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Crazy Love

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this was a interesting read, the characters were great and I really liked the mystery part of it. I look forward to more from the author.

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This book gives an interesting insight into what stalking must feel like for the victim. Intriguing plot but in my opinion, and I'm not against it, for being in the genre of 'mystery and thrillers' there was a lot of sex described. Maybe leave it at adult fiction. All in all a readable book.

My thanks to NetGalley and BooksgoSocial for the opportunity to read and review honestly.

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Definitely a shocker, an edge of the seat thriller which will make you think twice about everyone you meet. Well... most of them, anyway. "Crazy Love" is one of those books that sucks you in slowly... and suddenly you're halfway through and you don't want to put it down. Not even when the phone rings. Loved it!

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2.5 stars. The book seemed promising-a stalker (Noah) is in love with someone (Emily) who doesn’t know he exists.

However, the premise and writing just falls flat.
Emily falls in love with a former one-night stand at a surprisingly quick pace. Her friendship with one character is never really explained-was the character using her? We don’t know anything about Noah or his past.

The whole story is too jumbled with no character development and a plot that moves too quickly with too many leaps being made. I

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A fictional read about a beautiful.woman who falls in love with a police detective,but has a mentally disturbed man that is madly in love with her.
He is super rich,owns his own Company and will do anything to have her.
The book goes back and forth between each man with the woman in the middle.
Not really.my main choice of reading material,but prelude to story sounded interesting and the book held my interest and was a fast read.
If you like thrillers this one will be a good choice,although at times,due to subject matter,it is a little hard to read.
Thanks to Net Galley,for the opportunity to read and review.

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When I first saw this book, I was a little hesitant. It sounded an awful lot like another version of You (the book which the Netflix show is based on) with some of the details altered.
Disclaimer: I haven't read You and I'm still not sure I'll ever finish watching the series, so this is as much of a comparison that I feel confident making.

However, I do like thrillers. Like, a lot. And the story sounds like it could hold some promise, so I decided to give Crazy Love a chance. However... There isn't much about this book that I like. It reads like an urbanized 'knight saves princess from dragon and in doing so the princess falls unrealistically madly in love with said knight' fantasy.
I take huge issue with instant romance, and this is in big part a personal preference (or, I should say, lack thereof), because it is so *hard to believe*! I'm not going to say that there has never been a case of people falling in love at first glance, but I'm willing to bet that it's rare and that, in most cases, it's more about falling in lust, than love.
And in Crazy Love, I think that's doubly true. Emily and Isaiah are in lust. Everything about their "relationship" (and please take note of the quotation marks) is about sex and him protecting her.

Another huge thing that I disliked about the book is the narrative. Partly, I do get the feeling that there are three distinct voices, but they all talk in the same off way. None of them speak in a natural fashion - they describe what they're wearing in an oddly detailed way and, for example, enunciate "I am" which, in both most conversations and most internal monologues (that is, at least in my own experience) where you're not trying to emphasis either of the words, would've been contracted to "I'm".
A minor, but still annoying enough to detract, is the overuse of certain words; grin being just one example.

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I'd like to thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the free copy of this book, It's quite interesting, easy and fast to read. The story is told from three points of view allowing to better understand each of the characters. The parts written from Noah are really creepy. Generally, I liked the story, but the book would benefit more if it had less detailed sex scenes and more thrilling moments.

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While this appears to be a psychological thriller, its really a story of mental illness, obsession and women not listening to that little voice that tells you something is off. I thought the story did a really good job communicating that uneasiness that women have when something is off but you don't want to be impolite and confrontational.

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Emily has a stalker. He talks to her everyday as often as can. He loves her with everything he has ... and since he's a millionaire, he has a lot. He's readied a house just for the two of them, filled with clothes and jewelry hes' bought just for her. He tells everyone that she is his girlfriend, the love of his life.

The only problem is that Emily doesn't know him ... has never dated him..and has no idea of his misplaced feelings for her. He follows her everywhere. Even worse, he's found a way into her house and hides in the attic... with a camera.

Emily has just reconnected with a man she met and dated several months ago. Her feelings at the time were too much for her and she wound up walking away from him. Isaiah happens to be a detective and his protective streak comes raring to life.

And than .... Emily goes missing.

It starts with the point of view from a mentally ill man, who becomes obsessed with Emily. He turns her world upside down and fantasizes about what his life will be with her. The reader gets to hear his disturbed thoughts with a high creep factor.

There are many episodes of highly detailed intimate moments. It's well written with characters that are deftly drawn. It's a page turner with twists and turns that lead to an unexpected, explosive ending.

Many thanks to the author / BooksGoSocial / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

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While a bit scary, a great read. Noah is older (and richer) than Emily. He is stalking her. As she leaves her job at the pharmacy each night, he is outside to greet her. At first, he was just annoying but seemingly harmless...

Yet, Emily has her own life. Falling in love with Isiah - a police detective... And spending time with her best friend, Caroline.

WoW!!! Anything more would be a spoiler...

A GREAT - can't put down - read ! Praise to Rachael Tamayo for a great thriller!

Many Thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for a super read !!!

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spoiler alert ** Really didn't enjoy the writing style,which seemed to be a variation of completely over the top,romance and creepy.
Then throw in sex scenes.
To be honest I only finished as I was hoping for a big twist involving the policeman.

Just not for me.

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This book was the creepiest book I have read in my entire life. Every single page I read I felt impending fear and paranoia. This book was incredibly gripping and well-written. There were a lot of sex scenes (an unnecessary amount in my opinion), so if you’re not a fan of sex on pretty much in every chapter I suggest still reading it, but skipping those (it’ll be a quick read). Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys creepy captive stories and story that touch on mental health.

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

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This a straight up creepy book but in a good way that keeps you wanting more till the end. I finished this book in one sitting thats how much I liked it.

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First I would like to thank Netgalley for granting me an opportunity to read a ARC of Crazy Love. While the plot has been done before, I found the delivery different and was pleasantly surprised by a couple of the plot twists. It kept me interested enough that I read it in one go and would gladly recommend it to fellow lovers of the domestic thriller genre.

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