She certainly knows how to hold her own amidst some playful banter. And even from the way Eva speaks, you can tell she’s intelligent. Hell, the first time they had sex, she was on top. She’s witty, extremely intelligent, funny, and has a controlling interest in the relationship. She’s not some silly naïve girl who says two words and just lays back while some controlling guy fucks her. You know what my favourite part is about Bared to You? Eva isn’t a blubbering idiot. But Bared to You is hot, passionate, sexy-NOT disturbing-, emotionally devouring, beautifully written, and all kinds of incredible… everything Fifty Shades wasn’t (for me). It has the same plot elements: controlling billionaire changes his playboy ways and falls in love with girl. I feel like Bared to You is what Fifty Shades of Grey should have been. So it sounds very Fifty Shades of Grey, right? Well, it’s about a million times better. But both Eva and Gideon have demons and traumatic pasts that threaten to tear them apart. At first, he’s only interested in sex, but he becomes so captivated by Eva that he wanders into the unknown: an exclusive relationship. She starts a new job and that’s where she meets Gideon-an extremely wealthy, young bachelor. She moves to New York City to be closer to her wealthy mother and stepfather. Since the synopsis doesn’t really tell you much about the plot of the book, I’ll go over it briefly. The first thing I noticed about Bared to You was that the writing is phenomenal! This is one of those books where I feel like I need to quote every other line because they’re all loaded with power, meaning, and intensity! And on top of that, the dialogue was hilarious! The main character Eva is brilliantly witty and her lines in particular had me cracking up! The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness-beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. Published by: Berkley Trade on April 3, 2012

Bared to you by sylvia day