#227 Darker & 2018 Book Challenge

So after waiting what seems like forever I was finally able to read Darker by E.L. James on my library app.

OMG....I absolutely loved it. If you take out all the illicit, erotic material, you get at the root a really great story. Yes, I know this is basically Twilight, but still its a great story.

As my Goodreads Review states, I think I like this story from Mr. Grey's point of view a little more than the original. Below is the rest of my review from Goodreads:

So I may like these stories from Mr. Grey's perspective a little more. 

Both Grey and Darker give readers more insight into who he is deep down as a person. Through his point of view, readers learn what makes him tick. We get to learn more about why he is the way he is. We also can, through flashbacks, how he became the infamous Christian Grey. 

I love watching him grow into the man he is at the end of the story. He is slowly becoming who he was meant to be. I enjoyed seeing his view of the growing relationship between Anastasia and him. I sure hope Ms. James does the third book too. 

 

So I crossed off one of my books on my bestie and I's 2018 reading challenge. My goal which maybe a little daunting is to finish both the 2018 challenge and read some off our 2018. 

So my first crossed off book is for A Book That Has Been Banned.  I choose A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Below is my Goodreads Review. I gave it 4 stars.

ok...that was crazy.....crazy good....so it wasn't my favorite but it was still very good. There was a lot of science fiction but also filled with lots and lots of adventure and mystery. I didn't know what I was getting into when I first stared reading the pages. Well I know I am going to have to finish the series cause I have to know whats going to happen. I loved Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace and I loved that fact that he was Charles Wallace and not just Charles or Charlie. The cast of characters are just great and they push readers to the end. This world is one of the most vivid and colorful worlds I have ever seen. I can't wait for the movie.