Fifty Shades by E L James

(Not Recommended for Age 17 below. Please children, don't give your parents a heart attack if they caught you reading this.)

Tag: Fiction, Adult, Romance, Erotic

Fifty Shades of Grey
Published: May 25, 2011 by Paperback

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—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 family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

This book is intended for mature audiences.

Fifty Shades of Darker

Published: September 13, 2011 by Paperback

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.

Fifty Shades of Freed

Published: April 17, 2012 by Paperback

When unworldly 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, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality.

This book is intended for mature audiences. 

Grey

Published:  June 18, 2015 by Paperback

See the world of Fifty Shades of Grey anew through the eyes of Christian Grey.

In Christian's own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world.

Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty—until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his 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 sexual 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?

This book is intended for mature audiences.

Darker
Published:  November 28, 2017 by Paperback

E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe.

Their scorching, sensual affair ended in heartbreak and recrimination, but Christian Grey cannot get Anastasia Steele out of his mind, or his blood. Determined to win her back, he tries to suppress his darkest desires and his need for complete control, and to love Ana on her own terms.

But the horrors of his childhood still haunt him, and Ana’s scheming boss, Jack Hyde, clearly wants her for himself. Can Christian’s confidant and therapist, Dr. Flynn, help him face down his demons? Or will the possessiveness of Elena, his seducer, and the deranged devotion of Leila, his former submissive, drag Christian down into the past?

And if Christian does win Ana back, can a man so dark and damaged ever hope to keep her?

Info Source: Goodreads

My Own Review:

Fifty Shades is the very first book who took the virginity of my mind. It is because this is the first Erotic book I ever read and it's totally hot. Christian is totally hot!

Many ask me what's the meaning of the title and what does it do in the story. Based on my research and my understanding after reading it is; "Fifty in the title is viewed as Christian's mood swings, one second he's happy, then the next second he's mad and then next he was calm. He was moody than a woman close to her period and I think it's true based on his attitude. And more to it according to Ana, she has difficulty in understanding him, he looks like he has multiple personality, thus I conclude that it's more than one, but I don't think it reach up to fifty different attitude. Shades is because he consider himself man in the dark, in shadow, in a shade. That's why he likes control over them–her– in fact. Until Ana came and became his light.

My own view about the Movie versus the Book. The Book is better, it's always is. Christian is so intense and demeaning in the movie, he also look harsh and sadistic. (Not that I hate Jamie Dornan, I like him, and he's good at acting Christian Grey.) But I'm giving an opinion about the way he did the role. That's why many think Fifty Shades is not a good story, it should be ban, blah blah blah. I wanna rip their hair out. It's only because they don't know Christian, they didn't knew that he was gentle with Ana, they didn't knew that Christian always ask permission when they do some intense pleasures. And Ana there is not Ana in the book. I hate the way they portrait her. Ana in the Book is a fighter, brave and fight Christian off when she don't like something, she always sent Christian on edge, she's a Dauntless. But in the movie she was so sweet and showing off too much innocence. And the Twitching Palm scene, I love that scene, why did they didn't include it? Why? (Fangirl mode.)

Let's end this now, I'm hungry. Christian has issue with food so I should eat. Wink.