Review: I expected more, I guess. It was okay.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
STRIPPED by JASINDA WILDERI think after reading a chapter or two, you have an idea where the story is going. I really like the first half. It's interesting and you just have this feeling that you want to know what will happen to Grey and how her decision will affect her life. And it did affect her life, in a big way.Grey is a girl from Georgia who loves to dance. Dancing for her is more than just a talent. It makes her happy but having a Dad as a pastor and having been raised in a household that's has a set of rules on what to wear, who to hang out with, etc etc. It made her want more. She wants to experienced more. She was sheltered from all the `evil' of the world but having a Mom that's more understanding than her father, she managed to experienced enough and practice what she loves to do... dancing. That til she got accepted into USC and she knows her father will not approve. As she was trying to make her father understand that film is what she wants to do, her mother is dying. Her life shattered before her coz losing her Mom is like losing a limb. She understands her and supports her and now she's gone and her father still can't accept her, she needs to leave and live her life.Her journey begins in California. It was all good til she got the news that her funds will not be able to support her. Contemplating on what to do, she stumbled an opportunity that is totally not what she wants but what she needs to do at that time and that is to be a stripper. It was scary and humiliating but she feels she does not have a choice and so she went on and got the job. Swallowing her pride and dancing like there's no lustful guys staring at her, she manages to pull through. One night, a VIP request landed on her feet and that's when she met the hottest actor in Hollywood, Dawson. He saw her. He did not saw her as s stripper but her as a person and he realized that she does not belong there.Dawson was relentless. He felt something he never felt before and he wants to explore it and so he did not let go of Grey. He showed her that she have a choice and that her choice can be something that she can be proud of. Of course, Grey was not was not easy to deal with, she resist and does not want any help but Dawson wants her. He wants to be there for her and take care of her and so he did.The second half of the story was kinda slow for me but as the story goes, it seems Jasinda wants it to have more depth and for readers to get to know more the characters. It was deeper and more emotional than sexy and sensual than what I expected. The story didn't really WOW! me like Jasinda's other books but it was a good read. Not what I was expecting but nonetheless, it was good.The ending was, IDK, I think I wanted more. It was very fictional for my taste. The gesture and all that. I personally want it to be more hearts & flowers but then the characters are really not that kind to be soooo romantic. Anyways, it was a nice read. I guess, I was expecting a lot from this story that I really want to feel spectacular about it but it fell short. It was okay.♥♥♥ 1/2** Also posted on my TUMBLR & GR account