Whoooo, boy. According to the Goodreads rating stats, 97% of the readers like this book. It's sort of intimidating to be in the rest of the 3% but *shrugs* what can you do about it? 
 Driven is the typical dominating billionare romance- reminiscent of the 
 Crossfire 
 trilogy series and the 
 Up In The Air 
 trilogy. And by that, I mean that the originality of Driven from the author is laughable. It followed the same storyline; the same drama; the same everything. The only thing that singled itself out to me was that the heroine/MC had baggage as well. It wasn't just the hero/love interest who has suffered in his past. 
 "I know all about baggage, sweetheart. I have enough of it to fill up a 747 and then some." 
 Now I have to admit something. Before my newly-honed critical eye, I used to looooooove books like these: 
 Fifty Shades of Grey 
 ? Bring it on. 
 Naked 
 ? I'm just quivering with excitement. 
 Bared to You 
 ? My ovaries are already exploding. 
 But now? It's all very......... 
 meh 
 to me. 
 It's all the same pattern: 
 The alpha-male billionare otherwise known as "Sex On A Stick" by some and "possessive dickheads" by others. And yes I've just used a True Blood gif because no matter how much I despise that show, Alexander Skarsgard seems to just radiate sexiness.... 
 The aforementioned hero who will chase after heroine no matter what!!! Even if it's on the edge of almost being stalkerish.... 
 The heroine who wants to "tame" or "cure" or "save" the love interest from his demons. Can also be known as that idiot who stayed with the guy who was no good for her all for the sake of love...... 
 Some over-the-top drama which could really have been solved by talking it through. And no, kissing/biting/licking/what ever that's going to end in clothes being torn off doesn't count. That's not communication..... 
 A really, really whiny-ass bitch who makes it her mission in life to ruin the self-esteem of the heroine........ 
 Oh, and I almost forgot this one: The love interest is a manwhore/womanizer and chases skirts like a dog chases a cat. I got sick of it after a while...... 
 Now all those gifs are like a sensory overload for me. I don't usually use that many gifs (it's just a preference) so I'll start moving on. I had fun though. 
 Also the style of the writing disoriented me. Random words or random sentences were italicized for no reason that I could come up with. It was very jarring and hurt my eyes. So I decided to use italics as well; see! I can do it :). 
 The characters didn't have much to praise either: 
 My Rylee and My Colton 
 I have the feeling that the author was trying to portray Rylee as a strong, confident, independent woman and if she was, then she failed. I got tired of Rylee's rampant insecure thoughts. It didn't matter that the hero had to constantly assure her that she was perfect in all ways and then some; Rylee still had her insecurities. So the "confident" part is crossed out. I don't think she's that strong either. There have been numerous instances where her will was wore down by the power of her crotch. At the end of the book where Colton acted like a maniacal douchebag and chased Rylee away, her behaviour appalled me. I wanted to don a paper bag onto my head. She acted like her life was dependent on Colton's. 
 "And in this moment, I am completely and utterly his. Swallowed by him. Lost to him and the moment so much so that I am frightened by the power of my feelings." 
 . 
 And...Colton. God, I used to think that every guy whose name started with C was going to be a heartbreaker. Because that has been the trend nowadays. (Colton from 
 Falling Into You 
 , Cole from 
 There is No Light in Darkness 
 , Cole from 
 Made for You 
 etc. etc.) Congratulations Colton, you've broken the chain. -_- Screw you too. 
 He's a dickhead; an asshole. He's everything that I don't like in a man and his behaviour towards the heroine just repulsed me. The things he said: 
 "I'll purposely do something to hurt you to prove that I can. To prove that you won't stick around regardless of the consequences. To prove that I can control the situation. To control that I don't get hurt." 
 I know that some event/incident in his past has probably shaped him to be the way that he is but that's always the excuse for men like him. 
 So I think it's safe to say I won't be reading the entire trilogy. I can't go through two more books of this. 
 2-2.5ish stars