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A review by natreviews
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
So basically everything I said in my review for Fifty Shades of Grey can be put into this review as well.
I will say I did have more fun reading this one, only because I decided to keep track of the number of pages with red flags I could find (since a lot of the time those pages would have multiple red flags on them), how many times Christian pesters Ana to eat, and how many times the words "inner goddess" was written. Throughout my read, I had 178 pages marked with red flags, 20 pages for food pesters, and 39 pages the words "inner goddess" were written.
Another criticism to add to this was that this book didn't re-introduce any characters. That's fine for our main cast, but since it's been a year or two since I read the first one, I had no clue who Dr. Flynn was the first couple of times he was mentioned. It's important to remember that this novel was originally the second half of the first fanfic that becomes Fifty Shades. So of course we don't need to re-intro anyone!
Also just add way more cringe with Ana's inner dialogue and the actual dialogue and you've got this book summed up.
I will say I did have more fun reading this one, only because I decided to keep track of the number of pages with red flags I could find (since a lot of the time those pages would have multiple red flags on them), how many times Christian pesters Ana to eat, and how many times the words "inner goddess" was written. Throughout my read, I had 178 pages marked with red flags, 20 pages for food pesters, and 39 pages the words "inner goddess" were written.
Another criticism to add to this was that this book didn't re-introduce any characters. That's fine for our main cast, but since it's been a year or two since I read the first one, I had no clue who Dr. Flynn was the first couple of times he was mentioned. It's important to remember that this novel was originally the second half of the first fanfic that becomes Fifty Shades. So of course we don't need to re-intro anyone!
Also just add way more cringe with Ana's inner dialogue and the actual dialogue and you've got this book summed up.