It was fantastic, the characters are insane and their relationship is at times utterly awful, it almost would be better for them both to move on and try and live healthy lives. I felt like I couldn’t breathe in some parts and I’m hardly an innocent little prude! Eva is someone I LIKED and the book is probably the hottest thing I have ever read, just wow. And I think it will raise HUGE issues for the next book and wonder how the series can really reach a satisfying ending. The ending shocked me, it didn’t surprise me because it fitted with who Gideon is, but it shocked me that the book would go that far. I couldn’t stop reading, just couldn’t and it was over far too quickly. It’s a messy love story and I’m happy to watching from the sidelines. Gideon, however, is more screwed up than ever if that is even possible. ![]() She even learns ways of managing Gideon to some extent. She stood up to another woman who she felt was threatening her relationship with Gideon. She dealt with the demons of her molester, in part. Of the two, I felt that Eva had achieved some peace in her own mind and she was far more proactive in this book. Their need and desire for each other is tangible. The story is unapologetic about the insanity of their relationship. This is a story of two people who have love each other madly, endure wild emotional swings but for all their neuroses and troubled mental states, I do feel like they belong together. This isn’t one a story about two people who love each other and communicate well. It tells the story of two dysfunctional people and their very unhealthy relationship. Gideon takes liberties with Eva’s life and Eva retaliates. I think this scene typifies Eva and Gideon’s relationship. Eva then arranges for Gideon to have his very own bodyguard which he accepts with some chagrin. When she arrives, she discovers that Gideon has not only arranged for her stay but also her companions in the form of one female bodyguard that intervenes when Eva is engaged in a harmless flirtation with a guy at the hotel pool bar. Gideon doesn’t want her to go but compromises if Eva stays in a property owned by him. The story begins with Eva and her best friend heading for Vegas. Eva is straining at his possession because she feels part of her past problems have been related to being subsumed by emotion and acting out in negative ways. He wants Eva at his side every second of the day. Problematically, their behavior (mostly Gideon’s) prevents the two from achieving stability. They go to therapy together but tell the therapist that the only thing that is off the table is for the two of them to stop seeing each other. However, neither of them have been in healthy relationships and thus have no past experience from which to draw. They both want the same thing – to be together. There isn’t necessarily a plot in Reflected because this is a character driven, relationship driven story. It’s volatile and crazy with huge swings of emotion. ![]() Their relationship is neither tender nor sweet. Gideon has night terrors that cause him to attack Eva in her sleep, nearly raping her. Eva has been in therapy for years to recover from abuse from her step brother. ![]() Bared to You lays important ground work for the two main protagonists.Įva and Gideon are two very screwed up individuals. I’m not sure if you could start with Reflected in You and I don’t think you would want to. If anything, I wondered if Eva and Gideon’s issues could be resolved with only one more book to go. Part of my response to this book is in direct correlation with my biggest fear for the book – that the conflict between Eva and Gideon would be unnaturally extended as we worked our way through to the end of the trilogy. Jane B- Reviews Berkley / Contemporary / Jealousy 33 Comments OctoREVIEW: Reflected In You by Sylvia Day
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