Book Club | Bared to You by Sylvia Day

"Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness - 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 other's 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..."

After the phenomenon that was 50 Shades of Grey, their were quite a few authors to hop onto the bandwagon.  The most successful runner up to the 50 Shades trilogy is the Crossfire series, with it's first installment 'Bared to You'.  Reading this book, their are many comparisons to E. L. James' popular books.  The main protagonist is a rich business man who's also gorgeous and haunted by his past, whilst the female lead Eva (not Ana) is also haunted by a horrific past.  They go about a far more realistic relationship than what Christian and Ana did, but by no means less glamourous.  The writing is so much better in Bared to You - I actually think Sylvia Day may have got an editor involved, whereas 50 Shades is debatable.  I found the story a lot more enjoyable, too.  If you liked 50 Shades then this is definitely another one to add to your booklist.  The only downside was that the sequel isn't out until October.  

Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (going back to my childhood...)

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Book Club | Night Star by Alyson Noel

"Hidden in one of Ever’s past lives is a terrible secret about Damen — a secret that illuminates new facts about her relationship with Jude, but that’s so dark and brutal it might be enough to drive her and Damen apart once and for all. As Ever faces her greatest fears about the guy she wants to spend eternity with, she’s thrust into a deadly clash with Haven that could destroy them all.  Now it’ll take everything she’s got — and bring out powers she never knew she had — to face down her most formidable enemy. But in order to win, she must first ask herself: Is her own survival worth dooming Haven to an eternity of darkness in the Shadowland? And will learning the truth about Damen’s past hold the key to their future?"

I bought this book on a bit of a whim, not knowing what I fancied reading and having read the past four in the series, I thought that I was bound to enjoy it.  In all honesty, this book has a really slow start, only getting interesting around the 60% mark.  While I enjoyed the others in the series, I can't help but feel that the storyline is exactly the same as the others - Ever and Damon finally getting near the antidote they need to restore their relationship back to normal, only to have the rug pulled out from beneath them. I like a common theme in a series, but when it's exactly the same it can get tedious.  

If you like supernatural stories like Twilight, The Vampire Diaries or Vampire Academy, you'll probably enjoy these books.  

Currently reading: Bared to You by Sylvia Day

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