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  • 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 (2,024 ratings)
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Fifty Shades Darker

By: E. L. James
Narrated by: Becca Battoe
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Summary

For all those who loved Fifty Shades of Grey, the second instalment will have you no less enthralled. Immerse yourself once again in E.L. James' sinfully debauched world. 

Please note: This audiobook contains graphic adult content. 

Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you and stay with you forever.... 

Daunted by the dark secrets of the tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Ana Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a US publishing house. But desire for Grey still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, she cannot resist. 

Soon she is learning more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades than she ever thought possible. 

But while Grey wrestles with his inner demons, Ana must make the most important decision of her life. And it's a decision she can only make on her own....

©2012 E. L. James (P)2012 Random House Audiobooks

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    2 out of 5 stars

read all reviews before buying ....

This book sounds great but the narrators voice is terrible,really irratating, which you wouldnt pick up on from the sample but as she has to repeat the same awful 'Oh My's' and 'Holy Sxxt's on average every couple of minutes it really goes through you.
Very dissapointed with the end which completely left me feeling a bit ripped off for the credit i'd wasted. I suppose its so that you will feel compelled to buy the next book but honestly it wasnt good enough to waste more credits.

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    1 out of 5 stars

More rubbish from this trilogy

Don't buy into the hype. Bought all 3 at once.......big mistake. I rarely write reviews but this book was so bad had to warn others.

One star for me for getting to the last chapter

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"Awful narrator never again"

Is there anything you would change about this book?

NARRATOR

What did you like best about this story?

they both got the family they both wanted in the end

How could the performance have been better?

DIFFERENT NARRATOR

Did Fifty Shades Darker inspire you to do anything?

no

Any additional comments?

i loved READING these book but the NARRATOR killed the audio

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    5 out of 5 stars

BRILLIANT

the 2nd book is fab its certainly a page turner .and the story gets deaper my house lay untouched for nearly three days i could,nt stop listening to it

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love it

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

best in trilogy

What did you like best about this story?

book two really brings the story together.defo best book in trilogy by far.

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

i have read the books about twenty times. having it read out makes me conect better with ana.

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

i listened to it in no time at all.

Any additional comments?

really would have prefered the male voices to be read by a man. would conect more with christian this way.

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  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars

On the downward spiral but I still read it!

After the first book, I felt I needed to get the rest of the story - the sex almost got in the way tbh because it was same stuff in different places with different extras!

After I'd finished it, I couldn't possibly have told you what happened - it is probably the least memorable of all three books.

I won't comment on the actual language/words - not to my taste - sorry.

Still glad I listened - sometimes just being able to discuss the current hyped stuff is enough!

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  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars

Waste of my life!

Really tried to get into this trilogy, but it was too hard to listen to rubbish! I was losing the will to live!

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WOW

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

excellent even better and more erotic and intense than the book. beware do not listen to this while driving :)

Who was your favorite character and why?

Both Ana and Christian

Which scene did you most enjoy?

the one where Ana gives Christian the third present.

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Really don't know what the fuss is about

This book has been a major disappointment for me, I was full of hope and expectation but found it truley terrible, the storyline is slow and predictable the sex is repetitive and lacking in imagination and the dialogue is limited seriously don't bother

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    1 out of 5 stars

'Fifty Shades' or 'Fetch My Spade'

I'm sure by now that most of you have heard of the international best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James, probably well aware of its somewhat 'naughty' content and, according to its blurb, "romantic, liberating and totally addictive" storyline. Having suffered emotionally (and needless to say, physically) as a result of successful entrepreneur Christian Grey's unrelenting need for control, we saw main character Anastasia Steele flee from his apartment at the end of the first book. Now, in the second book, she faces him again. But have things changed? Maybe they have in terms of their relationship, with Christian offering Ana a new proposition which may be more suited to her weak personality (well, at least she's no Bella Swan). However, for those seeking a more literary read/listen, then I would strongly advise looking elsewhere. There's been no change in this department from book one. No wonder James has not printed her full name on the front cover; the book appears to have been written by a 16 year old schoolgirl with an unrealistic perception of sexual intimacy and the importance of achieving a good work-life balance (Grey earns an apparent $100k per hour, yet 95% of his time is spent courting excitable young Ana). Aside from the obvious lack of writing skills used in the second book (actually, make that the entire trilogy), the audio version is even worse. My first thoughts on the audio book were that the narrator, Becca Battoe, did not whatsoever convey the mild personality of Anastasia Steele. Next, as Christian's and others' voices were attempted by Battoe, I almost laughed. Her strong accent and rather annoying intonations did nothing to add to the voices of the characters, especially during her ridiculous try at Dr. Flynn's British accent; in fact, I found them rather intolerable. Altogether, this was a thorough waste of my money. But, hey, I'm sure there are a lot of 16 year old girls this mind-numbing audio book would make very happy.

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