Review- Forty Shades of Pearl by Arianne Richmonde

Title- Forty Shades of Pearl
Author- Arianne Richmonde
Genre- Romance/ Erotica
Publish Date- 22nd of August 2012
Publisher- Mighty Publications

Blurb- Documentary producer, Pearl Robinson, is a beautiful and smart forty year-old divorcee but has not had a date for over two years. When she hears about Alexandre Chevalier, a young French, Internet success story, she assumes he is a nerd. But when she bumps into him face to face she’s stunned by his charm, beauty and sophistication, and startled by her strong feelings and desire for a man fifteen years her junior. His looks, wealth and worldwide triumph with his social media site, HookedUp, means he can get any woman he chooses, but there is something about Pearl he finds irresistible…

The couple begins a passionate affair and Pearl’s body is awakened in ways she never imagined possible. She is consumed by him and his magical touch. But secrets, jealous family members and other external forces are threatening to pull them apart.

Erotic, humorous, and profoundly tender, Forty Shades of Pearl is a story that will stir your heart, rouse your emotions and touch your soul.

Review-  Ok I am going to do my best to be as honest as possible yet not harsh... As I say a lot, this is my sole opinion. Many may disagree with it, but this is what I think. I have some really strong opinions on this book so please bare with me as I get them all out. 

This review may contain some spoilers so if you intend to read it please stop reading.

I am going to start by referring back to the blurb. I am sad to say that it did not stir my heart, rouse my emotions or touch my soul. I found it quite the opposite, very unemotional, and not funny in the slightest. I had a really hard time connecting to the characters and finding any sort of connection between the characters themselves. They lacked chemistry. The first thing that stood out to me was the bashing of 50 Shades of Grey. Now the author didn't actually mention 50 itself but major elements of it. One big "No No" in the writing industry is bashing another authors work. But what confused me the most was to then go and title this book in a way that almost mimics 50 Shades. Whether that was Richmonde's intention I am not sure but what I am sure of is that it irked me. Another thing that I must address is the use of food items during the intimate moments. Now I am all for people expressing their sensuality through food and using it however they see fit, sometimes reading about having warm chocolate smeared over my torso and breasts, then getting licked off by a tall, dark and sexy man is a real turn on, but having cherries put up my clacka then getting sucked out!!! I'm sorry but no! Nor do I think nutella mixed with honey on my breasts with a penis in between appealing either. Now a reminder, this is my opinion. Some people might like that type of thing. Me, not so much. One more thing to mention that I found quite disturbing was a dream that Pearl had which involved pleasuring herself on a horses leg. WHAT?!?!?! That is disgusting! Who even thinks of something like that. 

Ok so back to characters. I found Alexandre (how do I put this), kind of repulsive. The way he spoke to Pearl, the way he treated Pearl was horrid. If anyone spoke to me that way they would have gotten punched in the face. This made it so hard for me to see the connection the author was trying to portray between he and Pearl.

All in all I did not enjoy this book whatsoever. I couldn't establish any connection to the book or the characters. 

I have scoped out other peoples reviews of 40 Shades of Pearl and it looks like I am the first person to give it a rating under 4 stars so clearly some people do like to read this type of thing. I do apologise to anyone who may have taken offence to my review but once again, it is my opinion. 

For those of you who want to check it out for yourself, you can check out AMAZON.

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Review- Fifty Shades Freed by E.L James

Title- Fifty Shades Freed
Author- E.L James
Genre- Adult Romance/ Erotica
Publish Date- 19th of January 2012
Publisher- The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House

Blurb- When unworldly student Ana Steele first encountered the driven, damaged young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and ultimately repelled by Christian’s singular sexual tastes, Ana demanded a deeper commitment; determined to keep her, Christian agreed.

Now, together, they have more – love, passion, intimacy, and a world of infinite possibilities. But Ana always knew that loving her Fifty Shades would not be easy, and being together poses challenges neither of them ever anticipated. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own integrity, identity or independence; Christian must somehow overcome his compulsion to control, and lay to rest the horrors that blighted his past and haunt his present.

Just when it seems that together their love can conquer any obstacle, misfortune, malice and fate combine to make Ana’s worst nightmares come true. Alone and desperate, she must face down the poisoned legacy of Christian’s past.

Seductive, shocking, sad and funny, Fifty Shades Freed is the compelling final volume in the Fifty Shades trilogy.

 Review- What an extraordinary, sexy and intense way to end the trilogy. I can't give too much away because I have a lot of friends reading it at the moment and they would kill me! 


So once again we start right where we left off at the end of Fifty Shades Darker. This trilogy just got better and better. Freed was just as intense and erotic as the first too but delves more into the emotional issues within the characters. We learn more about their feelings and watch them battle inner demons, especially my dear dear Christian. Anastasia's determination to "fix" Christian takes us on a roller-coaster journey full of heartache and torment, plus a few blow ups. A psychopathic moron rears his head once more and causes some major dramas for the sex driven couple and their family. If you didn't think Anastasia was dedicated to her relationship already she sure proves it in Freed!  


There really isn't much more I can say about Fifty Shades Freed without giving much away. For those of you who are currently reading the first books in the series, you had better get excited! And for those of you who haven't even started reading them yet I have one question for you. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? A special invitation???? Well here it is then. I invite you to start reading it - immediately! 


If you missed my reviews for the first two books in the trilogy here are the links


Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Darker

For more information about the author and her projects you can visit her WEBSITE


And to purchase your copy of Fifty Shades Freed you can head to most books stores and find it there or head to AMAZON


For those of you who are already on the Fifty Shades journey I would love to hear your opinions on the books so leave a comment to let me know how you're going!

HAPPY READING!

Review- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L James

Title- Fifty Shades Darker
Author- E.L James
Genre- Erotica
Publish Date- 15th of September 2011
Publisher- The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House

Blurb-  Daunted by the singular sexual tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.

But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades.

While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life.

Review- Woah! Second one done already??? Yes, yes it is! Because it was FREAKING AMAZING! (Please note Shouty Capitals).

So as you can see I wasted no time before surrendering myself once again to world of Mr Grey and Miss Steele. I didn't think it could get any better, how wrong was I??? So without skipping a beat we are thrown back exactly where we left Christian and Ana- in a tangled mass of limbs and other body parts. But this time E.L James has enlightened us on the disturbing childhood of one Mr Grey (aka- mysterious. brooding, sex God who haunts my dreams). Can I just say, no wonder he has control issues! Ana is desperate to find out more about his past in a bid to help herself understand him. Mr Fifty Shades doesn't exactly make this easy with his ever changing mood and his seductive ways. So to answer your questions, yes we still have lemons (and lots of them!) And don't fib, I know you wanted to know if they were in there! You perverted individuals! Just kidding, I really don't blame you at all. They are even more heated than before and leave you with shivers and possibly more than shivers...

Anywho! So to add to the lemons and childhood demons we are given some more twists and turns. A psychotic, stalker ex Sub rears her head and causes a major stir in Christian and Ana's sex fueled relationship and a certain someones new boss gets a little too frisky, if you get my gist. And where would the book be without the ever intrusive Mrs Robinson, whom I absolutely despise. Seriously who the heck does she think she is? Why I oughta! Excuse me while I calm myself.....................................................

I must mention the proposal of a new arrangement, which I approve of. I can tell you no more than this.

So bottom line is, Book Two of Fifty Shades was everything I hoped for plus more. It had me reeling from start to finish. It was so much more intense than Book One and instead of having a heated core it was trembling. For those of you reading Book One at the moment, I am so excited for you all to start Book Two. It will not disappoint! And for those of you who haven't even started the trilogy yet WHY NOT?!?!?!?!

One final confession, I am a bag of nerves about starting Fifty Shades Freed. The ending of Fifty Shades Darker made me very, very anxious...

So once again the trilogy is available in most good book stores or head over to BARNES & NOBLE or AMAZON.

More information on the series can be found HERE

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xo