Customer Reviews

Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

5 star:		(56)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(16)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

The first book was okay, with some interesting aspects (including good sex scenes) that made up for the juvenile writing and even more juvenile characters. I made the mistake of buying the other two books right after finishing the first. The series is essentially based on the old fallacy that messed up guys can be "fixed" by the right woman. It's also chock full of romance cliches: virginal heroine, hot billionaire with dangerous secrets in his past, ridiculous threat to virginal heroine's life, etc. It's also full of Twilight-esque vomit-worthy writing: obsessive hero who violates boundaries and engages in controlling behaviour but it's okay because he does it out of love; constant misunderstandings based on each main characters' belief that they're not good enough for the other; everyone in love with the quiet, nerdy heroine. By the second book, any original aspects have disappeared, and by the third book the writing is so idiotic you'll lose respect for yourself for continuing to read them.

Do yourself a favour and read the Outlander series or a Song of Ice and Fire or anything but this garbage.

Don't know whether these 'grey' books are abusive or just plain silly. Frightens me that young women reading this tripe think that this type of voluntary degradation is desirable. Surely we have come further than that. They are not even well-written. Hero is a modern Marquis de Sade and heroine (if one can call a slave a heroine) a contemporary Tess. Most disappointing thst these are best-sellers. Only good news is thst I bought them on sale.

this series is being marketed as erotic and thrilling, but it's boring and repetitive -- and extremely poorly written... how did these books ever become a hit?

The story is... ok. I enjoyed the first book but as I moved through this one I found myself losing interest. As some other reviewers have noted, it's very repetitive and just as some action starts and the drama builds up, it's over which left me feeling let down.

Above all, even though the author is an amateur, she should fire her "editor" and get a new one. Anyone with half a brain cell worth of knowledge of the English language knows that DISORIENTATED IS NOT A WORD. The author uses it no less than twice in this book alone and it's something that sticks with you when you see it.

It's an ok read. I don't feel as though I wish I had those two days of my life back but at the same time, I don't feel as though it's something I need to read again in the future.

The book was repetitive and not as nearly as interesting as the first one. It only got worse as the book progressed. I felt compelled to read it after finishing the first book quickly, but I now feel like it was an annoying waste of time. I may not even bother reading the third book.

I wasn't sure whether to buy this trilogy. I love twilight and was on the fence about reading Fifty Shades because I wasn't sure about the S&M aspect.
However....people recommended it to me on a few occasions so I gave the books a chance.
The first book is poorly written and takes a few chapters to get into but then I was hooked. The first book was the best of the three, book 2 (Darker) went downhill.
I started finding that Ana was kind of a pansy and weakling by book 2. She doesn't ever stand up for herself and Christian uses sex to control her and silence her often times. I was getting frustrated that she wouldn't speak up for herself.
She also tends to have very repetitive dialogue and is not a very interesting or dynamic character.
Honestly - the most interesting character in the book was Ana's sub-conscience. She made me smile a few times. The second most interesting is Kate Kavanagh (her best friend/roommate).

Ana was sort of hard to root for and identify with. How many times can she say "Please" to Christian during sex? And how can she always reach the grand finale just when he tells her to? It was a little overdone.

It is a fun, summer read. By book 3 it seems like the author is just tying up loose ends and trying too hard to make everything a happy ending and it drags on at times.

Could not put this book down, absolutely loved it! Favourite of the Trilogy. Like all the other 50 Shades books, I would recommend this book to everyone! If you haven't started it get on it!!

I am not an avid reader, but this book just would not let you put it down.
The author has a real flair for keeping you interested from start to finish.
I just couldn't wait to read the 2nd & 3rd books.

I really enjoyed the trilogy, you must read all three though as it's like one big book. You will be torn about how you really feel about the main character Christian Grey but by the third book you'll be thinking hmmmmm I think he could tie me up sometime! Will definitly put some spice back in your bedroom!

This book, along with number three in the Trilogy
was a BIG let down and I was totally disappointed!!
The first book was everything and more and truly
lived up to all the Media hype! I had expected
the next two to be the same, but unfortunately
that did not happen. Like most things done in threes,
(books,movies, etc.) the first is always
the BEST!!!!