Alright, sorry folks. After The Game of Thrones series I needed a serious break from anything in depth, heavy, and new. It was such a time consuming, exhausting, and wonderful series that I needed time to digest them mentally. Since I finished I re-read the Hunger Games trilogy (in time for the movie) and the Harry Potter Series.
I wasn't really looking for anything specifically, but I knew the new Sookie Stackhouse book was coming out in late March or May, so I kept my eye out for that. On the radio show I listen to in the morning they were talking about Shades of Grey, and I figured, why not?
Shades of Grey Trilogy
This trilogy has a LOT of sex in it... It is set in Seattle and is about a man who is really into Dominating women sexually and a Virgin who "has never had a boyfriend and doesn't know how attractive she is." Here is my basic view of the series: it is Twilight with sex. Apparently the author created the series after reading some fan fiction of Twilight online. It is obvious. Here is how
(Spoiler alert)
Boy meets girl, hints he's dangerous, tell's her they shouldn't be friends. Boy is unusually attracted to girl. Girl thinks boy smells exceptionally good.
Sex
Girl falls down a lot.
Sex
They get married
More sex.
Girl gets pregnant. Boy gets mad. They get back together after she almost dies. More sex.
That is basically the series in a nutshell. I didn't hate it, it wasn't awful. But before I knew the series was based off of Twilight, it was obvious that's what it was. Not awful, but definitely a lot of sex. Have I mentioned that yet? ;)
A Dog's Purpose
I liked this book. I thought it was really cute. I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more, I cried some more.
This is the story told from the Dog's Point of View. He dies and is reincarnated several times throughout the book. Each time I get misty eyed and I cried. If you have ever owned and loved a dog, you should read this- but probably not right after it dies. There is a sequel that I am going to read either when it comes out on paperback or I'll get it on my Nook later this summer. I would recommend it though!
