Fifty Shades Darker

Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

By: E. L. James

Narrated by: Becca Battoe

Length: 19 hrs and 49 mins

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)

I loved this trilogy!!

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

Sensual, sexy, intense

Who was your favorite character and why?

Christian Grey of course!! He's a women's dream!!

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

No, but I liked listening to her

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

The ending is perfect!

Enjoyed almost as much as book 1

This book takes off where book 1 ended and while some of the plot may be predictable, is still enjoyable.

blushing

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

7 out of 10....better character development, a little too graphic at times while hard to stop listening to. Glad I can listen through my Bluetooth!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Fifty Shades Darker?

Many

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

I like her pace, her voice and intonations.

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

If I could have I would have, as it is, I listened in just a few days, with my Bluetooth...driving, making dinner, running errands, folding laundry, etc.

eager to listen for more!!!

now I see/ hear ... what all the hypeis all about. Truely men should read it tooo. they could learn to much,

and it goes on!

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

yes i like to listen to books. But I also buy print.

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

pleasures by rochelle aleres, To me it was like she read her book and took it to another level. I like it but it just stood out to me thats all .

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

The voices you can close your eyes and see it!

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

when he became the sub!

Great Book but Horrible Narriation

I love the "Fifty" books. But Becca Battoe is one of the worst narrators I've ever had the displeasure to listen too! Please for the love of god don't narrate anymore books, especially ones sexually driven. So bland and dry. And her Christian Grey voice, nails on a chalk board. If I didn't want to get through the book and don't have time to read I would have returned the first audiobook immediately. Awful.

Great book, great narrator, perfection.

I couldn't stop listening. The book is awesome and Becca does such a great job of trying to do all the voices. I recommend listening to all three books.

much better than expected!

to think I was about to exchange it... now I need to read the rest!

Hard to believe

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Honestly it was a little hard to imagine a guy acting this way. Not that i wouldn't mind a guy acting like this for me. The brief insight about his emotional maturity made it a bit more believable though so I guess I wouldn't change it too much. The cliffhanger part was a bit too predictable, not sure how I would change it though.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The story could have ended there for me, though I'm glad it continued.

Which character – as performed by Becca Battoe – was your favorite?

Anastasia of course.

What would have made this romance irresistible?

I want to say a more believable guys reaction but then again that might not make it romantic enough ;). So I will say given Christian's background as explained I think it's good as is.

Any additional comments?

I would have liked this and the other story to give some glimpse into what Christian was thinking at times. It was also a bit long winded like the last one but again the email banter was humorous.

You get use to the voice

The narrator did a good job. I'm just happy some is reading the book to me. And I like that she changes her voice for different characters.