Books Read in 2015

2015

My goal for this year is to read at least 50 books.

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2015 Reading Challenge

Ashley has read 4 books toward her goal of 50 books.

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4 of 50 (8%)

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• Foretold by Various Authors
• Tear you apart by Sarah Cross
• 50 shades of gray by E.L James
• Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anna Blankman
• The Duff by Kody Keplinger
• The Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
• The Young Elites by Marie Lu
• The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings
• The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Hexed by Michelle Krys
• We were liars by E. Lockhart
• The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre
• Love, Lucy by April Linder
• Queen of the Dead by Stacey Kade
• Vanished by E.E Cooper
• Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
• This is what happy looks like by Jennifer E. Smith
• Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann
• Spelled by Betsy Schow
• Charmed by Michelle Krys
• Amber Smoke by Kristin Cast
• United We Spy by Ally Carter
• All Fall Down by Ally Carter
• Are you there god? It's me margaret by Judy Blume
• Summer Queen by Amber Argyle
• Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
• Landry Park By Bethany Hagen
• A School for unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin
• The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender
• Never, Alaways, Sometimes by Adi Alsaid
• Jubilee Manor by Bethany Hagen
• Delirium Stories by Lauren Oliver
• Sound Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
• Sound by Alexandra Duncan
• School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
• Poison by Lan Chan

Book Review: 50 Shades of Grey by E.L James

AUTHOR: E.L James
PUBLISHER:
PAGES: 356
STAND ALONE/SERIES: Series (50 Shades)
SOURCE: Bought
OUTLINE:
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.

MY THOUGHTS

My curiosity got the better of me, plus some other contributing factors went into me reading it. Curiosity being the first then with the movie coming out I wanted to be able to compare the two. I know you shouldn't do that, but this book just seemed like I would have to read it to be able to say whether or not I actually would like the movie. That remains to be seen. Also when I worked at B & N I always passed the little table we had set up for it.

With that being said here is what I thought. Did it suck? Not like I thought it would. I was waiting for this epic train wreck to happen (even though train wrecks aren't at all epic and a bit frightening kind of like Christian at times.) Did I love it?  No, there was a lot about it that I found to be ridiculous. I'll get to that in a moment, but I'm not going to say it was trash and rag on it. I will tell you the problems I had with it. While it'll probably sound like I'm contradicting myself (and I know I will) this is why I would give it 3 stars if I did the star rating on here.

-Read at your own risk-