So Close

Blacklist, Book 1

De: Sylvia Day

Narrado por: Simon Mattacks, Caitlin Kelly, Dahlia Salem, Soneela Nankani

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crossfire® saga comes the beginning of a twisty tale of obsession and rage, as a trinity of women protect what they covet at any cost.

You can’t believe all of them, but can you trust any of them?

Widower Kane Black is still ruinously married to his late wife, Lily. Grief has hollowed him… until he sees a woman with his wife’s inimitable beauty on the streets of Manhattan. He whisks her up to his towering penthouse, protectively under guard, nestling her in dark opulence where Lily’s memory is a possessive beguiling force.

Aliyah, Kane’s mother, deals in science. There are too many questions, too few answers, and too much at stake. “Lily” has dangerous control over Kane and there can be only one queen on the throne.

Amy, Kane’s sister-in-law, has been bloodied by deceit and betrayal, and she’s devolving into murderous rage. She’s paid too high a price and now intends to claim what she’s owed.

Three women, linked by buried secrets, circle the man who unquestioningly accepts the return of his beloved long-dead wife. Kane is happier than he’s ever been, and he’ll do anything to stay that way.

Propulsive and sly, So Close is a lushly gothic novel of domestic suspense with the emotional intensity, scorching sensuality, and complex exploration of female trauma that are the hallmarks of multimillion-copy international bestseller Sylvia Day.

"So Close is a dangerous and sultry novel about lies, secrets, and the line between love and obsession. The perfect first entry of a two-book series, So Close drew me in and kept me reading, desperate to know what happened next. Domestic suspense at its sexiest."—Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author

©2023 Sylvia Day, LLC. (P)2022, 2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Disappointed

This book is so confusing. It starts out with storylines from so many family members and none of them make sense. The narration is good, but I think the Kane voice is terrible. DNF for me.

Lots of “happy endings”, except for the listener

Given all the pleasure everyone else in this book is receiving, I feel like I should have enjoyed it more. A little less Lily and a little more Amy may have helped.

Lily says repeatedly that she loves words, and she most definitely backs that claim up. So many eloquent, repetitive, poetic, mind numbing, nerve grating, repetitive words. Her favorite two words appear to be “my sex”… “Position my sex” “caress my sex” “enter my sex” “my slick sex”… “her sex” is probably mentioned 5,500 times. The verbiage in general and monotone narration got old about halfway through.

I can see this is meant to be a sequel with this being book one; it definitely left me hanging but I don’t think I care to listen to book two. But it is entertaining… I actually, and guiltily, enjoyed listening to vivid descriptions about appearance, fashion, etc. and the narrators were good overall. However, I did not enjoy Lily’s character, got burnt out on all of the explicit sex scenes, and I just hate the ending.

Not great

Too many twists make story difficult to follow. The romantic and steamy story are short.

Confusing read

Was confused the entire time. There were too many characters and side stories that didn’t necessarily push the plot along. Not a good read to be honest.

Boring

Nothing like the other SD books I’ve listened to with the Cross characters. It’s taking a great deal to finish. It was much easier to keep track of each character. Bring Gideon & Ava back!