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joyousreads132's review against another edition
3.0
I picked up this book in part, because I wanted to join in the Valentine’s event hosted by The Bookish Groupies; and also because I was in the mood for something spicy for Valentine’s. It was remiss of me to think that this book was going to be a romp in the sheets. I mean, sure it was hot. But because of the other dark themes in this book, I found myself unable to revel in all its erotic glory.
This book had me by the nose from the get go. It opens with Caleb barging in to Ramie’s hide out in the mountains. Caleb forces her to help him find his sister who was abducted by a depraved serial killer. Ramie has some abilities. I guess you can say they’re psychometric by nature. But while others can see the history of an object with a single touch, Ramie can only see through the eyes of one psychotic maniac.
The problem is, when Ramie touches the victim’s things, she also experiences every single torture that victim goes through. So, it’s pure hell for her every time. It’s the reason why she went into hiding in the first place. After she helped find Caleb’s sister, she took off again. A year later, the serial killer who was only biding his time until he can kill the one that got away, finds Ramie. Since she’d ran out of places to hide, she had no choice but to seek the protection that Caleb had offered her in the past.
As the serial killer gets closer to finding Ramie, the more she realizes that he has to be stopped. She has no choice but to use herself as the bait. Either way, the torture and the killings has to end. Even if it meant her inevitable, painful death.
I have read a few of Maya Banks’ books. She’s written a whole slew of them. If there is one thing that I’ve noticed about her stories, is that it takes .02 seconds for relationships (carnal or otherwise) to develop in her books. The same could be said for Caleb and Ramie. This was no slow burn. It took Caleb literally a few days before he realizes that he’s in love with Ramie. Now, I don’t blame the guy. I mean, if you were single-handedly the one person responsible for putting that woman in hell to save your sister, I think I can see why he would develop feelings for her quite easily. It’s a short trip from ardent admiration to lustful love.
Some of their interactions were a bit too sweet for my taste. Sometimes bordering on cheesy. It almost made me look forward to when the serial killer was in the throes of torturing his victim. And that’s saying a lot, because I’m typically a squeamish person.
I think that’s the only reason I’m rating this book three stars. Otherwise, it would’ve been a great read for romantic suspense fans. The best thriller reads are the ones that make a reader feel anxious to turn to the next page. I had sweaty palms, and my heartbeat was elevated while reading this book. A true testament to Ms. Banks’ success in creating the right environment for a suspenseful novel.
This book had me by the nose from the get go. It opens with Caleb barging in to Ramie’s hide out in the mountains. Caleb forces her to help him find his sister who was abducted by a depraved serial killer. Ramie has some abilities. I guess you can say they’re psychometric by nature. But while others can see the history of an object with a single touch, Ramie can only see through the eyes of one psychotic maniac.
The problem is, when Ramie touches the victim’s things, she also experiences every single torture that victim goes through. So, it’s pure hell for her every time. It’s the reason why she went into hiding in the first place. After she helped find Caleb’s sister, she took off again. A year later, the serial killer who was only biding his time until he can kill the one that got away, finds Ramie. Since she’d ran out of places to hide, she had no choice but to seek the protection that Caleb had offered her in the past.
As the serial killer gets closer to finding Ramie, the more she realizes that he has to be stopped. She has no choice but to use herself as the bait. Either way, the torture and the killings has to end. Even if it meant her inevitable, painful death.
I have read a few of Maya Banks’ books. She’s written a whole slew of them. If there is one thing that I’ve noticed about her stories, is that it takes .02 seconds for relationships (carnal or otherwise) to develop in her books. The same could be said for Caleb and Ramie. This was no slow burn. It took Caleb literally a few days before he realizes that he’s in love with Ramie. Now, I don’t blame the guy. I mean, if you were single-handedly the one person responsible for putting that woman in hell to save your sister, I think I can see why he would develop feelings for her quite easily. It’s a short trip from ardent admiration to lustful love.
Some of their interactions were a bit too sweet for my taste. Sometimes bordering on cheesy. It almost made me look forward to when the serial killer was in the throes of torturing his victim. And that’s saying a lot, because I’m typically a squeamish person.
I think that’s the only reason I’m rating this book three stars. Otherwise, it would’ve been a great read for romantic suspense fans. The best thriller reads are the ones that make a reader feel anxious to turn to the next page. I had sweaty palms, and my heartbeat was elevated while reading this book. A true testament to Ms. Banks’ success in creating the right environment for a suspenseful novel.
just_wants_to_read's review against another edition
2.0
I really couldn't get into this book and even skipped over sections.
tashalane's review against another edition
5.0
Just the other day I saw a tweet on Twitter asking for everyone's favorite authors and I replied I have too many. Which is true I have more then one favorite author but I must also say that one of my favorite authors is definitely Maya Banks. Why, You may ask? Because, She NEVER disappoints! Every time I pick up a book by her I get sucked in. Once I start I can't seem to put it down. And again that happened with this one.
I was skeptical at first because I saw a lot of reviews rating it one to three stars and so I first thought oh no I hope I will like this one. I started reading and just 5 pages into the book was a rape victim. I thought oh no I just don't know if I will be able to read this. Hits too close to home. However, I continued on hoping it wouldn't be bad. I am glad I continued because I got really into it. Staying up way past my bedtime reading and first thing in the morning picking it back up to read some more. Now I have finished the book and I really liked it. Yes, the rape and murders make me a little uneasy but the rest of the book made those things tolerable. Caleb is a strong male who is hell bent on protecting Ramie and his family. Through the story their relationship blossoms. I love Ramie. She is strong and brave. She just needs to believe the same. This story was just awesome and I loved it. I waited to read it until closer to the release of the second book in this series just in case I was lucky enough to get an ARC of the second one. Well, I was and so now I am going to jump right on in to the second book. I will recommend this to my friends for sure. If you like romance, or are a fan of Maya's I recommend giving this book at least a chance. I did and it paid off cause I love it!
I was skeptical at first because I saw a lot of reviews rating it one to three stars and so I first thought oh no I hope I will like this one. I started reading and just 5 pages into the book was a rape victim. I thought oh no I just don't know if I will be able to read this. Hits too close to home. However, I continued on hoping it wouldn't be bad. I am glad I continued because I got really into it. Staying up way past my bedtime reading and first thing in the morning picking it back up to read some more. Now I have finished the book and I really liked it. Yes, the rape and murders make me a little uneasy but the rest of the book made those things tolerable. Caleb is a strong male who is hell bent on protecting Ramie and his family. Through the story their relationship blossoms. I love Ramie. She is strong and brave. She just needs to believe the same. This story was just awesome and I loved it. I waited to read it until closer to the release of the second book in this series just in case I was lucky enough to get an ARC of the second one. Well, I was and so now I am going to jump right on in to the second book. I will recommend this to my friends for sure. If you like romance, or are a fan of Maya's I recommend giving this book at least a chance. I did and it paid off cause I love it!
caroline_colletta's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
misskatt's review against another edition
3.0
This is my first Maya Banks book so I can’t compare it to her other novels. I think her writing style is decent and her smut scenes are nice, but I had issues with the actual story.
I like the idea of a psychic mentally suffering when she helps abduction cases, and I thought Banks’ description and explanation through Remi’s ordeal was a good touch.
However, the instant love for both characters made me cringe. Yes, they met a year ago, but they had a single interaction and it was with Caleb forcing Remi to help him find his sister.
Remi has had, like, 0 human relationships because of her gift (curse?) and she spends a day with this dude and loves him. Same for him. -insert eyeroll-
I like the idea of a psychic mentally suffering when she helps abduction cases, and I thought Banks’ description and explanation through Remi’s ordeal was a good touch.
However, the instant love for both characters made me cringe. Yes, they met a year ago, but they had a single interaction and it was with Caleb forcing Remi to help him find his sister.
Remi has had, like, 0 human relationships because of her gift (curse?) and she spends a day with this dude and loves him. Same for him. -insert eyeroll-
leni16's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 I only enjoyed the last 90 pages or so but even that felt rushed.
emsbibliophiles's review against another edition
4.0
always a comfort series. listened to an audio. love caleb & remi so much!
mdzreynolds's review against another edition
2.0
I haven’t read Maya Banks in probably at least 10 years. I’m not sure now if her stuff was ever good or if this was just particularly bad. No depth to the characters and a wild storyline. It had good bones, but the execution was subpar.
canadianbookaddict's review against another edition
3.0
Keep Me Safe is supposed to be a romantic suspense book but I didn't find it very romantic or suspenseful at all. This story is a little bit slower than other books books I have read by Maya Banks but the story was good and I loved the paranormal side of this book.
It did keep me reading and all in all it was well written but I just wish there was more suspense.
I give this 3 out of 5