Review: Refreshing, Fun, and Dirty-Flirty!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
Summary:Sometimes life after divorce can be so so good.According to Lisa, she is too fat, too saggy, and no longer desirable. She doesn’t realize that the boy down the street, Braden, has grown up, is no longer a boy, and will stop at nothing to get his hands all over Lisa. She knows it can never be anything more than a friendly relationship, or can it?  Lisa’s ex-husband is a major jerk and never treated her the way she deserved to be treated, especially according to man-boy Braden.  At twenty-three years old, Braden helps forty-one year old Lisa rediscover herself, her body and her life after divorce.What I loved:The characters had a back story that was connected, entwined, and deep.  Lisa’s ex husband, is now her ex best friend’s husband.  To complicate matters more, Braden is her ex best friends son.  Braden was very close to Jake, Lisa’s son, at one point when they were younger.  Braden was asked by Jake to look after his mom’s house and help her out. This just added to the character background and development.The author, a former screenwriter, definitely shines as her dialogue pops off the pages and brings every interaction to life. The way it’s woven into the different emotions of the characters is a true testament to her background.  It also allows the personalities of the characters to really be heard.The story has PIPING HOT SCENES, chemistry, and laugh out loud humor that makes you feel like you have grown up with all of the characters!! There is none of the repetition that most novels have.  The quality of the story is all there without beefing it up for length. (ohhh…length)What I didn’t love:Honestly, the one and only thing I did not love was that it ended.  I wanted to keep laughing.  I wanted to know more about life after divorce and how good it looked on Lisa.  Julie Jaret has tapped into a story not often explored, at least not in modern times.  There is something special in her writing.  Something sustainable.  She is an author to watch!!!Overall:Julie has a gift and experience in a writing world not many novelists can say they have.  As a debut novel, she did everything right and it shows.  Extreme Close-Up is a refreshing take on older woman/younger man scenario.  Julie uses photography for the main character’s career, and parallels the photographs to her sex- life.  The more exciting the sexy times, the more her creative side is awoken and by the end she has it figured out all around.  Keep them coming Julie!!!! Can’t wait for more!!!!