Fifty Shades of Grey

I, like the rest of the world, have become enchanted with E.L James' 'Fifty Shades' trilogy. For those of you have been living underneath a rock for the last few months and have no clue what the trilogy is about, I'll give a nutshell summary.

The 'Fifty Shades' trilogy

The books explore the relationship between the illusive, mysterious and gorgeous billionaire, Christian Grey, and recent college graduate, Anastasia Steele. Christian is a sadist, Ana is a virgin; cue a genuinely messed up relationship, dominated by feelings, emotions and BDSM relations.

Tulisa with her copy of
'Fifty Shades'

In the press I'd seen many celebrities reading this book, or rather was informed of many celebrities reading this book, such as Tulisa and Holly Willoughby. But it wasn't until a friend recommended the series to me that I truly showed a keen interest in the series and purchased the first two books to see what all the fuss was about. And now I know.

I've read the first two books so far and am just about to start reading the third and final book in the series. But I'm seriously hooked. The first book was quite slow starting, as is the same with any book in a series; the narrative has to be set, key characters introduced, etc. But the second novel, Fifty Shades Darker, was truly gripping. From start to finish I was enthralled. I'm hoping Fifty Shades Freed, the final book in the series, is equally as gripping as its predecessor. Although I will be a tad gutted when I finish the series.

However, I have the movie adaptation to look forward to! Yes, Universal Pictures have acquired the rights to adapt the series into a movie trilogy. There's been many rumours circulating regarding actors and actresses who could play Christian and Ana; I personally would like to see Ian Somerhalder and Scarlett Johansson play Christian and Ana, respectively. They're both gorgeous and I think they could bring the sizzling chemistry between Christian and Ana effortlessly. But I have no idea how the erotic scenes from the book will transfer onto the big screen. The movie will most definitely have to have a '18+' classification. And, hopefully, the movies will do the novels justice and not have the adverse effect. But we shall see.

Ian and Scarlett have been linked to the
'Fifty Shades of Grey' movie adaptation