Reviews with content warning for Toxic relationship - No te escondo nada

Långsökt bok. Hoppas det blir bättre i dom andra. Det var mer sex än story vilket sänkte betyget. En story är det viktiga för mig, jag vill bli frustrerad, ledsen, glad, arg men majoriteten kände jag inget (med undantag för några kommentarer som fick mig att skratta).

Har 2 till av serien hemma så ska läsa dom och sen se om dom sista är värda att köpa

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jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

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emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Let me start by saying this series begins very similar to Fifty Shades of Grey, a workplace romance with a control obsessed billionaire, HEAPS of steam, and themes of surviving sexual abuse trauma. Looking at other people’s reviews, the feedback is completely split; half felt like it was an exact copy of FSOG, and a poor one at that, while the other half LOVED it because it scratched the same itch and said it was the better of the two 🤷‍♀️ Me personally, I gobbled it up happily!

The relationship between the main characters is quite the ride. They spend almost the entire series fighting and making up, a new miscommunication each time they see each other, giving some serious whiplash. Though they have a decidedly toxic relationship, I found myself still yearning for a HEA. Additionally, I found the scenes with their therapist most significant. Though you shouldn’t take a billionaire romance novel too seriously, there were some very insightful and valuable takeaways. It was quite an unexpected aspect that I think will stick with me the most.

The first three books were written in standard single POV, whereas the last two advanced to dual. This lent a hand to adding initial mystery and slight mistrust towards the MMC, and then evolved into well deserved understanding of his perception and devastation in the later books.

Overall, I really enjoyed the characters as well as the plot, but sometimes the author’s writing style was a bit too wordy and redundant.

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crumbles's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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shargrave81's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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cassietaylor548's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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bnoelle's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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kollieollie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Oof I’m not usually one to hate on a book, but I have never read a book that is as problematic as this one. I’d give it a negative rating if I could- it’s that bad. The relationship dynamic is horribly toxic between the two main characters and the author casually drops mentions of questionable consent throughout the book like that is a normal part of relationships. The only redeeming quality is the causally included LGBTQ characters but even then that’s only one of the LGBTQ couples in the book - the other is really relies on harmful outdated stereotypes. I only managed to finish this book because I was on a plane without WiFi and finished the other two books I had downloaded for my trip. This book isn’t worth anyone’s time unless you want to read something smutty and don’t mind an author describing sexual assault as if it’s romantic. 🙄

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lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

After unknowingly reading the second book first in this series a few years ago, I finally have made the time to pick up the first book and see where this story began.
"Bared to You" is a darkish romance that follows Eva and Gideon. Eva has had a traumatic sexual past, but she tries to live everyday as fiercely independent as she can. When she meets Gideon, she instantly is attracted to him, but she knows her past may cause a rift between them. Gideon is a massively successful, obscenely wealthy, and all-around great looking guy. He thinks he does not have time for distractions, until he cannot get Eva off his mind.
Holy toxic, broken people. Eva and Gideon both have had a traumatic past and they both have hangups that make it difficult for them to be in a real committed relationship. However, one thing I really respect about them is that they try to work through their pasts so they can be open to each other and honest about why they are so extreme in their behavior with one another. Eva actively goes to therapy, and she continually is trying to be a better person, which is great to see represented in a book. Gideon is also supportive of Eva's seeking professional help, and open to attending therapy together, which is even better to see.
Both of these characters fall fast and hard for one another. I did think they became very serious very quickly, but I do not think I hated it..? I can see the raw emotion they have for one another, and their chemistry is absolutely undeniable. I normally like to see characters have a little more of a slow burn, but Gideon and Eva cannot seem to keep their hands off of each other.
The smut in this book is frequent and explicit, so if that is what you are looking for, look no farther. I also appreciated how consensual everything was in this book.
I will definitely be continuing in this series.

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