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Captivated by You

By: Sylvia Day
Narrated by: Jill Redfield,Jeremy York
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Summary

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…

©2014 Sylvia Day (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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A serious theme treated like trashy pulp ficton

If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

I have no idea, I'm sure it would be attractive to a numerous audience.

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

I would have shifted the stress on the characters' dynamics with the environment more than the interminably detailed an graphic descriptions of their copulating prowess. Has the author never heard of the fact that suggestion is more effective a technique for engaging the audience's imagination than spelling everything out in boring detail?
The other issue I have with this 4th volume of the series is its gratuitous length and the endless reiteration in the two narrators' voices of their feelings and perceptions of each other and the excessive number of lengthy graphic descriptions: it leads one to suspect that the author is withholding the final resolution of the plot and wants to delay it into a 5th or maybe a 6th volume.I have lost patience, like I usually do with artificially dragged out narratives.

What didn’t you like about Jill Redfield and Jeremy York ’s performance?

I rather liked the dark and husky and, to me, rather ironic tones of Jeremy York's voice, but I was rather put off by Jill Redfield's nasal and rather stridulous voice, though probably well suited to the character of the poor rich girl of the story.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Captivated by You?

At least half of the copulating scenes.

Any additional comments?

As I said, the story, and its development throughout the four volumes has merits, and to a certain extent so does the treatment of the character's development towards maturity. It could have been a great novel. Pity the author does not seem to know the meaning of subtlety and measure: Quantity is not sinonymous to quality; but then, This is probably true of most if not all pulp fiction and I am probably not the typical audience she meant to address.

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Lacked depth

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Because I love Eva and Gideon sooooo much I would and have recommended this book to my friends, if only to hear their opinions.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

it left me gagging for more in a disappointed kind of way.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Dont want to risk spoiling it for others.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes , how do I answer this without a spoiler? Let's just say I did shade a tear...

Any additional comments?

I felt after having waited for the book for such a long time it would have a lot of depth but was disappointed in that there was a lot of sex scenes when we could have moved on with the story. Don't misunderstand me I did enjoy the book but felt it centered a lot on their sex lives than on delivering the story. I loved the fact that we got to hear Gideon's PoV . Am still a big fan of Gideon and Eva and am hoping the last book will see them run off into the sunshine.

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Disappointing!

Although it was great to hear a male voice, within the story; it didn't do much to alter the atmosphere, which was full of vanity and self-importance.

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Weird

This was a little disappointing. Giddeons part was great in the way you could see Ava from his point of view, but his actions didn't match with the way Ava described him throughout the last three books. He just didn't seem the same person. Not dark and dangerous but kind of weak and desperate. He seemed more like Ava but with a mans voice.
Nothing really happened in the book that springs to mind and I literally just finished it.
Guess the last one will be about the wedding and that'll be it. Can't say I'm on the edge of my seat.
Meh.

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Not up to scratch

We've all been waiting for book 4, so perhaps the anticipation built too high for me.

The narration alternates between Gideon and Ava and, IMO, it spoils the build up of the story. The quality of the writing remains good (so, so much better than 50 Shades).

Quick synopsis: we learn more about Gideon's past trauma, his determination to protect Ava from her past. New threats pop up, too, and Gideon probably goes overboard to protect her. Ava, once again, breaks her promise to never leave and once again, rips Gideon's soul apart. That's how this book ends: they reunite.

Gideon has become my favourite of the two. He begins to face his demons head on, initially to keep Ava, but begins to recognise it's for himself. Ava fights the world to protect him but goes too far, pushing him too hard and too quickly.

And... here we are, waiting with anticipation for book 5!

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Trust issues

This couple really need to start talking to each other. They have such a complex relationship with so much past trauma. It’s a lot to get through. A great performance.

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Different but nice

It took me a while to adjust to the male voice and even longer to adjust to 2 voices narrating the same characters. I didn't like it at first but towards the middle I realised that the male voice added some more depth to Gideon and it was nice. It's worth sticking with it.

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Love this series!

At last dual narration and we hear Gideon voice which made this book special.

Poor Ava and Gideon never seem to catch a break! Again, there is far too much sex and books #3 and #4 could have been wrapped into one, but I do enjoy reading about the characters and how their love is getting stronger and stronger!

The narration was perfect!

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Amazing

love this series!! love the story line and the romance. twists and turns. nothing more to say

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Great series

Love this series it keeps going well with so much intensity, the love Gideon and Eva feel for each other is mind blowing.

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