Review: The Apology

The Apology by Eve Ensler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Eve Ensler’s The Apology is an inspiring story of a life resurrected. The book is “an apology” that Eve never received from her father. This letter of apology, written by her and for her from her father’s point of view, is not an easy read. At the age of five Eve’s innocence was destroyed by her father. Throughout her life, she struggled due to the sexual abuse and violence of her narcissistic father. The mental, physical, and emotional parts of her became tainted and left her empty. Her grades started to drop, she secluded herself, and her hygiene was atrocious. In her teenage years she led a life of promiscuity, drugs, and sex, which drove her father into rage fits. At one point in her life, she saw hope, she needed to fight back---she was resurrected.

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Review: The Mister

The Mister by E.L. James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Erika Leonard, known by her pen name E. L. James, wrote the bestselling romance trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed, which sold over 150 million copies. She recently released her new novel called The Mister.
Fifty Shades lovers, don’t fret, there are some similarities between that series and this title, but rest assured that they are two totally different stories as well as two different characters. Although they are both wealthy, “The Mister” inherits his fortune, whereas Christian works hard for his. As in Fifty Shades, the lead female character comes from a different social class, but Alessia Demachi is a woman of danger and intrigue.
Maxim Trevelyan is a handsome aristocrat, living a life of comfort and inheriting his family’s noble title, wealth, and estates. Women can’t keep their hands off of him, and he can’t keep his hands off of women, until he meets Alessia, a beautiful and talented young Albanian with a dangerous and troublesome past (not of her own choosing).
When Maxim learns more about her, he finds himself having to use his connections to protect her and at times himself. Their relationship blooms throughout the novel despite their differences and the dangers they face.
I really enjoyed the audiobook, because it is narrated by Dominic Thorburn and Jessica O’Hara-Baker, representing the male and female roles.


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