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A review by hannibalhamlet
Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
4.0
Do not let the 4 star rating fool you. I am so disappointed beyond words.
The only reason I gave 4 stars, is because I love this series so much, and the characters. I guess you could say my rating is a combined score for the series as a whole, because if I rated this on this individual book (like I probably should have) I would give it two stars.
Why 2 stars Kailey?? Gideon is perfect!! My answer? Yes Gideon is perfect, well not really but you know what I mean by that. Gideon is so flawed but it is his flaws that make him the wonderful man and husband he is. I REALLY loved Gideon in this book. The dual point of views were perfect. I loved getting to see in his head. Gideon will open up in this novel more than he ever has. Yes he is dominating and overpowering, but Eva knew that from the start.
Eva was a rollercoaster in this novel for me. As much as I have always loved Eva in this series, she really pushed some bad buttons on me this time. I feel like Gideon was always bending over backwards for her... With that being said, the huge argument at the end of the book she did have a point, but at the same time why couldn't she just realize what Gideon was ultimately trying to do for her?? Protect her!! She refused to look at the bigger picture in things, and I feel like she acted childish in some situations. Gideon is her husband now, not her boyfriend. There is a HUGE difference! She is his and he is hers, they are one flesh! She acted with out him on things I think he should have been included in. With that being said, I am so proud of Eva's independence in the series, and her continuous actions to show that women do hold power. I loved that she said in the book something along the words of "Most people want to be like their mother when they grow up, I want the opposite." Eva's mother is a gold digger, who can't live without a rich husband and fat wallet. Eva is not her mother!! She is just like her Father Victor, prideful, and hardworking. I will always admire Sylvia Day for writing Eva that way and showing how important women's roles are!!
I am not a fan of Cary's story going on right now. The whole baby thing is a little annoying in my opinion in addition to the story. Honestly, if I had to guess it, the baby isn't really Cary's and we have just been putting up with his bitching the whole time for nothing. But I could be wrong. I love Cary's character especially like in the first book. I hate to see Cary's character downfall because of some blonde bimbo. I think Cary is important to Eva's wellbeing and he is sort of an anchor for her, like Cross is but in a different way.
The crap with Brett Kline (I may have spelled that wrong) was irrelevant in this book to me. I am glad that he was not brought up too many times but when he was I was jus like **yawn** can we get past you? I mean Eva is married to the hottest man on the planet and he actually gives a damn about her unlike you who just cared about when he was going to get to have her in a grimy bathroom stall. I personally think Brett lost his chance. Eva offered herself to Brett and he was too arrogant to take it so why should Gideon suffer for it now just because Brett has finally come to his senses? Yeah hell no. Gideon showed more restraint than I would have if Eva had done half that shit to me. I get that Eva was faced with the situation that the man she once wanted so much in that way, but didn't want her like that, now wants her in the way she wished for from the beginning. But all has changed now! For her and Gideon are married. In other words, fuck off Brett. I'm not even going to get in to Corinne and Anne because there isn't much I can say about them with out spoiling the book so I won't go into depth about them. But I do hate them more than ever, especially Anne. She really grosses me out, like how she acts around Gideon. Corinne, I can deal with because they were engaged at one point and had a relationship, Anne was just a distraction and meant nothing so it is kind of creepy how she acts... Just saying.
Overall, this was an okay read for me. I loved the intimate scenes between Gideon and Eva. Mrs. Day can write some steamy scenes I can tell you that. I do hope the next book goes more in depth to the characters as a couple and there is WAY WAY WAY less arguing. I also hope Eva's temper and selfish ways simmer some. I am looking forward to the next book and I hope the wait will not be quite as long so I don't get my hopes up again.
The only reason I gave 4 stars, is because I love this series so much, and the characters. I guess you could say my rating is a combined score for the series as a whole, because if I rated this on this individual book (like I probably should have) I would give it two stars.
Why 2 stars Kailey?? Gideon is perfect!! My answer? Yes Gideon is perfect, well not really but you know what I mean by that. Gideon is so flawed but it is his flaws that make him the wonderful man and husband he is. I REALLY loved Gideon in this book. The dual point of views were perfect. I loved getting to see in his head. Gideon will open up in this novel more than he ever has. Yes he is dominating and overpowering, but Eva knew that from the start.
Eva was a rollercoaster in this novel for me. As much as I have always loved Eva in this series, she really pushed some bad buttons on me this time. I feel like Gideon was always bending over backwards for her... With that being said, the huge argument at the end of the book she did have a point, but at the same time why couldn't she just realize what Gideon was ultimately trying to do for her?? Protect her!! She refused to look at the bigger picture in things, and I feel like she acted childish in some situations. Gideon is her husband now, not her boyfriend. There is a HUGE difference! She is his and he is hers, they are one flesh! She acted with out him on things I think he should have been included in. With that being said, I am so proud of Eva's independence in the series, and her continuous actions to show that women do hold power. I loved that she said in the book something along the words of "Most people want to be like their mother when they grow up, I want the opposite." Eva's mother is a gold digger, who can't live without a rich husband and fat wallet. Eva is not her mother!! She is just like her Father Victor, prideful, and hardworking. I will always admire Sylvia Day for writing Eva that way and showing how important women's roles are!!
I am not a fan of Cary's story going on right now. The whole baby thing is a little annoying in my opinion in addition to the story. Honestly, if I had to guess it, the baby isn't really Cary's and we have just been putting up with his bitching the whole time for nothing. But I could be wrong. I love Cary's character especially like in the first book. I hate to see Cary's character downfall because of some blonde bimbo. I think Cary is important to Eva's wellbeing and he is sort of an anchor for her, like Cross is but in a different way.
The crap with Brett Kline (I may have spelled that wrong) was irrelevant in this book to me. I am glad that he was not brought up too many times but when he was I was jus like **yawn** can we get past you? I mean Eva is married to the hottest man on the planet and he actually gives a damn about her unlike you who just cared about when he was going to get to have her in a grimy bathroom stall. I personally think Brett lost his chance. Eva offered herself to Brett and he was too arrogant to take it so why should Gideon suffer for it now just because Brett has finally come to his senses? Yeah hell no. Gideon showed more restraint than I would have if Eva had done half that shit to me. I get that Eva was faced with the situation that the man she once wanted so much in that way, but didn't want her like that, now wants her in the way she wished for from the beginning. But all has changed now! For her and Gideon are married. In other words, fuck off Brett. I'm not even going to get in to Corinne and Anne because there isn't much I can say about them with out spoiling the book so I won't go into depth about them. But I do hate them more than ever, especially Anne. She really grosses me out, like how she acts around Gideon. Corinne, I can deal with because they were engaged at one point and had a relationship, Anne was just a distraction and meant nothing so it is kind of creepy how she acts... Just saying.
Overall, this was an okay read for me. I loved the intimate scenes between Gideon and Eva. Mrs. Day can write some steamy scenes I can tell you that. I do hope the next book goes more in depth to the characters as a couple and there is WAY WAY WAY less arguing. I also hope Eva's temper and selfish ways simmer some. I am looking forward to the next book and I hope the wait will not be quite as long so I don't get my hopes up again.