A review by srinamarie
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James

2.0

I tend to be pretty easy to please when it comes to books. Usually when a series gets so much attention, I read it to see what the hype is about. Most of the time, I am not disappointed. I loved Twilight, I loved the Hunger Games, The Help was great, and I cried for Water for Elephants. However, this series was just not written well. I understand the shock value may have been very entertaining for a lot of vanilla housewives, but the arc of the story just wasn't there. I kept asking people, is there a plot? Is there a plot? All of my friends kept assuring me there was a plot. I just don't think there really was. And reading about the annoying push and pull dynamic of their relationship through three books was just not enough for me. There were lots of little speedbumps throughout that could have been developed more to be the B storyline--but every issue was resolved in a chapter. For all of the talk about the anticipation and buildup of an orgasm, there was no anticipation or buildup of a story climax. I'm glad they were quick reads. I only felt myself intrigued for the first book (bc I wondered where it was going) and for probably two more chapters of the whole series. Skip it. I gave it two stars bc it wasn't so terrible that I couldn't finish it but that's about it.