I did not expect to love this book, but I must confess that I sorta did. I succumbed to the hype (the good & bad), and when I saw it in the bookstore, I just had to read it. And, well, it started very fanfiction-ny (as it was), and man the Twilight similarities were just wow .... but I knew that going in. But what I didn't expect was how invested I became with Ana's & Christian's "love" story. It's a simple story, yes, but I definitely felt something. And really, my heart just about broke at the end. There were A LOT of unnecessary sex, but I guess this is what this book is. And it's not as rough as I thought it would be, so that's a plus (nothing has beaten Phedre, as of yet). I'm pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed it, and a tad bit guilty for it.