Vina Jackson

Z ranku milostny romanek&BDSM vcelku mile prekvapeni. Je to vic Story of O. nez 50 Shades. Realne (a spis kladne) popisy fetish akci, sex neni popisovan samyma spiralama vasne,kdy se tristej v multiorgasmech, zadna nezkusena panna&zhyraly (a nakonec laskou napraveny) uchyl. I slusny prvky dilematu rozum&chtic (chci byt ponizovana,ale nejsem vec), i vztahu na dalku se skripotem a zarlivosti,pres proklamace o volnym vztahu... Jen se kniha zel z celistveho pribehu postupne roztristi do historek show more o sexualnich eskapadach, takze je to chvilema nuda. show less

The story came together better in this part of the series. I still did not have any sympathy for the lead female, Summer though. She really grated on my nerves when she kept stringing Simon along yet professing to want to be with Domnick. The last few chapters when she moved straight from Domnick and into Simon's apartment in the same night and was having sex straight off was a bit unbelievable since she was supposed to be upset over leaving Domnick. But still a good read nonetheless.

Sigh, I liked this even less than 50 Shades of Grey! The characters were not fleshed out enough (pun intended) and I started the book one afternoon and finished it later that evening - mainly because I wanted to get it over and done with. The main character, Summer, is a classical violinist from New Zealand so there are a couple of references to home. Summer's journey into the S&M world begins when main male character, Dominik, happens upon her while she is busking on the Underground. After show more her violin is damaged beyond repair he approaches her for some 'private' performances in exchange for a new violin. Later, Summer is used and abused by a multitude of men, some of whom have paid for the privilege - they haven't even paid her, instead her 'slavemaster' appears to pocket all the money. She appears detached from her experiences. The men involved obviously have no respect for women, and the women have no respect for themselves!

After Summer's experiences in 'Eighty Days Yellow' I wouldn't touch her with a barge pole unless she had been tested for every STD imaginable. I'm also sure every parent would cringe as she describes her first sexual encounter as being in the changing rooms with her swim coach! The book feels like it was hammered out quickly to ride on the coat-tails of 50 Shades. Disappointing and a below average read. show less

Cross posted from personal blog rabidgummibear.wordpress.com
It's pretty safe to say from my review of the first book I was pretty invested with the relationship between Dominik and Summer. Eighty Days Blue left me feeling a lot less invested in these characters. The most striking thing to me about this book at first glance is that cover. I mean it's just gorgeous and makes you really curious abou the book.

The narrative returns with Summer being in NYC and Dominik still being in London. The show more distance is a huge hurdle for their relationship, but really the biggest hurdle is the two of them getting over their preconceived notions of what will or won't work. I have to admit I spent most of my time reading this book wanting to yell at the main characters to get it together and realize how perfect they are for each other! It was aggravating to say the least.

Next I have to say that the good points in this book is that I feel as though Dominik and Summer both grew as characters a lot! And that is always a good thing. Dominik not only started to figure out what it meant to be a bottom, but also what he wanted from Summer. He explored his feelings a lot more I felt and realized how much he truly did care for summer in a lot of ways. Summer I felt really explored her feelings as well and started to realize what she did or didn't want.

The downfall for me in this book really was too much back and forth and just nonsensical drama that wasn't needed. As a book exploring the growth of the two main characters it was amazing, but the drama with Victor and others made it a less enjoyable read for me.

Overall 3 out of 5 stars. It's worth the cash if you are invested in the series already, but otherwise I highly recommend reading the first book and not picking this one up after the amount of frustration I had with it. show less