After I had read Beautiful Disaster, and Loved it, a few friends suggested that I read this book. I am going to try to put into words my feelings on this book because honestly, I am still reeling! 
 After starting, I could not put it down. I stayed up until 4 am just to finish then had to proceed to take a cold shower! The whole time while reading in the back of my mind I could not help but think "man, my husband is so boring!" LOL!!! 
 From their very first meeting, Christian and Anastasia feel the sexual tension. He is easily amused by her and she finds him very arrogant and frustrating. She cannot wait to get out of his office and run for the hills, thinking of how lucky she is that she will never have to see him again. Even though she cannot get him out of her head. Until he shows up at her job, things just spiral from there. 
 I immediately liked Ana. She is young, innocent and sweet. I really was torn for her through out the whole book and understood her need to stay with Christian, even though he seemed like the last thing she needed. 
 Christian has many demons and secrets hiding behind his walls. He is so private and it tended to be very frustrating wanting to know more about him. He was abandoned as a child by his prostitute/addict mother and had been adopted. He does not like to discuss his past, but it still tortures him daily and it affects his ability to love. 
 Christian takes Ana on a downward spiral of sex, pain and infatuation. There were many things that bothered me about Mr. Grey, but the most would have to be his stalker nature. I found it odd that he was able to find Ana on a moments notice. I think that would personally make me a little skeptical. 
 My favorite part of the book was Ana & Christian's bantering emails back and forth. They made me giggle and just seemed so realistic. 
 The sex scenes in this book left me breathless and blushing! Definitely NOT YA in the least which is unusual for me to read. I guess that I was intrigued??? Enough so to run right out and get book 2! I cannot say enough about this series, it is one that you just have to experience for yourself. 
 "- "Why don't you like to be touched?" 
 - "Because I'm fifty shades of fucked-up, Anastasia"