Review: Fifty Shades of Grey, this is not. *SPOILER ALERT*
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 28, 2013
Where to start???I wanted to love this book as I'm a massive Fifty Shades of Grey/BDSM/Erotica fan, but this book was a bit of a joke.Kate is...actually, what does Kate work at? I never really figured that one out. Anyway, she's somehow writing a piece on BDSM, and gets introduced to the least dominant Dom in the world, Drake Morgan. But don't let his strange name put you off - Drake is a leading neurosurgeon (who's so rich, he does it as a hobby. His words, not mine), philanthropist, band member, and alleged Dom.OK, let me address my "Dom" issues. He never really managed to gain any real control over Kate. Other parts of his life bled into his relationship with Kate, so that it turned into a regular kind of relationship, albeit with some sneaking around. She questioned EVERYTHING Drake did, called him "Master" half the time, then by his name the rest. Sorry, but it was all over the place. How he fell for this whiny, immature woman, I'll never know. A third of the book consisted of her running away and ignoring his calls. Plus, she didn't seem to have any sort of a life or other friends outside of this arrangement.The continuous references to FSOG were laughable and relentless. The similarities bordered on plagiarism: the interfering friend - Dawn, the "wanting more", the finding of the written copy of the Agreement, the waking up in the night to find the man playing music. Yawn. Been there, read that.The Dawn storyline had to be the weirdest storyline I've ever read! What sort of a best friend abandons/judges/blackmails their friend in the way Dawn did?! I would have kicked her to the curb in the first instance. Then that particular story fizzled out, and it turned out Kate's dad knew Drake was into BDSM anyway, so all the angst surrounding that was a waste of time.I couldn't wait to finish this book, and at least it was wrapped up neatly at the end, and we've been spared a sequel (I hope!).