Bared to You by Sylvia Day
Genre: NA Realistic Fiction
Blurb (on back of book): 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 others 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 OPINION: ***
Before going into this book, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I had heard good things about it on TikTok but nothing mentioned anything about what was actually in the book. It's very 50-Shades-of-Grey-esque so keep that in mind before reading the book. I wouldn't recommend it to younger readers.
Aside from the explicit scenes, the plot itself was quite interesting though not very original. A rich girl meets an even richer businessman and promptly finds herself smitten with the man upon the first meeting. I liked this idea because usually these types of books center around a rich man and a middle-class or lower-class girl but this book strayed from that idea and made them both quite wealthy people.
I liked Eva well enough. She didn't have too many annoying or faulty characteristics and her personality seemed fairly unique. She's dealt with some extreme trauma in the past that I can't imagine having to live through and it was nice to see how she moved past it slowly but surely. She was also strong and smart, though fiercely attached and dependent on Gideon.
Gideon was okay but his anger issues and obvious possessiveness kind of annoyed me at times. His character was quite bland and other than being considered overly attractive had nothing else really going for him. He also has lived through some trauma though we are not sure what yet until the next books.
The relationship between Eva and Gideon was fairly toxic, to say the least. They're both two broken characters who have lived through trauma and aren't the most healthy for each other, to say the least. Though it's not abusive or too manipulative, Eva keeps going back to Gideon even though she knows it's not healthy for her.
A lot of the scenes are slightly cringey and reminded me of some teenager trying to write fanfiction on Wattpad. The writing style wasn't my favorite but it went by fast which is always a plus.
I would recommend this book to mature readers looking for a better and slightly healthier version of 50 Shades of Grey (which I have not read but know enough about to know that this book is fairly similar).
Main Character: Eva
Sidekick(s): Gideon
Villain(s): Toxic relationships, trauma, Christopher, etc
Realistic Fiction Elements: This book was all very real to life.
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