The unworldly, innocent Ana is shocked to realize she wants this man, and when he warns her to keep her distance it only makes her more desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her - but on his own terms.
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey's singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success – his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving adoptive family – Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a passionate, physical and daring affair, Ana learns more about her own dark desires, as well as the Christian Grey hidden away from public scrutiny.
Can their relationship transcend physical passion? Will Ana find it in herself to submit to the self-indulgent Master? And if she does, will she still love what she finds?
Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.
After reading all the mixed reviews, I couldn't resist reading this book to see which side of the fence I fell on - from what I've read you will either love or hate this book, with not many in between.
I have a very varied taste when it comes to book I like to read, and I have read a few 'romance' novels before. How does this one stack up against the others?
I didn't hate it, but I also don't think it is quite deserving of the cult-like following it seems to have developed. My feeling is that like with the Twilight series, there are women out there who may have a relationship that is lacking something, so look to books like this to escape to...?
Overall the story itself was quite well written and set out in a way that made me want to keep reading to find out what happened (and the first book left on such a crucial turning point that I am now struggling with the decision if I will pick up the second one to find out what happens!) The author does well to create pity in the main male character, when at first he seems like a very unlikeable person. There were times when he was so controlling and unrealistic with his expectations of Anastasia that it made me feel quite mad at both him AND her. For God's sake, what self respecting woman would want to be with a man that got 'palm-twitchingly' angry and threatened violence against you when you said you wanted to go visit your Mum for a few days, or go out to dinner with one of your friends! That's not a turn on, its called physical and emotional abuse. Yet on the other hand when the story develops further I was surprised when I actually started to feel some sympathy for him - I am assuming this will go into it in more detail in the next book...
I did find parts of the book a little far-fetched, but then again, isn't that part of reading, to escape reality for a little while where anything is possible? All I will say though, it that I don't think there are many people out there who lose their virginity in the way that Anastasia does...
The sex scenes weren't really as controversial as some people led me to believe - I don't partake in that kind of activity though so as to their accuracy I can't comment.
Overall not as bad a read as some people made it out to be, and I will probably pick up the next in the series after a short break with something else.
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