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So Close (Blacklist Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sylvia Day (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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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.

The one you believe isn't always the one you can trust...

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.

PRAISE FOR SO CLOSE

"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
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New York City under a storm with a short quote from the book.
Endorsement quote from Samantha Downing: a dangerous and sultry novel about lies, secrets...

"Lily has reached up from a watery grave to seize my son and my life's work. I can't have it.

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

It's time to turn those carnival mirrors around to face the family. Maybe then they'll know why...

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"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

"Sylvia Day...fans are going to be delighted with her latest offering, a dark, brooding, gothic story in her inimitable style that will have you gripped from the first sentence. Everything is not what it seems in this page turner. Expect another sell out."—Glamour UK

"Wow, is this book twisty and twisted! I am a huge fan of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, and So Close is almost an ode to Rebecca. I love a good psychological thriller, and top it off with unreliable narrators and the feeling that more than one of them is a little mental? Yes, please! This book was so fun to read, I read it all in one go."—Katie, bookseller

From the Author

Dear Readers,

The Blacklist Duology marks a shift in genre for me as a writer. Readers who are only familiar with my Crossfire saga may expect Blacklist to be similar. It isn't. Although they're both set in New York, and you'll incidentally glimpse familiar faces, the two series are very different in structure, tone, and focus.

Blacklist has a central love story but isn't a romance. What's the difference? A romance is the evolution of a partnership through communication, transformation, and sacrifice. Further, romantic leads must be heroic. They may not start that way, but through that transformation I mentioned, they become the heroes of their fairytale. In a love story, the partnership is one piece of a larger puzzle, it may not evolve, and transformation and heroism aren't required. I'm not saying Blacklist isn't romantic because it has its moments. It just doesn't fit the definition of a romance. As someone who treasures the romance genre and intends to keep writing romance in the future, it's essential to be transparent.

The primary characters in Blacklist are three women: Amy, Aliyah, and Lily. All three are struggling with Lily's return and the ramifications. All three are survivors of different and similar traumas. How those traumas impact their viewpoints is the core of Blacklist.

—Sylvia Day, The Blacklist Blog (August 4, 2022)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B8MC9935
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rōnin House (March 28, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 28, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3348 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0718180801
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Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times, No. 1 Sunday Times & internationally bestselling author of over twenty award-winning novels, including ten New York Times bestsellers and thirteen USA Today bestsellers. She is a number one bestselling author in twenty-nine countries, with translations in forty-one languages and over twenty million copies of her books in print. Visit her at sylviaday.com

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Karin Tabke
5.0 out of 5 stars So Close is So GOOD!
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023
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An excellent read.

Sylvia has gone next level with this story.

Quick PSA: So Close is not Crossfire. Doesn’t look, smell, taste or feel like Crossfire. If you are expecting Crossfire, you won’t be disappointed. Baby, you’ll be amazed!

So Close is decidedly it’s very own deep, dark, deliciousness. Twists and turns abound. Oh, my, so many clues, so many dastardly deals, so many slithering souls; scratching, scheming, sexing their way to the top

So Close is NOT a breezy read. In that, I mean you want to savor Every. Single. Word. If you skim, you will lose the impact of this story. I suggest you set aside a couple of days to dive deep and plan to come up for air only when you have to pee, eat or sleep. Trust me on this.

Now let’s talk about the story: Sylvia’s wordsmithing is brilliant. I have read very few novels over the course of my lifetime (and I have read thousands) that can compete with Sylvia’s phrase-turning talent. I found myself at times, rereading sentences, dumbfounded by their brilliance.

The depth of Sylvia’s characterization is profound. Again, few novelists have the gift of creating multidimensional characters who are so flawed and damaged we can’t help but hurt along with them. There is one character in particular in So Close who is such a hot mess express, train wreck of an individual, and most unlikeable, who I found myself vigorously cheering on while I actually cringed at her actions. I can’t even right now. Seriously.

The multiple POV genius plot sucks you in like a cold hand from the grave and doesn’t let go even after The End. Oh, and it isn’t the end, it’s only just begun. I cannot stop thinking about the characters. I cannot stop thinking about the plot twists and turns. Just when you think you know someone, bam, you discover you are so far off course you can’t see the horizon. The depth and scope of each character is fascinating!

Here’s the thing about multiple POV storytelling—who the hell can you believe? My advice is to ALWAYS, without fail, Trust. The. Author. Sylvia is brilliant. She doesn’t mess up her storytelling or characterization.

So Close is a moody, evocative, thrilling tale set in contemporary New York City. The gothic undertones swirl seductively around the scheming women whose nucleus is a man obsessed with one of them, and who is willing to go to any lengths to protect her. Highly recommend.
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Amanda King
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice read.
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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This was a great book. I enjoyed the read and am looking forward to the next book. I also like this style of writing with the story told through several characters points of view.
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buddysgirl1
4.0 out of 5 stars Didn't understand it but loved it ???
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2023
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There were a lot of twists and turns in this story. Totally unlike anything I've read by this author, definitely not like the Gideon Cross series. The setting is NYC and the company "Baharan" is in the Cross Building, but that is where the similarity ends.

The various POVs were hard to follow, especially the viewpoint of Lily (written in the 2nd person) seemed weird. Who is Lily with the several aliases? The other characters were mysterious also, Aliyah a pariah, Amy sleeping through the Armaund brothers and Kane Black so enamored with Lily who's been missing for 6 years. What type of network is she running with the people that work for her and Kane? Where was she for those missing years? Hopefully these questions will be answered in the next book.

Highly recommend this book.
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Kimberly Cassie
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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A cross between”Rebecca” and “Dynasty.” Thank you Ms. Day for the best romance I’ve read in a long time! Great thriller. I reread Part I before moving on to Part 2, but I still didn’t see the end coming!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not sure
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
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I don't like that its like 3rd party. I think it would have been better if it hadn't been. I love everything Sylvia Day has written. This was just different. Kind of hard to get I to but one you do its a good read.
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RebeccaEileen
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it…ends oddly
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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Great story. Have to buy the following book of the series to make sense of the way this one ended.
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Nelly
5.0 out of 5 stars love it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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So many moving pieces. Love Gideon + Eva so love the cameos. Can’t wait for to see how it ends
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Cindy R Davis
4.0 out of 5 stars Twisted
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
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There’s so much going on in this book, so many characters involved. All in all it’s well written and very intriguing. This is different from any of her other books by far! My pet peeve is maybe there are one two many fillers that are unnecessary and skimmed over. Also Lily is a third person pov which I don’t like and Kane has no pov at all in this first book. Maybe he’ll have one in the second, I hope because he’s a big part of the story. I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes for sure.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So Close the book and Melita coffee filters for kcups
Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2023
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Have waited a long time for this book and it hasn't disappointed. The coffee filters have been out of stock for so long, it's nice to have them back.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The plot thickens and keeps you guessing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2024
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As a fan of Crossfire, and a few stand alone books written by Sylvia Day, I looked forward to reading and listening to the start of the series. Full of mystery, plots, love and everything in between, this is a promising first book in the series.

Listening to Witte, Amy, Alyhia
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Natalie Bentley
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Australia on March 13, 2024
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Fantastic great novel
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4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2023
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Firstly, I am so surprised this hasn't been more hyped up. I can only think it is the huge gap between Sylvia's other books and this one - and possibly, that this book is so different.

While Crossfire was long and drawn out, So Close is taut, fast-paced and plot driven - much more than just an erotic romance. That's not to say this didn't have heat, it did. Not only heat, but beautiful writing; it's a real love letter to New York and the famous novel Rebecca, which you can tell from the outset massively influenced this book. I also picked up hints of Agatha Christie and can't help but think this was written with a Netflix series in mind.

I found Witte's POV the most compelling and authentic, but there's a danger with having so many POVs in the first person (or second, in Lily's case) - because they are all written by one author, essentially. So particular phrases and unusual words crept into different people's vocab and that is very nit-picky of me, I know, but it caught my eye nonetheless.

It is difficult to review this because Part Two isn't out yet and soooo much is unfinished. You're left wondering if the final chapters actually make the earlier ones null and void - or if we've missed the point here completely.

Three things stay with me:

- We're made to feel at one point that Kane was a bit of a bad husband in the past and it might have played a part in why "Lily" left - perhaps she faked her own death. Kind of "Sleeping with the Enemy" style. But, really, WTF knows? Through the chapters supposedly from Lily's mind, she refers to "Lily" as a separate entity to herself, so either Lily was always a fiction, or she's changed since she was last with Kane - OR, even spookier, she really is a true doppelganger.

- Lily's ex is utterly convinced there's no way she could've come back from the dead. Even Kane's first impression is that this woman is not his wife. Without his POV we never know what he's really thinking, though towards the end, he's either putting on a really good performance or has been convinced otherwise. OR, he's so desperate for it to be her, he's letting it all happen.

- Amy is having blackouts possibly due to her alcoholism and does things she can't remember. And what about the sand in her shoe?!?! Damn it! WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Is she being drugged, or is it the alcohol? Or... what the heck is going on? Because at one point, Lily also has a blackout. But the two of them do appear in the room at the same time, so surely we can't have a Fight Club sitch going on here, right?

If you're not into layered books and if you don't like literary art, then this is maybe not one for you. But if you read a lot of psychological fiction, then you'll enjoy this. If you don't have an eye for detail, Sylvia may have you fooled... but I wasn't. Book Two will either have a very simple explanation, or some ginormous magic trick will have to be pulled off here.

Something about this book ultimately, made me feel, deep down, it came from a place of excruciating pain, written by a woman tearing herself out of a mould she previously was held hostage by. To me that would explain the gap between books and the potency of grief, loss, desire and an overwhelming sense of no sense at all - but varied and hyperbolic, moment-to-moment chaos.
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Kerri Wallace-Lang
4.0 out of 5 stars Great writing from Sylvia. Thought it might be soppy but she is an axcellent writer.
Reviewed in Australia on December 8, 2023
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Thought it might be soppy but, she is an excellent writer.
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