Fifty Shades of Grey

There is literally nothing appealing about this book. The characters are flat, immature, and melodramatic; the prose is choppy and badly edited; and the sex is mechanical and full of porn star dialogue. More than that, Christian and Ana's dynamic squicked me out beyond recognition. This is not because I'm disgusted by TPE or opposed to BDSM in general - I've read books with a similar theme that were wonderful - but because of Ana's almost absurd naivete, Christian's frankly abusive behavior, and how both of these things were presented as totally okay! And totally loving! Despite how he stalked her, browbeat her, and ignored her attempts at honest conversation in favor of manipulating her to suit his wishes. Creepy as hell.