Review: Fifty Shades Darker

Author: E.L James 

Publisher: Vintage 

Pages: 544
Rating: 5 Stars 

Synopsis:  Daunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house. 

But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades. 

While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before, and make the most important decision of her life. 

Review: While I did enjoy the first book, I  really found that I liked this one so much better. While yes, there are sexy-times in this book,much like the first. Instead, what I found a lot more enjoyable was getting more of a history for some of the characters.

What is there to say about Christian Grey? He's such a complex character and his history is quite a bit more in depth in this book. I also enjoy how he is becoming slightly more flexible in terms of his relationship with Ana. He is slowly learning to accept things that he himself believes that he is not deserving of.

Ana has grown on me slightly, from the first novel. There are moments when I just want to take her and shake her, but at the end of it all, she really is the one who is responsible for how Christian is opening up.

I am fully aware of how many negative reviews this trilogy has been getting. At the end of the day, what I really do enjoy is love story, and at the core of this trilogy, that's what it is, a love story, with intensity , and passion, and albeit slightly out there. I truly do enjoy these books.

Review: Fifty Shades of Grey

Author: E.L James 

Publisher: Vintage

Pages: 528
Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis:  When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful,brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resister Ana's quiet beauty, wit and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too--but on his own terms.

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.  

Review: When I first picked up this book, I'll admit that I had no idea what it was about, except that it was supposed to be some kind of a love story. As I was reading it, I was definitely in for  a surprise, but I haven't looked back. When I finished this book, I wasn't entirely sure what I thought about it, but I wanted to continue Ana and Christian's story. I'm so glad that I did. 

I was not excepting this book to be the kind of love story that it was. Of course, there was a lot of hot kinky fuckery, but it was SO much more than that. I so enjoyed the emotional journey that both of these characters had to embark on, Christian especially. Even more than all of this, at the core of it, I just really enjoyed the love story.

This was unlike anything that I had ever read before, and I was pleasantly shocked to see how much I did enjoy it. It is a story that will remain with you.