Fifty Shades Freed (E.L. James)

One of my favourite places to enjoy a book
during the summer... On the dock by the lake!

Well, I officially finished the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James yesterday.  I'm still not too sure what to think of the books.  I don't want to give anything away for those who want to read all three, so maybe I'll just make some general comments.

First of all, I am very excited to be done these books.  Now, whenever someone asks me, "Are you reading the Fifty Shades books?" I can just reply, "Not right now..." or "No."  

Of the three books, I would definitely say that I liked the second one the best, "Fifty Shades Darker."  I just found there was a lot more substance in that book than there was in the first one, so I was more interested in it.  I enjoyed the third one, but I still felt like there were a few things I was kind of missing at the end of it.

They're not the typical kind of book that I read, but I found that they kept my interest for the most part.  I didn't breeze through them as quickly as I thought I would (considering all the hype they have been getting lately...)

And let's just add that a duck was
ready to eat my foot
while I was out reading
on Tuesday.

*If you read the first book and enjoyed it, then I would safely say that you will enjoy the rest of the trilogy.

*If you read the first book and weren't sure about it (kind of like me), maybe give the second book a chance.  The "content" and "plot" picks up a bit in the second book. 

*If you read the first book and just couldn't handle it, skip the rest of the trilogy.

Fifty Shades Darker (E.L. James)

Despite the fact that I didn't think I would make it through this book until at least next week when my course was done, I was glued to the pages and motored through it... On nights when I should have been sleeping, I stayed away for an extra hour or two, knowing that I would be tired for my early class... I just needed to know what was going to happen next.

"Fifty Shades Darker" is the second book in the Fifty Shades trilogy by E.L. James and it most definitely did not disappoint.  The story continues right where book one left off.  Without giving anything away, I will just say that this book continues with so much more information about the two individuals involved, Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey.  You really start to understand why each of them is the way they are.  I enjoyed the second book more than the first one.

Based on the two books I have read so far, I am very much looking forward to the final book!  With the end of my summer course only one day away, I will enjoy spending the beginning of my "real" summer holiday on the deck, with a beautiful view, reading "Fifty Shades Freed."

eReader vs. Paperback

Despite the fact that a summer Additional Qualification is underway (that is, I'm in summer school for another week to get French-teacher qualified), I am just motoring through "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James!  Even though I find myself a little tired with school (and this 35 degree Celsius heat), I open this book and just keep saying, "Just five more minutes..." until suddenly an hour has passed.

Since I'm in a new city for a few weeks with this course, I decided that it wasn't going to be all school for me - I might as well explore the area and be the tourist!

Yesterday, my friend and I visited Kettle Lakes Provincial Park to hike, swim, and relax our day away!  It was a beautiful day and a great adventure!

One of the lakes at Kettle Lakes Provincial Park.

Once we were done exploring the park, we found a beach and relaxed for a few hours.  This meant some "book time."  I did not bring Fifty Shades Darker with me, but instead decided to continue reading another book that I started while school was ending...

All this to say - my book fell apart in my lap.

The pages fell out of my book...
And apparently I can't properly flip photos on my computer.

eReader - 1.  Paperback - 0.

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival (by snail mail) of an awesome purple case for my Kindle... I will try my Kindle soon and finally read a book on an eReader!