3 out of 4 stars
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50 Grades of Shame by Terry Rice Milton is a romance genre book. The story is set up in Europe and told in the third person. The overriding themes are all adult in nature making it unsuitable for the younger audience. 50 grades of shame is a surprising treat away from the usual man falls in love with woman romance story.
I’m not a soccer fan but the drama that surrounds the private life of Rory Stafford, the most sought after footballer, was enough to stir up my interest. With unmatched skill on the field, Rory has earned a name for himself in the soccer world. While Rory is a normal person like any other, there seems to be a general perception that his should be a life that is nothing less than perfect. He should have a loving wife and proud children behind all the attention he is accorded. In the absence of this perfection, the media has a field day hanging out his dirty linen in public. But can Rory live to the expectation that the world expects from him? Will he, like any other person, make mistakes which do not warrant undue criticism from the media and others alike?
The setting in 50 grades of shame is well captured to reflect the kind of lifestyle of top notch footballers who enjoy worldwide support from fans. However, the writer’s view on sex change is something I found unreasonable especially because he seemed to suggest that young children can easily comprehend this complex transformation in a human being. 50 grades of shame is awash with Lesbian relationships to the extent that I opted to skip the lesbian sexual scenes.
50 grades of shame story line moves rather moderately at the beginning but it felt rushed midway because what seemed to be the most interesting part of the story was concentrated in the middle leaving the rest of the book with the less interesting aspect. Generally, this is a book I would be less motivated to read a second time especially because of the lesbian content. The flaws mentioned above notwithstanding, 50 grades of shame adopts a rather easy to read style credited to the absence of spelling errors and good page layout.
For all the reasons mentioned above, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I would strongly advice against reading this book to those that find lesbianism and sex change as something detestable.
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