So I started reading this book yesterday. I find myself trying to decide what I think of this book. E.L. James defiantly has a different style of writing than I'm used to. I am enjoying the book's plot and characters, but there are a few issues I am having with it. My biggest problem is that fact that she repeats herself so much! I'm so sick of see the words "Oh my." I haven't counted how many times it actually appears in the book but I'm sure I can't go more than 2 or 3 pages without seeing it.
Another thing, I don't need to keep reading about his eyes! I get it. They are sexy, smoldering and every other way she decided to describe them. This, of course, goes hand in hand with the repeating herself so much.
I just don't get it. I have never read this kind of repetitiveness in a novel. Can anyone give me some sight into this? Does she do it on propose? Is there a point to it? Or is it that her writing skill are lacking when it comes to thinking up different words to say the same thing? I'm still reading so maybe I will change how I feel by the time I finish the book.
So for right now I will say this:
If reader can get passed the repetitiveness of the writing and is not shocked or offended by alternative sexual lifestyles they will enjoy this book.
7.5stars
*I will give my full opinion of the book once I finish it today/tomorrow.
So I am finally finish this book. I have to say that by the last few chapters I read it just to finish it. I really like the story line and the character interaction is great but the writing could have been much better. I found myself rolling my eyes and getting annoyed with James' writing. I'm in NO hurry to read the other two books. I will eventually just to see how she is going to end this series. This is not a book I would recommend to anyone.
My official and final rating/opinion of this book is:
6stars
I am giving this book 6 stars because of the character interactions. If this had no been so well written it would be 5 stars.
Would not recommend
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Sunday, 24 June 2012
The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2)
I finished this book at 4:51am this morning. (Yes, it's that good). I have decided that this series is better than the Vampire Academy series. Don't get me wrong I loved VA! But none of those books kept me up till the early morning hours.
Also I am officially an Adrian Fan!
Mead did a fantastic job on this character. I enjoy reading anything about Adrian and was excited when I learn that he was going to be a part of this series. (And let's be honest if we could find a guy like him in real life we would jump on him.) This is why it's fiction! Well, that and the vamp stuff to.
Now I know that the main character is Sydney so I guess I should give my opinion of her. Although I could just talk about Adrian all day. Anyway, I love Sydney's character as well. She is intelligent, pretty, and confident as long as she is not in a social situation of course. Sydney is a well written character all around. Mead is able to make her a strong, smart character without making her come across as a snob even when she is spouting out information that most of us wouldn't know about.
I am a bit sad thought that I read this one so quickly. Now I have the daunting task of waiting for the next one, Ugg! Likely I have a lot of other books that I can read in the mean time, although I do hate reading different series' at the same time. But this is what happens when you can't wait for the entire series to be released.
I'm getting off track though.
This book is even better than the first of this series. I don't say this a lot because I find that the first book is usually the best in any series. However, after reading The Golden Lily, I can say that I am elated with the story line and where she is going with the characters. Mead did an excellent job of keeping the reader interested by keeping the pace of the story going. One major PP I have with some books is that they are to slow. I lose interest because 1. The story is being dragged out to much 2. I am able to figure out what is going to happen long before it does. Mead doesn't do this. She has an uncanny ability to know just the right moments to give hints or have certain conversations happen to keep the reader hooked.
I must say though that the last chapter of this book is by far my favorite. It was a very satisfying when to leave off. I gave me what I was hoping for by the end while still leaving me hanging and eager for the next book.
Therefore, my official opinion of this book is:
Readers will NOT be disappointed!
10 stars
Also I am officially an Adrian Fan!
Mead did a fantastic job on this character. I enjoy reading anything about Adrian and was excited when I learn that he was going to be a part of this series. (And let's be honest if we could find a guy like him in real life we would jump on him.) This is why it's fiction! Well, that and the vamp stuff to.
Now I know that the main character is Sydney so I guess I should give my opinion of her. Although I could just talk about Adrian all day. Anyway, I love Sydney's character as well. She is intelligent, pretty, and confident as long as she is not in a social situation of course. Sydney is a well written character all around. Mead is able to make her a strong, smart character without making her come across as a snob even when she is spouting out information that most of us wouldn't know about.
I am a bit sad thought that I read this one so quickly. Now I have the daunting task of waiting for the next one, Ugg! Likely I have a lot of other books that I can read in the mean time, although I do hate reading different series' at the same time. But this is what happens when you can't wait for the entire series to be released.
I'm getting off track though.
This book is even better than the first of this series. I don't say this a lot because I find that the first book is usually the best in any series. However, after reading The Golden Lily, I can say that I am elated with the story line and where she is going with the characters. Mead did an excellent job of keeping the reader interested by keeping the pace of the story going. One major PP I have with some books is that they are to slow. I lose interest because 1. The story is being dragged out to much 2. I am able to figure out what is going to happen long before it does. Mead doesn't do this. She has an uncanny ability to know just the right moments to give hints or have certain conversations happen to keep the reader hooked.
I must say though that the last chapter of this book is by far my favorite. It was a very satisfying when to leave off. I gave me what I was hoping for by the end while still leaving me hanging and eager for the next book.
Therefore, my official opinion of this book is:
Readers will NOT be disappointed!
10 stars
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This post is just a quick overview of what to expect from this blog and rules on posting comments!
Firstly, I glad that you will be joining my blog and interacting with me while I post my reviews and discussing whether you agree with me more not! Not all books on here will be YA books. I do prefer YA books but I do read adult books as well. So you will see a mix of everything.
While I love getting comments, I must ask that you refrain from leaving vulgar comments. This blog is for fun and I will NOT tolerate any form of abuse to myself or others on here. I will go into more rules and the end of this post.
Here is a list of this to expect to see posted from me:
What book I'm currently reading and even what page number I am on
My opinion of the author, characters, the plot, etc.
No spoilers will be posted
I will do ratings on a scale of 1 to 10. I know most people rate out of 5 but I feel that there is not a lot of room to give a proper rating on so short of a scale.
Rules for posting comments:
No name calling, or abusive language towards other people. It's ok to disagree with someone opinion on a book. However, if I see anyone posting things along the lines of calling other people stupid, idiot, moron, or saying their opinion is stupid, etc. The post will be removed and the person that wrote the comment will be removed as well.
Cursing: I don't even know if blogger will allow cursing. If it does, I don't mind people using curse words but please people let's not go crazy with it. If I see someone using an excessive amount of curse words they will be ask nicely to tone it down. If that does not happen they will be removed.
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