Fifty Shades Darker

3/5

I used to have no plans or whatsoever to read the sequel(s) of Fifty Shades of Grey since I wasn't really a fan of this trilogy, and I only managed to get through the first book just because I feel ‘obligated' to read it before viewing the film approximately 2 years ago. Well, guess what? I'm back on that same situation with this one.

But I must admit, this sequel's a slight improvement over the first book, though it's not as compelling or impactful as FSoG. E.L. James is not the strongest writer, that's for sure. I can't seem to stand her choice of words/ repetitive expressions as I progress in this book. The story is becoming more and more like an adult version of Twilight, only with BDSM themes.. uhm wow? The writing is just awful in this book, but at least the story's quite entertaining (I wanna give it a 2/5 stars, but I bumped it with an extra star solely for that reason).

Overall, it's a so-so book that I may not give a shit about in the future. Now let me watch the probably shitty mess that is the 2017 film version. And I apologize in advance if I end up snoozing on that film. I mean, just look at the IMDB/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic ratings. Ghastly!