Bared to You

A Crossfire Novel, Book 1

By: Sylvia Day

Narrated by: Jill Redfield

Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day comes the first novel in the Crossfire series - a 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 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...

©2012 by Sylvia Day. (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“If I were to recommend any book today to readers who enjoyed Fifty Shades of Grey… this would be the first one I would offer… Scorching love scenes.” ( Dear Author)

"An erotic romance that should not be missed.” ( Romance Novel News)

“Hot… page-meltingly hot.” ( Darhk Portal)

Loved It

I was hooked from the beginning and couldn't stop listening. The narrator is great and really brings out the emotion of the characters.

Captivating!!

Audible Review: While I do think this narrator is good, I did struggle with her version of Gideon. I'm pretty picky about that though. It's just hard for a female to sound like a sexy male. Otherwise, I truly enjoyed her performance of this book.

Story Review: The Hero in books are what makes or breaks a story for me most of the time. Gideon is absolutely the reason why I rate this book 5 stars. I absolutely love how obsessed he was with Ava. The way the author described his reaction when he sees her for the first time had me hooked. I like that he took one look at her and knew she was a game changer for him. Especially when we find out he was emotionally untouchable before her. Does that make him perfect? No. He does a couple things I didn't like but I had no doubt of his feelings for Ava and that is what I like to read about.

I can not say the same for Ava. Granted, I am probably harder on the female roles but I have a harder time when the heroine overreacts, pushes away too much and doesn't stand up for herself when it truly counts. I felt she did all of this in this book.

These characters are definitely flawed but I do think that is why so many readers are drawn to them. Despite being frustrated with Ava, I loved reading the times when these two were doing good. I also understand the necessity of having them in disagreements to show them working out the issues and how they came back together stronger.

This will have triggers for some readers. Both main characters have been abused in their pasts and part of their struggles is dealing with the past abuse and how they support each other.

entertaining read

If you could sum up Bared to You in three words, what would they be?

enjoyable, hot, read

Which scene was your favorite?

I would have to say the makeup scenes

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

it made me laugh out loud in some places

awesome book

awesome good one to read after fifty shades series
awesome good one to read after fifty shades series

Luv it

Would you listen to Bared to You again? Why?

Yes... entertaining.

What other book might you compare Bared to You to and why?

Fifty shades of grey.. kinda same story line.

What does Jill Redfield bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She's ok... I personally don't have the time to read.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no...

Any additional comments?

Wish it had been read by becca battoe.... I absolutely love to listen her. She has a way that brings a book to life.

Literary Iron Chef Demonstration

Where does Bared to You rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Among the very best.

Any additional comments?

Like a literary version of “Iron Chef,” Sylvia Day (Crossfire series),*OWNS* E.L. James (Fifty Shades series). Sylvia Day uses the same basic ingredients: genre of books, demographics of characters, familiar story line, target market of readers) to demonstrate how *truly* skillful writing, elegant, deep, worthy-of-caring-about character development, artistically, well-constructed and timed plot development (similar to my favorite (Diana Gabaldon - "Outlander" series) from my preferred genre historical fiction). Ms. Day demonstrates a far more mature, skillful hand at the judicial and relevant use of heart-stopping, synapse-melting, um, er…”provocative and engaging literary devices" as well as a 10,000% better choice of a more gifted and professional narrator in the audio (Audible.com) version. These are intense page-turners, with ample sprinklings of opportunities to relieve the tension by laughing out loud and sharing introspection with the flawed, funny, complicated, engaging, and sympathetic characters. Just don’t listen and drive; you’ll find yourself driving off of a cliff. Maybe while running on a treadmill? 9-) Just remember to breathe. (Not for those who are uncomfortable with some explicit sexual situations or language, even though it is well done and critical to both character, plot, and conflict development). Highly recommended. Well done.

AWESOME

A 50 shades fan, I was dubious about listening to a story that had been compared to it. If you feel the same way, don't be. This book is awesome. Narration is SUPERB! Loved it and moving on to the next in the series.

Not impressed

What did you like best about Bared to You? What did you like least?

Not a good story line and did not go into any details. The only reason why I got this book was because I was having Fifty Shades of Grey withdrawals, but was not impressed. Some people said that it was better but it is not.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Maybe change the person who read it, sounded like an older woman was reading about a 21 year old girl. Also, the ending sucked.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jill Redfield’s performances?

Yes I would try another book from this author.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No.

Any additional comments?

I did not like it, specially the ending that is not an ending. Is the author writing book 2?

Great Story

Fantastic story and the narration is AWESOME!! Eva and Gideon sizzle together. I cannot get enough of this series.

Really good

I really enjoyed this story. Definitely worth a credit, and I’m pleased it’s part of the Romance Package. Ms. Day’s characterization wasn’t quite strong enough to enable me to identify with and feel the characters’ emotions, but still, it was very good.

I think this is the first time I’ve ever listened to Jill Redfield’s narration, but I was impressed with her work. Her male voices were very good, she has excellent range. Her pacing was amazingly good, with pauses exactly where they needed to be, but otherwise keeping her speaking speed at just the right pace. The emotion she inserted into the characters’ voices was kind of awesome, particularly during the love scenes. Very stirring. Since this book had no accents I couldn’t say how good she is at them.