Blown Away

Hey Everyone,

First I wanted to say Happy Father's Day! I spent mine with my family and we had a good evening. I cooked dinner and it was really sweet. We bought my dad a cookie that said # 1 Dad, and he really enjoyed himself. Now, to the book. So I finished Fifty Shades of Grey and I now understand why the author wrote a trilogy because, this book definitely leaves you wanting more. I have fallen in love with this book, it was amazing. I finally reached the sex in the book lol, and honestly, it was HOT. The first time Ana and Christian consummate their relationship is a definite page turner. What attracts me to the book the most is, even though the sexual acts in the book are really graphic, the author doesn't make it raunchy. Her word choice is some what classy, so much so that she never says the words "penis" or "vagina". The reason why that's relevant to me is, the sexual relationships that Mr. Grey has had in the past, "the fifteen", have all been non-emotional relationships where he has some what objectified women, or at least used them for his total pleasure. He's even had these past women sign contracts so they are legally bound to doing all that he asks on his terms. When Ana comes into the situation, however it is very clear that she is nothing like any of the previous women he's dealt with before. In understanding that, to describe their sex acts using the scientific terms of their body parts, in my opinion would have taken away from how special Ana. When the two of them are together, Ana is more than a vagina and Christian is more than a penis. When they have sex, its very passionate, its love making, even though they aren't always having "vanilla sex", or "sex without toys or added extras."

One of my favorite parts of the book is the emails between Christian and Ana, its funny to read their interactions via email, and how Ana, comes to terms with their agreement, it's funny and a little sweet. The emails show how spunky Ana is, even though she doesn't seem to think so.


I love this book, and if I have to rate this book based on stars with 5 being the max, i would rate this book a five. The story is amazing and it really does live up to the reputation that its received. The book is good without the sex. The sex simply enhances the story, it makes you look at Christian as a human being oddly enough. Because without his sexual preference, he would be seen as perfect and we all know that no one is perfect. His taste in sex humanizes him, because without out it, he a filthy rich guy who starts dating the girl who's virginity he takes and they both fall in love, and that would have been an unlikely story. The book is very easy to get through, it's a quick page turner, its not the type of book that you would need to force yourself to read to get into. Your grabbed within the first 10 pages.  As I've previously said the book is the first of a triology, the other two titles are Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed.  I do plan on reading the next two books, because this one really blew me away. The author doesn't have any other  books at the moment, but I will be waiting patiently for anything else she releases.

Hey everyone,

I've been slacking, big time. This week has been kinda hectic for me so I haven't been reading as much as I would have liked to. However I am currently on page 50. The book is good so far. Nothing drastic has happened other than the meeting of the two Main characters, Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, and her sleeping with him without sexual contact. I know that I said in my last post that I genuinely want the book to be good, and not good because of the sex, but I keep asking myself when is the sex gonna happen?  Don't get me wrong, sex doesn't make the book, but all of the steamy things I've been hearing about this book, I want to read the sex, lol. The book keeps you interested, you see the chemistry between the two characters and you cant help but wonder what will happen next. It seems like every time they lock eyes or every time they touch I hold my breathe. The anticipation is there completely, and I can see why this book is so good to women. The moment you realize there is an attraction between the two characters, every woman in the world either puts herself in Ana's shoes, or plays her conscience. You laugh with her, yell at her, you become embarrassed when she trips, and you get swept off your feet when Christian and Ana have a moment. An example of this is: After Ana does a photo shoot with Christian for the article that caused them to meet, he invites her to coffee. She goes, and after they leave the coffee shop, she is almost hit by an biker. Christian grabs her out of the way, and holds her close. Their lips are practically touching. When reading this I began hyperventilating like I had just been saved and was repeating in my head, "Oh shoot they're about to kiss." Unfortunately however, they don't. I like Ana was super disappointed. Writing about this is making me want to read right now, so I'm gonna go read and I think you all should find a copy and read it too. Bye

Oh Me, Oh My, Fifty Shades of Grey

Hey Everyone,
So as promised, its Monday which means I'm introducing the book of the week. This weeks book is Fifty Shades of Grey. I have been hearing about this book and Trilogy so much that I decided it may be time for me to read it. The only issue i have been having is getting my hands on a copy. Thank goodness for ebooks. So, even though I would prefer a hard copy, I'll read on my iPad. Ok, on to the specs. The book is by E.L. James and and is 356 pages long. Unfortunately because the book has been getting so much press I have assumptions on the book. I'm trying to read this book without being biased but I do have high expectations for this book. One of my expectations is that I hope the book is genuinely a good book and not just good because it's full of sex. But I guess we'll see. I'll keep you updated.

The Books

Books are the only thing in my twenty year old life that I can honestly say have been here since the start. I've always loved reading, so much so that I've read every book in my elementary school library and joined a book club in high school. But as a college student I've been finding it difficult to choose between reading books for enjoyment and grabbing Spark Notes for a safe grade. So since finding a balance has been an issue I had given up my favorite past time and directed all my attention to my to writing extremely long papers on people and things that I'm not interested in. But school is out now and I'm trying to get reacquainted with my oldest and dearest friend. So this summer, I'm going to read. I'm going to read so much, that it makes me sick. I'll be reading books from the New York Times Bestsellers list, books recommended by Oprah, online websites, as well as books recommend by friends, family, and even you guys. And the best thing to do with a book after reading is talking about it.  So I will be reviewing what I read, giving my honest  opinion of the books. My likes, my dislikes, the highs, the lows, good, bad and ugly. From this not only will I have something concrete to do this summer but, it will almost be like the greatest homework assignment ever! Or for me at least.

Here is my plan:
Every Monday I will start a new book. And I will post "the specs" of the book. i.e, title, author, number of pages, how I found out about the book etc. From there, every time I read the book or put it down, I'm going to talk about it, being sure to mention what my thought are of the book so far. Finally at the end of the week, I'll give my opinion of the book without giving away the ending, and say whether or not I'd recommend the book to anyone else and why or why not.


This all seems simple enough but i think my biggest challenge will be balancing this as well as my life, but I'm going to try at it and see what happens. I believe books can be just as much fun as, movies and television and I would love for other people to see that.  After all reading doesn't always have to be fundamental.