Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy

50 Shades of GreyFifty Shades of Grey Trilogy
by E.L. James, Fiction (Released June, 2011)
Bottom Line: Read them.
Summary: A scandalous and non-tradtional love story where innocent Ana Steele and billionaire mogul Christian Grey navigate two disparate sets of relationship needs.
My Thoughts: Wow, is this thing racy! This is the kind of book that makes me thankful for my Kindle. But, the sex scenes really are central to the story. Although Fifty Shades could be written better and the language (but not the content!) seems adolescent at times, James keeps you hooked wondering why Christian is the way he is and what his true feelings are for Ana. The second book in the trilogy (Fifty Shades Darker) is very similar to Fifty Shades of Grey, but gets a bit more positive despite the title. However, the sex scenes start to feel like they take up too much of the book without serving a purpose in the story. This whole trilogy reminds me of The Hunger Games in that the first book is fantastic, each book gets successively less interesting, and the third book feels forced. In Fifty Shades Freed, the plot is weak and the sex scenes are definitely no longer central to the story (but still get a lot of airtime!). That being said, I felt like I had to finish it it just to see how the story ends.

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