3.67 avg rating — 2,868,432 ratings

"Emotionally manipulative and abusive, EL James' series glorifies abusive relationships and dismisses them by attempting to pass it off as BDSM. On top of the dismissal of abusive relationships, the novel is badly written with very little character development and establishment probably due to its earlier existence as fan fiction, the characters and their relationships pre established in Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight Saga'."