Bared to You

Is there such thing as too much sex?

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. I don't know anyone that would be comfortable sitting through THAT much sex.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

THAT'S IT?!? What about the ex, does he drop her? What were the nightmares about? What happens to the roommate and Cross's brother?

Which scene was your favorite?

Any part that didn't have to do with constant bickering then fucking, bickering then fucking, bickering then fucking. Too much bickering then fucking! I wish there a little more to the story.

Was Bared to You worth the listening time?

Yeah I guess so. Although there was alot of eye rolling and wanting to throw my phone out the window while driving... "Oh yay they're bickering again... aaaand now fucking."

Any additional comments?

I wish the author had went more into detail on Cross's nightmares and his past. The social gatherings were entertaining.I feel like they should have included more about the krav maga or left it out entirely. Ava was a little too high maintenance and whiny.

15 people found this helpful

fun and sexy but predictible

of course we all listen to this for the sexy parts, not the story...but overall this is an okay read. And not quite as dark as the grey books.

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TOUCHING & EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER OF PASSION

Firstly, I cannot compare this awesome listen to FSOG as I haven't yet listened to the raved over book but all I can do is review this one.

This book totally consumed me as it unfolded to tell the heart renching story of two previously sexually abused people slowly learning to trust in each other, letting go of their pasts and eventually love again. I fell in love with Gideon not because he was handsome, filthy rich, successful at everything he did but because he was sooo vulnerable, caring and thoughtful when it came to Eva. He thought his life was just fine and wanted for nothing....... until he met her eyes - then sparks flew and they very quickly turned into embers which ignited into burning hot flames of passion filled pages.

Good plot, great primary and secondary characters and lots of 'hot and heavy' all go into the mix to create a well written and well narrated exceptional listen.

Worth a credit? DEFINATELY, TOTALLY and ABSOLUTELY YES.

77 people found this helpful

This book was beyond amazing for me!

I listened to the Fifty Shades trilogy twice back to back. And I loved every second of it. Then I went into an emotional detox and started listening to paranormal romances for a few weeks. Just when I was starting to miss fifty a little, Bared to you came out promising to be a substitute for FSoG. It was not... But I must clarify that I really liked both books. Enough about fifty.

Bared to You is the story of Eva and Gideon, two very beautiful, filthy rich people that fall madly in love. The thing is they are kind of crazy, and not the fun kinda crazy, but the you'll-Need-therapy-the-rest-of-your-life kind of crazy. They have both been victims of sexual abuse when kids and they don't really know how to have a normal happy healthy relationship. The interesting thing is that their sexual abuse made them a little cookoo but did not affect their libido of sexual performance. At. All. Hot chemistry!

Bring in secondary stories about the bi-sexual, also insane but ridiculously gorgeous roommate that Eva has (Cary). Eva's controlling mother and Gideon's very misterious family and you have a story that is very interesting, unpredictable and did I mention HOT!
If you loved fifty and are looking for another version of the story, please note that this is different, more psychological and intense. No BDSM at all.

Now to the merits as an audiobook: this is fifty shades better. Jill Redfield did an amazing job with all the voices. The emotions she brought to the narration were just flawless. Distinct voices for each characters and exellent tones for the love scenes. I was very surprised to see that this is the only audiobook available that she has narrated. I definitely look forward to more books narrated by her.

Can't wait for the next book: Reflected in You...

119 people found this helpful

cheesy! don't get all the great reviews.

Any additional comments?

I like a sex driven book as much as the next person, but this book was just ridiculous and so cheesy! I purchased it based on all of the stellar reviews, but it had me laughing at it during some points. It felt like it was written by an old-fashioned person's idea of what a relationship like that would be like, what talking dirty sounds like, etc... For me, the thing that makes a book like this enjoyable is when the relationship is the foundation and the sex/conflict is more secondary and used to further that relationship. But every time there was an issue, Gideon would respond with, "you need to get laid." Like....all the time. And there wasn't very much dialogue to establish their relationship in the first place. Plus, it was the same descriptive scene over and over and over...and over again. Kinda silly.

I didn't buy into it.

Jill Redfields narration was a mixed bag. She was pretty good as Ava, but whenever she was channeling Gideon, she sounded like Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. ha ha! I kept expecting her to say, "Precious...! Preeeecious!" It was pretty bad and spot on. It had me laughing.

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Distracting

Story line was pretty weak and predictable. Female character was annoyingly immature and whiny. Couldn't keep a straight face when narrator read male leads part. I actually found myself mocking it.

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STOP!! This IS what you are looking for!

If you are a Fifty Shades fan then you found your next fix. In fact, you have found a better fix. One that Fifty could not provide! Why? Well, I am always happy for someone in the Minor Leagues to step up and hit a home run out of the park, but nothing is as beautiful as watching the pro's do it.

Even if your not a Fifty's fan you may prefer that you never read Fifty and just found these books instead... how do I know? I don't know you, so I don't know. :)

At first I was tired of the roller coaster of emotions from the main character Ava that I was going to strangle her myself. But as I settled into the book I soon realized where the author was taking me and it was a delicious ride for sure.

Jill Redfield narrating is AMAZING! Really do I need to say more if she is AMAZING?
Perfection, nailed it, touchdown, home run, SCORE!! She made this book a thrill to listen too and at times had me really blushing.

This was my first experience with Sylvia Day's books and I am a fan. I can't wait for the final book of this series but I am also going to check out her other books and pray they are as thrilling as this.

Happy Reading! :))

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Completely Pointless

For the life of me I can’t see why these two fell in love. Seems like the entire book was just her completely overreacting to minor things and then them fucking to make up. Mix in random glimpses of their tortured pasts that seemingly had absolutely no impact on the (nonexistent) plot and I just was left confused. Way too much of the same boring sex scene and not enough plot/romance. Cannot for the life of me see how there is a sequel, much less four other books! Will be returning.

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I was nearly bored to death by the end.

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

If the book wasn't so closely related to 50 Shades

What was most disappointing about Sylvia Day’s story?

Much too graphic with the sex

What three words best describe Jill Redfield’s voice?

Pleasant, Theatrical, and good lower voice for the male characters

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

disappointment

Any additional comments?

It is like she just continued on a much more graphic trail from 50 shades. I felt as though I was reading a porn.

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Narrator Great, Story Awful

The narrator gives a stunning performance, and that's the only reason I liked this story at all.

It's basically Fifty Shades all over again, except that this time the heroine also has money. Gag. Two self-absorbed, incredibly immature one percenters, who could be spending their time and money giving back to the world, instead freak out constantly over the stupidest things while obsessing over sex. Seriously, I detest the characters in this book, and the story is unconvincing and boring.

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