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4.0 out of 5 stars
Collins Delivers Again, May 7, 2009
This review is from: Exposure: A Novel (Paperback)
Kaycee Raye is scared of...well...everything. All of her life she has struggled with paranoia and irrational fears, something she believes was passed down from her troubled mother. Kaycee has found a way to deal with the fear by writing a column that has taken on a life of its own and has turned Kaycee into a household name. Up until now the column has been both fun and therapeutic as she has found a way to connect with readers who share many of the same fears and experiences. Unfortunately for Kaycee, someone out there is watching her and waiting for just the right moment to unleash the greatest fear she has ever known.
To say that Brandilyn Collins is prolific would be an understatement. You would think that a writer who cranks out a novel every few months would sooner or later hit the wall and lose their edge. It's bound to happen right? Guess again. If Collins has proven anything to me it's that she is not only a master of her craft, but there literally seems to be no end to the depth of her talent.
Exposure has many of the elements that we have come to expect from Collins: intensity, tension, high-caliber suspense, and engaging mystery. It's all there and once again works well. We are also treated to a unique story telling device that really propels the narrative along. While I figured out the twist early on, never did the story lose steam in my mind. Collins knows how to grab readers early on and she never gives us a moment to even consider letting go.
Where Brandilyn Collins always excels is her ability to bring us strong spiritual insight through what her characters experience. Many fans will be able to relate and sympathize with Kaycee's struggles in this story and will be moved by her journey to overcome. Collins once again delivers a pulse pounding story that will have you on the edge of your seat and will leave you desperate for more.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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First-rate suspense, January 12, 2010
I avoid "Christian" fiction because it is usually preachy and characters often depend on God alone to solve all their problems. Not the case here. I ordered this one and "Dark Pursuti" because they were free for the Kindle and sounded interesting. I loved both of them. I will be buying more books by this talented writer. The characters are interesting and though there is an emphasis on prayer in some situations, it is not an uncomfortable emphasis. Just a gentle reminder that God can help if asked. I really liked Ms. Collins style.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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True "Seatbelt Suspense", May 15, 2009
This review is from: Exposure: A Novel (Paperback)
Brandilyn Collins writes "Seatbelt Suspense," guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. With her latest novel, Exposure, Brandilyn defends her title well. This may be her best suspense novel yet. She's taken some of her own fears and phobias, added a generous mix of others, and invested her protagonist with all of them.
Kaycee Ray writes an advice column for people with fears, and she's successful because she has so many of her own. This book doesn't introduce a dead body in the first chapter--just a photo of one, a photo that appears so mysteriously it almost sends Kaycee off the deep end. The chapters that follow take the reader on a wild roller coaster ride, with each event building suspense. And even the veteran reader of mystery and suspense will be floored by the ending.
Don't read this one in a dark house while you're alone, and prepare to leave a night light burning.
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