latter two, but it's still a worthwhile quartet.
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