Review: Mixed emotions
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
"You think you're the first girl to strip her way through college? You're ####ing amazing at it, Grey. You should own it. It doesn't have to define you."MIXED EMOTIONS...that about sums up my feelings on Stripped!! I loved parts, I was bored with parts, and I felt rushed with parts. To me the most important parts of a story are the beginning and the ending, and that is where I was disappointed with Stripped. Everyone might not agree with me and that's quite okay. We all have different opinions on writing styles.But, before I discuss all that, let me tell you what I did love about Stripped. I LOVED Dawson, I loved the steaminess, I loved the whole middle of this story! I actually devoured it. I was hooked from about 24% to 80%.Stripped is Dawson and Grey's story. Dawson is a spoiled brat with a few issues, but is also a good man who did not give up. And, to me, that was an amazing plus. I love to see a man put his woman first! Grey, on the other hand, is an emotionally confused girl/woman, and she was a hot mess. She unfortunately was too sheltered growing up, and when thrown into the world alone, she was either going to sink or swim. In my opinion, she did a little of both. She made decisions based on what she had and did what she had to do. But the one thing I can say about her is that, even though, some decisions were hard, she stayed as close to her beliefs as she possibly could. There are a couple of emotional moments that did break my heart. I really could feel the emotions building between Dawson and Grey and that is what won me over in the middle of the story. Oh, and the HOT HOT HOT sex scenes!!! Those scenes will set your butt on fire!!But and this part is never fun, but must be discussed...I was bored out of my mind through the first few chapters. I know it was important to understand her past and what got her where she is, but I think it could have been summed up in one chapter. There was no need to drag it out that much. And then the end, unlike the beginning, I needed more in the end. A few parts of the story jumped around too much and that was definitely true of the end. I really wanted more about her father and more about how she and Dawson worked things out. Yeah, I loved all that steamy sex, but I also enjoy relationship development and a little more of that would have been great.So, yeah I was a little disappointed because I love Jasinda's books, but I will not be deterred from reading more from her. I still liked it, even if I didn't enjoy every word.  Read it, people, and let me know your opinion :)