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Eighty Days : Companion #2
80 Days (#5) - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht
Die junge englische Studentin Lily macht ihre ersten wilden sinnlichen Erfahrungen, als sie sich ein Tatoo stechen lässt. Kurz darauf gerät sie zwischen mehrere Männer – unter ihnen ein verwegener Rockstar, ein eher bodenständiger Uni-Dozent und ein glamouröser Fotograf – und lernt die Welt der Fetischclubs und des BDSM kennen.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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53 books351 followersVina Jackson is the pseudonym for two established writers working together for the first time. One a successful author, the other a published writer who is also a city professional working in the Square Mile.
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March 5, 2022
As far as I know this is the last book of the 5 book collection from Eighty Days and I have to say it was worth reading them all (I have read them in release order) you can read this book, as well as Eight Days Amber, as a stand-alone.
Lily always had a deep desire in her waiting to be discovered and explored. After Lily moves to London her friend Liana introduces Lily to a new world full of adventure, will this satisfy the desires deep within her?
It is all about a woman who is trying to find who she really is and satisfy her deep desires. (This is actually the same as the other books.)
Still I enjoyed reading this book especially because I wanted to know more about the cross-overs with the other woman from Eighty Days Yellow, Red, Blue and Amber.
Lily always had a deep desire in her waiting to be discovered and explored. After Lily moves to London her friend Liana introduces Lily to a new world full of adventure, will this satisfy the desires deep within her?
It is all about a woman who is trying to find who she really is and satisfy her deep desires. (This is actually the same as the other books.)
Still I enjoyed reading this book especially because I wanted to know more about the cross-overs with the other woman from Eighty Days Yellow, Red, Blue and Amber.
February 21, 2013
I received my copy from Orion Books through Nudge and rated it 4.5 stars.
This fifth book in the “Eighty Days” series is about Lily, the girl with the teardrop tattoo, who has been present in all of the four previous books, be it in very small roles most of the time.
When Lily moves to London after finishing university in Brighton she is ready to embrace the world. She doesn’t know what she wants from life or how exactly she fits into her surroundings though. Observing her friend submitting to a man leaves Lily with mixed emotions. She is intrigued by the dynamic between them, the abandon she witnesses in her friend as well as the control the man displays, but she is not quite sure how this relates to her. Lily is on a quest to discover exactly what it is she wants and needs and her search starts with a passionate but somewhat detached affair with Leonard, a man about twice her age. Although she only meets him in impersonal hotel rooms she feels close to and safe with him. When he ends their affair, all to aware of the problems the difference in their ages will at some point cause, he leaves Lily bereft. She longs for Leonard with a desperate passion and while she continues her search for what ever it may be she is looking for, it is always with the image of Leonard in the back of her mind.
After Leonard, Lily starts an affair with Dagur, the drummer in the Holy Criminals rock band. Although she can lose herself in wonderful and imaginative sexual exploits with him, she knows from the start that this isn’t and never will be a relationship. Through Dagur she meets Grayson, a celebrity photographer and his Mistress, She, who runs a fetish club. It is through She and her part-time job in the club that Lily discovers her dominating tendencies, but even those don’t bring her quite the satisfaction she is looking for. And her confusion about what it is what she wants means that she regularly finds herself angry for no clear reason; with herself and with the people around her.
It is only when she takes herself away from London and all the people she knows that her eyes are opened to what it is she really wants and needs; to what was always available to her if only she had been able to see it.
As in the previous Eighty Days books no effort has been made to make the main character either charming or endearing; these books portray real human beings with real doubts, fears and dark sides. Lily is only 21 years old when the story starts and has only started on her journey to who she is and what her role in life will be. And she is layered; on the outside she may look like a bad girl but on the inside the good girl she has been for most of her life is still alive and kicking. It is through her various relationships and all the different experiences she has that she slowly starts to recognise that maybe there isn’t an either – or answer to her questions. Maybe she doesn’t have to make a choice between being in charge and submitting; maybe she can just be herself with the one person who never wanted her to be anything else in the first place. This makes for an interesting character study. And while there were times when I wanted to smack Lily and tell her to stop being self-obsessed, her journey felt real and the outcome at the end was very satisfying.
I loved the way in which the characters from the previous books all play minor roles in this one. It was nice to once again get glimpses of Summer and Dominik, Luba and Chey, Lauralynn and Viggo just as it was interesting to see a character like Grayson developed a little bit further. According to the “Acknowledgments” this is the last “Eighty Days” title featuring these characters, and I have to admit that I’m sorry to say goodbye to them. On the upside though we are promised a return of Eighty Days with a whole host of new characters and I’m both delighted and very curious about that.
This book, like the four prequels, is very well written. The authors manage to make both the characters and their surroundings vivid and real. In fact, there were times that the characters were maybe a bit too realistic for me; their emotions and faults a bit too recognisable for comfort. This is not the sort of book where you find yourself wishing you were the main character, at least not until the very end of the book. The journeys the characters in these books have to undertake in order to get to their personal happy endings are too much like real life for that. But then these are books about personal journeys of discovery as much as they are works of erotica.
As for that erotica it is explicit and doesn’t always make for comfortable reading. And again that is due to the realism. We do not have beautifully sculpted, idolised versions of what a dream Dom would be in these books. We get a look at everything that can be wrong about the BDSM life-style as well as everything that can be right about it. The characters in these books are searching for that which really works for them and it is a quest filled with ups and downs, happiness and sadness, fulfilment as well as disappointment. Nobody wakes up one morning knowing exactly what it is they want and how to get it, and neither do the characters in these books. And while that doesn’t always paint a pretty picture it does make for a realistic and intriguing story.
This book, like the whole series, is a fascinating look at one person’s road toward (sexual) fulfilment told in a fun, hot and satisfying way. This is a story for grown-ups who want more than a fairy-tale.
This fifth book in the “Eighty Days” series is about Lily, the girl with the teardrop tattoo, who has been present in all of the four previous books, be it in very small roles most of the time.
When Lily moves to London after finishing university in Brighton she is ready to embrace the world. She doesn’t know what she wants from life or how exactly she fits into her surroundings though. Observing her friend submitting to a man leaves Lily with mixed emotions. She is intrigued by the dynamic between them, the abandon she witnesses in her friend as well as the control the man displays, but she is not quite sure how this relates to her. Lily is on a quest to discover exactly what it is she wants and needs and her search starts with a passionate but somewhat detached affair with Leonard, a man about twice her age. Although she only meets him in impersonal hotel rooms she feels close to and safe with him. When he ends their affair, all to aware of the problems the difference in their ages will at some point cause, he leaves Lily bereft. She longs for Leonard with a desperate passion and while she continues her search for what ever it may be she is looking for, it is always with the image of Leonard in the back of her mind.
After Leonard, Lily starts an affair with Dagur, the drummer in the Holy Criminals rock band. Although she can lose herself in wonderful and imaginative sexual exploits with him, she knows from the start that this isn’t and never will be a relationship. Through Dagur she meets Grayson, a celebrity photographer and his Mistress, She, who runs a fetish club. It is through She and her part-time job in the club that Lily discovers her dominating tendencies, but even those don’t bring her quite the satisfaction she is looking for. And her confusion about what it is what she wants means that she regularly finds herself angry for no clear reason; with herself and with the people around her.
It is only when she takes herself away from London and all the people she knows that her eyes are opened to what it is she really wants and needs; to what was always available to her if only she had been able to see it.
As in the previous Eighty Days books no effort has been made to make the main character either charming or endearing; these books portray real human beings with real doubts, fears and dark sides. Lily is only 21 years old when the story starts and has only started on her journey to who she is and what her role in life will be. And she is layered; on the outside she may look like a bad girl but on the inside the good girl she has been for most of her life is still alive and kicking. It is through her various relationships and all the different experiences she has that she slowly starts to recognise that maybe there isn’t an either – or answer to her questions. Maybe she doesn’t have to make a choice between being in charge and submitting; maybe she can just be herself with the one person who never wanted her to be anything else in the first place. This makes for an interesting character study. And while there were times when I wanted to smack Lily and tell her to stop being self-obsessed, her journey felt real and the outcome at the end was very satisfying.
I loved the way in which the characters from the previous books all play minor roles in this one. It was nice to once again get glimpses of Summer and Dominik, Luba and Chey, Lauralynn and Viggo just as it was interesting to see a character like Grayson developed a little bit further. According to the “Acknowledgments” this is the last “Eighty Days” title featuring these characters, and I have to admit that I’m sorry to say goodbye to them. On the upside though we are promised a return of Eighty Days with a whole host of new characters and I’m both delighted and very curious about that.
This book, like the four prequels, is very well written. The authors manage to make both the characters and their surroundings vivid and real. In fact, there were times that the characters were maybe a bit too realistic for me; their emotions and faults a bit too recognisable for comfort. This is not the sort of book where you find yourself wishing you were the main character, at least not until the very end of the book. The journeys the characters in these books have to undertake in order to get to their personal happy endings are too much like real life for that. But then these are books about personal journeys of discovery as much as they are works of erotica.
As for that erotica it is explicit and doesn’t always make for comfortable reading. And again that is due to the realism. We do not have beautifully sculpted, idolised versions of what a dream Dom would be in these books. We get a look at everything that can be wrong about the BDSM life-style as well as everything that can be right about it. The characters in these books are searching for that which really works for them and it is a quest filled with ups and downs, happiness and sadness, fulfilment as well as disappointment. Nobody wakes up one morning knowing exactly what it is they want and how to get it, and neither do the characters in these books. And while that doesn’t always paint a pretty picture it does make for a realistic and intriguing story.
This book, like the whole series, is a fascinating look at one person’s road toward (sexual) fulfilment told in a fun, hot and satisfying way. This is a story for grown-ups who want more than a fairy-tale.
July 22, 2025
⭐️2,5
October 8, 2014
y a des séries comme ça où il faut parfois persévérer pour trouver (enfin) un excellent tome^^
July 4, 2021
Remember the Fifty Shades of Gray craze that swept the world and miseducated people about BDSM? I'm actually glad that in this book, we have consent, a bunch of super hot scenes and a femdom who finds out she wants to be a switch. Pretty good overall if you can look past the MC's bland personality. But screw it, I came for the submissive men and the BDSM sex stuff so I'm pretty glad it delivered somewhat (NGL, AO3 fics can do better).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 29, 2022
Aunque no es lo que esperaba, lo disfrute y hubo escenas que no tenían nada que ver con con +18 y que pudimos conocer la historia de nuestra protagonista que logramos a entender como llegó a donde está.
October 29, 2018
Loved it x
January 2, 2023
Not much of a story for me, you would enjoy it if you are really into BDSM
September 3, 2024
Libro de bisexual y la vida de Ámbar y de los chico que ama y la vida romántica y música que tiene
January 8, 2016
La série « 80 notes de » est la première série érotique que j'ai lu. L'engouement autour de ce genre littéraire était à son apogée, avec les débuts de « 50 nuances de Grey » qui était exposé de toute part dans chaque librairie. Cependant, je n'avais pas envie de commencer avec l'histoire de Grey et de Anastasia, à cause des avis négatifs que j'avais lus dessus. Du coup, j'avais sauté le pas avec « 80 nuances de jaune ». Ce premier tome ne m'avait pas vraiment convaincue et j'avais été choquée par plusieurs scènes de sexe présentes dans ce livre. J'ai quand même décidé de laisser une seconde chance à cette série avec « 80 nuances ambrées », qui n'a pas les mêmes personnages principaux que les trois premiers tomes.. Et là, j'ai été plutôt séduite.
Du coup, j'attendais d'être autant satisfaite par cette lecture.
« 80 notes de blanc » nous présente l'histoire d'une jeune femme prénommée Lily. Fille de bonne famille, studieuse et plutôt sage, elle va décider du jour au lendemain de vivre sa vie comme elle le souhaite et non pas comme les autres le voulaient. Tout bascule donc le jour où, sur un coup de tête, elle se fera tatouer une larme sous son œil.
Tatouage visible au message lourd, il va dès lors être une partie d'elle-même et guider sa vie.
A la fin de ses études, Lily décide de vivre au jour le jour à Londres, avant de se lancer vraiment dans la vie active. Elle a deux boulots qui sont à l'opposés l'un de l'autre : le jour elle est vendeuse dans une boutique de musique, le soir elle est aux vestiaires d'un club BDSM.
Entre ses nombreux amants et sa vie nocturne au club, Lily va apprendre petit-a-petit à se connaître, à savoir qui elle est vraiment entre fille sage et extravertie et même découvrir sa vraie nature sexuelle.
Nous retrouvons donc dans ce tome la plume de Vina JACKSON qui est plutôt plaisante. Sachez que, derrière ce pseudo, se cachent en réalité deux auteurs. Comme dans les deux autres tomes que j'ai lus, je n'ai pas trouvé de différence de style d'écriture entre les chapitres. Pari donc encore réussi pour eux.
Cependant, j'ai trouvé que dans ce tome il y avait beaucoup de répétitions. Je ne sais pas si je n'avais pas vraiment fait attention dans les autres tomes, mais là ça m'a plutôt sauté aux yeux. Lily se répète souvent dans ses pensées, ses doutes et cela devient agaçant à la longue.
Le personnage de Lily m'avait plutôt intriguée au début du livre et m'a finalement laissée perplexe à la fin. Elle devient une femme complètement différente de celle que l'on découvre au début du tome et je n'ai pas vraiment apprécié celle qu'elle est devenue. Certes, elle est libérée sexuellement parlant, mais certaines de ses actions et de ses décisions m'ont laissé pantoise.
Quant au personnage masculin.. Il n'y en a pas un, mais plusieurs ! Oui, Lily va avoir des relations spéciales et intimes avec quatre hommes, mais pas un seul n'avait le charisme suffisant pour m'envoûter. Dommage car ce genre de romans à besoin d'une figure masculine imposante et non pas de quatre figurants.
Les autres personnages sont un peu décevants aussi, mis-a-part Elle qui est spéciale.
Ce qui m'a plu dans ce livre sont les nombreuses apparitions des personnages des autres tomes. J'ai surtout aimé retrouver Luba, la danseuse de « 80 notes ambrées ».
Bien que j'ai aimé cela, je trouve quand même absurde que les personnages de la série se connaissent tous alors qu'ils ont chacun une vie de malade. Niveau crédibilité, c'est limite.
Assez rapidement, nous savons là où Vina JACKSON veut emmener son personnage et comment elle aimerait terminer son histoire. Certes, certains événements ne sont pas prévisibles, mais la trame générale l'est. Le livre perd un peu de suspens et d'attrait du coup.
La particularité de « 80 notes de blanc » est que l'héroïne, Lily, n'est pas une femme soumise, mais une dominatrice. Les rôles sont inversés et cela fait plaisir de trouver pour une fois l'homme à la place de la femme, mais aussi de découvrir le monde BDSM du côté du dominant et non du dominé.
Les scènes de sexe sont présentes, nombreuses et explicitement décrites. Si vous n'aimez pas les scènes crues et/ou BDSM, vous aurez du mal avec ce livre, mais aussi avec la série en général.
La fin est, comme je l'ai plus ou moins dit avant, pas vraiment surprenante. On arrive au dénouement que l'on s'était imaginé, sans grande surprise.
En conclusion, « 80 notes de blanc » m'a satisfaite, sans me surprendre. Vina JACKSON échange dans ce tome les rôles, mettant enfin la femme au pouvoir. Cependant, le manque de suspens et d'une figure masculine digne de ce nom laisse à cette histoire un goût d’inachevé.
Un livre à lire pour ceux qui ont aimé ou non la saga « 80 notes de » et qui veulent découvrir une histoire BDSM avec un personnage féminin aux commandes.
( http://lectrice-lambda.blogspot.fr/20... )
Du coup, j'attendais d'être autant satisfaite par cette lecture.
« 80 notes de blanc » nous présente l'histoire d'une jeune femme prénommée Lily. Fille de bonne famille, studieuse et plutôt sage, elle va décider du jour au lendemain de vivre sa vie comme elle le souhaite et non pas comme les autres le voulaient. Tout bascule donc le jour où, sur un coup de tête, elle se fera tatouer une larme sous son œil.
Tatouage visible au message lourd, il va dès lors être une partie d'elle-même et guider sa vie.
A la fin de ses études, Lily décide de vivre au jour le jour à Londres, avant de se lancer vraiment dans la vie active. Elle a deux boulots qui sont à l'opposés l'un de l'autre : le jour elle est vendeuse dans une boutique de musique, le soir elle est aux vestiaires d'un club BDSM.
Entre ses nombreux amants et sa vie nocturne au club, Lily va apprendre petit-a-petit à se connaître, à savoir qui elle est vraiment entre fille sage et extravertie et même découvrir sa vraie nature sexuelle.
Nous retrouvons donc dans ce tome la plume de Vina JACKSON qui est plutôt plaisante. Sachez que, derrière ce pseudo, se cachent en réalité deux auteurs. Comme dans les deux autres tomes que j'ai lus, je n'ai pas trouvé de différence de style d'écriture entre les chapitres. Pari donc encore réussi pour eux.
Cependant, j'ai trouvé que dans ce tome il y avait beaucoup de répétitions. Je ne sais pas si je n'avais pas vraiment fait attention dans les autres tomes, mais là ça m'a plutôt sauté aux yeux. Lily se répète souvent dans ses pensées, ses doutes et cela devient agaçant à la longue.
Le personnage de Lily m'avait plutôt intriguée au début du livre et m'a finalement laissée perplexe à la fin. Elle devient une femme complètement différente de celle que l'on découvre au début du tome et je n'ai pas vraiment apprécié celle qu'elle est devenue. Certes, elle est libérée sexuellement parlant, mais certaines de ses actions et de ses décisions m'ont laissé pantoise.
Quant au personnage masculin.. Il n'y en a pas un, mais plusieurs ! Oui, Lily va avoir des relations spéciales et intimes avec quatre hommes, mais pas un seul n'avait le charisme suffisant pour m'envoûter. Dommage car ce genre de romans à besoin d'une figure masculine imposante et non pas de quatre figurants.
Les autres personnages sont un peu décevants aussi, mis-a-part Elle qui est spéciale.
Ce qui m'a plu dans ce livre sont les nombreuses apparitions des personnages des autres tomes. J'ai surtout aimé retrouver Luba, la danseuse de « 80 notes ambrées ».
Bien que j'ai aimé cela, je trouve quand même absurde que les personnages de la série se connaissent tous alors qu'ils ont chacun une vie de malade. Niveau crédibilité, c'est limite.
Assez rapidement, nous savons là où Vina JACKSON veut emmener son personnage et comment elle aimerait terminer son histoire. Certes, certains événements ne sont pas prévisibles, mais la trame générale l'est. Le livre perd un peu de suspens et d'attrait du coup.
La particularité de « 80 notes de blanc » est que l'héroïne, Lily, n'est pas une femme soumise, mais une dominatrice. Les rôles sont inversés et cela fait plaisir de trouver pour une fois l'homme à la place de la femme, mais aussi de découvrir le monde BDSM du côté du dominant et non du dominé.
Les scènes de sexe sont présentes, nombreuses et explicitement décrites. Si vous n'aimez pas les scènes crues et/ou BDSM, vous aurez du mal avec ce livre, mais aussi avec la série en général.
La fin est, comme je l'ai plus ou moins dit avant, pas vraiment surprenante. On arrive au dénouement que l'on s'était imaginé, sans grande surprise.
En conclusion, « 80 notes de blanc » m'a satisfaite, sans me surprendre. Vina JACKSON échange dans ce tome les rôles, mettant enfin la femme au pouvoir. Cependant, le manque de suspens et d'une figure masculine digne de ce nom laisse à cette histoire un goût d’inachevé.
Un livre à lire pour ceux qui ont aimé ou non la saga « 80 notes de » et qui veulent découvrir une histoire BDSM avec un personnage féminin aux commandes.
( http://lectrice-lambda.blogspot.fr/20... )
July 7, 2013
Inhalt:
Die Farbe der Sehnsucht erzählt die Lebensgeschichte von Lily. Diese zieht nach ihrem Studium nach London, wo sie sowohl in einem Musikgeschäft als auch in einem Fetischclub arbeitet. Dort macht sie die verschiedensten sexuellen Erfahrungen mit den verschiedensten Männern und Frauen. Sie ist ewig auf der Suche und übersieht dabei, was sie die ganze Zeit vor Augen hat...
Eigene Meinung:
80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht von Vina Jackson, ein weiterer, als Einzelband anzusehender, Nachfolger der Erfolgstrilogie, hat mir mit Abstand am Besten gefallen.
Auch dieser Band liest sich flüssig und bildhaft. Ebenso wie in Die Farbe des Verlangens wird eine erotische Atmosphäre anstelle von zu vielen Ü-18 Szenen in den Vordergrund gestellt. Dabei erlebt man gerade in diesem Band eine Vielzahl an Sexpraktiken, wobei in diesem Fall vor allem darauf geachtet wird, dass man als Leser beide Seiten der BDSM Szene versteht - sowohl die dominante als auch die submissive Seite.
Neben bereits bekannten Charakteren, kann dieser Band mit einer starken Protagonistin überzeugen, die voller Überraschungen steckt. Für mich war sie die erste Figur, in die ich mich einigermaßen hineinversetzen konnte, wodurch das Gelesene natürlich viel interessanter wurde. Allgemein trifft man dieses Mal auf sehr liebevoll gestaltete Persönlichkeiten, die die Geschichte beleben.
Die Geschichte der ewig suchenden Lily ist interessant und voller überraschender Wendungen. Auch diese Geschichte verläuft parallel zu den Vorgängerbänden, sodass es immer wieder zu Überschneidungen kommt. Dafür hatte ich in diesem Band das erste Mal das Gefühl, der Reihentitel 80 Days würde Sinn ergeben. So teilt sich die Geschichte in Abschnitte, die jeweils mit "80 Tage Leonard", "80 Tage Dagur" und "80 Tage SIE" betitelt wurden.
Alles in allem ist es einfach unterhaltsam, Lily auf ihrem Findungsweg zu begleiten. Ihr innerer Konflikt zwischen der gutbürgerlich erzogenen Tochter und dem Mädchen mit dem Tränentattoo, sowie ihre dominante Seite zu ihrem Bedürfnis nach Zärtlichkeit, ist logisch ausgearbeitet und schlichtweg interessant.
Fazit:
Vina Jacksons "80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht" erzählt die Geschichte der ewig suchenden Lily. Mit den ausgefeilten Konflikten und den liebevoll gestalteten Charakteren konnte mich dieser Band vollkommen überzeugen. Die Geschichte ist interessant und die Erotik betreffend, geht es weniger darum zu schockieren, sondern darum, dem Leser viele Aspekte der BDSM Szene begreiflich zu machen. Für Fans der Reihe ein klares Muss und auch allgemeine Leser dieses Genres werden es nicht bereuen, zu diesem Band gegriffen zu haben. 5/5 Bücher!
Die Farbe der Sehnsucht erzählt die Lebensgeschichte von Lily. Diese zieht nach ihrem Studium nach London, wo sie sowohl in einem Musikgeschäft als auch in einem Fetischclub arbeitet. Dort macht sie die verschiedensten sexuellen Erfahrungen mit den verschiedensten Männern und Frauen. Sie ist ewig auf der Suche und übersieht dabei, was sie die ganze Zeit vor Augen hat...
Eigene Meinung:
80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht von Vina Jackson, ein weiterer, als Einzelband anzusehender, Nachfolger der Erfolgstrilogie, hat mir mit Abstand am Besten gefallen.
Auch dieser Band liest sich flüssig und bildhaft. Ebenso wie in Die Farbe des Verlangens wird eine erotische Atmosphäre anstelle von zu vielen Ü-18 Szenen in den Vordergrund gestellt. Dabei erlebt man gerade in diesem Band eine Vielzahl an Sexpraktiken, wobei in diesem Fall vor allem darauf geachtet wird, dass man als Leser beide Seiten der BDSM Szene versteht - sowohl die dominante als auch die submissive Seite.
Neben bereits bekannten Charakteren, kann dieser Band mit einer starken Protagonistin überzeugen, die voller Überraschungen steckt. Für mich war sie die erste Figur, in die ich mich einigermaßen hineinversetzen konnte, wodurch das Gelesene natürlich viel interessanter wurde. Allgemein trifft man dieses Mal auf sehr liebevoll gestaltete Persönlichkeiten, die die Geschichte beleben.
Die Geschichte der ewig suchenden Lily ist interessant und voller überraschender Wendungen. Auch diese Geschichte verläuft parallel zu den Vorgängerbänden, sodass es immer wieder zu Überschneidungen kommt. Dafür hatte ich in diesem Band das erste Mal das Gefühl, der Reihentitel 80 Days würde Sinn ergeben. So teilt sich die Geschichte in Abschnitte, die jeweils mit "80 Tage Leonard", "80 Tage Dagur" und "80 Tage SIE" betitelt wurden.
Alles in allem ist es einfach unterhaltsam, Lily auf ihrem Findungsweg zu begleiten. Ihr innerer Konflikt zwischen der gutbürgerlich erzogenen Tochter und dem Mädchen mit dem Tränentattoo, sowie ihre dominante Seite zu ihrem Bedürfnis nach Zärtlichkeit, ist logisch ausgearbeitet und schlichtweg interessant.
Fazit:
Vina Jacksons "80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht" erzählt die Geschichte der ewig suchenden Lily. Mit den ausgefeilten Konflikten und den liebevoll gestalteten Charakteren konnte mich dieser Band vollkommen überzeugen. Die Geschichte ist interessant und die Erotik betreffend, geht es weniger darum zu schockieren, sondern darum, dem Leser viele Aspekte der BDSM Szene begreiflich zu machen. Für Fans der Reihe ein klares Muss und auch allgemeine Leser dieses Genres werden es nicht bereuen, zu diesem Band gegriffen zu haben. 5/5 Bücher!
August 29, 2013
Mit einem Tattoo fängt es an, danach verändert sich Lily's Leben von Grund auf. Schritt für Schritt wird Lily zu der, die sie wirklich ist. Ein Weg voller Höhen und Tiefen. Ein Weg, wie es das Leben selbst schreibt.
"80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht" unterscheidet sich in meinen Augen von seinen Vorgängern. In diesem Band übernimmt die weibliche Protagonistin den dominanten Part und ich muss ehrlich gestehen, dass dies mich nicht so ganz angesprochen hat.
Lily ist ein sehr interessanter Charakter, den wir schon bereits im ersten Band "80 Days - Die Farbe der Lust" kurz kennen gelernt haben, wobei sie auch in den anderen Teilen eine kleine Rolle gespielt hat. Mir persönlich ist sie nicht unbedingt im Gedächtnis geblieben, dennoch war es sehr lebhaft sie kennen zu lernen. Sie ist ein liebenswerter Charakter, denn man schnell ins Herz schließt.
Die Entwicklungen, die die verschiedenen Figuren im Verlauf des Buches machen, waren in meinen Augen verständlich. Vina Jackson ist niemand, der dem Leser Honig um den Mund schmiert. Die Autoren sind direkt, stellenweise ziemlich provokant und haben vielleicht auch aufgrund dessen so einen großen Wiedererkennungswert. Entweder es gefällt dem Leser oder nicht. Ein Zwischending ist hier nur schwer zu finden.
Nachdem der erste Band mich stellenweise wirklich schockiert hat, muss ich aber sagen, dass die Folgebände mir gut gefallen haben und ich diese auch gerne gelesen habe. So auch "80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht". Nur war Lily's Geschichte für mich persönlich nicht ganz so unterhaltsam, wie z.B. Luba's Geschichte aus "80 Days - Die Farbe des Verlangens".
Nichtsdestotrotz bin ich ein kleiner Fan der "80 Days"- Reihe und werde mit Sicherheit auch den sechsten Band "80 Days - Die Farbe der Liebe" von Vina Jackson lesen und wieder genießen.
Fazit:
"80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht" ist für mich persönlich ein klein wenig schwächer als die Vorgänger, aber immer noch lesenswert und hat einige außergewöhnliche Lesestunden zu bieten.
3,5/5
"80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht" unterscheidet sich in meinen Augen von seinen Vorgängern. In diesem Band übernimmt die weibliche Protagonistin den dominanten Part und ich muss ehrlich gestehen, dass dies mich nicht so ganz angesprochen hat.
Lily ist ein sehr interessanter Charakter, den wir schon bereits im ersten Band "80 Days - Die Farbe der Lust" kurz kennen gelernt haben, wobei sie auch in den anderen Teilen eine kleine Rolle gespielt hat. Mir persönlich ist sie nicht unbedingt im Gedächtnis geblieben, dennoch war es sehr lebhaft sie kennen zu lernen. Sie ist ein liebenswerter Charakter, denn man schnell ins Herz schließt.
Die Entwicklungen, die die verschiedenen Figuren im Verlauf des Buches machen, waren in meinen Augen verständlich. Vina Jackson ist niemand, der dem Leser Honig um den Mund schmiert. Die Autoren sind direkt, stellenweise ziemlich provokant und haben vielleicht auch aufgrund dessen so einen großen Wiedererkennungswert. Entweder es gefällt dem Leser oder nicht. Ein Zwischending ist hier nur schwer zu finden.
Nachdem der erste Band mich stellenweise wirklich schockiert hat, muss ich aber sagen, dass die Folgebände mir gut gefallen haben und ich diese auch gerne gelesen habe. So auch "80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht". Nur war Lily's Geschichte für mich persönlich nicht ganz so unterhaltsam, wie z.B. Luba's Geschichte aus "80 Days - Die Farbe des Verlangens".
Nichtsdestotrotz bin ich ein kleiner Fan der "80 Days"- Reihe und werde mit Sicherheit auch den sechsten Band "80 Days - Die Farbe der Liebe" von Vina Jackson lesen und wieder genießen.
Fazit:
"80 Days - Die Farbe der Sehnsucht" ist für mich persönlich ein klein wenig schwächer als die Vorgänger, aber immer noch lesenswert und hat einige außergewöhnliche Lesestunden zu bieten.
3,5/5
February 18, 2013
Read: 1 February 2013
Why: Enjoyed the Eighty Days series
Brief synopsis: Lily is introduced to a fetish club by best friend Liana and is surprised to learn that she is fascinated by the goings on in but not ready to participate. The more she sees, the more she is drawn to the fetish scene but at the same time, she's torn as she cannot give up the need to love and be loved. Can she find true love with someone able to fulfil her sexual desires?
What I thought: Like Amber, this book runs parallel to the three books in the main series but this time, has so much less interaction with the main characters/story that it is almost completely different. This is the story of Lily who you may recognise from the other books as the girl with the teardrop tattoo.
I don't think I can properly explain my feelings for this book without a bit of a spoiler so please don't read on if you don't wish to know - Lily discovers that she enjoys being dominant. This is the first book I have come across with a Domme and personally, I found it hard to relate to Lily at times because of that. It also made some of the sexual content seem more shocking to me. I think what really made the book for me was the fact that Lily wanted a partner to love and didn't enjoy the humiliation side of dominance.
Overall, a well written book with a great story which could easily be read as a stand alone book.
Favourite quote:
"Each of them had a different sign held in his arms or pinned to his forehead. The man in the chair with his cock out held a note that said, Eat Me. The man wearing the blindfold held a note that said, Beat Me. And the one with his hands tied in front said, Make Me Beg.
'Wow,' I said to She. 'I feel like Alice in Wonderland.'"
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Why: Enjoyed the Eighty Days series
Brief synopsis: Lily is introduced to a fetish club by best friend Liana and is surprised to learn that she is fascinated by the goings on in but not ready to participate. The more she sees, the more she is drawn to the fetish scene but at the same time, she's torn as she cannot give up the need to love and be loved. Can she find true love with someone able to fulfil her sexual desires?
What I thought: Like Amber, this book runs parallel to the three books in the main series but this time, has so much less interaction with the main characters/story that it is almost completely different. This is the story of Lily who you may recognise from the other books as the girl with the teardrop tattoo.
I don't think I can properly explain my feelings for this book without a bit of a spoiler so please don't read on if you don't wish to know - Lily discovers that she enjoys being dominant. This is the first book I have come across with a Domme and personally, I found it hard to relate to Lily at times because of that. It also made some of the sexual content seem more shocking to me. I think what really made the book for me was the fact that Lily wanted a partner to love and didn't enjoy the humiliation side of dominance.
Overall, a well written book with a great story which could easily be read as a stand alone book.
Favourite quote:
"Each of them had a different sign held in his arms or pinned to his forehead. The man in the chair with his cock out held a note that said, Eat Me. The man wearing the blindfold held a note that said, Beat Me. And the one with his hands tied in front said, Make Me Beg.
'Wow,' I said to She. 'I feel like Alice in Wonderland.'"
The review of this, and other books you may enjoy can be found on my blog fairy tale ending reviews
April 26, 2013
Article first published as Book Review: Eighty Days White by Vina Jackson on Blogcritics.
Eighty Days White is another companion novel to the original titles. It deals with another character we've briefly met - Lily, the girl with the teardrop tattoo. We follow her on her journey from her days as a student in Brighton to London and a life of sexual discovery.
There are kinks abound in this book - voyeurism, exhibitionism, female domination, male domination, submission, spanking and much, much more. You learn more about Lily with each new chapter, and actually feel sorry for her at the points where things aren't going her way. However, her sexual and sensual escapades more than counteract this and it's fascinating to watch how Lily eventually comes to realise who she is, what she likes, and how she embraces it. There are many false starts and lots of world travel involved, but it all comes together in a very satisfying ending.
Eighty Days White was another interesting addition to the series. It wasn't my favourite, I must admit, but I suspect this is because I didn't like the characters as much as I did in some of the previous books. It's still a great, well-written novel and is worth a read, particularly if you enjoyed the others in the collection.
Eighty Days White is another companion novel to the original titles. It deals with another character we've briefly met - Lily, the girl with the teardrop tattoo. We follow her on her journey from her days as a student in Brighton to London and a life of sexual discovery.
There are kinks abound in this book - voyeurism, exhibitionism, female domination, male domination, submission, spanking and much, much more. You learn more about Lily with each new chapter, and actually feel sorry for her at the points where things aren't going her way. However, her sexual and sensual escapades more than counteract this and it's fascinating to watch how Lily eventually comes to realise who she is, what she likes, and how she embraces it. There are many false starts and lots of world travel involved, but it all comes together in a very satisfying ending.
Eighty Days White was another interesting addition to the series. It wasn't my favourite, I must admit, but I suspect this is because I didn't like the characters as much as I did in some of the previous books. It's still a great, well-written novel and is worth a read, particularly if you enjoyed the others in the collection.
March 20, 2014
Finally I get to read this steamy, passionate and humorous in its own way novel. I read this in the ebook format and usually, I can't finish ebooks because I'm rather old fashioned when it comes to books, preferring to read it in physical form. But Eighty Days White is one of the only two ebooks I have in my ebook collection that I managed to finish and I'm proud of myself. Sounds kinda self-indulgent but yeah, you get the point!
Anyway, this book ties up all the loose ends and closes the first half of the Eighty Days series nicely. Out of the three protagonists of the first five Eighty Days novels, I find Lily to be the easiest to relate to. Perhaps it's because of her rebellious nature and how she attempts to break free of the constraints imposed in our society. Lily is not as reckless as Summer or as manipulative as Luba but she's a creature of conscience although sometimes she does act on impulse. But at the end of the day, Lily's decisions ultimately defines who she is as a person and I find that beautiful. However, Lily does display rather childish, unrealistic behavior at times but don't we all do? The ending is especially refreshing where everyone come together and lived happily ever after...for now.
Additionally, it's fun to read about a female domme who also happens to be the main character besides the ever mysterious and mischievous Lauralynn.
Anyway, this book ties up all the loose ends and closes the first half of the Eighty Days series nicely. Out of the three protagonists of the first five Eighty Days novels, I find Lily to be the easiest to relate to. Perhaps it's because of her rebellious nature and how she attempts to break free of the constraints imposed in our society. Lily is not as reckless as Summer or as manipulative as Luba but she's a creature of conscience although sometimes she does act on impulse. But at the end of the day, Lily's decisions ultimately defines who she is as a person and I find that beautiful. However, Lily does display rather childish, unrealistic behavior at times but don't we all do? The ending is especially refreshing where everyone come together and lived happily ever after...for now.
Additionally, it's fun to read about a female domme who also happens to be the main character besides the ever mysterious and mischievous Lauralynn.
August 9, 2013
This addition to the series continues the highly erotic appeal as all of the others in the Eighty Days series. This one can be read as a stand-alone if readers would like to come straight to it. I personally think you’d get a kick out of recognizing going ons in the background if you read the others first though. Just saying. A good read for any fans of the genre.
Lily is…Lily. She’s like no other, nor does she want to be. Unsure of what she really wants in life or out of it. She explores, tries new things. Brings in some new to her life and leaves the old behind only to find out what she really needed was ALWAYS right there for her.
I cannot picture another addition to the Companion series but will definitely welcome it if the authors decide upon it. I enjoyed the way all of the stories are connected in some way and were really a story of their very own :)
Lily is…Lily. She’s like no other, nor does she want to be. Unsure of what she really wants in life or out of it. She explores, tries new things. Brings in some new to her life and leaves the old behind only to find out what she really needed was ALWAYS right there for her.
I cannot picture another addition to the Companion series but will definitely welcome it if the authors decide upon it. I enjoyed the way all of the stories are connected in some way and were really a story of their very own :)
September 10, 2013
This novel is another installment in the Eighty Days Series and the authors have delivered again. There seems to be no end of alternative life choices in this one; from voyeurism, exhibitionism, female domination, male domination, submission, spanking, to (and I know it's hard to believe) - more! The story is centered around Lily, she of the teardrop tattoo, and her journey to self acceptance. The book's pacing was a bit uneven as all the different experiences occur in detail, and Lily's character unfolds slowly. The settings are as varied as can be and are well drawn. The secondary characters make sense in the plotline and are strong as well. The book could stand alone, but really serves as a continuation of the series and readers will want to read them all.
*I received my copy from NetGalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
*I received my copy from NetGalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
May 16, 2013
Just like the previous book, this one is compelling and has a fantastic story. I like Lily, the way she tries to find herself even if it means going against what other believe.At the beginning she was so innocent and pure, even through the story with Leonard. When she meets Dagur she is starting to see a different side of herself, especially since working at the club and meeting She and Grayson.Still she doesn't know if she is on the right path and than everything change when she moves.When Neil follows her there she starts to see that there is another way and maybe she can have it all. Neil is just fantastic and his love for her so unconditional. Every single one of them have a happy ending and I really like that I had the possibility to learn about each one of the characters.
August 18, 2013
So, this book follows Lily, who we've met from previous books. We follow Lily through her days as a student and we watch her try new sexual things and figure out who she is. There is a lot of sexy times in this book in all different forms. Some made me squirm a little.This is a companion novel, although it can be standalone. I haven't read all the others from the series, but the book made perfect sense to me. It's not my favorite of the series, but it was good, nonetheless.
This is a really good book and if you are a fan of erotic romance, this one is for you. If you are a fan of reading about a girl's self discovery, this one's for you!
4 solid stars from me!
Thanks to the author and Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review!
This is a really good book and if you are a fan of erotic romance, this one is for you. If you are a fan of reading about a girl's self discovery, this one's for you!
4 solid stars from me!
Thanks to the author and Netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review!
September 1, 2015
This book finally tells the story of the girl with the teardrop tattoo who has briefly been written about in the all the previous Eighty Days books. We see from her side the times she's met or just seen from afar Dominik, Summer, Luba, Greyson, She and many others. From the other books I imagined Lily as a rough Goth but in this book we find out she's a rebellious rich girl who is trying to find out who she is.
The end of the book brings all the characters together in one setting, not all of them know who the other is but it highlights what all the books have shown, it's a small world with lots of coincidences. This attempt to close off the story is successful and provides a satisfying conclusion.
The end of the book brings all the characters together in one setting, not all of them know who the other is but it highlights what all the books have shown, it's a small world with lots of coincidences. This attempt to close off the story is successful and provides a satisfying conclusion.
May 25, 2013
I preferred this book to the rest of the series, though i feel that there is an awful lot of description that tends to get boring after a while. i understand the need to set the scene, describe where the character is, what they see, but when this takes up numerous pages i kept getting the urge to skip that part of the book. Overall though the story of Lily was great and it was nice to see all the other characters again from the previous books make an appearance.
October 7, 2014
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Un cinquième opus dans la même ambiance audacieuse et sulfureuse de Londres que les couleurs précédentes. J'ai eu plus de mal avec cette héroïne qui m'a mois touché que les personnages rencontrés dans les opus antérieurs. Cependant la plume pleine de finesse et de justesse de l'auteure nous embarque sans mal dans cet univers underground où l'érotisme et les expériences inédites pullulent.
Un cinquième opus dans la même ambiance audacieuse et sulfureuse de Londres que les couleurs précédentes. J'ai eu plus de mal avec cette héroïne qui m'a mois touché que les personnages rencontrés dans les opus antérieurs. Cependant la plume pleine de finesse et de justesse de l'auteure nous embarque sans mal dans cet univers underground où l'érotisme et les expériences inédites pullulent.
March 12, 2013
I honestly didn't know how to make sense of this book. I mean, some parts of it I just thought it was weird while other parts of the story made perfect sense. It was interesting in the sense that I have never read a book that was written in that way before, but I don't think I would be re-reading it ever.
September 10, 2013
This is what I call a hardcore series. I might even say it probably crosses most readers lines of comfort. This is not for Under 18 readers. Lily is trying so hard to find out who she is. She endures through lots of breakups and hopefully finds where she needs to be. I liked this book. I hope there is another book on the horizon to see whether she does have her Happy Ever After.
August 6, 2016
felt as the the writer ran out of things to wrote about at the beginning but well worth plodding through the boring parts. altho I did feel like the writer also ran out of ideas for the sex parts. glad it's the last book in the series as I don't think it would have gotten better. I also found the book before this one a little slow.
April 11, 2013
Loved it! I really enjoy knowing more about the characters from the first three books...but I fear that the authors have started something now that could go on for ever. I really want to know all about Grayson, and it would be interesting to read from a mans point of view. ;)
March 19, 2013
Took me a while to get into it, think I was cause I was still hooked on my other book (reflected in you) I enjoyed most of it although some parts I didn't like the fisting herself ect... Other than that - good book
February 17, 2013
Loved this book, had its own story and also capped off the other individuals from the first 4 books and tied it up nicely. Great Book.
March 26, 2015
Es hat mich extrem gut unterhalten. Was ich besonders lobenswert finde , sind die Charaktere. Alle - und ich meine wirklich ALLE - haben Charakter und hinterlassen einen bleibenden Eindruck.
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September 19, 2015
another book of the same stuff... lame story connecting juicy bits. quick read, but nothing special.
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