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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian in Books
Jan 17, 2018 (Updated Jan 17, 2018)
As bad as the original trilogy
I actually feel embarrassed that I’ve read this book. I read the original trilogy (skim reading by the time I got to the third one) and was vaguely interested in seeing if it being told from Christian’s perspective made for a better read. Short answer is no.
This has obviously been written for the money and I don’t doubt that it’s done very well. However Christian’s perspective is not a good one. In the original books he’s very aloof, cold and confident but in this he just comes across as a petulant clingy teenager. I’m sure it was intended to show his softer side, but it’s just made him out as weak and ridiculously irritating. His internal monologue too is atrocious, his constant use of “baby” made me want to cringe and it makes him sound so childish.
And the “erotic” parts.... they’re just repetitive, laughable and about as erotic as dirty dish water. This book (and the rest of the trilogy) are just a nonsense fairytale for people who don’t know any better. Avoid at all costs!
This has obviously been written for the money and I don’t doubt that it’s done very well. However Christian’s perspective is not a good one. In the original books he’s very aloof, cold and confident but in this he just comes across as a petulant clingy teenager. I’m sure it was intended to show his softer side, but it’s just made him out as weak and ridiculously irritating. His internal monologue too is atrocious, his constant use of “baby” made me want to cringe and it makes him sound so childish.
And the “erotic” parts.... they’re just repetitive, laughable and about as erotic as dirty dish water. This book (and the rest of the trilogy) are just a nonsense fairytale for people who don’t know any better. Avoid at all costs!
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KathyM (9 KP) rated Morning Star in Books
Nov 25, 2017
Very good overall, just felt the pacing was a bit off in the latter half - would have liked to have spent more time with the events of the last chapter and epilogue rather than loads of chapters of battles, but that's me. Character progression was excellent, and overall I'd probably give the trilogy 8 stars.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2623 KP) rated Elementary, My Dear Watkins (Smart Chick Mysteries #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The final entry in the trilogy finds Jo trying to figure out who wants her dead and why. Entertaining as always, but Danny's storyline slows down much of the first half of the book.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-elementary-my-dear-watkins.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-elementary-my-dear-watkins.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Shadow Weave (Spell Weaver, #2) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
I really enjoy this series, and the sequel series with Piper and Ash, although I would love to know what happens in those five years because I'm pretty sure Clio isn't mentioned in the earlier written but later set series.
I'll have to get the third book in this trilogy to see if it's explained.
I'll have to get the third book in this trilogy to see if it's explained.
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Jade Clarke-Mackintosh (7 KP) Jan 18, 2018