nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR more) (CC or) (JJR less)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT an) (JJ outright) (NN bodice) (HYPH -) (NN ripper))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN )) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR ) (CC ) (JJR )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (HYPH ) (NN ))))))