See the world of Fifty Shades of Grey anew through the eyes of Christian Grey.
In Christian's own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world.
Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty—until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him—past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart.
Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?-Grey summary on Goodreads.
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Obviously I loved the 50 Shades series, so it would literally be impossible for me hate this book but...
Holy crap it was rushed. Instead of the book reading like Christian was living his life and we were going through the experiences with him, it felt like I was looking back an old journal of his. In 50 Shades of Grey, Ana had a life around her, she had things going on besides Christian, it just made the story more real, ergo made their romance seem more real. As mundane as it seems, I would have liked to read more about his regular life, and more about his relationships with family members etc. (Although there was a little more play with Taylor and some of his other staff) The extra story line would have made the book longer, and built the tension while waiting for his next Ana encounter.
This book cast Christian in a different light for me. I still really enjoyed his character, but if I ever had a question about how dark he was before, I know now. There were small bits of memory from his childhood and ex subs, that helped unwrap the mystery that is Christian Grey, and that was exciting, and a tad disturbing.
Even though I felt like this book was thrown together, I would be lying if I said I didn't want her to write his POV for the other two books.
SPOILER:
I am really happy that the book didn't end when Ana left! It's honestly what saved the book for me. I loved watching what Christian did in-between her walking out and when he saw her again.
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