Bared to You and Reflected in You by Sylvia Day.

Bared To You/Reflected in You
Sylvia Day
Penguin, 2012.

Bared to You and Reflected in you are the first two books in the Crossfire series. Eva is new to New York. Trying to escape a troubled past, Eva has a new life, a new apartment and a new job in an Advertising agency situated in the impressive Crossfire building. It’s not long before Eva meets Gideon Cross, the charming and mysterious owner of the Crossfire who is as gorgeous as he is rich but he’s also hiding an abusive past that he’s as eager to forget.
They are drawn together with a powerful sexual attraction but the road to love isn’t smooth for Eva and Gideon and they are as bad for each other as they are good.

I have to admit, these books and in fact the genre wouldn’t be my usual choice. However, I did try to read these with an open mind but the saying ‘it’s like Marmite, you either love it or hate it,’ comes to mind. These two books were kind of fighting a loosing battle from the beginning. I got a little bored with the sexual scenes and there are a lot of them.

I did struggle with the staying power throughout many parts of the plot. There was some character development and I would have liked to maybe see more of that – i.e., where you find out more about Gideon and Eva’s individual backgrounds.

The relationship between Eva and Gideon (which is the main focus of both books,) I found overly possessive and clingy and a little too aggressive for my liking but I may have missed the point.

Overall, these weren’t books I particularly liked but it is personal preference. I had a friend who, when I told her I was reading these, raved about them and said how much she loved them – again, back to the marmite analogy.
If you liked 50 Shades of Grey, you’ll love Bared to You and Reflected in You.

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