Laura’s Review of One with You (Crossfire, #5) by Sylvia Day

Synopsis

Gideon Cross. Falling in love with him was the easiest thing I've ever done. It happened instantly. Completely. Irrevocably.

Marrying him was a dream come true. Staying married to him is the fight of my life. Love transforms. Ours is both a refuge from the storm and the most violent of tempests. Two damaged souls entwined as one.

We have bared our deepest, ugliest secrets to one another. Gideon is the mirror that reflects all my flaws ... and all the beauty I couldn't see. He has given me everything. Now, I must prove I can be the rock, the shelter for him that he is for me. Together, we could stand against those who work so viciously to come between us.

But our greatest battle may lie within the very vows that give us strength. Committing to love was only the beginning. Fighting for it will either set us free ... or break us apart.

Heartbreakingly and seductively poignant, One with You is the breathlessly awaited finale to the Crossfire® saga, the searing love story that has captivated millions of readers worldwide.

What I Loved

          Well, I’ve been waiting for this book for quite some time!  I was in such a hurry to get my hands on the final installment in the Crossfire series but at the same time not wanting to say goodbye to Gideon and Eva. They have stirred so many emotions in me and I have been on this crazy journey with them from beginning to end.  The story picks up where Captivated by You ends with Eva and Gideon on sturdier ground and for me that’s probably what made this book enjoyable the most.  It’s the first time seeing Eva and Gideon finally secure in their love and trust for one another and I really loved watching that.

          Although the sex was a little bit more played down in this last book, the chemistry between these two was still very much alive and well! Gideon and Eva can’t keep their hands off each other and it’s one of the things I love most about them.  Watching them settle into everyday life though was probably the most rewarding for me and watching their relationship grow into something more real and lasting.  Of course, there was a ton of drama till the very end of the book, but these two faced it together for once rather than apart and I absolutely loved that.

Not So Much

        There is a TON of stuff that happens in this book and it was hard at a certain point to keep everything straight.  The story was organized and how everything unfolded made sense so that was fine, but there was just a little bit too going on much for me.

I feel like there was so much drama already in this series and there were already a lot plot lines that needed closure, so did we really need to add in other elements into the mix?  I understand the purpose of all this drama swirling around Eva and Gideon but towards the end I just felt like my head was going to explode because it was just one thing after the other. 

For me, as an ending of a series simplifying things and adding more detail to the plot lines that are already existing would’ve been the better way to go.  It didn’t take away from my overall emotion towards Eva and Gideon though, I still love very much and they will always have a special place in my heart!

To Sum It All Up!

          Overall, I’m going to truly miss Eva & Gideon.  Going on this roller coaster ride with them has been amazing to say the least.  Anytime Gideon and Eva would be in a room alone together you know any second clothes were coming off and a steamy sex scene was in the works. 

Starting this book it was great to finally see Gideon and Eva on stable ground and what their love and trust for one another could build.  A lot gets thrown at them from the very beginning so it was nice to get over the whole will they won’t they crap and see how the two of them were going to handle things as a team and move forward.

         I just wish that the story stayed on track especially as it being the final installment in the series.  This is supposed to be Eva and Gideon’s story and instead it kind of became a little bit of a mystery and lead me in a different direction.  To me it added a plot lot that didn’t really serve a huge purpose or it was something that could’ve been added into one of the other books rather than the last.  Also, due to all this focus going in a different direction there wasn’t a whole lot of closure to storylines that I think deserved it.  Such as Cary’s predicament with Trey & Tatiana, or Gideon’s relationship with his mother and brother.  We do get a HEA with Gideon and Eva of course, they started this one on solid ground and certainly ended it even better than that.  The love they have for each other was undeniable from the very beginning.  I’m going miss their fire and passion probably most and although this might be the last novel in this series I hope this isn’t the last we hear from them completely.   

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Laura’s Review of Captivated by You (Crossfire, #4) by Sylvia Day

If you have read and enjoyed Mile High (Up in the Air, #2) by R.K. Lilley, Claim Me (Stark Trilogy, #2) by J. Kenner, and Beneath this Man (This Man, #2) by Jodi Ellen Malpas then you will LOVE this book!!!

Synopsis

            Gideon calls me his angel, but he's the miracle in my life. My gorgeous, wounded warrior, so determined to slay my demons while refusing to face his own.

            The vows we'd exchanged should have bound us tighter than blood and flesh. Instead they opened old wounds, exposed pain and insecurities, and lured bitter enemies out of the shadows. I felt him slipping from my grasp, my greatest fears becoming my reality, my love tested in ways I wasn't sure I was strong enough to bear.

            At the brightest time in our lives, the darkness of his past encroached and threatened everything we'd worked so hard for. We faced a terrible choice: the familiar safety of the lives we'd had before each other or the fight for a future that suddenly seemed an impossible and hopeless dream... 

What I Loved

            I couldn’t wait to jump back into Eva and Gideon and feel that passion that burns between these two once again.  I was so happy to get a little bit more Gideon in my life, and this book did not disappoint in that department.  There is plenty of naked Gideon to go around and boy oh boy was it fun to experience that all once again.  The need they feel for each other, the urge for the two of them to rip each other’s clothes off whenever they lay eyes on each other is palpable in this story and it never lessens as the story goes on.

            I really liked the different point of views in this story, it definitely answered a lot of questions that first three books didn’t because we know what’s going on in Gideon’s world.  Each chapter switches from one person to the other so you get plenty of his point of view which I absolutely loved.  You do finally find out why Gideon use to prefer brunettes and just what haunts him while he sleeps.  It made Gideon less mysterious and out of reach than the first three books, at the same time making him more appealing and real because now we know how Gideon spends most of his time while he’s away from Evan instead of guessing.   It was so much fun getting into Gideon’s head and solving some mysteries that have alluded us up until this point. 

Not So Much

     

         As much as I love Gideon and Eva and was so excited to jump back into their love story, this book annoyed me a little.  I definitely felt like the overall plot is now being stretched way too much and this story was more of a filler than anything else.  There is no real progression in many of the plots that were left unanswered in Entwined with You.  Nothing has been solved as far as the outside drama, and the people trying to rip them apart, this book was basically filled with the two of them screwing each other to oblivion. 

            Plus things about half way through the book started to feel repetitive and it made me impatient and just wants to finish the story.  I get Gideon is a god, he is hot, he is beautiful, everyone woman on earth wants him naked and on top of them but enough is enough! I don’t need to hear how amazing he is on almost every single page! I didn’t need the constant analogies to how beautiful this man is, and how much they want each other.  The chemistry between them leads to amazing sex scenes, some of the best I read but it was just too much after a while.

To Sum It All Up

            If you love Gideon and Eva then you will definitely enjoy this story, but if you are looking forward to issues being solved from the past three books then you are not going to be happy.  There was so much drama at every corner for these two that it became a little annoying and just too much.  It would’ve been great to have at least one chapter where they are just happy with each other, and watch them settle into married life but that doesn’t happen.  There is real progress towards the end of the story, which makes me look forward to reading One with You, but I do hope it’s the last in this series.  Too much of a good thing, can become tired and annoying so I hope the story progresses in the next one better than in this one.  The chemistry between these two is unmatched from any other book I’ve read, I can almost feel the need they have for each other it’s so strong, and it leads to some pretty incredible sex scenes that I thoroughly enjoyed.