• Fifty Shades Darker

  • Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
  • By: E. L. James
  • Narrated by: Becca Battoe
  • Length: 19 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (26,615 ratings)

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Fifty Shades Darker

By: E. L. James
Narrated by: Becca Battoe
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Publisher's summary

MORE THAN 150 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

Look for E L James’s passionate new love story, The Mister, available now.

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.

©2011 E L James (P)2012 Random House

Critic reviews

"In a class by itself." ( Entertainment Weekly)
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excellent

Please DO NOT listen to these negative reviews, the narration of these audiobooks is excellent. I think people just like to complain in life and cannot be happy. Save your negative comments and keep them to yourself!!! Great Job narrating Becca Battoe :)

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"Don't Bust the Bubble."

The book kept me captivated from beginning to end.. The narration of the book was well done. I truly enjoyed listening to it.
This book truly is a love story. I can now understand why so many people have read this book over and over again. I 💖 love it as well.

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love it. couldn't stop listening

not great as far as range of vocabulary but otherwise amazing, never a dull moment

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Nice Story

Would you consider the audio edition of Fifty Shades Darker to be better than the print version?

both are great

Who was your favorite character and why?

Christian Grey because he is looking for something to fill the emptiness. He has tried to fill it with things that can never fill the emptiness. Then he meet a girl, named Anastasia Steele when his emptiness starts to fill with the one missing thing love, hope, and peace.

Have you listened to any of Becca Battoe’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no, this was my first time

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

yes

Any additional comments?

no

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Wonderful

Where does Fifty Shades Darker rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

1st so far!!!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Anna very witty

What about Becca Battoe’s performance did you like?

She really got into this one very nice performance

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No I savor my listening time plus this book I can't exactly listen to with the kids around

Any additional comments?

Can't wait to listen to book 3

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Great book

Would you consider the audio edition of Fifty Shades Darker to be better than the print version?

Yes, i loved it..nice to listen while walking

What other book might you compare Fifty Shades Darker to and why?

Maybe twilight saga series

What does Becca Battoe bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The characters and how real she makes them

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The birthday party confrontation

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Cry me a river!

Where does Fifty Shades Darker rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I very much enjoyed being able to listen to the book while playing Words With Friends or just turning off the light and dozing off to the narrator's voice.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Taylor was my favorite. He clearly knew everything that was going on, but he kept his mouth shut and his pistol loaded. He also managed to make time for his daughter and a personal life with Mrs. Jones while working for a demanding boss.

Which scene was your favorite?

The ball / charity auction.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I was repeatedly moved by the magnitude of Ana's stupidity. Every time she decided to make a real stand, it was over something incredibly dumb, like refusing to leave the apartment when Leila was waving her pistol around. And the endless crying! With all the crying Ana did, it was amazing she had time for the sex. BOO HOO! A gorgeous 28 year old billionaire with the body of Adonis and the stamina of a thoroughbred wants to keep you in the lap of luxury. How horrible; how sad. I just wanted her to shut up!

Any additional comments?

If Ian Somerhalder is not cast as Christian Grey in the movies, I refuse to see them.

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Great Book

The book is great just had a hard time with the Narrator. I think it would be much better with a different one.

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Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades

I read Master of the Universe and was pleased to see that the balloon scenes were included in 50 Shades of Grey.

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Romantic Drama

I read several reviews before I bought the audio and most weren't favorable of Becca's narrative, but I must say I rather enjoyed hearing a woman embrace her inner goddess 😉. Good book, good story, and very attention grabbing.

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