I'm almost halfway through 50 Shades Freed, book 3 of the 50 Shades trilogy, by E.L. James. Forthwith, some random remarks:
1) Remember how I objected to Ana's sudden promotion from executive assistant to editor at the end of 50 Shades Darker, saying that it made no sense and that Christian should have been behind it? Well, he was. Okay, fine. I still don't think she's remotely qualified to be an editor, though.
2) Ana and Christian have a big fight about Ana wanting to keep her surname. This fight occurs about a month after they get married. Apparently they just forgot to address the subject before they got married; they must have been too busy "quirking" and "pouting" and saying, "Fair point well made." Seriously, people? You just neglect a subject that affianced couples notoriously have strong views on? You couldn't even be bothered to ask each other your preferences?
3) Speaking of fights, I'm way more interested in all of Ana and Christian's arguments than their sex scenes. In fact, after the first sex scene, I've been skipping them all and paying close attention to their disagreements instead. It's like Conflict Porn!
4) There's a notable amount of alcohol consumption in this trilogy. Before dinner? Have a drink. During dinner? Have a drink. After dinner? Have a drink. After sex? Have a drink. Hectic, worrisome day? Have a drink. Angry at your spouse? Have a drink. Nervous? Have a drink. Since they have sex, eat dinner, feel worried and get angry with each other frequently, Ana and Christian drink copiously. I'm waiting for someone to either get drunk and do something really stupid or to develop alcoholism. Or both.
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…all of these issues you bring up…I wonder if the author has any real world experience with any of those things, or if it’s all a purely brain-contained “ideals” thereof…
So, from this entry alone, here’s the beginning of the list of things the author has probably never done:
Edited
Been promoted
Gotten married
Gotten engaged
Had “kinky” sex
Drank alcohol
…’cos if the author has done any of those…well, was anyone (inside or outside the author’s brain) paying attention?
(And, like, you’re totally wrong! These books are a fantastic romance with deep character evolution, and five stars are not enough! …according to the majority of Amazon reviews. Har. I wonder how many of those reviewers have done anything on that list themselves?)