With each of these three books, I have complained and complained and complained about the writing, storyline, and lack of character development James gives (or doesn't give) the reader. I can't help but laugh however, as I stuck by the series and made it a point to follow through. I'll admit, I was ready to throw in the towel 12 pages in to this last one, but I have a tiny issue with starting a book and not finishing it.
Freed picks up with Mr. and Mrs. Christian Grey honeymooning via private yacht through the south of France. I legitimately snorted, closed the book, and shook my head in disbelief for a solid couple of minutes at Christian's shocking, "marking his territory" move with Ana after a wardrobe malfunction on the beach. To this day, I simply do not understand why hundreds of thousands of women swear up and down that Christian Grey is the type of man every girl should want. His controlling nature is beyond frustrating and in no way attractive. To a point it is almost shocking. I never had any respect for Ana, as she is hopelessly in love with a man so demeaning. As I read through the Christian and Ana Honeymoon chapters, I found myself consulting a political map of France one too many times. Something just wasn't adding up--how can they be yachting in the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, yet take a day trip on land to Versailles? James's paralleling Ana's inner struggle with her marriage to the Hall of Mirrors made for a silly geographical error. In the author's defense, I am a little overly-sensitive with anything relating to that part of Europe, as I left my heart overseas following a recent vacation to England, Belgium, France, and Switzerland. Regardless, issues like that are 9th grade World Geography.
The real "story" unfolds when Christian learns of a break-in-arson attempt to his home in Seattle, affecting information technology of Grey Interprises Holdings, Inc. The Greys' are faced with another stalker, and it's another 500 pages of the same ol' stuff. Breathing hitches, faces flush and blush, mouths turn in to hard lines, and brows furrow. My favorite is a furrowed brow with widened eyes. Practice that one a few times and let me know if it is physiologically possible. New language not previously seen in the earlier books: Mr. and Mrs. Grey. It was cute the first few times and I can see why, what with them being newlyweds. However, by the end of the book you could swear they forgot their own first names. Man, it was irritating. Following the happily-ever-after epilogue, the reader is treated with a rare glimpse into the mind of Christian Grey. He recounts various events from his childhood as well as the interview in which he first met Anastasia Steele. Stephanie Meyer's Midnight Sun, anyone?
The author concludes the book with a "that's all...for now" line that made me roll my eyes while my subconscious is shaking her head. Know when to stop James, just know when to stop.
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