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Master of the Universe
This is the Twilight fan-fiction that preceded the 50 Shades Trilogy.
846 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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July 16, 2012
It was ok. Certainly don't get how this book made it to publishing, when there is sooooo much better FF out there!!
August 29, 2012
1 and 1/2 stars
Prose: 2/10 (who says "down there" and "holy cow/crow"??!!)
Plot: 4/10
Characterization: 5/10 for Edward's past, the rest is al SMeyer's
Entertainment: 4/10
Bonus: none
Malus: inexcusable glorification of an abusive relationship; extremely unfair portrayal of the BDSM lifestyle
I think this review merits a small introduction.
I read a few reviews of FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY before I had even considered getting anywhere near it, and subsequently resolved to keep my distance and dissuade anyone on my path from doing any different.
Then a very close friend suddently posted on FB her deep , heartfelt desire for a Christian Gray of her own. A rather short-lived Whatsapp debate ensued (on our friends-group-chat, no less... let's just say the others weren't impressed), in which I questioned her sanity in wanting a clearly disturbed and overly controlling man abusing her. She was all "oh, but he's not an abuser, he's madly in love, and they have a contract and she can jump on him whenever she wants, and he's filthy rich and gloriously hot". I think the question of rape was raised, which I'm sorry about, since it later turned out that Ana/Bella was never less than willing to be fucked by her man. But the abuse, I could't let go.
The discussion ended with her telling me that it's a beautiful love story and that I should really read it. I gave her a non-committal "de gustibus" and resolved to read this sorry excuse for a literary phenomenon and get back at her with hopefully renewed enthusiasm.
That's when I realized I had no way of getting a copy of the book in English and for free for a while. Luckily, research has shown that the original ff which originated the trilogy is 89% identical to the finished book, and that 11% must account for all the name changes.
So here I am: a week later and not one, but TWO books of the trilogy under my belt, courtesy of the overlong MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE ff. Needless to say, I remain unimpressed. What I wasn't expecting, though, is that I was also exceedingly underwhelmed.
I'll admit that MotU wasn't all that I was expecting: it was incredibly less brutal and rage-inducing than anticipated, and at the same time far less sexy than a novel being marked as "soft-porn" ought to be. It also allowed me to have a few laughs at my friend's expense, 'cause let's face it: she looks down on anyone ingesting carbs or sugars after 5pm and once made me suffer through a whole meal with no olive oil on my meat or veggies because there was none in the house and she had no intention of buying it/letting me buy it... And then she goes on FB telling the world that she wants nothing more than someone who'd bully her into eating what and when he chooses. Please!!
Anyways, moving on to the actual review... I think the best was to describe this story is bland. Bland heroine, bland sex, bland stereotyped story with bland plot "twists". As a ff, especially, once you've suffered through TWILIGHT, you figure out most of the story by simply reading the characters' names.
Bella is your regular naïve little girl, with an average education, good understated looks and a good lack of self-awareness and self-esteem that makes you want to bang her head on a wall after a few mere pages. She's a little improved from TWILIGHT's Bella, in that she's generally more assertive and does give out the occasional snippet of education and wit, things which I'm still waiting to see from SMeyer's original.
Other than that, though, her constant wining about being "unworthy" and "not good enough" are still as annoying as ever. I get it that the average woman reading a romance novel should be able to empathize with the main character and root for her because if she can find everlasting happiness with Mr. Perfect, then so can the reader. But either you do that, and you really give an appropriate rendition of a Mr. Perfect, or you chose to make your heroine actually beautiful, with men dropping at her feet at every turn, and Mr. Perfect being in awe of her beauty. You can't have it both ways, because a beautiful girl who keeps telling us she's actually not that good looking is frankly unbearable. Especially if she looks down on any single other woman in her life for being good-looking, wearing make-up, having an interesting hairdo, or, Heaven forbid!, having an honest and open, loving relationship with her partner.
Edward is Edward. Rich and influential an not afraid to use his power to reach his means. Stalkerish and controlling. Here, a lot more so than in TWILIGHT, abusive.
His big secret, here, is not that he's an immortal sparkly fairy, but that he's supposedly so very into the BDSM lifestyle that he requires his woman/puppet to not only be at his complete disposal every weekend but to also adhere to his personal standards every other day of the week. This translate to him not having any real relationship with women, other than a working one, based on a non-enforceable contract and a NDA, for sure, but a work relationship nonetheless. The perks for the woman is that she gets to be ordered around, which turns her on, if she's into the lifestyle, and get lots of expensive presents, without really having to commit on any kind of emotional level for periods of three months at a time. If she grows attached and he dumps her, it'll just be like any other break up and she'll adjust to it and move on (it takes a subsequent boyfriend dying on her, to throw one of the past subs over the edge and trying to get back at Edward).
Bella is therefore the first woman to actually catch Edward's interest in the romantic sense, much as Edward is Bella's first everything. It's the usual teenage love story, and the change of setting is only an excuse to have the character move more freely around without having to explain themselves to their parents.
Enough has been said, over and over and almost anywhere, on how Bella and Edward's relationship is as abusive as it ever was in TWILIGHT, and then some. I don't really want to rehash all that, even though I wholly agree with most of what is being said in that regard.
What I want to make clear is that this story IS NOT, IN ANY WAY OR FORM, A PORTRAYAL OF BDSM OR OF A BDSM LIFESTYLE. The only BDSM characters in the story are, possibly, Edward's ex subs and, maybe, Irina, since we don't know enough of her backstory to judge whether she really is into to lifestyle of is she's just a rapist with a penchant for violence.
Edward is not. He's not into BDSM for the sexual gratification and for the playful aspect of it. He's into BDSM because that's the only outlet he found for his pathological need for control and his hardly suppressed rage at life, at himself, and at brunettes. He finds some sort of short-term psychological release in beating up brunettes which remind him of his biological mother, and then he fucks them for good measure, since that's what his mother ever did: fuck and get beaten.
Edward is basically an extremely disturbed person, who should be in real therapy. Also, it's extremely improbable that such deep rooted wounds would get cured by someone just passing by. That's science-fiction of the highest degree, not romance.
A person like Edward should never be allowed anywhere near a BDSM relationship. Real anger has no place in BDSM, as does self-loathing.
The only thing of any real interest of the whole ff is actually Edward's backstory, even though it hardly adds up to the rest of his bio, within the ff. Some good writer should pick up the story of an abused child and tell his long road to health and love from his point of view. And possibly make it believable.
As it is, I can't help but find it impossible to reconcile the poor, hungry, beat up child, who spent four days with his mom's corpse and could find emotional release only when he was later raped by a BDSM enthusiast, with the adopted son of a loving, high-class family, with a M.D. father who was present when he was first brought in after his mother's death. Had Edward been left to his own devices, I might buy the fact that he'd be so messed up about his past in his late twenties. But somehow, I find it highly improbable that his loving and educated family never did anything even remotely useful to help him. So much that they'd actually despair of his anger-management issues at 15 and never bothered to investigate their sudden disappearance.
As with Bella's characterization: either you make the Cullen's the best family ever or you choose to make them inefficient, useless, and uninterested idiots. You can't have it both ways. And since this is a ff, and you want to keep the characters as true to the original as possible, if you can't make it work, find some other plot. Or give up. Or keep is as it is, but when someone approaches you about changing the names and publishing your story, refuse. Or at least ask professional help in reworking the story.
Let's face it: ff is fun and I've read it for years. But I wouldn't be reviewing this if it had just remained a ff (actually, I wouldn't even have read it). It's the fact that these unrealistic characters and improbable plot were barely questioned before the names were changed and the story was published as original that's infuriating. Once the book supposedly became it's own story, there was no need to keep Edward's parents faithful to SMeyer's Esmee and Carlisle. But Ice/James did and no-one called foul. It doesn't work. At all.
Prose: 2/10 (who says "down there" and "holy cow/crow"??!!)
Plot: 4/10
Characterization: 5/10 for Edward's past, the rest is al SMeyer's
Entertainment: 4/10
Bonus: none
Malus: inexcusable glorification of an abusive relationship; extremely unfair portrayal of the BDSM lifestyle
I think this review merits a small introduction.
I read a few reviews of FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY before I had even considered getting anywhere near it, and subsequently resolved to keep my distance and dissuade anyone on my path from doing any different.
Then a very close friend suddently posted on FB her deep , heartfelt desire for a Christian Gray of her own. A rather short-lived Whatsapp debate ensued (on our friends-group-chat, no less... let's just say the others weren't impressed), in which I questioned her sanity in wanting a clearly disturbed and overly controlling man abusing her. She was all "oh, but he's not an abuser, he's madly in love, and they have a contract and she can jump on him whenever she wants, and he's filthy rich and gloriously hot". I think the question of rape was raised, which I'm sorry about, since it later turned out that Ana/Bella was never less than willing to be fucked by her man. But the abuse, I could't let go.
The discussion ended with her telling me that it's a beautiful love story and that I should really read it. I gave her a non-committal "de gustibus" and resolved to read this sorry excuse for a literary phenomenon and get back at her with hopefully renewed enthusiasm.
That's when I realized I had no way of getting a copy of the book in English and for free for a while. Luckily, research has shown that the original ff which originated the trilogy is 89% identical to the finished book, and that 11% must account for all the name changes.
So here I am: a week later and not one, but TWO books of the trilogy under my belt, courtesy of the overlong MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE ff. Needless to say, I remain unimpressed. What I wasn't expecting, though, is that I was also exceedingly underwhelmed.
I'll admit that MotU wasn't all that I was expecting: it was incredibly less brutal and rage-inducing than anticipated, and at the same time far less sexy than a novel being marked as "soft-porn" ought to be. It also allowed me to have a few laughs at my friend's expense, 'cause let's face it: she looks down on anyone ingesting carbs or sugars after 5pm and once made me suffer through a whole meal with no olive oil on my meat or veggies because there was none in the house and she had no intention of buying it/letting me buy it... And then she goes on FB telling the world that she wants nothing more than someone who'd bully her into eating what and when he chooses. Please!!
Anyways, moving on to the actual review... I think the best was to describe this story is bland. Bland heroine, bland sex, bland stereotyped story with bland plot "twists". As a ff, especially, once you've suffered through TWILIGHT, you figure out most of the story by simply reading the characters' names.
Bella is your regular naïve little girl, with an average education, good understated looks and a good lack of self-awareness and self-esteem that makes you want to bang her head on a wall after a few mere pages. She's a little improved from TWILIGHT's Bella, in that she's generally more assertive and does give out the occasional snippet of education and wit, things which I'm still waiting to see from SMeyer's original.
Other than that, though, her constant wining about being "unworthy" and "not good enough" are still as annoying as ever. I get it that the average woman reading a romance novel should be able to empathize with the main character and root for her because if she can find everlasting happiness with Mr. Perfect, then so can the reader. But either you do that, and you really give an appropriate rendition of a Mr. Perfect, or you chose to make your heroine actually beautiful, with men dropping at her feet at every turn, and Mr. Perfect being in awe of her beauty. You can't have it both ways, because a beautiful girl who keeps telling us she's actually not that good looking is frankly unbearable. Especially if she looks down on any single other woman in her life for being good-looking, wearing make-up, having an interesting hairdo, or, Heaven forbid!, having an honest and open, loving relationship with her partner.
Edward is Edward. Rich and influential an not afraid to use his power to reach his means. Stalkerish and controlling. Here, a lot more so than in TWILIGHT, abusive.
His big secret, here, is not that he's an immortal sparkly fairy, but that he's supposedly so very into the BDSM lifestyle that he requires his woman/puppet to not only be at his complete disposal every weekend but to also adhere to his personal standards every other day of the week. This translate to him not having any real relationship with women, other than a working one, based on a non-enforceable contract and a NDA, for sure, but a work relationship nonetheless. The perks for the woman is that she gets to be ordered around, which turns her on, if she's into the lifestyle, and get lots of expensive presents, without really having to commit on any kind of emotional level for periods of three months at a time. If she grows attached and he dumps her, it'll just be like any other break up and she'll adjust to it and move on (it takes a subsequent boyfriend dying on her, to throw one of the past subs over the edge and trying to get back at Edward).
Bella is therefore the first woman to actually catch Edward's interest in the romantic sense, much as Edward is Bella's first everything. It's the usual teenage love story, and the change of setting is only an excuse to have the character move more freely around without having to explain themselves to their parents.
Enough has been said, over and over and almost anywhere, on how Bella and Edward's relationship is as abusive as it ever was in TWILIGHT, and then some. I don't really want to rehash all that, even though I wholly agree with most of what is being said in that regard.
What I want to make clear is that this story IS NOT, IN ANY WAY OR FORM, A PORTRAYAL OF BDSM OR OF A BDSM LIFESTYLE. The only BDSM characters in the story are, possibly, Edward's ex subs and, maybe, Irina, since we don't know enough of her backstory to judge whether she really is into to lifestyle of is she's just a rapist with a penchant for violence.
Edward is not. He's not into BDSM for the sexual gratification and for the playful aspect of it. He's into BDSM because that's the only outlet he found for his pathological need for control and his hardly suppressed rage at life, at himself, and at brunettes. He finds some sort of short-term psychological release in beating up brunettes which remind him of his biological mother, and then he fucks them for good measure, since that's what his mother ever did: fuck and get beaten.
Edward is basically an extremely disturbed person, who should be in real therapy. Also, it's extremely improbable that such deep rooted wounds would get cured by someone just passing by. That's science-fiction of the highest degree, not romance.
A person like Edward should never be allowed anywhere near a BDSM relationship. Real anger has no place in BDSM, as does self-loathing.
The only thing of any real interest of the whole ff is actually Edward's backstory, even though it hardly adds up to the rest of his bio, within the ff. Some good writer should pick up the story of an abused child and tell his long road to health and love from his point of view. And possibly make it believable.
As it is, I can't help but find it impossible to reconcile the poor, hungry, beat up child, who spent four days with his mom's corpse and could find emotional release only when he was later raped by a BDSM enthusiast, with the adopted son of a loving, high-class family, with a M.D. father who was present when he was first brought in after his mother's death. Had Edward been left to his own devices, I might buy the fact that he'd be so messed up about his past in his late twenties. But somehow, I find it highly improbable that his loving and educated family never did anything even remotely useful to help him. So much that they'd actually despair of his anger-management issues at 15 and never bothered to investigate their sudden disappearance.
As with Bella's characterization: either you make the Cullen's the best family ever or you choose to make them inefficient, useless, and uninterested idiots. You can't have it both ways. And since this is a ff, and you want to keep the characters as true to the original as possible, if you can't make it work, find some other plot. Or give up. Or keep is as it is, but when someone approaches you about changing the names and publishing your story, refuse. Or at least ask professional help in reworking the story.
Let's face it: ff is fun and I've read it for years. But I wouldn't be reviewing this if it had just remained a ff (actually, I wouldn't even have read it). It's the fact that these unrealistic characters and improbable plot were barely questioned before the names were changed and the story was published as original that's infuriating. Once the book supposedly became it's own story, there was no need to keep Edward's parents faithful to SMeyer's Esmee and Carlisle. But Ice/James did and no-one called foul. It doesn't work. At all.
July 19, 2020
First of all, I want to thank the Youtube user manwithoutabody for doing a dramatic reading of this atrocity. His clever annotations and funny voice work somehow made the whole Master of the Universe experience a little bit less painful.
That being said, I have nothing but contempt for this story.
"Master of the Universe" is, in my simple opinion, the worst fanfic ever made. Yes, for me it was even worse than "My Immortal". Much, much worse.
My hatred for this book has nothing to do with the fact that is horribly written (At moments, the awful prose reminded me of "My Inner Life", another bad fanfic with a dramatic reading done by manwithoutabody) or the fact that all the characters are completely inhuman and unlikeable, and not even with the completely messed up way in which the author glorifies an abusive relationship.
No...What really pisses me off about "Master of the Universe" is the fact that it's unspeakably boring.
It's boring beyond belief. I swear, I never had the disgrace to witness such a tedious amount of dullness and banality taken to this extreme levels.
Chapter 22 (The one with the creepy sex contract) feels like one of those Terms and Conditions disclaimers nobody wants to read , yet for some reason the author felt the need to devote a large chunk from her book to it, even when a lot of the clauses from that stupid contract had very little relevance to the overall plot and that the whole thing could have been easily sumarized in just one or two pages at most.
Brevity is the soul of wit, but I guess Snowqueens Icedragon (AKA: E.L. James) doesn't believe in that. Instead, she prefers to indulge herself in a dull and repetitive prose to narrate in full detail a bland and unnecessarily long romance story that barely offers any element of interest besides of the laughably bad sex scenes. It's only in those moments when "Master of the Universe" changes its usually dull pacing and turns awkwardly cringeworthy.
This AU version of Bella and Edward is absolutely awful. I did not care very much about them in the original Twilight, but I completely loathe both of them here. Somehow, E.L. James managed to make two of the most reviled fictional characters from the recent years to be even more irritating, even more pathetic. How's that even possible?
How?
I despise this book. I despise the franchise it inspired. I won't go as far to say that I also hate the author (since I don't know her personally) but she is one of my least favorite writers from all time.
"Master of the Universe" is so bad...That is horrible.
Even worse is the fact that is not even a He-Man fanfic, and that's simply unforgivable.
August 19, 2025
This might be the worst thing I've ever read, which is saying a lot, as I have famously read a lot of trash.
April 16, 2015
I am glad I haven't started to read fifty shades of grey yet. I am in love with this original version. With Edward and Bella... I have fallen for their story in twilight saga, and with master of the universe I have fallen in love with them all over again. It's been quite a while since I have picked up a book and been so into that I have read it well into the night and gone to bed at 4 am. I love the whole alternate universe. It isn't about mystical creature, but about true life scenarios that cause you to stop and think about life in general. Granted there is a lot of sex, but when you get pass that part and you look at how two people will go to any length to keep that person happy. Master of Universe is a great story to read.
June 27, 2015
This is the Twilight fan fiction that Fifty Shades of Grey is based on. Actually it's word for word except for the name changes from Edward and Bella to Christian and Ana. You can find this FREE fan fiction at http://www.inkitt.com/stories/11208.
Inside is also "Christian's" point of view, now other wise known as the book "Grey." That book is another LAZY attempt for E.L.James to produce a book that you are all paying millions of dollars to read. If you want to read Christian Grey's point of view, just read this in its entirety and you've read Fifty Shades of Grey and Grey for FREE.
Inside is also "Christian's" point of view, now other wise known as the book "Grey." That book is another LAZY attempt for E.L.James to produce a book that you are all paying millions of dollars to read. If you want to read Christian Grey's point of view, just read this in its entirety and you've read Fifty Shades of Grey and Grey for FREE.
December 11, 2015
I have no clue how someone read this and thought "Wow I must publish this!" Seriously. And having read 50 Shades first I can't picture the Bella & Edward I know from the Twilight books, they seem like entirely different characters which I think is not how fanfic is supposed to work. I don't really know; I've never tea read fanfic before. Still I would expect the characters to resemble who they are supposed to be based on. And the writing in this is even more atrocious than I imagine it would be.
not-going-there
August 11, 2016O_O FSoG is on GR in this original variant too? I find that... something. Amusing might be a word for it.
May 11, 2012
Okay so I'm a little biased lol. I have read 50 Shades as well, but I do enjoyed her thought processes. I really liked reading it with the Edward/Bella characters...now Christian/Ana. Wishing I did not have the work schedule I do (or low funds to get to Chicago 10 days ago). I would really like to get to meet this author. Though I think she still seems amazed at all the attention her little trilogy of books have received, I am not surprised. I am in awe of her ability to put such detail into writing, I was totally able to create a quite thorough picture in my head, I think she (author) would be an interesting and fun person to know. Some of the commentary mentioned at the end of each chapter brought thoughts of book club to mind for me. I think after finishing this story in its original format, I could really use a nice glass of Moscato...if I smoked, this would also be the time for that as well ;)
Thank you "Icy," I look forward to anything else you put on print in the future...wish I had know about this Twisite before :(...is Safe Haven going to be released? My curiosity is piqued.
November 11, 2012
I completely loved the process of reading this book! Of course it's not edited! She wrote it on line, chapter by chapter and waited for comments by readers. I loved the suspense of waiting for the next chapter and being involved with the process of these fantastic characters (not to mention an unknown author) come to life. I loved reading Fifty Shades later but I will always be loyal to the original.
July 23, 2016
Just out of plain curiosity I read it. And in the doctors words fish fingers and custard. Even the dales would not be powerful enough to exterminate this piece. Bring in the time lords and the memory worm.
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July 25, 2012I can't find this book! :/ any suggestions??
August 22, 2012
With all the 50 shades hype I thought I would try this book. Its brilliant - loved the plot and how the storyline developed. There are a few surprises.
I can see the raw edge of it all.
I am glad I haven't read the 50 shades yet - this is perfect without any need for tweeks. The ending is left opening for a sequel.
If I had to describe it - it would fall under 'Bridget Jones girly book with a bit more of an edge'
Fantastic read cannot fault it!!!
I can see the raw edge of it all.
I am glad I haven't read the 50 shades yet - this is perfect without any need for tweeks. The ending is left opening for a sequel.
If I had to describe it - it would fall under 'Bridget Jones girly book with a bit more of an edge'
Fantastic read cannot fault it!!!
March 23, 2013
I really enjoyed this fic. I eagerly awaited each chapter as it was posted. The FSOG book is good, but I enjoyed the experience of each chapter being revealed month by month. The cliffies at the end of each chapter kept me rapt. It's funny to see the books at Walmart now. When I read it in the fanfiction format, it was my dirty little secret.
April 7, 2019
Well... Now I have an appreciation for how much editing went into the 50 Shades books. I'm a fanfic author and relatively avid fanfic reader, so I thought it would be thrilling to get a sense of the work as it was originally intended. It's more neurotic, abusive and insane than the 50 Shades series. Bleh.
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November 21, 2016I just really wanted all of you cultured intellectuals on my goodreads to know that I read this before it was 50 Shades of Gray because I'm ~hip. Bye!
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December 27, 2025I'm gonna have to stop after the first part of this document, because I cannot possibly finish this book and stay sane. I refuse to acknowledge that this is the same exact book as 50 Shades of Grey. I will continue to live in my fantasy world where the books are completely different. This is a ZERO OUT OF FIVE.
Sorry Kim, I am not as strong as you.
Sorry Kim, I am not as strong as you.
February 18, 2020
Didn't particularly like this book but to each his own.
June 22, 2022
plot, 2.3/5
execution, 1.2/5
entertainment, 5/5
execution, 1.2/5
entertainment, 5/5
May 18, 2022
it was… interesting. not as kinky as i thought it’d be. very very messed up, especially edward.
October 9, 2022
It was...surprisingly more bearable than I'd expected it to be. Of course, that doesn't change the fact that the relationship depicted in the book was every bit as toxic and abusive as people say, and has a very innacurate portrayal of BDSM (not that I would know, but I'm pretty sure real rage born of deeply ingrained childhood abuse and neglect has no place in a sexual relationship). However, there were moments in the book that I actually kind of liked, or would have liked if they had been in a different context or a different book altogether.
As for the characters - still not very interesting. Bella has more life in this than she does in any of the Twilight Saga books, but that doesn't mean she's very engaging as a protagonist. Edward, well, still stalkerish and emotionally constipated. Not much has changed in that aspect.
As for the characters - still not very interesting. Bella has more life in this than she does in any of the Twilight Saga books, but that doesn't mean she's very engaging as a protagonist. Edward, well, still stalkerish and emotionally constipated. Not much has changed in that aspect.
August 19, 2015
A surprisingly addictive read that was let down by its horrendous grammar and sentence structure. How this fic got a book deal is beyond me...
However, I thought it was an interesting Twilight AU and is a good read for people who like the Twilight story but not the supernatural elements....and who like erotica. Did not disappoint on that front, although after a while the sex scenes became very repetitive as the author ran out of synonyms.
Quite a stringy storyline with plot holes, unnecessary filler, and general nonsense abound.
If you can look past bad grammar and continuity, this isn't too shabby. Frankly I expected worse.
However, I thought it was an interesting Twilight AU and is a good read for people who like the Twilight story but not the supernatural elements....and who like erotica. Did not disappoint on that front, although after a while the sex scenes became very repetitive as the author ran out of synonyms.
Quite a stringy storyline with plot holes, unnecessary filler, and general nonsense abound.
If you can look past bad grammar and continuity, this isn't too shabby. Frankly I expected worse.
January 5, 2023
Really good for a fanfic honestly 😭😭 like its not the best but points for how in depth it went especially on fanfiction.net like props.. my only issue was how much she said oh my LMAO some of the vocab made it so painfully obvious a middle aged woman wrote it 😭 but besides that idk edwards actually so fucked up in this au but whats new ? I was still in2 it but thats just me not having any self respect + being mentally ill and off my meds ☺️👍 anyway im fully convinced i wont enjoy it as much as a novel (i have a paperback copy of fifty shades im pretty sure its my moms 💀) but when its edward cullen u know damn well im eating it up no matter how messed up it is
March 21, 2013
Loved it better than 50 Shades only because it has Edward and Bella; I fell in love with them in the Twilight series, so I absolutely loved them here, it was exiting.
I must said I'm disappointed I didn't read this one first... Or maybe not; I dp tend to like having the best for last, and, to me, this is the best one.
I must said I'm disappointed I didn't read this one first... Or maybe not; I dp tend to like having the best for last, and, to me, this is the best one.
August 7, 2014
One of the fiirst fiction stories I read..and I LOVED IT!
When I found out that E.L.James is getting published i was so happy!!
Its a realy good story,with a nice plot and a belivable background. Yes its build on Stephanie Meyers Twilight but its SO not the same! Give it a try..especially if you have read Fifty Shades of Grey..
When I found out that E.L.James is getting published i was so happy!!
Its a realy good story,with a nice plot and a belivable background. Yes its build on Stephanie Meyers Twilight but its SO not the same! Give it a try..especially if you have read Fifty Shades of Grey..
November 13, 2014
It's interesting to finally know how fifty shades came to be. Though its difficult to get past the unhealthy and sometimes downright abusive relationship b/w Ana and Christian, its gratifying to discover his true feelings for her, and the lengths to which he'd finally go to win her back. Over all, a quick nice read
December 3, 2014
Curiosity got me, I found her pen name mentioned on a review while reading a TWILIGHT fic written by a friend. I skipped thru it and from what I remember she didn't change too much, just names and improved a bit the grammar.
Not bad for those who liked a bit 50 shades and are curious to see how it all begun!
Not bad for those who liked a bit 50 shades and are curious to see how it all begun!
March 30, 2015
I know, I know... It's quite scandalous, but I read it again in order to compare it to the published ones, you know, The Fifty Shades Trilogy.
My real review is coming soon, but I'm already telling you: it has some comparisons because I would have read the whole series by then!
#NessieTwiHard02
#TheBookwormPrincess
My real review is coming soon, but I'm already telling you: it has some comparisons because I would have read the whole series by then!
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January 26, 2016
This was the better version of the Fifty Shades Of Grey Trilogy. There was so much more to this story than the published one. I am happy to have read it from the very beginning so that I could read the full story. I only wish I had a copy of my own of the FanFiction version.
June 26, 2016
This is an oldie that I'd never read. Now I know why.
To kill two birds with one stone, I actually read this alongside the published trilogy. They are essentially the exact same works, just with E & B's names changed to C & A.
Days of my short life that I'll never get back.
To kill two birds with one stone, I actually read this alongside the published trilogy. They are essentially the exact same works, just with E & B's names changed to C & A.
Days of my short life that I'll never get back.
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