The Romance Bookie

This is my fourth and most likely final book in the Summer Wrap-Up Read-a-Thon hosted Jude @In Between & Jen @Some Like It Paranormal . Tomorrow I will be writing a short wrap-up post to recap all I read for this super fun Read-a-Thon! ***WARNING!!!! MATURE CONTENT & MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FROM PREVIOUS NOVELS IN THE SERIES!!!*** For my fourth book I read EL James Fifty Shades Freed (the 3rd, and as far as I know, the final, book in the Fifty Shades Trilogy). For a recap of the first two books in the series, please go Here for Fifty Shades of Grey and Here for Fifty Shades Darker . Here's a great description from Goodreads , that pretty much brings all the books together: When unworldly student Ana Steele first encountered the driven, damaged young entrepreneur Christian Grey, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and ultimately repelled by Christian's singular sexual tastes, Ana demanded a d...

***WARNING!!! THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE ADULT CONTENT NOT MEANT FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES!!*** The Fifty Shades Trilogy by EL James has had many people on their toes over the past few months.  Why? Honestly, I guess there are quite a few answers that could be given, but overall, I keep asking myself the same thing...WHY?? Just like with Fifty Shades of Grey I'm still not sure what to think of this series. The thing is, is some ways I somehow understand why women are loving this series.  But then at the same time I can't help but feel disgusted! Women want to be taken seriously.  They want their independence, they want to have the same, and equal rights as men, but at the same time they want to feel loved, protected, and taken care of by their loved one.  I get it. I do. I know I want that one day.   But there is just so much WRONG with Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey's relationship. Before I go into these wrongs (and please take into considera...

Before I truly begin, I must warn!! ***WARNING!!! FOR MATURE EYES ONLY!!!*** Okay...I don't even know where to begin... Let's see...hmmm...honestly?? I have no idea what to think! There are just so many words that come to mind when describing E.L. James' #1 New York Times Best Selling Book , Fifty Shades of Grey ... I'll start with the negatives first: Disgusting (tampon!! EWW!!!), controlling man (I HATE THAT!!!), beating, spanking, and a main character that is easy to manipulate. Now to the positives (and keep in mind some of these may be contradicting some of the words above, because like I said, I honestly don't know what to say): HOT!!!!, Sexy!!!, loving (some parts), WOW!!!, did I mention HOT???!!, and...oh probably a ton of others, but I can't think of any others right now. My head is reeling from this book!! This book is kinky! Sex filled, page after page of SEX!, Christian Grey can be so sweet, but then the next SUPER SCARY!!, and ...