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Book Review of Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, Bk 2)

Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, Bk 2)
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In the first installment of this horrible trilogy, we were left with Ana leaving Christian Grey because of the horrible caning he gave her. I was left thinking, So what did you expect from a Dom/submissive relationship?but happy that at least Ana got away from it all. Ah, but it was not to last. Poor Ana couldnt stand to stay away from Christian for more than 5 whole days. Nor he from her. Bleh!
This book was more of the same drivel as the first one. The only thing the two main characters have in common is sex, sex, and more sex. It gets so boring and tedious that once again, I found myself just skimming over those pages. Im sure prepubescent boys and girls might find them interesting though. Any rational adult knows that a true relationship has more than just sex in it, so we are left wondering just how they keep muddling along with all their eye-rolling, sighing, Oh-mes and Gosh-es. I became so tired of those phrases.Oh yes, I forgot the lip-biting (rolling eyes here).

In this book, the writer tries to explain how Christian got so screwed upWhy he needs to be a dominate and needs his submissiveswhy he is so insecure. However, it is not done in a believable way. Im sorry, but I just cant wrap my head around someone so screwed up and insecure becoming a bazillionare. This is because we are supposed to believe that in business he is NOT screwed upbut in every other aspect of his life, he is. Sorry, but that just doesnt fly unless you have come up with a good story line to support itwhich this book does not do. I also find it hard to believe that someone so powerful would fall head over heels with a women who is so innocent and not from his world. Nope, not buying it.

The writer does try to add a bit of intrigue and story line to this 2nd book , but very weakly, and one of the plots lines is over before its barely started.
So, save yourself some money and avoid this book like a bad rash. But then again, if you are curious about Butt Plugs, they are part of the story line. I wouldnt get my hopes up too high though