I liked the Fifty Shades series (sure the writing wasn't as polished as some of my favourite authors but I enjoyed the story), and I loved the bonus Christian POV chapter in Fifty Shades Freed. So I was pretty excited about this book release. 
 Well I have to say I actually liked the original series from Ana's POV better, despite all her inner goddess references. Based on the Fifty Freed bonus chapters, I was expecting a Christian that was more like Emma Chase's Drew Evans or some of Shelley Laurenson's male MCs. Funny, confident (except in areas of emotional intimacy), and full of witty sexy thoughts 24/7. Instead Grey's Christian seems to change drastically after the opening 2 scenes (the 2 already in Freed) into an introspective indecisive character. Many times his descriptions just didn't sound believably male (such as describing the smell of sex as "the smell of our coupling". That's just not how most guys would talk. Or going ad nauseum about how Ana smells - apple orchard. Or "a bubble of hope swells in my chest" - way too poetic and flowery for a guy who supposedly is uncomfortable and out of touch with hearts and flower romance). These hiccups bought me out of the book instantly. I actually found Christian to be a sexier character in my mind than in this book. (In real life would I want a Christian type bf? Hells no, but he was still sex on legs, someone I wouldn't mind in bed). I expected Christian to be confident except in areas of emotional intimacy. Instead he sounds more mopey and insecure than Ana as he waited while she debated her decision to be his sub and stay with him. 
 Another thing I disliked was his flashbacks to Leila/Elena that were too long and unnecessary, such as the flashback just because Toxic came up in his conversation with Ana. A lot of the details added in this book seems unnecessary to me and could be cut. 
 Overall a 3 star book. I enjoyed parts of it (solved the "wierding out" post desk sex mystery that I had always wondered about) but overall I was disappointed based on my earlier expectations and I have read better more believable male POV books. Would I read the next book in Christian's POV, yes, but with lowered expectations.