대학 졸업반인 아나스타샤 스틸은 아픈 친구를 대신하여 청년 부호 크리스천 그레이를 인터뷰한다. 처음 만난 순간부터 그레이는 아나에게 기묘한 관심을 보이고, 아나 역시 예상보다 훨씬 젊고 잘생긴 그레이에게 끌리지만 자신과는 다른 세계 사람이라며 애써 잊으려 한다. 며칠 후, 우연히 그와 만나게 된 아나는 그레이를 향한 자신의 마음이 사랑임을 깨닫고 그를 잡는다. 그러나 그레이는 원하는 것은 평범한 연인관계가 아닌 깊고 어두운 그 무엇이었는데…….
Over-rated! It's masked as a romance/erotic novel, but doesn't have a depth in her character development. the theme BDSM is a distraction, at best, from all the lack of plots & complexities in her characters.
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. It was okay, but certainly didn't live up to the hype regarding the "erotica." I've read bodice-ripper books that have more sexual tension than this. I suppose I'll have to read the other two books to find out what happens though.
I didn't see what all the hype was over this book...I could not even finish it. I wouldn't call myself a prude, but I think it was just a tad-bit overdone. I decline to read the rest of the series!
I think I enjoyed reading this more then listening to it. The narrator kinda got on my nerves and It made it seem much more juvenile then it was due to the tone of her voice