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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
If you liked the Fifty Shades trilogy, you will LOVE Bared to You, the first in Day’s new Crossfire series! Eva and Gideon's tempestuous whirlwind romance is better than chocolate and is not to be missed. Seriously... run to the library, check out a copy, and then clear your schedule - You will want to savor this one!
-Lindsey D.-
-Lindsey D.-
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow... I'm definitely invested in these characters and the story.
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I couldn't bear to finish this book. I managed to get half way, forcing myself to read it knowing I got through 50 Shades in the end. The sex scenes made me cringe and the plot was minimal.
I'm not done reading yet, but I'm reading this as part of a book club so I may come in here and update as I go, but I just read the first chapter, and I'm already like "whut???"
The protagonist lives in an Upper West Manhattan apartment, yet is starting an entry level position at an advertising firm? She even says her monthly rent is more than people make in a year! Totally unbelievable premise.
Oh, but then we learn that her step-daddy is a billionaire, her papa is a cop, her mom's a trophy wife, and her roommate is a model.
So basically, this book is asking me to care about a rich white girl who meets a rich white man and immediately wants to bone him. Never mind the fact that every man she meets gets an incredible descriptive take, but the one female we meet in chapter one... Her descriptions pretty much begin with the color of her shirt and end with the cut of her hair. Throw in the fact that she is "mixed-race" Asian and pretty and viola! So your only female/person of color in the first chapter gets reduced to being defined by her race, haircut, and shirt?
Score one for misogyny and antisemitism...
Oh, excuse me there is a male-presenting BIPOC in the first chapter. His descriptions are pretty stereotypical: tattoos, shaved head, a coffee-colored skin tone. Nothing outright offensive, except his name is Parker Smith... If you are reading this and you are a black or brown person with the first name Parker, I apologize and please, please, please correct me, but I have never met a BIPOC with the name Parker.
The protagonist lives in an Upper West Manhattan apartment, yet is starting an entry level position at an advertising firm? She even says her monthly rent is more than people make in a year! Totally unbelievable premise.
Oh, but then we learn that her step-daddy is a billionaire, her papa is a cop, her mom's a trophy wife, and her roommate is a model.
So basically, this book is asking me to care about a rich white girl who meets a rich white man and immediately wants to bone him. Never mind the fact that every man she meets gets an incredible descriptive take, but the one female we meet in chapter one... Her descriptions pretty much begin with the color of her shirt and end with the cut of her hair. Throw in the fact that she is "mixed-race" Asian and pretty and viola! So your only female/person of color in the first chapter gets reduced to being defined by her race, haircut, and shirt?
Score one for misogyny and antisemitism...
Oh, excuse me there is a male-presenting BIPOC in the first chapter. His descriptions are pretty stereotypical: tattoos, shaved head, a coffee-colored skin tone. Nothing outright offensive, except his name is Parker Smith... If you are reading this and you are a black or brown person with the first name Parker, I apologize and please, please, please correct me, but I have never met a BIPOC with the name Parker.
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this book but I felt there was a lot of things unanswered. I feel that this relationship is more toxic and controlling than a love affair. She can't speak to men but he can? We'll see in the next book.
3.5/ Finally I have read it. Hmm 50 Shades, I guess I can see some similarities. Rich, damaged beautiful men living in big cities after women with very similar names. Eva wasn't nearly so innocent and had a lot of baggage. Gideon was bossy but not Dom. Sure he had a bit of kink to him.
The back and forth between G & E is a bit much. She has seriously got to get over the jealousy or they will surely burn out. I think I like Eva's family more than her. I love Cary I think the most out of all the characters.
Will I continue on with the series, of course. Will it be my favorite? Probably not. Is it 50 Shades, to me, No. I read 50 a while ago and thought it was really good. I have read a lot since so my opinion of it may have changed but this book is more drama, no BDSM.
The back and forth between G & E is a bit much. She has seriously got to get over the jealousy or they will surely burn out. I think I like Eva's family more than her. I love Cary I think the most out of all the characters.
Will I continue on with the series, of course. Will it be my favorite? Probably not. Is it 50 Shades, to me, No. I read 50 a while ago and thought it was really good. I have read a lot since so my opinion of it may have changed but this book is more drama, no BDSM.