So I finally jumped on the band wagon and decided to find out what all the hype is about. My first impression was, the writing is crap! I really didn't like the author's writing style. It felt choppy, with an overuse of single clause sentences. The writing was below average with the occasional big vocabulary word. I also didn't like the heroine. She is very immature, naive and awkward. I guess in a way, the writing reflects her personality, which is why I found her so annoying. However, you'd expect a college graduate with a high gpa to be a bit stronger and resourceful. She was so insecure, I kept expecting her to have a back story that explains this. She did redeem herself a little in the second half of the book. She started speaking up and became a bit more assertive. 
 The hero, if we can call him that, was really creepy. He definitely has issues. However, I did see his appeal halfway through the story. He's very sweet when his guard is down, and it's obvious he's crazy about Ana. Grey is actually the reason I kept reading, because I was very curious about him. His character is different from most heros, because he's so tortured, but strong. His dominant tendencies were very disturbing, however; I don't like BDSM at all. BDSM is the reason I originally did not plan to read this series. Everyone told me the BDSM is light, but I found it contained quite a bit of the dom and sub aspect of it. It even laid out the terms of the dom/sub relationship in detail. However, I was able to get past this, because it was implied that BDSM is his coping mechanism. 
 Anyway, by the end of the book, I did find myself enjoying the read. The story was entertaining, and Mr. Grey is very intriguing. He's not the typical hero, but his history makes me curious enough to learn what happens next.