Fifty Shades of Grey (50 Shades Trilogy, #1)

by E L James

[booksandcats]

It is a decent book for what it is, an erotic romance novel. I like the chemistry between Anastasia and Christian, the sex scenes are quite steamy. I think the storyline is interesting enough, nothing too spectacular, but not bad.

However, I have several little issues with this:

There are several little continuity errors, that should have been noticed in editing, like they are taking a bath together, and with no change of location or moving in the bathtub (that is filled with water), she pleasures him orally. How? I don't think she is able to breath underwater...

The language is soo repetitive so often. I lost count of how many time either of them "breathed" something. There are other words, other ways to put that. Also, who refers to the voice or whatever inside of them as "their inner Goddess"?

The plot at the end. I mean, come on. Though I don't really know why I bother, this book has been out for so long, most people know the plot, especially after the movie came out. But let's be correct here. So. The ending. She literally asks him to show her everything, to hurt her. So he does. And she says stop. She can't take it. He stops, he tries to console her, to care for her. And she is angry and disgusted... that he did exactly what she asked him to do? That's just stupid. There are plenty of reasons why I would break up with him, and she mentions quite a lot of them several times, but him following her request isn't one of them. I mean, she tried it, she can't handle it. Fine. Tell him that, tell him you can't accept that and you will have to figure out where this leaves you. But don't leave angry because he did what you asked him to do. That's just annoying.

So, I kind of think it's a decent enough book, again, for what it claims to be. Several little things I don't like (not all of them listed as nobody wants to read all of that lol), but not terrible as a whole.

If you like some steamy hot romance that basically centers around sex and plays with aspects of BDSM, and you don't expect a literary masterpiece, you will probably enjoy this. If not, this book is not for you.