source: purchased
rating:★★★★✩
from goodreads:
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.
my review:
Anastasia Steele, a shy, inexperienced college senior meets the young bagillionaire, Christian Grey. Ana and Christian first met when she face planted into his office, Ana was utterly attracted to Mr. Grey and he was interested in her. As she gets to know this seemingly perfect man she uncovers his desire for sadistic acts. throughout the novel Ana is at war with her inner goddess and subconscious, trying to comply with all of Christians requests. she doesn't like the whole idea of the dominant submissive thing but still looks over the contract Christian proposes to see if she would be up for the challenge. while the contract situation is under discussion Ana reveals to Christian that she is a virgin and they make love to give her a taste of what the future would hold. after many sexcapades, gifts, insights into each others lives Ana decides to give the whole dominant submissive thing a try letting Christian go full on in the red room of pain. Ana finds herself intensely overwhelmed, and ends the relationship.
Fifty Shades of Grey has a lot of debate. some loved it, some hated it, personally i loved it. when i first picked up this book i knew it was gonna be erotica but i didn't expect anything of what happened. i like the whole story of the sex addicted man only wanting a dominant submissive relationship and the girl that wants a real relationship, continuously pushing for one. although reading through this novel was sort of repetitive with Anastasia's inner goddess and subconscious arguing all the time it was amazing, any spare time was devoted to reading this book. aside from the erotica, it was a roller-coaster ride of emotions. going back and forth between loving the confusing relationship of Ana and Christian to hating it. i really liked the connection Ana and Christian had. the ending definitely has me asking for more so i'll be reading the next book as soon as possible.
favorite quotes:
"Darling, you know what they say. You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince"
"Laters, Baby"