Review: Bared To You

 

Title: Bared To You

Series: Crossfire

Author: Sylvia Day

Release Date: April 2012

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day comes the provocative masterstroke of abandon and obsession that redefined the meaning of desire and became a global phenomenon...

Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness. He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily.

Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds and desires.

The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart.

So what can I say about this book?

I have been recommended it countless times. And told if I like fifty shades of grey I would enjoy this. 

This story follows Eva who just moved to New York, to start a new job, and a new life with her best friend Cary. What she doesn't expect is running into Gideon Cross. He's dominating, demanding, and and possessive. But, Eva can also be possessive of what is hers too. They both have darkness in their pasts, and hoping to blindly find the light together. 

I finally decided to take the plunge and grab this series that has been recommended to me countless times. I wanted to be immersed in the story. I love a guy who is broken, and broading over everything. And when a guy is possessive (in fiction) it can be hot. And while there were parts of this story I enjoyed, it was almost purely smut. The characters moved fast, with insta-love, the story only taking place over a couple weeks, but the story itself was slow moving. Every other page or so was sex. I am curious where the story and characters will go- they are dysfunctional, and there is definitely more that needs to be said or to happen- besides sex. I need to see these characters develop and grow, and the story to progress. This story was pure erotica and if you are looking to disappear in a work of sex and fiction Gideon is the man for the job. 

3.5 smutty ⭐ out of 5 ⭐.