Customer Reviews

Fifty Shades Freed: Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

5 star:		(57)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

The first book was okay, with some interesting aspects (including good sex scenes) that made up for the juvenile writing and even more juvenile characters. I made the mistake of buying the other two books right after finishing the first. The series is essentially based on the old fallacy that messed up guys can be "fixed" by the right woman. It's also chock full of romance cliches: virginal heroine, hot billionaire with dangerous secrets in his past, ridiculous threat to virginal heroine's life, etc. It's also full of Twilight-esque vomit-worthy writing: obsessive hero who violates boundaries and engages in controlling behaviour but it's okay because he does it out of love; constant misunderstandings based on each main characters' belief that they're not good enough for the other; everyone in love with the quiet, nerdy heroine. By the second book, any original aspects have disappeared, and by the third book the writing is so idiotic you'll lose respect for yourself for continuing to read them.

Do yourself a favour and read the Outlander series or a Song of Ice and Fire or anything but this garbage.

Fifty Shades Freed is a good romantic read, but in comparison to the first book (which initially captured out attention) it is purely that; a romance. Although there is some areas that include detailed sex, I feel that by the 3rd book it has lost all mystery and spark. By the 3rd book, I was pretty much over how much she loved him and how much he loved her and her "fifty" etc. The series is good but the first is by far the best in terms of mystery and sex.

To my opinion this was the best of the three althought they all are excellent. I went throught this triology quicker than i ever read, i will definetly read them all over again.

Please do not waste your time with this book. I heard reviews of it all over the place including CBC and the New York Times that raved about how fantastic and racey it was. Turns out this is just a novel for those who have suppressed sexual thoughts to the point of oblivion and need a poorly written, unbelievable, erotic drugstore paperback novel in order to make them feel naughty. Our main character is swept up in a world of dominant emotional abuse, veiled by a small handful of S&M scenarios, and basically we're lead in circles as nothing actually happens in the book and she is constantly whispering and mumbling to her rich emotionally disturbed boyfriend. The S&M subject matter was actually a draw for me as I felt it may have the potential to express various types of sexuality, I was wrong; it was used simply as shock factor to snap you out of the ongoing drone of a lack of plot. My greatest fear is that this is fostering a generation of individuals who will believe this is good literature. Please put this book down and simply admit that its purchase was a rash decision that you don't need to feel the consequences of. Lastly do not take sexual advice from this book, men everywhere will thank you if you do not follow Ana's lead and find your own, toothless, type of oral pleasure.

You have to form your own opinions. It' a must...We've read all of them and pass them around. It's fun to discuss

Well isn't this different...I enjoyed reading it more for the story of his life than the sex part. But I enjoyed the whole thing.

absolute garbage, bad writing, she is repetitive and immature, If I had known how bad these books were I never would have ordered all three, but thrown out the first one after the first chapter.

tordu, dangereux, met le sexe sadique comme bon. recrée le pattern de Cendrillon, un roman Arlequin avec sexe morbide.immensément malsain

People keep saying its "bad writing" I have to disagree. I loved this book, the sex is still sexy. I had a hard time putting it down :) it was a great read, once again. I will re read. It is nothing like twilight, I cant wait to see how they create this sexy trilogy into a film, and seeing if it plays in a theatre, or if it goes straight to the sexy shop ;)

I just loved this book after having read the 1st two. It ends the relationship for both of them so beautifully. For anyone reading the trilogy, don't get discouraged with the second one as the third one is wonderful.