Could have been a really good book

I have read the other reviews and can't understand why nobody said this D/S feels kind of weird. I mean, not all relationships are the same but there some things that are basics in this kind of relationship. But more than that, I think Dante wasn't very clear from the beginning, that would have avoid a lot of misunderstandings. Besides, he should fight more for Eli. For example in front of the cameras when he was going to say who was the most important people helping him in his work and Leo interrupted him. Why he didn't correct him? I don't know. Could've been a good book.