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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425206799
ISBN number: 0425206793
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: July 05, 2005
Publishing house: Berkley
Release Date: July 05, 2005
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Deep in the shadows of North Carolina's Nantahala forest, two strangers find themselves running from danger-and straight to each other ...
Lexie Scott may be the FBI director's daughter, but she's struggled her whole life to stay out of trouble and avoid the spotlight. When she's kidnapped by a survivalist group bent on teaching her father a lesson, however, she must summon the courage she never knew she had. Lexie escapes their wilderness headquarters-only to find that she's not alone in the woods...
Suspended cop Jack Miller came to North Carolina to rescue his sister from her abusive marriage to the survivalists' charismatic leader. Coming to Lexie's aid can only compromise Jack's plans. But he can't ignore Lexie's plight...or resist her appeal.
Tall, dark and rough-around-the-edges has never been Lexie's type. But in the lush, shadowy forest, Lexie has no choice but to trust this intimidating stranger. She's just not sure she can trust her heart...
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I recently discovered Virginia Kantra and have been purchasing back titles to catch up on all I may have missed. Ms. Kantra is on my list of keepers.
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Lexie's reason for not telling Jack who her father was plausible - at very first - but I soon asked why Lexie couldn't reveal that to Jack early in the story. She could then add that she did not want her father to know about her kidnapping as a Waco-style debacle was likely to follow. Since going along with a plan to save Sally and the other members of the cult was what Lexie did, Jack would have seen she did care about his sister and the other people caught in the cult.
Of course, if Lexie had been forthcoming right at the start, the book would have only been ten pages! Well, maybe fifteen. As it is, it is 300-over pages too long. Jack is also one of the weakest heroes in terms of character development and all I came away with where Lexie is concerned is that she is small and blond. I did not mind that they fell in love after only a few days but closed the book concluding that they will be happily ever after only because both H & H are a rather mediocre couple and unlikely for one to outgrow the other.
Suspense-wise, Close Up was also rather bland with caricaturish villains. In most books, at least one character stands out. Sometimes, it's not even the main protagonists - like Suzanne Brockman's Jules from her Team Sixteemnseries or Gennita Low's Jed McNeil, T and Alex. Or even villains I found myself sympathetic towards like Louis Ronsard from Linda Howard's All The Queen's Men.
No one stands out in Close Up. It isn't a terrible read. Just not a terribly good one either. I have Home Before Midnight but am in no hurry to read it after Close Up.
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I picked up this book because of the reviews. I liked it. I liked it a lot. I thought Lexie should have been more up front with her history sooner. But it all took place in a weeks time. A good part was the epilog. The author did a good job letting the two know each other and letting Jack get his life together before stepping into more adventures.
Lexie was believable with her innocence and overbearing parents. The author did a good job writing that for us to see. Over all well written. Jack was cool. I like him.
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Virginia Kantra always has edgy characters and scary stories, but now the gloves are off. The religious cult made me feel sick and the situations Lexie and Jack were in always went from bad to worse. As someone who likes a fast paced, suspenseful read, I enjoyed it, but I felt relieved when it was over. This is not a novel for unwinding over after a stressful day.
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This was an ok book. I enjoyed the main characters and their personalities. I was expecting a little more action and suspense considering it's labeled as such, but there just didn't seem to be a lot of it. It's a decent read, just don't pay full price for it. Won't be going in my permanent collection.
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