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Yup, this is on my DNF (did not finish) shelf. I couldn't put myself through the torture. I gave it a chance -- nine whole chapters! Enough to be introduced to the main players, see the playroom, and survive the first sex scene.
I read enough.
There isn't much I can add onto what's already been said so eloquently by others (here & here). I didn't find this book sexy at all, and the Twilight parallels were annoying. I felt as if I was getting beat over the head with the grey references: Christian ...more
I read enough.
There isn't much I can add onto what's already been said so eloquently by others (here & here). I didn't find this book sexy at all, and the Twilight parallels were annoying. I felt as if I was getting beat over the head with the grey references: Christian ...more
Well let's see.... I liked it. No, it was not the best written book I have ever read but it is definitely not the worst either. I can get through a badly written book as long as the story draws me in. Which it did in this case. It was Christian's character that I enjoyed reading about. I loved watching him slowly heal from the tortured, unlovable man to one you can sympathize with and possibly even love. The whole BDSM thing was severely overrated IMO. It was not that bad. Actually despite the f
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Alright, I'm jumped on the band wagon & read this - especially because all my goodreads friends read it and gave it great reviews. ;) What I came away with: Sex begins on page 90ish. Then afterward, almost every 10 pages. Waaay too much for me. If I read one more comment about biting ones lip, I'll barf. The author at one point comments about lingerie from Agent Provocateur in Washington. If my memory serves me correctly this is a British brand not located in the USA (could be wrong but I'm gett
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Oh yes, I went there. Not as bad as I thought it would be... in fact, I am wanting to find out what happens to the characters in the next book. I know this was written as Twilight fanfiction originally, so I am hyperaware of all the parallels in the novel.
Eh. This book was repetitive. The words/pharases the author used (sated, fifty shades of ..., biting my lip) and the theme tiring. I read this to see what the hype was all about and I was disappointed.
It certainly isn't great literature, (maybe not even "literature"), but was better than I expected from some of the reviews on good reads.
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I had to do it, I had to read what everyone was talking about. My review? Meh.
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