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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun conclusion to Maxim and Alessia’s story.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
…. I am doing this for science
First of all, this being 'erotica' is not right. The only thing that would put this in that category is that these people had sex like two times every chapter. If you're here for FSOG "spice"... move along.
Second of all, I hated the first book in this duo and I knew I had to pick this up to see wtf was going on. This will likely be my last EL James book. The Missus is 400 pages and nothing happens. Alessia doubts Maxim's faithfulness to her because he slept with people before she was around every couple of pages and you believe that the ex who got her into this mess is going to do something... but quite literally nothing happens.
There's arguably no conflict in this that makes it make sense for existing. No repercussions for escaping her kidnappers, no one from the UK looking to take Maxim down (which was confusing because he has such a high status). Nothing. Caroline was the biggest conflict and it was more annoying than it was anything else. I'm glad we got to see fuck a duck return though. That was really just top-tier content for me.
So much was just poorly written. I'm actually shocked that this has 4 stars? I don't understand. Maxim calls Maryanne M.A repeatedly in one chapter and then never again? I figure it's the M from Mary and the A from Anne but I COULDN'T TELL YA. It came out of nowhere and left us just as quickly.
Basically, this book/duo feels like EL James asked ChatGpt to throw something together and then she circled back and changed things up to make it sound more like a human wrote it. Please let this be the last of it.
First of all, this being 'erotica' is not right. The only thing that would put this in that category is that these people had sex like two times every chapter. If you're here for FSOG "spice"... move along.
Second of all, I hated the first book in this duo and I knew I had to pick this up to see wtf was going on. This will likely be my last EL James book. The Missus is 400 pages and nothing happens. Alessia doubts Maxim's faithfulness to her because he slept with people before she was around every couple of pages and you believe that the ex who got her into this mess is going to do something... but quite literally nothing happens.
There's arguably no conflict in this that makes it make sense for existing. No repercussions for escaping her kidnappers, no one from the UK looking to take Maxim down (which was confusing because he has such a high status). Nothing. Caroline was the biggest conflict and it was more annoying than it was anything else. I'm glad we got to see fuck a duck return though. That was really just top-tier content for me.
So much was just poorly written. I'm actually shocked that this has 4 stars? I don't understand. Maxim calls Maryanne M.A repeatedly in one chapter and then never again? I figure it's the M from Mary and the A from Anne but I COULDN'T TELL YA. It came out of nowhere and left us just as quickly.
Basically, this book/duo feels like EL James asked ChatGpt to throw something together and then she circled back and changed things up to make it sound more like a human wrote it. Please let this be the last of it.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
hopeful
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I don't understand what I just read because this was not worth five hours of my time. A novella, at most, would've sufficed to finish the story because apart from romps 24/7, there was barely any plot or character development. There was really no need to extend the plot into an entirely new book when it could've been finished with book one.
No flow, no chemistry, no plot. A couple of smut scenes in every chapter and the MMC begging for forgiveness for his past every other chapter doesn't make a book.
I found the first book (The Mister) to be less than mediocre, and the second book (The Missus) to be sorely lacking and not worth reading.
E.L.James is clearly trying to hold onto whatever fame the Fifty Shades Trilogy had brought on and no matter how much I tried to like Maxim and Alessia as characters, this was a serious waste of time and energy.
No flow, no chemistry, no plot. A couple of smut scenes in every chapter and the MMC begging for forgiveness for his past every other chapter doesn't make a book.
I found the first book (The Mister) to be less than mediocre, and the second book (The Missus) to be sorely lacking and not worth reading.
E.L.James is clearly trying to hold onto whatever fame the Fifty Shades Trilogy had brought on and no matter how much I tried to like Maxim and Alessia as characters, this was a serious waste of time and energy.
