I'm a few chapters in and I'm starting to get that same vibe, even though I haven't read FSoG. I've picked up enough online to know the gist of it. Her clumsiness when she meets him, the young gazillionaire CEO, his immediate infatuation with her without even knowing if she kicks puppies and chews her hair...yeah, I'm making the comparisons too. I will say this, though - the writing is "fifty" times better.

Jenny wrote: "I'm a few chapters in and I'm starting to get that same vibe, even though I haven't read FSoG. I've picked up enough online to know the gist of it. Her clumsiness when she meets him, the young gazi..."

Many others are enjoying this one because it's like 50 Shades. I find it to be too much like that book and I guess I shouldn't come out and say copy cat, right?

I think it makes perfect sense, though, if you read 50 and liked it, you would like this, or if you hated it you *might* not like this one. I didn't read 50 so that, along with much better writing, may be why I'm still reading. We'll see how far I get. Right now the only thing that's bothering me about Gideon is his pushiness. Also, the freakin' elevator is a character on its own! LOL

Jenny wrote: "I think it makes perfect sense, though, if you read 50 and liked it, you would like this, or if you hated it you *might* not like this one. I didn't read 50 so that, along with much better writing,..."

The hotel room of sex past was the last straw for me.

Sex past?

Jenny wrote: "Sex past?"

Gideon takes Ana.. um I mean whatsherface in the hotel room where she finds all his sex toys and clothes.

O_O So I have that to look forward to. Goody.

Jenny wrote: "O_O So I have that to look forward to. Goody."

Can't wait! lol

Well, I got to that part last night and rolled my eyes. At least she stomped out, but I kept reading. More like skimming. I've highlighted a few sentences that made me say W-T-F. In one place he says, "I've scandalized you." Huh? Who says that? Then during a sex scene he says, "I want to feel my cum in you when I fuck you with my fingers. I want you to feel my cum in you, so you think about how I looked and the sounds I made when I pumped it into you."
Sorry, but that's just gross. I think I typed "dear lord..." in my notes. And she'll use the word "cum" twice in one paragraph but I haven't run across the word "pussy" anywhere yet. Good grief. So far I'm not really liking either character very much.

Jenny wrote: "Well, I got to that part last night and rolled my eyes. At least she stomped out, but I kept reading. More like skimming. I've highlighted a few sentences that made me say W-T-F. In one place he sa..."

I also felt there was no connection at all between the two. Eyes meet, they get wet and bam go at it. I need some sort of emotional connection or I don't finish.

And she's constantly musing about how hot he is. After a few chapters, we get it! He's the hottest, handsomest man on the effin' planet.
Sorry, I'll shut up now. Think this one's going to be a DNF for me too.

Even the names remind me of 50 shades
Eva/Ana and Gideon Cross/Christian Grey. Too obvious. Will probably skip this one.

Kagama-the Literaturevixen wrote: "Even the names remind me of 50 shades
Eva/Ana and Gideon Cross/Christian Grey. Too obvious. Will probably skip this one."

Very obvious.

Katie(babs) wrote: "Kagama-the Literaturevixen wrote: "Even the names remind me of 50 shades
Eva/Ana and Gideon Cross/Christian Grey. Too obvious. Will probably skip this one."

Very obvious."

And her previous work didnt impress much either...

Kagama-the Literaturevixen wrote: "Katie(babs) wrote: "Kagama-the Literaturevixen wrote: "Even the names remind me of 50 shades
Eva/Ana and Gideon Cross/Christian Grey. Too obvious. Will probably skip this one."

Very obvious."

And..."

I do enjoy some of Sylvia's historicals, but this one doesn't work for me for the reason I explained. But if a certain type of book sells well, other writers will follow to grab onto those readers. And it looks like it's working in this case.

I really don't have a problem at all with her putting a book out with FSoG undertones (if that's at all what she intended, which it certainly seems to be), and her writing is far and above that of Ms. James. This book surpassed FSoG by simply being edited. I just felt no connection to the characters whatsoever, there were certain aspects of the story that were far-fetched - a 28yo billionaire, really? It was over the top with the drama. They both behave like children at times. Just couldn't get vested in the story enough to want to finish it.

Jenny wrote: "I really don't have a problem at all with her putting a book out with FSoG undertones (if that's at all what she intended, which it certainly seems to be), and her writing is far and above that of ..."

Books like these make me yearn for Roarke from Robb's In Death series.

Probably purely coincidence that the hero in this one has the same initials as Christian Grey, just flipped. :P

Karla (Mossy Love Grotto) wrote: "Probably purely coincidence that the hero in this one has the same initials as Christian Grey, just flipped. :P"

And yet people want more. Not me.

Me neither. I'm turned off by the subject matter and the relentless hype. The herd instinct is not strong with me.

It's time for a flist culling. I'm tired of the erotica popping up everywhere and it seems like that's what some people read 24/7.

Karla (Mossy Love Grotto) wrote: "Me neither. I'm turned off by the subject matter and the relentless hype. The herd instinct is not strong with me.

It's time for a flist culling. I'm tired of the erotica popping up everywhere and..."

Also the hero must be some uber alpha jerk who wants complete control over the meek heroine. I'm writing a BDSM erotic with a laid back hero who likes freaky sex because he just does.

So these books are really just really raunchy and sexed-up Harlequin Presents, with the standard meek heroines and alpha jerks. LOL

Karla (Mossy Love Grotto) wrote: "So these books are really just really raunchy and sexed-up Harlequin Presents, with the standard meek heroines and alpha jerks. LOL"

As I said before, give me a Roarke. He's the perfect man ever in history of romance.

I had not thought of it, but you're right, this was like Harlequin! With the vapid female and the rich Alpha hero.
Right on!

Katie(babs), I want to read that book!

Jenny wrote: "Katie(babs), I want to read that book!"

Roarke?

Katie(babs) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Katie(babs), I want to read that book!"

Roarke?"

No, no! LOL The book you're writing with the hero who's into the freaky sex with no underlying "reason". I want that book!

Jenny wrote: "Katie(babs) wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Katie(babs), I want to read that book!"

Roarke?"

No, no! LOL The book you're writing with the hero who's into the freaky sex with no underlying "reason". I want ..."

Ohh... I have plans to. ;)

I saw your comment on your round-up post about Bared To You, and wow. I read the amazon free sample of BTY, so, about two chapters, I guess? And when the scenes map exactly, and the DIALOG is exactly the same... well, something is up there. I don't know who came first but something is not right.

Nicola wrote: "I saw your comment on your round-up post about Bared To You, and wow. I read the amazon free sample of BTY, so, about two chapters, I guess? And when the scenes map exactly, and the DIALOG is exa..."

Check out Gideon's initials- GC ahem, Christian Grey?

Was this intended to be a copy of FSoG? Or could it be a coincidence? You say it's edited, and Day is already with a NYT Pub, could it just have taken Day longer to get it published than what James did (since she self-pubbed w/o editing)?

Just playing devil's advocate here. I've read so many romance novels that have been done, that I have a hard time thinking copy-cat when it comes to the genre.