Review: The Fifty Shades Trilogy by E L James

Title: The Fifty Shades Trilogy

Author: E L James

Series: #1, #2, #3 Fifty Shades

Publication Date: 2011







Warning: I only recommend this book for readers age 18 and over.

My Synopsis: 

Ana meets Mr Grey and instantly is attracted to him, but can she keep up with him in the bedroom?

Why I picked this book up:

It didn’t interest me at first, but there was so much talk about it, I had to read it just to keep up with conversations.

Did it live up to my expectations?

I didn’t have high expectations to start with, although did have some expectations about how bad it was, so yes it lived up to them in some ways, not in others.

 

What I thought:

Well my first impression was how badly it was written, then how unrealisitic the characters were, but something kept me reading the first book, I couldn’t stop reading, but couldn’t say why either. The second book also seemed ok, but by the third I was struggling to finish and really didn’t want to keep picking it up. I found the emails quite funny and enjoyed that aspect of it, maybe more of these should be included.  I was expecting the sex scenes to be full of acts and objects that I hadn’t heard of (or least used in sex) but this also wasn’t as bad as I expected.

I reviewed the trilogy as a whole because I couldn’t think of different things to say for each book, they were all quite similar.

Overall I feel the trilogy wasn’t worth reading and I wouldn’t have picked it up if it wasn’t for all the talk about it.

My favourite quote/s from the book: 

“Don’t get your panties in such a twist… and give me back mine.”

If this book were a song it would be:

A cheesy pop song that annoys you when you hear it, but you find yourself singing along until it is stuck in your head all day.

If this book were a food it would be:

Fast food, you know it’s no good for you and most of the time disappoints in taste, but you can’t help yourself having one every now and then anyway.

How it stood as part of a series:

This would have been better condensed as one book with alot of rubbish taken out.

Read if: 

You don’t care how badly books are written.

Up next for review: 

Interrupted: Life Beyond Words by Rachel Coker

Review: Fallen Angel by Eden Bradley

Title: Fallen Angel

Author: Eden Bradley

Series: N/A

Publication Date: 19th June 2012

Warning: I only recommend this book for readers age 18 and over.

My Synopsis:

Declan watches as a naked woman falls from the sky, he feels compulsed to touch her and already feels a strange connection to her. He vows to stay with her in hospital and find out who did this to her. When she wakes in hospital it is clear something terrible has been going on in her life, she talks of the Grandmother and Asmodeus, the only 2 people she ever saw. She has deep cuts down her shoulders and tattoos on her hands. She also claims she has never had a name. As she is a Jane Doe, Declan decides to take her in and help her. Declan has many issues of his own to work through and still feels a strange connection to her.

Why I picked this book up:

I thought it was a paranormal romance which I can be a bit partial to. I’ve read quite a few fallen angel stories, but the angel is usually a guy and a normal girl (or one who doesn’t know she is special) falls for him, this one looked like it was the other way round so I looked forward to a change.

Did it live up to my expectations?

Well no, it wasn’t a paranormal romance; it was erotic fiction that was a bit of a shocker.

What I thought:

I haven’t ever really read erotic fiction before, so am not really sure what they would normally read like. I found the sex scenes a bit too much in this story, they seemed to be at it every second, or thinking about it (or she was with Asmodeus, doing the dirty) and to me this was too much, none of it seemed realistic. I also found the swearing a little too much.  I also had issues with how they instantly fell in love (or felt such a strong connection anyway) you would think that someone who had been abused most of their life and not seeing many people, would be wary of anyone new, instead she woke up and immediately wanted sex with Declan and strove to make it her mission.

The story I found interesting, and probably would have enjoyed it had the romance and sex seemed more real. I enjoyed the physiological issues and trying to guess if it was in her mind or real, I enjoyed the mystery aspect too. Overall not something I’d normally read, and if this is anything to go by, will not be reading anymore erotic fiction.

Read if:

Maybe if you like erotic fiction?

Up next for review:

One Moment by Kristina McBride