DISCLAIMER:
This is NOT a hate post for Crossfire. I don't like hating things, since I believe that only a thin line separates hating and loving. Sayang lang ang energy at time kung magpapadala sa uso. Pero matagal ko na kasi itong kinikimkim, at dahil sa halos puro tungkol sa Crossfire series ang laman ng FB news feed ko nitong nakaraan, hindi ko na napigilan. I will share my thoughts upon reading Bared to You for the first time:
I've
read Bared to You out of curiosity at dahil na rin sa trail na iniwan ng Fifty
Shades of Grey. And imagine my shock and amusement when I found striking similarities
sa parehong book 1 ng dalawang series. As in naiba lang ang setting, character
names, and other details... but it was like reading Fifty Shades all over
again! I mean, what the hell? I haven't experienced so much deja vus in one
book. To think na matagal-tagal na rin noong nabasa ko ang Fifty. Really gave
me goosebumps.
I
don't know if it's just me or if anybody noticed that. Or if it's possible to
do something so similar with another book. It will be a cunning and ruthless
move for Ms. Day or her publisher and an insult to intelligent readers, but...
okay. I still give her the benefit of the doubt. Pakiramdam ko lang kasi
na-tanso ako. :(
I
agree na mas maayos ang pagkakagawa sa BtY kaysa sa FSoG. Sa track record pa
lang ni Sylvia Day, wala na akong masasabi. But I was sort of turned off kaya
hindi ko pa itinutuloy (yeah, I might, just to see if I get deja vus again) ang
Crossfire series (sh*t, I'm starting to sound like PHR
"reviewers/critics" XD1).
Ako lang ba talaga o may nakapansin ng phenomenon na ito? If ako
lang then alam kong kailangan ko nang bumalik sa 8:00 orange juice dahil
nagha-hallucinate na ako sa tongue. Pero kung hindi, nakakalungkot ang mga
pangyayari. :(
Iyon lang. Curious lang.
1 NOTE: Don't get me wrong, ha. I've said that I like having reviewers/commentators for Tagalog romance, if only to help writers up their game. :)
