Crossfire

LOVE the Gideon POV!!!

I was a CG fan as well.. But now am so glad GC got me out of that! I like Eva's character way more , Ana was such a pushover, I see her as a yes/no/yes/no girl now. A bit annoying really. And I like how Gideon doesnt use sex as an "either punishment or reward" option

Yes! I want a four and five! I'd like to see Gideon trying to control a teenaged daughter!

Love love love it!

I know, it's a bit embarassing actually (but SUCH fun!) This forum makes it all the more fun!

Oh yes! I forgot about THAT remark Gideon made to his mum at the party! What was THAT supposed to mean! we'll have to find out in Entwined. This is amazing, do you think she (Sylvia) plans so far ahead when she writes bits like that? Or is it crazy fans like us that make her stay on her toes?

OMG you certainly put up a strong case! It is such a dark area. You are absolutely right...oh dear, how is Sylvia going to handle this in Entwined? I know i was hoping that Eva would help bring them together again, but how? You are right she WAS terribly irresponsible to send him back. Oh the poor child. Now That part where he said "especially when you think they care for you" breaks my heart! Now I am not sure how I want this mother/son relationship to pan out.

Or maybe AMC has a point. That SHE has to TRUST him enough to be submissive, cos, until now she has never let anyone "dominate" her because of her fear... Incidentally, I also liked the part when she pointed out that she no longer over reacts when he is with Corinne as He didnt over react to find her with Brett (or was it Christopher) .. Because they now TRUST each other. That was a good part. WAY TO GO, Sylvia!

Yeah, I do agree on WHERE all this is coming from ie, the need to be in control, on both their sides, as consequences of their having been abuse. But what I meant was, it was funny how Gideon suddenly thought "I see where our problem is.." ..."you need to be the submissive" Huh?

Ooh, SO GOOD, Thanks for sharing! So Silvia IS reading what we are saying then!

Was re reading and came across that part of the book (Bared to You) when Gideon brought Eva back to his apartment from the party at his parents' house. Where he said "I finally get what is holding us back" and he said that Eva just has to accept the fact that she is submissive and accept his control. WHAT was THAT all about? I don't see where that was coming from at all, anyone care to elaborate on this?

This was NOT my opinion at all. I think she probably did what most mothers do without realising the future damage. (Like when your child comes home to say there was a fight in class and he says the OTHER child hit him first. You ask the other mother ofmthe other child, and you will hear,of course, the opposite. What do you do? You ask the teacher, teacher says your child lost his temper and threw the first punch. You ask the other classmates they say the same. What do you then do? It is never easy. She has never been forgiven by Gideon and will probably never forgive herself. But she is trying. But Gideon is too hurt to brdge that gap. hope further down in the book we will see that Eva will be the one to help him bridge it, cos you see that he wants to.

I think this Forum, OUR, ie the readers' feedback has brought these novels to a new level for me. I hope Sylvia is reading these! She would be well-entertained herself! (Though I get a feeling she will be too busy right now to visit!)

Yes! I am so TOTALLy with you on your points. We are definitely on the same page! And i am happy with your first observation: that Gideon killed Nathan not for revenge but because he feared for the Eva's safety. Which also illustrates that he has tremendous self control (being a very jealous person etc..also Angus said that so he must have seen many examples of this self control) Which makes it all the more interesting, on the final question:what happened to the person who abused him, and Dr Lucas' role.

Saw Henry Cavill in the "The Cold Light Of Day" trailer. He is Gideon Cross alright.

Good one. I'm with you on this

I agree. (That Angus is the only OTHER person Gideon would trust) they probably worked together on this

I KNOW! Isn't this FUN! I feel as if we all KNOW these people personally, (and that they really exist, and not just figmants of Sylvia Day's imagination!! )at the rate we are discussing them and the scenarios! Ths is so funny

No, he wouldn't have gone to Gideon. He doesnt even know him that well then, but Cary, yes. Tho Cary might have been loyal to Eva and not told him anything, respecting the fact that Eva hadn't wanted him to know. Besides, he also showed Eva the publicity shots of Gideon that he'd found on the internet, remember, he would've mentioned it to Gideon otherwise (and not asked Eva if Corinne was another 'sister')

I think the confrontation between Gideon's mum and Eva is significant. Eva's anger with her is due to the fact that she'd always had her mother's and Stanton's support. (Even tho she went through much worse and her mum never noticed anything? Her behaviour around Nathan, etc? Even tho she never TOLD her) and it was finally through an indisputable event, medical intervention thru a miscarriage ie how LONG had it been going on?) that she finally realised her all was not alright in between her shopping sprees? Gideon might have suffered more from NOT having any support than the act itself but his mum take steps to find out. It is so difficult in these cases to know what is the truth and we rely on "those who know" supposedly. I'd like to read more on this. Would be nice if eventually Eva sees the true difficulty of being a mother in Gideon's mum. HER mum had it easy (jumping on the next husband when the bits don't fit) but it is Gideon's mum (and her relationship with her son) that has more depth. This post has been promoted to an article

Vidal seems like a "non person".. More on him?

Still think going back for the meds is a bit lame. Why not just say so then? Otherwise why even bring it up?

Ahh, I'm glad I wasn't the only one saying YES! Finally! At the end of THAT car ride!

Which one? How many are there now, six?

Yeah. Definitely more on Victor in Entwined, I am sure. I'll bet Sylvia didnt make his character a cop for no reason. In the end it would be: Stanton had all the money to help buy anonymity, Gideon had the passion to "get rid of the problem", (and there is no way the case will just "disappear") but Victor is the one on the "inside" and he WILL find a loophole in the law and get Gideon all out of this mess. My guess is, he realised very quickly Gideon has a part in all this, told him to continue laying low and made a few phone calls throughout that night. The next morning when he came in (and bumped into the mother) he had been for "more " than a run!