Review Wednesday: Wrong by Jana Aston

*This is a book meant for adults due to some inappropriate content for people younger than 18.*

Title: Wrong (Wrong #1)

Author: Jana Aston
1st Date of Publication: October 15, 2015

ISBN: 9781518729379
# of Pages: 276

Genre: New Adult

Age Rating: 17+ (Sexual Content and Language)

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Book Description:
I have a history of picking the wrong guy. Gay? Player? Momma’s boy? Check, check and check.

Now I can’t stop fantasizing about one of the customers at the coffee shop I work at between classes. It’s just a harmless crush, right? It’s not like I ever see this guy outside of the coffee shop. It’s not like I’m going to see him while attempting to get birth control at the student clinic. While wearing a paper gown. While sitting on an exam table. Because he’s the doctor. Shoot. Me.

But what if, for once, the man I’ve had the dirtiest, most scandalous fantasies about turned out to be everything but wrong?

Setting: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 21st century
Point of View: 1st person- Sophie Tisdale

Goodreads Rating: 3.95

My Rating: 4.15

 

Part of the Book that Caught My Attention: Both

View on the Cover: The man looks very handsome and intriguing. Why is only half of him shown?
View on Title: What is wrong? Why is it wrong? Does the wrong thing happen?

Pros:

• The main characters are fairly well-rounded.
• Sophie Tisdale is a student who works at a coffee shop and is a corporate accounting major at the University of Pennsylvania. She does not want to burden her grandparents with an unplanned pregnancy since she was a product of one. Little is said about her mother and her father is unknown. It makes the reader wonder what happened to both parents. I love Sophie's sassy attitude and her drive for life.
• Luke Miller seems to be very put together and extremely intelligent. He is very confident and is not at all what the reader would think he is. He is very mysterious and attractive, which Sophie likes. I love how controlling but protective Luke can be sometimes. He reminded me a little bit like Christian Grey from Fifty Shades of Grey.
• The name of the coffee shop, Grind Me, is really funny to me because it's foreshadowing and a clever way to call a coffee shop.
• The irony of the entire situation is really funny to me. Sophie thinks that Luke is out of her league partly because she's a student, but he turns out to be a volunteer gynecologist for the college students. I know it sounds a little creepy, but Luke really means well.
• It really hones in on the issue of teenage/college unplanned pregnancies and how it can really change a woman's future. It deeply encourages birth control of different types, the pill, condom, and even abstinence. I love how Sophie is always so worried about the effects of being intimate and tries to be diligent (for the most part) not to become pregnant.

Cons:

• The entire situation seems a little bit too coincidental that it does not seem realistic. On the other hand, my life seemed too coincidental but I still got my happy ending. Maybe these things happen by chance.
• Some of the characters were underdeveloped, such as Sophie's coworker Everly and Sophie's roommate Jean. I soon found out that there is a companion novel for Everly called Right.
• The only thing I really wished for was Luke's point of view. His point of view is seen in the epilogue.

Jana Aston's Website:
http://www.janaaston.com/

Other Recommendations:

My Skylar by Penelope Ward

Sinful Intent by Chelle Bliss

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Ladies Man by Katy Evan
Fighting to Breathe by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Review Wednesday: Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James

*This is a book meant for adults due to some inappropriate content for people younger than 18.*

*DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW UNTIL YOU HAVE READ FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. THERE MAY BE SOME SPOILER. If you want to read this series, read my review about Fifty Shades of Grey by clicking on the link: Review: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Title: Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades #3)
Author: E.L. James
1st Date of Publication: January 19, 2012
ISBN: 978161130606
# of Pages: 551
Genre: New Adult, Adult Romance, Erotica Romance
Age Rating: 17+ (Language, Violence, Sexual content)

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Book Description:

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees.

Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past.

Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality.

Setting: Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington

Point of View: 1st Person- Anastasia "Ana" Steele

Goodreads Rating: 3.89

My Rating: 3.95


Part of the Book that Caught My Attention: Title
View on the Cover: Who is actually the one in handcuffs?
View on the Title: How is there freedom? And if so who?

Pros:

• This book was a quick read like the other two previous books. It was full of action and mystery more so than the previous books.
• The conflict in this novel is really intense, which represents how intense the relationship between Christian and Ana.
• Christian's character really grows in this novel and you really get to know why he is who has become. He also learns how to get out of his comfort zone.

Cons:

• The book very predictable in my opinion. I knew exactly what was going to happen even to the end. I felt that some of the fun in reading it was taken away.
• Ana seems to become extremely pathetic and incapable of anything throughout the novel.

Critics' Reviews:

"In a class by itself."  —Entertainment Weekly

 E.L. James's Website:

http://www.eljamesauthor.com/

Other Recommendations:

Beautiful Burn by Jamie McGuire
Easy by Tammara Webber

Review Wednesday: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

*This is a book meant for adults due to some inappropriate content for people younger than 18.*

Title: Fifty Shades of Grey
Author: E.L. James
1st Date of Publication: May 25, 2011
ISBN: 9781612130286
# of Pages: 512
Genre: New Adult, Adult Romance, Erotica Romance
Age Rating: 17+ (Language, Violence, Sexual content)

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Book Description:

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

Setting: Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington

Point of View: 1st Person- Anastasia "Ana" Steele

Goodreads Rating: 3.68

My Rating: 3.75


Part of the Book that Caught My Attention: Title
View on the Cover: Why a tie and why so detailed?
View on the Title: Why is the word grey spelled this way rather than gray?

Pros:

•  It is not your typical mother's sort of romance story, which is the reason why I started reading this book.
• I could not put this book down because it keeps you hooked and wanting to read more. The book is over 500 pages and I finished it in 3 days when I had to work all 3 days with each a 10 hour shift, That's crazy in my opinion and I read a lot.
• The characters are pretty good and seemed consistent throughout the book.
• Ana is pretty great. She is smart and very sassy, but very innocent. She really grows in this book as she learns more about Christian Grey. Plus, she's an English major which makes her more lovable in my eyes.
• Christian is a bit different and hard to like at first because he is so detached from the world, which is what his character truly portrays.
• I really liked the ending and it would have been even a great stand alone book despite a cliffhanger for the next book.

Cons:

•  I felt that the writing was a bit too simplistic, and I felt like some parts were lesser intelligent than young adult books. There could have easily been more depth with each character.
• It seemed to be a little cliche as Ana becomes a damsel in distress in her recklessness, which forces Christian to come save the day and be very controlling.

Critics' Reviews:

"In a class by itself." —Entertainment Weekly

 E.L. James's Website:

http://www.eljamesauthor.com/

Other Recommendations:

 Easy by Tammara Webber
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire