This book is addictive. It's one of those guilty reads, the ones where you know that you shouldn't really like it but it's impossible to stop. It's why I had to rate it a 4 stars and it's the same with any book that made me stay up until half three. 
 Regarding the BDSM, like I said previously, there isn't actually much there. Spanking, some tying up? People do kinkier things in "normal" sex every day. I especially don't agree when reviewers say that it's twilight with whips and chains. Why does every book have to be compared to Twilight? 
 The main reason why I think this book is so addictive are the characters themselves. Christian is not the perfect knight in shining armour as Ana first thinks and neither is she the submissive that Christian thinks she is and they find that out throughout the book. I especially liked their emails to each other, very funny and it also allowed them (especially Ana) to open up and communicate more honestly. 
 Did I like this? Yes. Do I think that it deserves the hype? Probably not. Nevertheless it hasn't stopped me from buying the next two and have already finished the second :P