50 Shades Freed by EL James

 

 

 

Overview by B&N

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees. Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past. Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality.

Review by the Bookworm

 

What can I say?  I was left hanging. I enjoyed this book immensely, but I'm also glad to be getting out of the series, for now.  Why?  Because Mrs. James has left us hanging.  Seems like she will be approaching the story by the way of Christian's point of view.  Why does this sound familiar?  Maybe like our favorite sparkly vampire Edward?  We have been left hanging by Miss Meyer for years now.  I can only hope that James doesn't do the same to us.

 

The overview goes into everything that you know. I just wish the sex was cut out.  I mean...yeah, we get it...they are sexually active for pete's sake.  The storyline was slow in the first book.  It only picked up in the second book.  I can't say I liked the ending. I wanted Elena to get it up the arse and be the bad guy.  Was kinda disappointing on that side. 

 

Should you read it?  I will leave that up to you.  Will I pick it up again?  Most def!

 

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The Bookworm!

 

Overview by B&N

 

Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house. But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life. This book is intended for mature audiences.

Review by the Bookworm

 

This should have been the first book. Period.  The first one was way too slow and you wanted to slap Christian for taking so long, and you wanted to beat Ana for just hanging around.  Sure, us women want a little mystery, but there was basically no plot in the first one.  At least this one had a plot and you got to delve deep into Christian's mind.  WAAAAAY BETTER! 

 

Highly recommended.

 

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The Bookworm!

Review for Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James

OVERVIEW BY B&N

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires. Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

REVEIW BY THE BOOKWORM

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PROCEED NO FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT READ!

I am sitting here contemplating on just how to proceed with this review.  I read the ones that were out here and my sister in law convienced me into reading it.  I will say this is for a mature audience and NO TEENAGER SHOULD BE READING THIS!

Anastasia Steele meets greek god Christian Grey and falls into the dark world of binding, spanking, and use of adult toys.  Yep. That's about it.  Her confusing thoughts on Christian are minimal.  Her character and his are lacking in development with only glimpses into his past. 

I nearly found myself skipping pages and stuck to it, because I wanted to give this book a fair shake.  Finally, nearing the end of the book you start to fall in love with tortured Christian Grey who is hiding his fair amount of secrets in his past.  You start to see him through Ana's eyes and yearn to learn more about the vunerable man who hides behind his 50 shades of f'd up.

I give it a four out of five stars, not for the sex, for that really didn't appeal to me, but for the development that started to happen at the end of the book.  Needless to say Mrs. James saved it from total disaster, but could have delved deeper into Christian in the middle of the book than at the end.

I have just picked up the second in the series....that is saying something...right?

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The Bookworm!

Review of Don't Tell Mother by Tara West

Overview by B&N

 

Raised under the shadow of her popular and spoiled brother, AJ Dawson struggles to get any kind of compliment from her mother. She can't escape her troubled home-life at school, when she is forced to deal with a lot of the same issues. Her immature coach is determined to turn the team against her, her teammates are bent on losing every game, and the rest of the school population cowers in her presence. AJ's mounting frustration could turn her into a ticking time bomb, and she knows the first step to solving her problems is to gain acceptance from her mother. Easier said than done. Her relationship with her mother goes from bad to worse when AJ's green-haired boyfriend knocks on the door. She knows she'll have to clean up her guy if she wants to earn Mom's respect. But AJ's secret ability to foretell the future is driving her and her mom further apart, and if she doesn't tell her mom about her horrible vision soon, her brother will die.

Review by the Bookworm

 

Miss West has done it again.  These have quickly become some of my top reads!  I don't have to go into an overview because Barns & Noble covered it all.  All I can say is two thumbs up and read read read read read!

Review Don't Judge a Book By Its Magic by Kate Policani

Overview

Colleen is a normal girl. She loves shoes, chick flicks, and cute clothes. The only thing abnormal about her is that she’s just become a magician; not the disappearing bunny kind, but the power-shooting-out-of-your-hands kind of magician.Her problem now is that she doesn’t believe in magic. Well, she believes in it. She’s seen it shoot out of her own hands, but she opposes it in a moral sense; no hexes, no spells, no incantations, no potions, no amulets, no tomes, no casting circles, no eye of newt, none of that. She has to be very clear because people pressure her about it. Whatever they say about “how it’s done”, this is a morality issue for her and she will not cave in to their pressure.Join Colleen at Seattle Pacific Regional University, where she becomes a part of The Convergence. She’ll learn the freaky side of Work Study, Financial Aid, and Vyxhepiocht. Seriously, she’s never seen so many hot guys. It’s going to be wild!

 

Review by the Bookworm

 

Max, Tynan and London, OH MY!

 

In "Don't Judge a Book by its Magic", we are introduced to Colleen Underhill.  A fresh from high school eighteen year old that still isn't positive on what she wants to do with her life. 

 

She spends  her time in the local library indulging in her love of the literary world, when she happens to find a book that belongs to no one.  The library or anyone else.  Within a few chapters, Colleen's world changes.  A Christian girl with Christian beliefs, she is thrown into a world of things that were not suppose to exist, but do. 

 

Taken from her family, she begins to learn the ways of the folk that she did not know lived within her own neighborhood, and thus finds herself not in a love triangle, but a love square!

 

I was pulled in immediately with the sense of style, humor, wittiness and overall actions that Miss Policani put into her characters.  Change the hair and eye color, I AM Colleen, minus the whole "magic" bit!  This book was beyond enjoyable in every sense of the word.  My one question...WILL THERE BE A SEQUAL?  Lord, I hope so!

 

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The Bookworm

Review of Kindred by Erica Stevens

Overview by B&N

What do you do when the one you love is also you worst enemy? Trapped in a destiny she does not want, Cassie finds herself lost and adrift, until he walks into her life, turning it upside down and awakening her in ways that she never dreamed possible. Cassie is stunned and devastated to learn that she belongs to a long line of vampire slayers known as The Hunters. A murderous rampage by a group of elder vampires has left the Hunter line decimated and the remaining Hunters scattered around the world. With her friends Chris and Melissa’s aid, Cassie struggles to rid the world of the monsters that murdered her parents. Though Cassie knows it is her fate, she chafes against her heritage, and is resentful of the shortened lifespan that has been placed upon her by the circumstances of birth. Struggling to get through every day, Cassie finds herself simply going through the motions of living. That is, until Devon arrives. Tall, dark, and mysterious his arrival turns the school, and Cassie’s life, upside down. Fighting against her fierce attraction to him, and the chaos he represents in her carefully ordered days, she is irresistibly drawn to him. Though worried that what she truly is will place Devon in danger, she is unable to fight her feelings for him. He is the one light, and the only source of hope she has in a world that revolves around death and fear. What she does not know is that Devon has some dark secrets of his own, secrets even more frightening and dangerous than hers. Secrets that threaten to tear them apart forever.

 

Review by the Bookworm

 

Entertaining.  A draw.  Sucks you in and doesn't let you go.  Not the typical girl falls in love with vampire.  I wished it had ended differently, but I understand do to sequels.  I just would like for things to end on a more grounded note without leaving the reader hanging.

 

I highly recommend the book to anyone looking for a good supernatural thrill that leaves you looking for the next book!

 

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The Bookworm!

EXCITED, EXCITED, EXCITED!

I will be reviewing a book titled "Don't Judge a Book by It's Magic," by Kate Policani.  I am so excited I can't see straight. She will be sponsoring other blogs, givaways, discounts as well as guests! 

http://katepolicani.com/works-in-progress/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-magic/

Check her out!  I am dying to get my hands on this book!

Review of Ravenous by Erica Stevens

Overview by B&N

The world didn’t end with a bang, didn’t go out in a ball of fire and fury. Nor did it end in ice, but in some strange way, ice was the end; or maybe it was the beginning of something more.

Bethany is stunned and horrified when she finds herself suddenly alone in a world that was alive only moments before. Terrified, she flees into the streets of her town, looking for answers, and desperate to reach her family. Panicked, she is nearly captured by the monsters hunting her until Cade steps in to rescue her. Dark and distant, most people in school are weary of Cade, yet oddly fascinated by him. They had been close as children, but it has been years since Bethany has had any real contact with Cade. Inexplicably drawn to his dark presence, Bethany finds herself torn between her growing desire for Cade, and her boyfriend, Bret’s, unwavering love. As their situation becomes even more perilous Bethany struggles to come to terms with her past, her terrifying new reality, and her growing love for a boy that is powerful, mysterious, and deadly.
Book one of The Ravening Series.

Review by the Bookworm

So, I'm not into books about world takeovers....especially by aliens, but this one had me on edge, trying not to revert to an age old habit of biting my nails, and literally screaming at the characters to run!

I am totally in love with the character Cade.  Though there is something a little mysertious/off about him, that I think will be revealed in the second book. 

Bethany finds herself in a world of frozen people.  Frightened and alone, she does find some others and try to fight their way off of a island.

Trust me, there isn't much I can say without giving everything away.  But if you like "never a dull moment," action, romance, a love triangle and a little gore, this is the book for you!

RECOMMEND!

Review of Lucy and The Letter Eaters by Alisia Compton

Overview By B&N

The small town of Whiskey Falls is still reeling from a tragic accident that claimed the lives of a local resident and his infant daughter. The town is unprepared for the force of evil that has stepped down on their soil and the unlikely heroes who must stand against it. The perfect, god-like-in-status group of jocks that rule Whiskey Falls high, The Letter Eaters, does not tolerate imperfection and Lucy Bennett is not perfect.

Lucy can dream the future, but she has no idea why. She meets Cole, a handsome young man with mesmerizing blue eyes, a fast car and a dark profession. Cole is the darkness that surrounds you when you die. He is the eternal, immortal Angel of Death and he can’t hide his passion for Lucy. Not only are the two drawn to each other, but his sudden appearance in town sets off events that will reveal the real reason why The Letter Eaters torment Lucy. Moreover, the events will ultimately change the lives of Lucy, Cole and the rest of the Whiskey Falls residents forever.

Review by the Bookworm

Odd, few punctuation and writing errors.  But I can not say that it was one of my favorites.  I kept wanting Lucy to stand up for herself instead of letting the Letter eaters push her around.  The ending was slightly surprising, which was a definate pleasure. 

I do recommend the book, but not for ages under 15 or so.  I believe it could cause a few nightmares to freshmen! LOL

Sorry, Sickness and Family.

I haven't gotten to be here because of a onlaying sickness and other family issues.  Most have cleared up, thank heavens and I will now be posting upon a regular basis!  Sorry for the delay!