BOOK REVIEW | FIFTY SHADES DARKER (FIFTY SHADES #2) BY E.L. JAMES

Title: Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades #2)
Author: E.L. James
Genre: Adult
Pages: 532
Publisher: The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House
Date Published: September 16, 2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781612130583
Rating: ★★★☆☆

Synopsis

Daunted by the singular sexual 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 her anger and envy of the women who came before her and make the most important decision of her life.

Erotic, sparkling and suspenseful, Fifty Shades Darker is the irresistibly addictive second part of the Fifty Shades trilogy.

My Review

As I said in my review for Book 1, I DO NOT SUPPORT abusive relationships! If you'd like to see that review CLICK HERE ... Now that that is out of the way, lets talk about book 2. It was SO MUCH BETTER than book 1. The "Inner Goddess" doesn't make an appearance as much, which I was grateful for.

Aside from the horrible writing (it improves a tad), this book has really become a guilty pleasure. It's like reading a soap opera for me, and I read it in one day. Yea, I'm not even embarassed (I probably should be).

Christian really has quite a few breakthroughs in this book. And Ana is such a wonderful loyal and selfless person to help him overcome his darkest places. She really is the light in his life. She loves him, and he loves her. It takes them a few fights and disagreements to really see what they mean to each other. There is a few plot twists and it's fun to read through. The focus isn't on the sex, although there still are some steamy scenes, it didn't overshadow the story. 

I'm going to continue with the series, because to be honest, this one did get better and I want to see how their love story and their journey ends. From the title of the third book, it really seems that this couple will have worked through all their issues and start a great life together. 

I don't want to give too much away, but check it out. It's worth it. Guilty pleasure for sure.