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Villette

Charlotte Brontë and Helen Cooper

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Villette is Charlotte Bronte's powerful autobiographical novel of one woman's search for true love,...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Silver Chain (The Unbreakable Trilogy, #1) in Books

Sep 6, 2019

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When I was offered this it was described as being like 50 Shades of Grey and the Crossfire series. Having liked both of these I thought Id give it a go. In a way it was like them: young girl meets wealthy business man and cant deny the sexual attraction. Unfortunately for me, it didnt quite measure up. It didnt draw me in straight away.

In fact, it took me a while to get into it. That might have been down to Gustavs attitude and the fact he wasnt very good at explaining what he wanted. It put me off a bit, I guess, and I couldnt always understand the attraction. Serena, too, was a bit of a puzzle. The way she reacted sometimes; though that could probably be put down to her age.

After finishing the story Ive been left with some questions. Why wouldnt Gustav kiss her until near the end? Why did he with-hold from having sex with her for so long? What sort of lifestyle were Gustav and his wife involved with before? And why were Serenas parents so horrible to her?

I suppose since this is the first in the trilogy that we will get answers to some of these in the following books. If Im honest, Im not sure if Id be interested in continuing the series, though that ending has most definitely whetted my appetite.

Overall it was a god story that kept me wondering where it was heading but for me, having read 50 Shades and the Crossfire series, it just didnt quite do it for me.

That being said, dont dismiss a book without at least trying it for yourself first.