Winner: Fifty Shades Freed Giveaway

Congratulations to 

Jeannie P. 

from Louisiana! 

She is the winner of our Fifty Shades Freed giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!

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Blog Tour: Review, Giveaway, & Interview for Fifty Shades Freed

Fifty Shades Freed

Fifty Shades Trilogy #3

By: E. L. James

Published by: The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House

Release Date: January 19, 2012

Format: ePub (Nook)

Source: ARC provided by publisher

Buy it on Amazon or TWCS

Genre: Erotic Fiction

Audience: Mature Audiences (18+)

Explicit Sex & themes of BDSM

**Don't miss the Author Interview and eBook Giveaway at the end of this review!**

My Thoughts:

Oh. My. Fifty Shades. Just when you thought you couldn’t love Christian Grey anymore, a whole new shade of Grey wraps itself around your heart. When we last saw Christian and Ana, they were set to spend the rest of their lives discovering the depths of their love. Ana was sure that they would face his past, and their future, together. What neither of them are ready for is the way his past and their future become mingled together in one messy event after another.



It is so hard to review this book without spoilers. I'm typically very long-winded when it comes to Christian Grey and the Fifty Shades trilogy. This review is going to be unusually short for me because I don't want to spoil anyone. This is definitely a book that you want to experience first hand. What I will tell you is this - everything you've come to love from E. L. James' writing is here. It's a page turner from the very beginning. The writing is simple and direct, and falling into the story is effortless. There is a perfect combination of romance, passion, humor, and drama. Christian will in turns melt your heart and frustrate you to no ends, as will Ana. Their love is volatile. No emotion is felt half-way. There are surprises at every turn. Christian is still learning to deal with his past as well as Ana's inner strength and independence (which she asserts in some really frustrating ways), and Ana is still finding a balance between being true to her inner goddess, accepting Christian's past and helping him move forward, and becoming the woman she was destined to be. While I didn't find Fifty Shades Freed to be quiet as emotional as Fifty Shades Darker was, it still packed a punch. I loved every second not only of this book, but of the entire trilogy. My only question now...Is there life after Fifty?

Fifty Shades Freed Blog Tour

Announcing the Fifty Shades Freed Blog Tour! Visit each blog in the tour for a chance to win an ebook of Fifty Shades Freed by E. L. James. Don't forget to come back to Reading Lark After Dark on January 30th to read my review and enter to win an ebook from us.


Blog Tour Schedule:


Jan 23rd: PA Lupton – Review, Interview, Paperback giveaway

24th: Fiction Vixen – Review and giveaway 
http://www.fictionvixen.com/

25th: Bookish Temptations – Review and giveaway 
http://bookishtemptations.com/

25th: Ja čitam, a ti? – Review (In Bosnian and English) 
http://jacitamati.blogspot.com/

26th: My secret romance – Interview  and giveaway
http://mysecretromancebooks.blogspot.com/

27th: Claire’s Book Corner – Review and giveaway 
http://clairesbookcorner.blogspot.com/

28th: Under The Covers – Review, Character Interview and Giveaway
http://underthecoversbookblog.blogspot.com/

29th: The Book Pushers – Review and giveaway 
http://thebookpushers.com/

30th: Reading Lark – Review, Interview and giveaway 
http://readinglarkafterdark.blogspot.com/

31st: My Life One Story At A Time – Review and giveaway 
http://mylife-in-stories.blogspot.com/

31st: ALPHA reader – Review and giveaway 
http://alphareader.blogspot.com/

Feb 1st: SER’s Awesomeness – Review , Guest post and giveaway 
http://samsawesomness.blogspot.com/

2nd:  Bonafide Reflections – Review and giveaway 
http://www.bona-fide-reflections.com/

3rd: Endlessly Bookish – Review  and giveaway 
http://www.endlesslybookish.com

Teaser Tuesday: Fifty Shades Darker

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly feature, 
hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

This isn't a new one, but in honor of the release of Fifty Shades Freed this month, which I'm DYING to tease you with but can't, I'm bringing back out Fifty Shades Darker. I also thought it was appropriate that Mr. Fifty himself grace the first teaser of RLAD.

"I believe some retribution is in order Miss Steele," he says softly.

Retribution? Oh shit! I know he's playing - but I take a cautious step back from him anyway.

He grins. "Is this the game?" he whispers. "Because I will catch you." And his eyes burn with a bright playful intensity. "And you're biting your lip," he says threateningly.

~Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James, pg. 345 ePub file

Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Trilogy #1
By: E. L. James
Published By: The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House
Release Date: May 25, 2011
Buy it at Amazon
Source: Provided by Publisher
Audience: Mature (18+) Audiences Only
Erotic Fiction Containing Themes of BDSM

My thoughts:
I am rendered speechless, my mind reeling. I have read this story before, and yet I am still overwhelmed by the depth of emotion and staggering thoughts I have about this book. Having just read the last line, I sit here trying to wrap my mind around what I want to say, and my only coherent thought is....Wow! I am not new to this story. I have been a fan of Ms. James for quite some time now. I first read this story as Master of the Universe, a Twilight fanfic. I was one of the readers who eagerly anticipated each new chapter post, craving my next dose of our dear, beloved 50 like an addict craves that next fix. I was one of the readers cheering when we got the announcement that there would be book published, and crying as I read the last line of the conclusion. So why am I left in this state after reading Fifty Shades of Grey? I have only one answer - Ms. James has woven a tale so wrought with emotional undertones and characters that embed themselves in your heart that it is impossible to ever be truly prepared for the ride that this story takes you on, no matter how many times you read it. Master of the Universe fans want to know - Is it really the same story? My answer to you is - Yes, but it is also so much more. To those of you who are new to Ms. James and 50 Shades, I say to you - buckle up your seat belt and get read for the ride of your life! But be prepared, because you will not leave this story without experiencing a whole range of emotions and... 50 shades... of life, love, anguish, desire, and your darkest, wildest fantasies brought to light.