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beckyyreadss's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to read this series because I enjoyed the first series and I love the dual POV, so I wanted to try and give this series ago. Compared to Ana’s point of view, this one was a bit disappointing.
This book is based on twenty-seven-year-old Christian Grey, and he exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined and utterly empty until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into the office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him – past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart. Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?
I will forever love alternative POV. I loved that there were more details of what Christian was up to especially with the SIP thing as we found out that the SIP takeover in the second book from Ana’s point of view and that Leila was stalking Christian as well as Ana. I loved seeing how distracted Christian was with trying to work and yet all he cares about if Ana had moved in and if she was comfortable and how her first day on the job was.
My only issue with this book is the pace was very slow and I was bored at some points and yes, I know it was the same as Fifty Shades, but I found myself skimming over the BDSM chapters and the chapters that we had already read in Fifty Shades. It was just like one sentence or word had been changed to make it different. Change Ana to Christian and that was all that was happening in some chapters. If you do a shot every time Christian says control, you’ll be drunk before you hit 50 percent. I thought we would see more of Elena as well and considering she’s the big villain you only see her once when Christian and Elena have their dinner and Elena tells Christian to go to Georgia.
I am going to hope that the series gets better, but I’m also trying not to put all my eggs in one basket.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Drug use, Torture, and Drug abuse
planetshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Self harm
Minor: Rape, Homophobia, Stalking, and Torture
samsonian's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
i fucking hate this book LMAO i’m not finishing the series christan pisses me off too much even tho his backstory is crazy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Torture, Alcohol, and Vomit
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