




Twenty-one-year-old Anastasia "Ana" Steele is an English literature major at the Washington State University's branch campus in Vancouver, Washington. A version of the novel from Christian's point of view, Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian, was published in June 2015 as the fourth book, followed by Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian in November 2017 and Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian in June 2021. The trilogy had sold over 150 million copies worldwide by October 2017. The second and third volumes of the original trilogy, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, were published in 2012. Universal Pictures and Focus Features produced an American film adaptation, which was released on 13 February 2015, and was also panned upon release, though it was a box office success. Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor, while its portrayal of BDSM has been targeted for criticism from a variety of perspectives. It has been translated into 52 languages and set a record in the United Kingdom as the fastest-selling paperback of all time. Originally self-published as an ebook and print-on-demand in June 2011, the publishing rights to the novel were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012.įifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world. It is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving BDSM ( bondage/ discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism). It became the first instalment in the Fifty Shades novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. Don't get me wrong.I'm all for the "love at first sight" but how realistic is that?! Not everyone is lucky enough to experience that and I think that's why I liked Gabriel's seemed a little more realistic to me.Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. I read the full trilogy and if you're not looking for the BDSM or control freak billionaires, you will love this as much as I do! Prof Gabriel Emerson is my new man now.his love for his "Beatrice" and the lengths he will go to to protect her and what they share.he beats Christian, Gideon and Damien in my books! The love story in Gabriel's trilogy is just beautiful and being from Toronto, I loved the references (yes Harbour 60 is a real restaurant!) I loved 50 shades and love Christian.but Gabriel! HOLY HELL!! Where 50 shades starts out with sex, Gabriel's Inferno doesn't get sexual until the end of the first book/beginning of the 2nd.
