Hello everyone, crazy to think that it's already June. It feels like 2016 just started. May was another disappointing reading month for me. I only read two books, for a total of 537 pages. I finished Never Fade (Book Two in The Darkest Minds Trilogy) by Alexandra Bracken. I also read Blyss by J.C. Cliff.
Never Fade was amazing. I think I liked it just a tiny bit more than The Darkest Minds. There were parts that were so frustrating, but in a good edge-of-your-seat sort of way. It took me a while to get through it, though. Not because there was anything bad about the book. I really, really enjoyed it. When I picked up the book to read, I was super into it. However it was finding the time and the motivation to actually read the book.
Since I had hit that weird slump, I decided that before delving into the third book of the trilogy. I decided I needed a transition book. I wanted something simple and easy. I thought Blyss would be great. It's kind of along that same vein as Fifty Shades of Gray, but it had a really interesting premise. Basically there's this drug that's been created which increases a woman's sexual desire. The main character gets abducted and is forced to take this experimental drug. I was so disappointed in this book you guys.
My biggest problem with it was that it was basically glorifying rape, and giving an excuse for rape to be okay, almost? Like it was still rape, even though these women wanted it essentially. This drug basically takes away their ability to say no. I have a huge problem with that. The women are aware of what's going on. They know that they are under the influence and are okay with it, because they become kept women basically. Basically, it's human trafficking, but it's okay, because this drug makes the women want it? And even the main character as she's fighting this drug is falling for one of her captors, and it's so morally wrong.
I was expecting it to be more of a thriller and less of an erotica. Even as it was, it wasn't much of an erotica, it was kind of lacking in the erotic part for me. Like, a couple scenes, but the rest of the time the main character Jules was trying to reiterate how much of a good puritan girl she is. It was just bad. I really wanted it to be more dark suspense, and less bad sado-masichism. I know this is a series, but it doesn't seem like the author is really going to go in that dark direction, and is going to continue down the path of some twisted, it's rape, but not rape. I don't know. It was one star - and that was generous.
I will of course have reviews to come. I have a lot of plans for this page - I know I say this every post, but I mean it this time. I have big plans!
Until next time, happy reading!
TOTALS FOR MAY - # Of Books = 2 ; # Of Pages = 537
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CURRENTLY READING: Petty Little Lives by Alice Reeds (page 216/310)
CURRENT PAGE TOTAL (for the month): 216 of 2,016
CURRENT PAGE TOTAL (for the year): 9,760 of 24,192
TOTAL # OF BOOKS READ THIS YEAR: 20 of 52
