Review: Freed

 

Title: Freed

Series: Fifty Shades of Gray told by Christian

Author: EL James

Release Date: June 2021

You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organise one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won't vow to obey...

And marriage brings its own challenges. Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgement threatens to tear them apart.

Can Christian overcome the nightmares of his childhood and the torments of his youth, and save himself? And once he's discovered the truth of his origins, can he find forgiveness and accept Ana's unconditional love?

Can Christian finally be freed?

Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freed - the love story that enthralled millions of readers around the world - through the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of Christian Grey.

E.L. James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe.

Freed is the final book in the Fifty Shades of Gray as told in Christians POV series. 

If you have read the fifty shades of gray books, Christians POV series follows the same story but is in his POV rather then Ana's, and takes place after Darker. 

Ana has agreed to marry Christian, even though they have only known each other a few short months. Christian can't believe it. She is willing to be his. But is Christian really husband material? His father doesn't seem to think so. And to top it off, Ana won't vow to obey him. 

Marriage is definitely going to bring its own set of challenges. Ana's defiant and stubborn spirit stirs Christians darkest fears, and his need for control. Especially with old rivalries come knocking. 

Can Christian over come his nightmares and torments from his youth, and find forgiveness? Can Christian be freed from the darkness?

So, this book was fairly long, sitting at 755 pages. It follows the storyline well, and I was dying to read the conclusion of the fifty shades story in Christians POV. But... Honestly, it felt lacking. Don't get me wrong, it wraps up the story nicely, there is plenty of smut and brooding from the man in the ivory tower. But it felt like it was missing something. 

Anyways, like I said, it wraps up the story nicely, and I loved seeing everything that happened in Christian's POV. All the smut, the engagement, wedding, and honeymoon plus everything that happens to the characters along the way. 3⭐ out of 5⭐. 

Review: Darker

Title: Darker
Author: EL James

Blurb:

Their scorching, sensual affair ended in heartbreak and recrimination, but Christian Grey cannot get Anastasia Steele out of his mind, or his blood. Determined to win her back, he tries to suppress his darkest desires and his need for complete control, and to love Ana on her own terms.

But the horrors of his childhood still haunt him, and Ana’s scheming boss, Jack Hyde, clearly wants her for himself.  Can Christian’s confidant and therapist, Dr. Flynn, help him face down his demons? Or will the possessiveness of Elena, his seducer, and the deranged devotion of Leila, his former submissive, drag Christian down into the past?

And if Christian does win Ana back, can a man so dark and damaged ever hope to keep her?

Review: 
I loved Darker, which is fifty shades darker in Christians POV. When the original FSOG books came out i had wanted more- i had wanted to get inside Christians mind to know what he was thinking & feeling throughout everything that went on. 
Darker takes place immediately after the ending of Grey. We learn what he is thinking through it all- his endeavours to win back Ana- and everything that happens afterwards. 
I have always loved Christian, having a thing for dark, damaged, and broken souls, and i always love to try and get inside their heads- to know what goes on. And I so cannot look forward to fifty shades free in Christians POV. 4⭐ out of 5⭐. 

Review: Grey

Title: Grey
Author: EL James

Blurb:

See the world of Fifty Shades of Grey anew through the eyes of Christian Grey.

In Christian's own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world.

Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty—until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him—past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart.  

Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?


This book is intended for mature audiences.

Review: 

So, I had planned on rereading this book before starting Darker. I could have swore i read this book before- except besides the main plot points/dialogue (which is the same as FSOG) I don't remember this book. So, with that being said, i guess regardless if I have read it or not it was like reading it for the first time, haha. 
Anyways, this is Fifty Shades of Grey but in Christians POV instead of Ana's. I remember after reading FSOG- i wanted more. I wanted to dive into Christians POV & see everything he has. So I read fan fiction. I loved FSOG when i first started reading them. They were like a guilty pleasure. I know its not the best story, and lots of people hate on it, but i wasn't one of them. I reread the books a few times. They were my first books in the "romance" genre. 
I loved Christian and Ana's story. I loved Christian's POV. I don't know if I have been spoiled since reading the FSOG books- and getting more into the romance genre, but I felt this was lacking a little. Don't get me wrong, i still loved the book, and the story- but it didn't hold up as high to my expectations as i would have hoped. 
I give this 4 ⭐ out of 5⭐. It you loved the FSOG books, and wanted to know what was going on in Christian's head, then I recommend this book.