BOOK REVIEW: THE MISTER BY E L JAMES

Hello everyone! So for today's post i am back with a book review post, which i did want to do a lot sooner than i have ended up doing. The reason for it taking me a little longer to finish was a combination of two things, one i haven't had as much time the past few weeks to read and the second thing being that this book was slightly longer than most would but i got there in the end...

SYNOPSIS:

Life has been easy for Maxim Trevelyan. With his good looks, aristocratic connections, and money, he’s never had to work and he’s rarely slept alone. But all that changes when tragedy strikes and Maxim inherits his family’s noble title, wealth, and estates, and all the responsibility that entails. It’s a role he’s not prepared for and one that he struggles to face. But his biggest challenge is fighting his desire for an unexpected, enigmatic young woman who’s recently arrived in England, possessing little more than a dangerous and troublesome past. Reticent, beautiful, and musically gifted, she’s an alluring mystery, and Maxim’s longing for her deepens into a passion that he’s never experienced and dares not name. Just who is Alessia Demachi? Can Maxim protect her from the malevolence that threatens her? And what will she do when she learns that he’s been hiding secrets of his own?

MY REVIEW:

So fun fact reading the Fifty Shades trilogy by E L James is actually what got me back into reading books on a regular basis, years down the line and many books later...finally she has released a new book and i couldn't wait to pick it up. That being said when i started to read this book, it wasn't what i was expecting at all...

Unlike the Fifty Shades trilogy The Mister is actually written from both Maxim and Alessia's point of view, which i actually like to read books like that as well as just from one point of view because you tend to get more of a sense of what both characters are feeling/thinking. So The Mister starts off with a prologue basically describing the terrible way that Alessia came to be in England, which you are obviously not aware of at the beginning before heading straight into chapter one with Maxim. Maxim is going through all the stages of grieving after losing his brother Kit (including sleeping with many a woman). One thing that i wasn't a huge fan of at all in the book is how long it actually took for any interaction between the two characters to occur, which made it hard to get into unlike some books. That being said once that was over with, i got more invested in the story a lot more and i began to find it more of a page turner. Unlike Fifty Shades i did not find this "steamy" at all which of course is such a disappointment but i did find the story line good still, especially the detail/research that had obviously gone into the book and how anyone could still have believes like the ones that were written into the book about Alessia's culture/upbringing. What i am unsure of is how the book ended, as i feel like it was all leading to this one moment that ended within a page and it almost seemed unfinished but at the same time, i don't know if it was left like that on purpose to leave the opportunity for a book two or not!

Overall i give this book a 3.5 out of 5, as it wasn't the best book i have ever read but it also wasn't the worst i have ever read either. I am left wondering whether a lot of people seem the same, as it just wasn't on the same level as Fifty Shades was?

buy the mister by e l james on amazon | here |

xo.   

NEW + UPCOMING BOOKS I WANT TO READ

Hello everyone! If you caught my recent january must-buys post then you will have seen me talking about a certain book that was on my must-buy list for the month. I had also mentioned previously that i wanted to get back into reading a lot more regularly, as i had neglected doing just that over the past couple of months. With that in mind for today's post, i thought i would share with you the new and upcoming books i want to read...

1. damien: a stark novel (stark saga book six) by j.kenner | buy on amazon |

First up is the very book i shared in my January must-buys post and one i am excited to pick up and binge read, just as i have done with every other book in the series. The thing that sets this book aside from the others, is the fact that it is from Damien's p.o.v rather than his wife Nikki's. The stark series also has a bunch of novellas all part of the series, which are all as equally binge-worthy.

2. boyfriend for hire by kendall ryan | pre-order on amazon |

Next up is an upcoming release from one of my favourite authors Kendall Ryan, which i discovered by chance last year, which led to me reading a good handful of her books and i loved every single one of them! The story of this standalone to me seems very Wedding Date movie story line, which is one of my favourite movies. This book will be released on the 19th February.

3. birthday suit by lauren blakely | buy on amazon |

This new release from another newly discovered author last year and one that i am looking forward to downloading onto my Kindle, is titled Birthday Suit. The story line to Birthday Suit is very much a case of falling in love with your best friends woman, full of twists and turns.

4. the consequence of falling by claire contreras | buy on kindle |

This book is a new release from an author i have never read anything from before, that being said i have seen on Goodreads that it received really good reviews as well as being on the weeks most-read list. This book sounds like it has a story line of a love hate relationship between the two main characters but obviously as the title suggests, there is more than likely going to be consequences for falling for the "forbidden".

5. gentleman sinner by jodi ellen malpas | pre-order on amazon |

Now next is probably the book i am most looking forward out of all of them, as it is the next book release from my favourite ever author. The Gentleman Sinner is released on the 5th February, which is the same month as Jodi's movie from the book The Protector is released on Passionflix and i am so excited, as it is definitely one of my favourites from all of her books.

6. faking it by k.bromberg | buy on kindle |

Sticking with a book series turned tv series on Passionflix by the author K.Bromberg, who is the very talented writer of the Driven Series and the author of this new release titled Faking It. Until Driven was due to be released on Passionflix, i had never heard of the author but i decided to read the series before it was released on screen and i loved every single page, which is why i am very much looking forward to delving into her latest standalone.

7. we shouldn't by vi keeland | pre-order on amazon |

Finally is a book/audiobook by the author Vi Keeland and one that is highly recommended audio book, which if i am being honest is something i have never thought about doing. I am always looking to give different authors a read, rather than sticking to a select few and i loved the "quickie" that Vi Keeland wrote for Passionflix at the end of last year, so i am definitely looking forward to either giving this a try in audiobook version or paperback! 

Catch up on a suggested post: here

xo.