Series: Fifty Shades Trilogy
Author: E.L. James
Released: 2012
Rating: 1/6
Basic Plot: When unworldy student, Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees.
Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past.
Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, fate, and a sex addiction conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality. Ana, you better watch out!
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Wrong Marketing
This book (and the previous entries in the trilogy) should have been marketed as a rape/dubcon piece of fiction. There are people that want their own "Christian Grey" and think that because of Christian's past that he can act like an abusive asshole. That is not healthy for people looking for a loving relationship, ESPECIALLY if they're also looking for a partner that is also in the BDSM community. There have been many more knowledgeable people than me that can tell you why Fifty Shades Freed is not an accurate representation of the BDSM community.
Stuff Happens
I admit that this is one of the more thrilling books in the trilogy. That being said...you shouldn't save your big thrilling stuff until the final book in your series. Why? Because by the end of the series those of us who have kept reading don't care about the characters anymore. My lack of caring of what happened to Ana was nearly non-existant during this book. In the previous books, any conflict was quickly solved. When Kate found out about the contract that Ana signed, she hardly had a reaction. So I wasn't expecting much of anything engaging from this book. There was something bad that happens to Ana, but any thrill I felt was quickly dashed by her being a horny bitch after a week without sex (at least that's the point when she really started complaining about the lack of sex). Christian wasn't having sex with her because she was really hurt and Ana was getting pissed off at him. So, yeah, don't save your thrilling stuff until the final book in your series.
The Sex Scenes
I don't normally talk to people about things like erotic books. Because, well, I can have very strong opinions which might appear strange to most people. When I went to California this year, I talked to a relative about the sex scenes. The relative in question is only on the first book but this continues to this book. This book is supposed to be erotic. So when you're referring to the vagina use "cunt" or "pussy" for the love of everything holy. This book uses the phrases "down there" and "my sex". The relative I talked to found these phrases highly unusual to be used to refer to a person's vagina.
Final Thoughts
There are many things I can't get to in this very short review. This includes Ana doing the virgin act even though she's done a lot of things that make her very far from a virgin. Also the way Christian uses sex as punishment and a point where he gets mad at Ana for using the safe word. It's strange, in this book I care less about Ana and Christian than I did in the first one. I swear these books get worse as the trilogy continues. I think a reason I hate this book so much is that I can see where a good story would be in this mess. In other words: this book is a lost opportunity.
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