• 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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amazing

love this book, i cant wait to read the third book! very good book to read

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pleasantly surprised

I listened to the first one and thought it was good, so naturally I had to keep listening and bought the next two. I love the narrator's range of voices for the different characters. I always know who she is portraying. job well done!

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Anna accepts Christian's proposal.

The relationship evolves as Christian severs his ties to Elena and asks Anna to be his wife. A helicopter crash brings all together and resolves many issues. Christian buys Anna's publishing firm and gets rid of her lecherous boss. Both parties compromise in their relationship expectations.

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Characters draw you in

If you could sum up Fifty Shades Darker in three words, what would they be?

Steamy, intriguing, captivating

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

Becca Battoe brought the characters to life. Great range of voices. She WAS Anastasia.

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

You wanted to know what happened to the characters. Listened all three in a mere weeks.

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Easy read

Really like the narrator. Wished she narrated more books would makes some other older books more enjoyable.

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exciting

she was prefect I enjoyed everything about it I love her voice and I love her reading this book

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excellent production

would have preferred a male voice for the male characters instead of a feminine voice but otherwise excellent production. Ok

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my dream book 😍😍

this was the best book I have ever read and her voice matched the characters I jus really love it I will jus sit and read it and I can image it in my head😍😘😍😘😍😘😂

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The best out of 3!

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

Yes, because I can listen to it while driving :)

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

Haven't read anything like this yet

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

I think that her voice fits Ana's character very well bringing out her emotions and thoughts

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me almost cry when on the part of Christian being weak at Ana's feet and asking her to marry him

Any additional comments?

Still hot and sexy, but also deeply emotional and touching book

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Book so nice I listened twice

If you could sum up Fifty Shades Darker in three words, what would they be?

Understood them Better! All three books build on each other. The cliff hangers at the end of each book makes you want more.

What did you like best about this story?

The way the characters maintained pieces of who they were while learning to become a better couple.

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

I have listed to Becca Battoe for the entire trilogy. Listen to the book for what it is worth. I was not expecting Shakespeare.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I could relate to the characters relationship. I felt that Christian Loved Anna so much that he would have done anything for her. Scenes were HOT and the LOVE was hotter!

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