Review: NOT a 50 shades copy cat
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
I just finished the 3 book set after reading many reviews that likened this series to '50 Shades'. I loved '50 Shades', and it started my nonstop reading addiction. I did not find this  series at all like '50'Shades'. That is a good thing. I appreciate originality and have been amazed at the creativity of authors who manage to take a basic story line; ie. - a dominant millionaire falls in love with a Plain Jane- and put so many different creative twists on it. This series certainly did that. That being said- did I love this series? No. The first book was not even remotely fun to read and if I had not bought all 3 books as a set, I would not have purchased book 2 or 3. However, book 2 is much better. Book 3 is ok and essentially gives us a HEA. The books have some BDSM, but it is not too gory- I found it less descriptive than '50'. (Sorry to keep comparing the two, but that seems to be the theme throughout the reviews! ) It is not too angsty, ( is that a word??), nor is it that terribly exciting. It took me a lot longer than usual to read than it normally would to devour a great series.  I did not get any butterflies, laugh or cry. All in all, it was an ok book. I appreciated the unique story line, but I guess I just felt it seemed to go on forever and lacked that emotional connection you feel with a really good book and it's characters. I would not discourage any one from reading this series. I just would not add it to my personal list of favorites.