![]() ![]() Though in spite of everything, the way the second half emerged was interesting and the ending was pretty shocking So there is no consistency in her character. The way she behaves at times is entirely opposite to the way she has been shaped. i found her to be suffering from split personality disorder. The characters are all sharp but the one character that required attention, lacks it. ![]() ![]() Language needs attention as it gets choppy and requires to be smoothed a little more. The basic plot has various holes in it and does not come out as strong as it is required to though. I am going to segregate my review into two parts one that is meant for the author (the softer version) and then for everybody else (my real review) They 50 shaded my favorite book, Bully and named it Fear Me ![]()
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