Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

Written by E L James

Narrated by Becca Battoe

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

This book is intended for mature audiences. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
• Release date: Apr 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9780449808184

E L James

E.L. James es una romántica incurable. Después de veinticinco años trabajando en la televisión, decidió cumplir su sueño de infancia y se lanzó a escribir historias que enamoraran a los lectores. El resultado fue la controvertida y sensual Cincuenta sombras de Grey y sus dos secuelas, Cincuenta sombras más oscuras y Cincuenta sombras liberadas, publicadas en 2012. Posteriormente publicó los best sellers Grey y Más oscuro, la historia de Christian y Ana desde la perspectiva de él. En 2019 publicó Mister, volviendo a encabezar las listas de best sellers del The New York Times y Sunday Times. Sus novelas han sido traducidas a 50 idiomas y han logrado vender más de 165 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo, y en español cuenta con más de 8 millones de lectores. E.L. Jamesfue reconocida como una de las «Personas más influyentes del mundo» por la revista Time, y el Publishers Weekly la nombró «Autora del año». Cincuenta sombras de Grey permaneció en la lista de best sellers del The New York Times durante 133 semanas consecutivas y en 2018 fue seleccionada por los lectores como una de las 100 mejores novelas según una votación en el The Great American Read de PBS's. Además, Cincuenta sombras liberadas ganó el GoodreadsChoice Awards en 2012, y Más oscuro fue seleccionada entre las finalistas del International DUBLIN Literary Award en 2019. James coprodujo para Universal Studios las películas de «Cincuenta sombras», las cuales recaudaron más de mil millones de dólares. La tercera entrega, Cincuenta sombras liberadas, ganó el People's Choice Award for Drama en 2018. E.L. James vive en los alrededores de West London con sus dos maravillosos hijos, su marido -el novelista y guionista Niall Leonard-, y sus perros terrier.

Reviews for Fifty Shades Darker

[artemisa-191823 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This book feels like watching a train wreck. I know it will be bad but for some stupid reason I can't stop reading it, to the point that I spend a whole night reading.

As I predicted at the end of the previous book this is not other story about Christian and Ana. it's still the same story, it's just the second part of the story, and as the previous book the story could have ended here, but this time the author wanted to make sure we knew there was other book out there, so she ended the book with the engagement party , but she tacks a kind of preview cliffhanger combo to the end of it. it's totally out of tone and in the voice of a totally secondary character that I had thought it was already finished with (when the book is all in Ana's voice...

And the sex scenes, they pile hight and high, but they never go anywhere, they aren't sexy and graphic enough for the book to be "hot", and they aren't classy enough for the book to be erotic. And at some point I think that even the author realised that all the sex wasn't going anywhere, so she started to write half scenes, they start kissing and then they are in post coital bliss.

I know that I will probably read the last book because for some weird reason I seam to be stuck in their cliché world and I know that in the near future I wont be able to enjoy a book without thinking about this...

[kwskultety · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not as hot as the first one, but plenty of intrigue. I'm quite worried that Christian will die in the last book...so of course I downloaded it just now and will start reading it. I'm not happy with the idea that he practices BDSM because his childhood screwed him up; that is just what all the vanilla people like to think. *sigh*

[Osirisberbesia · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

What does a woman expect from life when she positively comments on the text contained here? What do the sick who practice these things have in their mind and heart? (Translated from Spanish)

[Visol · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The second part of this beautiful story sees Anastasia confronting the women that Christian did not consider for a romantic relationship, who could threaten her life. We see a Christian in a different light, out of control and off-center. New challenges, different aspects of eroticism, and above all, a different level of romance. I loved the extra material in this edition, with scenes from the movie that the author adored and a portion from Christian's perspective. (Translated from Spanish)

[DhamarAjh · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked the plot more and Christopher's role in how he discovers things. (Translated from Spanish)

[Dafatota · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Second installment of the "Fifty Shades" trilogy, in which Christian continues to explore his inner demons and young Anastasia confronts her feelings and confusion about her relationship with the attractive and mysterious millionaire, who is full of secrets. A read that will leave you with a dreamy and stunned smile stamped on your face, difficult, very difficult to erase.
This novel picks up right after the ending of the first, when Anastasia finds herself overwhelmed and desolate by the power the mysterious Christian has over her. His initial magnetism has transformed into a dangerous game of sexual domination, and for that reason, the young woman decides to distance herself from him as much as possible and start a new life from scratch. Grey, feeling hurt, tries to convince Anastasia Steele to re-enter his life; she demands changes to the terms of their relationship before giving him another chance. But when the couple begins to feel more confident and achieve a certain stability, some ghosts from Christian's past appear, along with Jack Hyde and Elena Lincoln, putting the couple's future at risk. This time, there will be no secrets or rules.
I liked it just as much or even more than its predecessor. It is much more intense and addictive. It adds a new background story, external to the relationship between Grey and Ana, but which affects them directly, allowing for a glimpse of a shift in both and in how they face the bumps that come their way. (Translated from Spanish)

[Caritocanos · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The story envelops you, but it's fatal how a story of abuse is romanticized more than one of love. (Translated from Spanish)

[triduana-794064 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed this book as much as the first one. It's a well told story, and I like the ways the characters developed throughout the book. I found it hard to take seriously though and chuckled through a lot of it. It isn't particularly well written unfortunately. I think a lot of the scenes were repeated, with the sentences in a different order. The book would have benefited from a lot more thorough editing, which is a shame.

[paquito24 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Quite bad, to be honest...

Grade: 3 (Translated from Spanish)

[rociyiyo · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Christian Grey tries to convince Ana Steele to come back into his life. In exchange, she demands a new agreement before accepting: no more rules. However, when the couple begins to feel more confident and attain a certain stability, figures from Christian's past appear, determined to interfere in their relationship. (Translated from Spanish)

[rubinoel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fascinated by the scenes of suspense and eroticism, I could say I devoured it in no time. The dark world of Grey is immensely interesting and intriguing. There are new characters that are interesting and quite intimidating. I didn't like so much that Ana was so emotionally dependent on Christian and weak when it came to enduring certain things. But overall, I found it quite interesting because there was always a conflict to resolve, and it raised many questions that I wanted answered. In the end, it was worth reading. (Translated from Spanish)

[Oniria · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The thing is, I liked the saga. But not for the reasons that everyone says. Honestly, I didn't like the sensuality; the characters are much more complex than what the book shows. But I don't consider it an erotic book. (Translated from Spanish)

[ayemica · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I liked this second part much more; it makes Anastasia and Christian's story feel more real and humanized.
And one gradually comes to understand the reasons behind all his problems.

I still don't like the narrative much; it overuses the phrase "the goddess within me." Anastasia says it all the time, and in my reading, it becomes quite annoying, but in terms of the story, it has a bit more structure than the previous one. (Translated from Spanish)

[Rosa3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Better than the previous one.

I didn't like the ending!!! But I had fun, that's my opinion.
I think the characters have matured even if just a little. Great.

Aside from that, nah. (Translated from Spanish)

[joy_bush-147339 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

better than book 1. a few unexpected events I never saw coming.

[AntonioAndrade · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Betting on the morbid to sell thousands of copies, sidelining literature and good taste, will always be an insult to true writers. (Translated from Spanish)

[nathyvramos · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I only say that: A life you have lived for years cannot be changed overnight, a person cannot change overnight, one can love someone so much and hold on to them DESPITE everything. (Translated from Spanish)

[faanjiga · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I consider this novel to be something more romantic than erotic; it lacks coherence when presenting an alternative reality and uses the clichés of fairy tales presented by Disney, but aimed at an older audience. It is frustrating how the main character is idealized, promoting toxic relationships based on power and control; on the other hand, the protagonist exhibits behaviour that is emotionally dependent and stereotypical of the "studious" woman. (Translated from Spanish)

[curious_squid · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Better than the first book, but still equally preposterous. Can't help but think Mr. Grey's only appeal is that he is rich. After all if you made him a good looking guy who worked as an low level executive or something equally dull he would be a creepy control freak with way too many issues to deal with.

I don't think I truly appreciate the romance genre so I guess it is no real surprise that I am not impressed with these books.

"i love you" "no, *I* love *you*" "you are my everything" "no *you* are *my* everything" - bleeechhhh

[andy_dimartino · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Although people told me books 2 & 3 got better I have to disagree. It is a shame that you can get on the New York Times bestseller list with something as bad as this. You're wondering why I bought book 2 if i disliked the first book so much. Hope that it got better and a morbid interest in seeing how bad it could get. Not even going to bother with the 3rd book at this point as I have so many other books to read that would gratify me more.

[anamrs · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It improves on the first book, although it isn't very difficult. This time there are a couple of elements that make the plot a bit more interesting; there's more development of the story. What I mean by this is that there’s more than in the first book, but don’t expect much. The influence of the fanfic style the author wrote before entering the publishing world is still too noticeable. Character development is very poor; only the two protagonists are developed, and that's because there's no other choice. I give it two stars not because it really deserves it, but because I gave the first one one star, and this one is slightly better. (Translated from Spanish)

[Silvanawh · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Yes... in one way or another, it's better than the first one... Christian "improves," but... meh. (Translated from Spanish)

[Alaznezube · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I have read the trilogy, the ones I liked the most were the first two, I almost didn't finish the third one. (Translated from Spanish)

[CherryBlossom · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

?I think this is the book I liked the least in the saga.?

?I stressed out and got pretty angry about many things that happened in this book.?

?I admit I was still hooked but I couldn't stop getting mad about how everything kept repeating over and over and OVER AGAIN.?

?Reading started: April 17, 2019?
?Reading finished: April 20, 2019?

?4/5? (Translated from Spanish)

[Rockera90 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It's a good and exciting saga, but I must say that the third one ended up dragging on. It hooks you with that erotic part of the character, but once it starts to become more of a full-on love story, the narrative begins to feel monotonous. (Translated from Spanish)

[Cris ¿Qué libro leo? · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

For some strange reason, I decided to give this saga a second chance. The book is full of sensuality and manipulation, but I think the development of the characters was not handled in the best way. It is a simple and easy-to-read book, but in my opinion, it doesn't contribute much. (Translated from Spanish)

[amidori · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is much deeper than the first one, discovering why Christian is the way he is. Still, I admit that Anastasia sometimes felt very annoying to me, but this book entertained me more than the first one. (Translated from Spanish)

[ItzelGarcia07 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked this book in the trilogy more, and many things surprised me that I can't mention due to spoilers, but without a doubt, it scared me more than the previous one. (Translated from Spanish)

[AlbaMartn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Practically the same as the first book, I'll leave the review of that first book here: Personally, I found it to be a book that hooked me quite a bit. It is true that it may not be the best book ever written and it might come off as a bit sexist. But from my perspective, I liked the book quite a lot. Although I must say that this book maybe didn't hook me as much as the first one. (Translated from Spanish)

[weezer41 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I really don't get the hype on this series and can't see me paying for the third book.