Ive read the books, I think theyre ok. One good thing about them its made a lot of ladies more open about all this stuff. Whether its swinging, interracial, BDSM etc its now more acceptable to talk about this stuff or even get involved in it. Even at work, the ladies talk about this stuff in general without getting shocked. And where I live there is a couple with the female walking round publically in black PVC and handcuffs. Causes a few comments and smiles but no longer as shocking as it would have been years ago.