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Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades #3)

by E.L. James (Goodreads Author)

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 · rating details · 257,209 ratings · 18,241 reviews

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees.

Now, Ana and Christian hav...more

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Published January 17th 2012 by The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House (first published 2011)

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Jun 05, 2013 Katrina Passick Lumsden rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Welcome back, fellow masochists (or those of you who simply wish to forgo the hassle of reading this crap and opt for my poignant reviews instead). I wish I could say Fifty Shades Freed met my expectations, but...well, honestly, I don't know what the fuck that was. I don't know how I feel. I don't know what to think. The only thing I know is that, usually after finishing a trilogy/series, I'm lost. My brothers end up finding me curled up in a ball somewhere and they laugh and call me names, mos...more

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Jan 22, 2012 Tammy Walton Grant rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: calibre, erotica-romantica, kindle-or-ebook, romance-angsty, romance-contemporary, romance-series-must-read-in-order, romance-tortured-heroes, 2012-january, i-own-have-it, omg-needs-an-editor, whole-lotta-hoopla, romance-twilight-ripoff

Sometimes you can just have too much of a good thing.

I believe one of my GR friends called this book an "exhausting melodramatic hot mess." (Thanks, Amy!) After having stayed awake until 3:00am to try to push through said mess, I would have to agree.

I really wanted to love this book. When I read Fifty Shades of Grey I was mesmerized - I'd never read anything like it. The story stuck with me for days, and I immediately bought the second book and it was much the same thing. There were little hin...more Sometimes you can just have too much of a good thing.

I believe one of my GR friends called this book an "exhausting melodramatic hot mess." (Thanks, Amy!) After having stayed awake until 3:00am to try to push through said mess, I would have to agree.

I really wanted to love this book. When I read Fifty Shades of Grey I was mesmerized - I'd never read anything like it. The story stuck with me for days, and I immediately bought the second book and it was much the same thing. There were little hints of things that bothered me in the second book - I have a pretty visceral reaction to people in a relationship using the words "let" (as in "he let me go out") and the second book was peppered with these. In the first book, Christian was a Dom, and I expected that from him. In the second book Christian had ostensibly let go of that life, and was struggling to let go of his issues with control. In this book, he seemed to me to be just an insecure overbearing asshole, who used sex to distract Ana and get her to do what he wanted. You know how in some cultures they say they put women on a pedestal, which amounts to stripping them of the ability to express an opinion, to have a say, to be told what's going on and eventually they can't leave the house? That's what Christian reminded me of. "Oh, I'm so worried about you, I love you so much, I can't bear to have you out of my sight, don't go to work, it's because I love you so much, you are my whole world, and if you do I'll buy the company and bankrupt it so you won't have a job to go to. But it's because I love you so much and I'm so afraid something will happen to you." Shudders. I just wasn't ok with it in this book.

(eta: And the hickey thing when they were on their honeymoon???? Juvenile, petty, mean, vindictive. I hated it. I would have fucking killed him.)

Fifty's possessiveness, aggressiveness and control issues were getting pretty old by the middle of this story. Watching Ana run around constantly trying to discern if he was angry with her, and changing her behaviour to fit his moods was much worse in this book than the second -- what was vaguely unsettling in Fifty Shades Darker became downright disturbing in Fifty Shades Freed. I should do a Kindle search for "please don't be mad at me". Together with "Holy Fuck" and "I love this man" they make up a good portion of the book.

And Ana didn't sit much better with me this time around, either. Her voice as narrator, which resonated so much with me in the first 2 books, grated on me this time. Other reviews complained of how immature she sounds; I finally agree. Frankly, I got tired of hearing how much she "loved this man", this "beautiful man", her husband, her Fifty. It seemed to me that after 2 books of hearing how she can't believe someone that physically beautiful could love her that it would be toned down a bit. To me, it seemed to have been cranked up even higher in this book. She doesn't say it to herself as much as she did, but her actions and her words and even the way she thinks of Christian screams it.

("Ohferchrissakes," I remember thinking. "You let him shave your snatch but you won't PEE in front of him? How do you ever expect to build a marriage with him?")

It all seemed so over the top, almost hokey, all surface declarations of this all-consuming passionate love and I wasn't really buying it this time around. They both seemed desperate, and for each step they took forward, they slid backwards twice as far.

The epilogue and the HEA were nice, but I felt like it could easily have been an add-on to the second book and we could have skipped this one entirely.

Damn, this could easily turn into a rant. Me stop now.

Barely 3 stars -- the cover rounded up the 2.5 I would have given it otherwise.
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Jul 19, 2012 Taryn at My Secret Romance rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, erotica, hot-steamy-romance, romance, series, light-bdsm, some-suspense, emotional-angsty, reviewed-by-me

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Calm down ladies...before you go crazy on me and try to hunt me down to get this. I received this to review from the publisher so I'll be spending my night with Fifty!

This is my old Fifty

Here is my NEW Fifty

Update since finishing the book.

Oh Fifty! What happened to you? You are a changed, changed man and I don't I like it one bit! What happened to the domineering, authoritative, bossy, I-don't-take-no-for-an-answer man...more

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May 01, 2012 Alicia rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: The sewer system.

Recommended to Alicia by: Mr. Hanky

Shelves: wtf-is-this, caused-me-rage, disappointing, lurking-pedobear, pathetic-and-or-stupid-female-lead, ugh-first-person, speshul-snowflake, judging-you, i-hope-the-mayans-were-right, apparently-theft-is-okay, we-deserve-the-apocalypse, wtf-is-wrong-with-you-people, trees-died-for-this-crap, supports-theft-rh, chris-brown-would-be-proud, this-is-not-a-romance, lowest-common-denominator, male-lead-who-needs-a-junk-punch, drank-the-haterade, author-needs-a-muzzle, not-for-realreal-just-for-playplay, curiosity-killed-the-cat, my-masochism-is-not-the-sexy-kind, ftlog-stop-calling-it-her-sex

Looking at the other reviews here for the continuation of what can only be called the word-like remnants of a loose bowel movement that doesn't even have the decency to be original fiction only further confirms that the world is ready for the zombie apocalypse. Or an apocalypse of any kind, really.

My review for the first "book" is applicable here as well, though as far as I'm aware this "book" picks up past where my summary ended. I'm still unsure of how it is possible, but the story nose dived...more

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Jan 10, 2012 Anastasia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, romance, ebook

*Sigh* So bummed the series is over. Ana and Christian's character evolution throughout the trilogy is unlike any I've ever seen. She started off as a naive, shy college student, while Christian (AKA Fifty) was a cold, aggressive businessman. By the end of Fifty Shades Freed, not only are they closer to one another, but they're also more confident in themselves.

In the final installment of the Fifty Shades series, Ana and Christian are married, but that doesn't mean that it's all roses and sunsh...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Shelly rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-contemporary, romance-erotica, set-in-usa-washington

By now, I'm not entirely sure what to say about this book. Aside from now Ana and Christian are now married, travel to fantastic places for their honeymoon and someone is still trying to do both of them harm, not much has changed. I'm really tired of Christian's over-protectiveness, fast. It's beyond annoying and he's no where near as sexy now as I thought he was in the beginning.

I can't understand why anyone would think Christian's behavior is sexy. Troubled? Tortured? Stalkerish? Childish? He...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Reading, Eating & Dreaming rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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***EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND CONTENT. THIS IS AN ADULT BOOK. PLEASE DON’T READ THIS REVIEW UNLESS YOU ARE AN ADULT***

Fifty, Fifty, Fifty. I can’t get enough Fifty.

I have read a lot of mixed reviews for Fifty Shades Freed, the third novel in the Fifty Shades trilogy. This is my response: Fifty Shades Freed was EXCELLENT. How can anyone complain about more Fifty?

Reading this novel was a bittersweet experience. I couldn’t get enough; I wa...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Shea rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Every adult on the planet :)

Shelves: favorite, bdsm, celebrity, wealthy-hero, heroine-pov, series, contemporary-romance

~This review is for all 3 books in the Fifty Shades Trilogy~

WOW...I just absolutely love all 3 books in this trilogy. I love them so much that not only do I have all 3 books on my Kindle but as soon as I finished reading Fifty Shades Freed earlier today I went online and ordered all 3 in paperback.

Now I’m sitting here trying to put into words how much I love the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy without sounding like a babbling idiot but I don’t think that’s going to happen. So let the babbling comm...more

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Jan 25, 2012 Katie(babs) rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: gag-worthy-book, p2p-fan-fiction

By now most of you have heard about the hoopla surrounding the very popular Fifty Shades trilogy by E.L. James. Fifty Shades of Grey has an astounding 4,300 reviews on Goodreads and all three books are currently the top three best selling digital books on Amazon for erotica. There’s also quite some controversy surrounding E.L., this series and how it was published. From what I understand, Fifty Shades of Grey was originally titled, Master of the Universe and was Twilight fan fiction. The Twiligh...more

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Dec 02, 2012 P.A. Lupton rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites

An undercurrent. By definition, it's the hidden movement of water beneath the surface. Its tug and motion are only perceptible upon submersion. Fifty Shades, is exactly like an undercurrent. You dive into the story thinking you know what to expect, only to find out once you’re in it that it’s something else completely. And Fifty Shades Freed is the riptide of currents. You’ll be swept away with a force that is impossible to escape or turn back from, not that you’d want to escape. You’ll savor ev...more
An undercurrent. By definition, it's the hidden movement of water beneath the surface. Its tug and motion are only perceptible upon submersion. Fifty Shades, is exactly like an undercurrent. You dive into the story thinking you know what to expect, only to find out once you’re in it that it’s something else completely. And Fifty Shades Freed is the riptide of currents. You’ll be swept away with a force that is impossible to escape or turn back from, not that you’d want to escape. You’ll savor every moment, every word, and when it’s over you’ll want to pick it up and start again from the beginning. The only thing I’d like to caution readers about with the Fifty Shades Trilogy—it will literally ruin other books for you.

So many readers glance at the back cover this book and expect an erotic novel about BDSM. Yes there are some BDSM elements to the story, but that’s not what this novel is about. Fifty Shades is probably the best romance I’ve ever read. It’s impossible to put into words in a review what this book will make you feel. It’s so emotional. It is authentic, open, honest, and at times both heartwarming and heartbreaking. I’ve recommended this series to so many people who told me it was out of their comfort zone because of the BDSM. However, after practically browbeating them into reading it, every one of them came to me raving about how wonderful and unexpected it was. Still, I’m not going to lie, the erotic scenes are hot as hell—but they are tasteful, and nothing to shy away from in my opinion.

Christian Grey is the hero, and he defines the word contradiction. He is THE Alpha male. Strong, unbelievably sexy, and dominating, but just like other parts of this story, there are things unseen below the surface. There’s a reason Ana refers to him as her “lost boy”. Yes he is extremely successful, sensual, and dominating (he doesn’t apologize for his predilections), but he is misunderstood. He uses control as a mechanism to guard his feelings, and despite his behavior, Ana sees past the surface to the man beneath.

It’s ironic that Christian spends most of his time trying to protect Ana. Initially, he views her as fragile, but as he quickly learns, appearances can be misleading. He discovers through Ana that strength is not only about brawn. Strength is displayed in bravery, fortitude, and the ability to cope with everything life throws at you. And Ana epitomizes the definition of inner strength. Not only is Ana the first woman to see Christian for who he really is, she is the first woman to stand up to Christian, and because of that she earns his respect, devotion, and unwavering love.

I’ve decided to rebel. There is no way I can justify classifying this novel as a 5 star read, so here it is:

I’ve hijacked another star and I’m giving 6 stars to Fifty Shades Freed. I’m just hoping this blatant infraction of the rules is enough to warrant a run in with Christian’s twitchy palm. I RECOMMEND (in shouty caps) the Fifty Shades Trilogy to everyone who loves an amazing love story, because that’s really what this book is.

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Apr 27, 2012 Holly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, all-time-favorites, loved-loved-loved-it, from-author-publisher-to-review, books-i-own

TEN GREAT BIG SHINY STARS!!!!!

This was a perfect ending to what has definitely become my favorite series! It was wonderful to read the conclusion of this wonderful story that is Ana and her Fifty Shades. I couldn’t love Christian any more if I tried, and I am big enough to admit that I am just glowing green with envy of Ana :) - For the most part this book was not as intense all the time as the other two but what was most wonderful, after watching these two overcome some pretty major obstacles...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Kristen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: huge-disappointment, favorite-hero, 2-star, continuing-story, light-bdsm, mediocre-prose

This is a review for the overall story—all three books

1st book - 5 stars Loved it!
2nd book - 4 stars Liked it a lot!
3rd book - 1 1/2 to 2 stars Huge disappointment. Big old mess!

I read the online version of this story. I loved it until the story "jumped shark" (went down hill) in what will be the third book. I can only hope the author takes the time to make some huge plot changes and releases a better third book than what she produced for her online version. It was such a disappointment to what...more

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Jan 28, 2012 BamaGal rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotic-romance

I was looking forward to another trip into Fifty's fucked-up world; but this didn't really quite deliver the goods for me.

The Bad - I really think James might have done better to wrap up the series with the 2nd book (which was my favorite). This one dragged in places, and was too long in general. There was no real story, it just bounced around from scene to scene in Christian and Ana's new marriage; with a lot of padding and filler. Even the emails, always fun in the previous books, were a littl...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Catherine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angst, bad-childhood, bdsm, contemporary, erotica, hot, kindle, lots-of-sex, read-2012, romance, series, working-to-improve-marriage, already-married

I don’t know quite how I feel about this book. I inhaled it and was greatly entertained, but I also found myself cringing a lot and was more uncomfortable with Ana and Christian’s relationship than I have ever been before.

After reading this book I realized what an incredible journey the author took us on. I had quite a few problems with the writing and Ana’s character in the beginning, but the author knows how to tell a hell of a tale, so I was sucked in despite those issues. There was intensity...more I don’t know quite how I feel about this book. I inhaled it and was greatly entertained, but I also found myself cringing a lot and was more uncomfortable with Ana and Christian’s relationship than I have ever been before.

After reading this book I realized what an incredible journey the author took us on. I had quite a few problems with the writing and Ana’s character in the beginning, but the author knows how to tell a hell of a tale, so I was sucked in despite those issues. There was intensity, hot sex, and a believable conflict between them. I liked the first book, but it was the second book that impressed me the most. That was when Ana stepped up and the power disparity between them finally leveled out. I ended the book completely satisfied and feeling like they were finally headed toward a healthy, happy relationship. So I was pretty ticked off to find that this third book seems to have taken their relationship in reverse.

While reading, I alternated between smiling and thrilling over their happiness in their marriage and cringing over the dysfunctional loop they found themselves stuck in. Christian could originally be hard to take with his orders, pushiness, and stalker tendencies, but that was in the first book. It felt natural there because they were struggling to mesh two very different personality types. And they resolved that struggle in the second book and finally started building a real relationship! So when it popped back up here it wasn’t as acceptable. Where Christian once felt like a troubled, dark man, he just came off as scary and disturbed here. Don’t get me wrong, I saw the charm of their relationship in the happy moments, but I also think that Christian was shown as further damaged than the man we met before. It was not a pretty picture.

This whole book felt like a roller coaster. There wasn’t much of a plot beyond them working out their issues—other than the small subplot involving Ana’s old boss. That isn’t a bad thing to my mind. I enjoy character driven stories. But when the relationship is like Ana and Christian’s, it gets exhausting. I wasn’t exaggerating when I said it felt like a roller coaster. There were so many highs and lows in their relationship that it made my head spin. When they were up, they were great. I fell in love with them all over again. But when they were down, it was sad and disturbing. Everything was supposed to be worked out! I know that sounds whiny, but that’s how I feel. Why is Ana stuck apologizing and begging Christian not to be mad every other second? Why is it all about him and Ana has to scramble to try to keep up with his moods? I don’t blame her for deliberately ignoring his issues and doing what she wanted. Just reading it made me feel claustrophobic. It was like they had never made any progress. :( Sure, she could finally touch him, but how is that a comfort when he is back to being so controlling? It made me sad, because Ana was always on edge. Sometimes love just isn’t enough. I actually wish that we could have just ended the book on the hopeful note of book two.

But then there were the great parts that made the read worth it. The end was absolutely fantastic. Huge strides were made in their relationship. There was some heartbreak—and man, I loved those scenes—but it was necessary. (view spoiler) The end finally brought back that warm feeling I had toward them. But it doesn’t change the fact that it felt like a retread of the issues they had already worked out. I would have been happier if this final resolution between them had been part of the original resolution they had in book two. It was an awesome end, so I would have hated to miss it, but I would have preferred to remember the Christian of book two.

Favorite Quote:

"I gaze in horror at the red marks all over my breasts. Hickeys! I have hickeys! I am married to one of the most respected businessmen in the United States, and he’s given me goddamn hickeys."

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Jan 19, 2012 Cortney rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, favorite-series, what-would-you-do

Edit: 1/19/12, 3.5 stars because I really love the epilogue. I don't love this one as much as I do the first book in the series and I think it's about 100 pages too long.

*ARC review*

“And now my past and my future are colliding in a way I never thought possible.” --Christian Grey, Fifty Shades Darker

If he only knew what was to come…

In Fifty Shades Freed Anastasia Steele finally gets the heart and flowers she has wanted since the day she first laid eyes on Christian Grey. After a whirlwind romance...more

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May 18, 2012 UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook-own-have-read, series-fifty-shades-trilogy, author-e-l-james, 2012-reads, 4-stars, heroines-wtf-annoying, top-heroes, tortured-tormented-emotionally-scar, reviewed-by-me

Ahhhh, Christian.... his emotional and mental scars... wow. The things he endured, the things he's overcome... the strength he has... I'm so, so in love with this tortured soul. Why he'd want to stay with Ana who seems to do her damnedest to emasculate him, is beyond me. It's just another reason I don't care for her much.

Ana really, really annoyed me in this book. She started taking a stand on every issue, and even the whole 'choosing your battles' mantra was cast aside when it suited her. She'd...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Rachael Wade rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, crack-books

***Read my interview with E.L. James here at RachaelWade.com.***

Unconditional love and forgiveness.

At the heart, this is what the Fifty Shades trilogy is all about, only readers don’t see this at the onset. Instead, most of them hear about all of the steamy sex and BDSM scenes. The appeal of this series—which can be compared to the addictiveness of the Twilight series—is certainly the scorching hot lovemaking. There’s no doubt about that. This is romance at its finest, with a healthy side of ki...more

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Jan 28, 2012 Suzanne the Mighty ~Satin Seductress~ rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, whips-and-chains-excite-me, erotic-romance, can-i-kill-the-bitch, hero-i-want-to-hurt, mad-bad-and-dangerous-to-know, pdf-kindle, contemporary-romance

Okay, don't hurt me, I know there are a lot of Christian Grey fans out there, unfortunately I am just not one of them.

This is the third and final installment of the Fifty Shades trilogy, Ana and Christian are now married and are set to live a long and happy life, or are they? With some body out there threatening them and Christian's own fucked up past, wedded bliss maybe but a dream.

Although I am not the biggest fan of the other books, I did find them strangely addicting and was quite looking f...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Crista rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-star, contemporary, hot, kindle, series, tear-jerkers, tortured-heroes

A very satisfying ending to this incredible series. Fifty Shades Freed was not my favorite book of the series, but it gives the perfect Happliy Ever After that I've been craving since book 1.

The Good:
* Ana and Christian have combustible chemistry and in this book it intensifies further:) The sex scenes are numerous and very steamy. I love these two characters together (in and out of bed:)
* Christian's love for Ana knows no bounds. He is so completely in love with her and his actions show it. Her...more A very satisfying ending to this incredible series. Fifty Shades Freed was not my favorite book of the series, but it gives the perfect Happliy Ever After that I've been craving since book 1.

The Good:
* Ana and Christian have combustible chemistry and in this book it intensifies further:) The sex scenes are numerous and very steamy. I love these two characters together (in and out of bed:)
* Christian's love for Ana knows no bounds. He is so completely in love with her and his actions show it. Her happiness means everything to him and he would move mountains (and does) to see her content. His gestures towards her bring about many swoon moments .
* Christian's past is finally explored and many questions are answered about his past relationships and behaviors.
* This book shows the reality of marriage. Not everything is perfect and there is certainly conflict in this book. Fifty is a very complicated man, and there are many issues that arise within their marriage that must be resolved. I enjoyed the complexity of this relationship and loved watching Ana become a strong and confidant woman.
* The epilogue is incredible. It was definitely the "cherry on top" experience as I read the last sentence and felt completely content. It's hard to end a book and feel cheated. Thanks to this talented author, we are gifted with what is IMHO the perfect ending.
* Perhaps my favorite part of this series have been the email exchanges between Ana and Christian. In this book there are several more delicious email exchanges that kept me thoroughly entertained.

The Bad:
* The beginning starts out incredibly. We are given glimpses of their wedding and are treated to the full monty experience of the honeymoon. When Christian and Ana return from their honeymoon, the book's pacing slows down quite a bit. I think that there were parts of this book that could've been left out.
* The suspense portion of this book was a bit predictable. I wouldn't even call it suspense because it's clear who the culprit is from the beginning.
* Secondary characters (Kate, Elliot, and Mia) are given some fairly significant time in this book and I just never really cared/connected with the secondary characters very much.

As a whole, this is a definite 5 star series. I don't know if I'll ever meet a hero quite like Christian (and I don't know that I want to). He is perfectly written, and his love for Ana is what I will remember about this series. Ana is also a heroine that I came to love a great deal. Ana saves Christian by giving him hope, love, and a brand new future. It is an awesome thing to experience.(less)

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Aug 19, 2012 Ruth**Off With Its Head!** rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourites, female-pov, bad-boy, angst

So that's it.
No more Christian Grey, except for in my dreams and the inevitable reread.
The reason I'm docking a star is because there were parts for me where it was getting a little repetitive. For e.g. Ana saying 'oh my' or 'holy cow' was really getting on my nerves or the whole 'mine' 'yours' thing.
Possibly the reason for this is that I read the three books one straight after the other in the space of 5 days.
Perhaps if I had read them as they were published this wouldn't even have been noti...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Jolyn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

I cannot wait for this book!! This series is so good, I am having major difficulties moving on to another book. Cmon January!!

Here we go!! So stoked to finish this series !!

Loved it. I'll tell ya I could read about these two grocery shopping for 300 pages and still love it. This author is just that good. Great ending to a most magnificent series.

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May 04, 2013 Kris (KC) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, contemporary-romance, erotica

This series is such a sexy and exciting journey! This was the second time around for me, and it was just as fun as my first read. Yes, it's over-the-top, farfetched, and unbelievable--and I couldn't. Care. LESS. It offers the perfect little, sexy vacation from reality. I, once again, lost myself in Ana and Christian's chaotic world of sex, love, tortured souls, and happily ever afters. Sad to say goodbye...

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Apr 15, 2012 Tessamari ♥Many Waters...♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: crack-books, favorites, explicit, highly-emotional, hot-and-heavy, lead-character-bad-boy, lead-character-s-famous, must-re-read-again, kindle-lendable, bdsm, erotica

My inner Goddess drops into a dead faint

INFINITE Amount of Stars!

As always, I'm rendered speechless when reading Fifty. I need time to think of the right words to describe how much I LOVE this story. My. God. Ms. James, how do you do it? That was perfect. Absolutely freaking P-E-R-F-E-C-T!

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Jan 22, 2012 Aestas Book Blog rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone who loves deeply romantic and emotional books

Recommended to Aestas Book Blog by: Maryse

Shelves: favorites, 6-star-books

6+ stars to each of the books in the trilogy!!

This is how I see Christian:

It pains me to no end that I don’t have proper reviews up for these books. These were one of the first sets of books I read when I first started reading series and were a HUGE part of what inspired me to start reading and blogging again but at the time that I read them, I still wasn’t writing real reviews. I fully plan on rereading someday soon (for the fourth) time and writing out full reviews for them. But, I mean, the...more

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Mar 10, 2012 Tough Critic Book Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Oh Fifty what a ride!! What a heart stopping, gut wrenching, mind F*ing ride! This book is one to be savored. I made the mistake of ~~rushing~~ devouring this book without coming up for air. At first, I felt like the plot was developing too slowly. However, I eventually realized the feeling was due to my impatience; an impatient need to quench my insatiable desire to finish the series. Okay, okay...I RUSHED!!! ~~All~~ many of you will make the same mistake I did, but as Christian Grey would ~~command~~ say,...more

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Jan 25, 2012 Sophie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: erotica, favorite-female-char, favorite-male-char, favorites, romantic, obsessed, more-than-once, hot

Ohh, I am so sad its over. It was a perfect ending to a perfect story. The Fifty Shades books will always be my all time favorite read. And Christian is my all time favorite hero! Oh God, do I love this man. I would join his sub-club too any day.

I loved both Ana and Christian in this one. Ana changed a lot. She was standing up for herself much more, but also still had her insecurities, which I liked, cause it made her more human and made me relate to her more. I mean, from my point of view at l...more Ohh, I am so sad its over. It was a perfect ending to a perfect story. The Fifty Shades books will always be my all time favorite read. And Christian is my all time favorite hero! Oh God, do I love this man. I would join his sub-club too any day.

I loved both Ana and Christian in this one. Ana changed a lot. She was standing up for herself much more, but also still had her insecurities, which I liked, cause it made her more human and made me relate to her more. I mean, from my point of view at least, her insecurities were very understandable, and I could totally see myself behaving and thinking the way she did. She was a little over the top jealous, I would say.

Christian, or Christian... What can I say. I love this man. Did I say that already? Oh well, it was worth repeating. He really does have fifty shades between which he shifts with a mercurial speed. I love him in all his shades - romantic and vulnerable and in charge and sulking and angry and kinky and in his Dom mode. And in each of those modes, he is absolutely perfect. When he is romantic, he is just so over the top romantic. The presents that he gave Ana (the bracelet) and the things he wrote for her and told her were just so swoon worthy. When he was vulnerable and opening up and telling very personal things about himself and shared his feelings, your heart just melts and you just want to hug him. When he is in charge, he is just so spectacularly in control and bossy, it is so hot. When he was sulking and angry he was spectacular too. He behaved like such a teenager and an ass sometimes. The way he behaved towards the end of the book when Ana told him whats going on (don't want to spoil the surprise) he behaved like a total ass. But even as an ass, he was a perfect ass. And as for him being in his dom kinky mode, well, my words fail me here... He is like the ultimate fantasy coming to life.

Other than that, we get to see more of Leila, though I wish it would end a little nicer. I felt sort of bad for her, and wish that Fifty wouldn't be so harsh with her. We get a resolution and more back story to what happened with Elena. There is also an end to Jack's storyline.

I loved the bonus part, at the end, where we get Christian's point of view from the beginning of his and Ana's story, from the moment Ana came to interview him and up to the hardware store meeting. It was so cool to read his perspective. I didn't realize how cocky he is and how is fully aware of the effect he has on women and using it to his advantage. The bastard. But do I love him! I can only hope that ELJ will write the whole story, or at least more of it from Christian's POV. How I wish that would be true. ELJ, please please please!!!!!!

I love the Fifty books. The second book still remains my favorite (because of the things that followed after Leila got caught) and followed by the first book. But I loved the third book too. It had plenty of swoon worthy, heart melting moments, as well as plenty of very very hot moments.

Those books put me in this weird mode were I completely lose any interest in the surrounding world. I go with this dreamy smile on my face and probably look a little strange. I just don't care about anything and anyone when I am with Fifty.

And now it will take me a few months (again!) to get over the Fifty hangover.

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Jan 28, 2012 Glass rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, chick-lit, way-too-hot, kinky, arc, favorites, romance, blog-tour

Read my review on my blog http://jacitamati.blogspot.com/2012/0... as the part of the Fifty Shades Freed Blog Tour.

Last year was pretty exciting when it comes to the books. Lots of awsome new releases, sequels, lazy summer days spent in the company of even hotter "imaginary" characters. One of the probably most discussed titles was Fifty Shades of Gray written by american author E. L. James. It was on the top of the to-swoon-list among my friends standing side by side with Beautiful Disaster by...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Tonya rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: erotic-contemporary, 2012-reads-all, favorites

After reading the book blurb, I'm scared. I'm having a hard time keeping the tears back. I have no idea what will happen but I really hope there is a HEA. Just the thought of where this could go is breaking my heart.

Okay. I finally got read it. Yay for HEAs!!! I thought it was a great book and I loved the direction Christian and Anna lives went.

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Feb 22, 2012 Jess rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, awesomeness, erotica, favorites

"Christian, you are the state lottery, the cure for cancer, and the three wishes from Aladdin's lamp all rolled into one"

To: Ms. E. L James
CC: Christian Grey
Subject: A Review for Fifty Shades Darker
Date: 22nd February, 2012, 12.23
From: Jessica co Blogger at Book Passion for Life

Dear Ms. James,

I'm going to keep this short. This was a fantastic end to a fantastic trilogy, and to be honest, I'm sad that it ended. I'm sad that they'll be no more Christian Grey. This series has truly been wonderful t...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Michelle rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wish I could give this shower of shite no stars at all, but I can't.

I judge harshly anyone who likes this, let alone spends money on it. There are authors with talent and integrity out there who deserve your time and money.

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