Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2014
At A GlanceLoved the creepiness, but was too short to really get into.The GoodI will never think of the song "Close to You" by the Carpenters the same way again. I love that song but now it just creeps me out. Just imagine, walking through an abandoned junkyard at night with the song "Close to you" playing over and over again. CREEPY! I straight up got the chills. And the old crazy woman made me even more nervous. You know right away she is not right, but in the end you kind of understand her motives.Chess and Terrible were awesome together. Terrible is so cool and calm in a crises. Chess is determined to keep Terrible safe no matter what. She thinks of him over herself and I love that about her in this one because sometimes she can be selfish. They totally handled the scary situation perfectly together.This book definitely had a dark feel to it. And I think a lot of foreshadowing was going on as well. I now have a good idea on what the next full book is going to be about. I can't wait for the next book. Close to You only wetted my appetite.The BadI wish Close to You was longer. It was just too short to really get into. It wasn't even a novella, it was straight up a short story. It won't work for everyone.The SnugglyI loved the hot scene in the beginning with Chess and Terrible. It doesn't get very far but their sexual chemistry is so hot, just them kissing melts the pages. Even in 35 pages, we see the love they have for each other.Final ThoughtsClose to You is very short, so beware. But if you love short stories, then this is perfect for you. Downside Ghost lovers will want to read this, but as a stand alone for a person who hasn't read any of Kane's work, I would skip it. Recommended overall.QuotesHe fell. Chess watched him fall. Her own body had evaporated. She didn't have a body, and she was so tired ... Some part of her screamed and tried to move, knew that she couldn't sleep there outside on the ground, but there was nothing else she could do. The sky grew hazy and narrowed to a slit, and in that slit Eliza Hudson's face appeared, surrounded by a whitish corona."I am not letting you ruin my Christmas," she snarled, and everything went black.*Free book from publisher for honest review*