So following the ending of book one being left on such a cliff hanger I had to read the second one the moment I had finished. Which surely is the point of a good trilogy. 50 Shades Darker is the second in the 50 Shades series and follows on perfectly from the first.The outline of the story revolves around Christian and his attempts to win Ana back after their unexpected split at the end of the first book. The couple embark on a mission of discovery and face many dangers in their path to knowledge.
The story continues to be as gripping as the first so that we can forgive the number of words that may have appeared through severe use of a thesaurus. There is one thing that really gets to me in the style of writing that I have to overlook due to pure addiction and that is her use of calling Christian 'My 50'. Referencing the name of the book can sometimes work but in this case does not.
I love how the characters are portrayed throughout the books and the colour of each character. We see the introduction of more characters and a few sinister twists through this book that led me to gasp when reading them. I am completely drawn in by the story and for someone who has never written before she has done extremely well to produce something so page turning.
This book combines normal day life with some of the secrets that people hold in this day and age and some of the desires that we all possess. Anastasia Steele has numerous tricky decisions to make within this book and you feel as the readers, that you are right there with her.
I am still in complete understanding of every feeling Anastasia has emotionally for Christian and the number of times I was nearly in tears because of this story is baffling!
I am looking forward to the final part in this amazing emotional trilogy and know that EL James has created something phenomenal. Now that I have started the third and final installment I am left with a sense of dread as the end of the second was so light that I have to wonder what can go wrong next...this trilogy cannot have a happy ending...can it? One can hope...
Victoria V.L Walker
