Bared to You: Book Review

I had to pick up Bared to You by Sylvia Day after I finished reading the 50 Shades trilogy because everyone was suggesting it! I can't choose which one I like better, not until I read the rest of the Crossfire Triology - which by the way, the second one (Reflected in You) comes out tomorrow! I might just have to reread Bared to You before I move on - yes, because it was that good, and yes, it might also be because it's been awhile and I need to remember what it was about!

Synopsis According to Barnes&Noble:

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...

My Review:

First of all, Bared to You was written better than 50 Shades - the writing can't even be compared, to be honest. However, I still haven't fallen in love with Giddeon, like I had fallen for Christian Grey. Let's be real, the name Giddeon? Not for me. While the sex scenes were super hot, I don't think anything compares to the red room. As Giddeon and Eva learn more about each other, their relationship grows, but also has several setbacks - which annoyed me to say the least. They're both in their late 20s, so why are they acting like they're in high school? Eva seems to want Giddeon one second, and then seems to be running away from him the next. I understand that she's trying to protect herself, and that she's afraid because of her past, but I just couldn't get over the fact that it reminded me of a teenage relationship - but maybe that's what Day was trying to project. Their love is like a teenager's love - unsure, but wanting to give it your all, crying one minute, and in love the next. There were several secrets that seemed to come out during book one, and I have a feeling these secrets are going to pour out in book two. 

I definitely recommend this book to anyone, 18 years or older, that was a lover of 50 Shades. It's an addicting trilogy, one that will definitely stick in your mind for awhile. 

"The intense magnetism he exuded grew in strength, becoming a near tangible impression of vibrant and unrelenting power" (page 5). 

My Rating: 5 Stars