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The Billionaire (2000)

by Jordan Silver(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 3

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review 1: This is another book that explores the relationship between and older an powerful man and a young naive woman, a tendency that has become quite popular among authors these days, but frankly I think it could have been better executed. Throughout the book Gideon is portrayed as a control freak with severe stalking issues towards Ashley and given that this is a common representation of so-called "alpha males" this is not my main criticism. To be honest what bothered me the most about this book was his constant desire to micromanage every aspect of her life without taking her opinions or feelings into consideration, he never consulted or shared the problems they were facing and instead he decided for her every step of the way arguing that he was "protecting" her and that she w... moreas too naive and had been through too much already. It is an annoying double standard that he considered her old enough to be married and to have his children (although he constantly infantilized her by referring to her as baby girl or blossom), but not old enough to be involved in decisions or in the drama that unfolded around them. I felt like we really didn't get to know Ashley, and she switched from a hateful tyrant to a loving one, but was ultimately incapable of overcoming past traumatic experiences. I would be less inclined to write a negative review if the author had included more chapters from her point of view and allowed the reader to understand that she chose to go with Gideon not only because she was extremely attracted to him and had no other options, but because she sincerely cared for him and was invested in creating a life together as partners. Finally, the amount of detail regarding the trafficking was way too gruesome and it didn't add anything to the story other than severely disturb the reader.
review 2: This is a book that explores a relationship between and older an powerful man who is 26 and a young naive woman who is 17.I guess this book won’t be for everyone because of the age difference between the lead characters.It kind of makes you want to lift your brows, and think do I want to keep reading! That being said they are both legal aged.Nearly all this book is told from Gideon’s POV which I usually like to get inside the guys mind in a story, but i did want to hear from Ashley, she has been through so much in her short life but we don’t get much insight from her at all, she just comes across as this doll that Gideon protects and plays with now and again.I wasn’t sure what to make of this story while reading, I mean this girl has been put through the wringer, her father is a complete ass and she’s so down trodden and in need of a white knight. Gideon really steps up to the plate for her, he has watched from afar feeling the unmistakable pull towards her innocent beauty, keeping tabs on her but staying on the outskirts of her life because she is so young.Ashely is a virgin but when her and Gideon actually have sex she seems to turn into a sex fuelled nymph, which just seemed odd for a 17 year old kid hats been kept away from normal teenage life and boys in general. She knew exactly how to please Gideon and a natural talent for giving head it seems.As the story developed things really started to get to me, I think the fact that Gideon called Ashley, Blossom for 95% of the book instead of her name, then the fact he called her his little girl, ick we already know she’s young stop giving it the creepy factor by calling her your little girl!I did read to the end but I’m still not sure if I liked it or not I’m on the fence on this one, I think I will just chalk it up as an experience and move on. less

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