4.5 stars
Wow! I don't even know where to begin with this one, except I did not see that ending coming!

This is such an interesting story that kept me enthralled the whole way through. Based around a cult group called the Sons of Elijah and the FBI agents trying to bring them down.
Tag is an art student with a love of all things dark and macabre. On the night of her exhibition, she is approached by Gina Butler, an FBI agent, who suggests she give them a call. When things go awry with her flatmate, Tag knows who to call, and soon after, enlists.

I didn't know what to expect with this story, but I was captivated. A psychiatrist linked to the Sons of Elijah, hypnosis, past lives, reincarnation, the capstone... so much to uncover and unpack. This story will have you guessing constantly, trying to piece it all together, and then when the end comes... it'll smack you right in the face.

Loved it!

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. It was an interesting premise combining an FBI investigation with supernatural elements. Well written and I enjoyed it but I just wasn’t entirely hooked and felt some parts dragged a little.

Really gripping and unique story, I was really hooked.

Downside was I got a little bored during the scientific descriptions and some of the reincarnation stories which felt like they could have been shorter without limiting the plot

Would rate 3.5/4

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. despite the slow start to this novel I ended up enjoying it. I liked the characters and enjoyed seeing the story come together. Although I did feel like the story did become a bit confusing at certain points.

This is an action thriller that discusses religious beliefs and scientific studies. It's about Agent Vera, a simple girl living in a shared apartment who loves to paint. All of a sudden she is recruited by the FBI who claim she has potential. Her first case is rather a cold case which is very weird because a lot of experienced agents haven't even been given the case. But then simple Vera is on the case!

The case is very complex and involves a group of terrorists that call themselves The Sons of Elijah. No one knows why they commit atrocious crimes, mass bombings. The only person that might have a clue about them is a famous psychiatrist Dr. Seth Robinson. He ia devious, weird and manipulative, with his own hidden agenda. Will Vera be able to find the answers she is looking for? Will she stop The Sons of Elijah before they strike again?

I felt the first half of the book is slow and I struggled to continue reading. The chapters dragged on and on with stuff that wasn't relavant. Through the second half made up for the slowness. It was faster, on point, and the main conflict was finally addressed. I love the action towards the end and the suspense it filled me with. I was ecstatic! I can't believe Vera was so trusting like that! In a way I was glad. She didn't make a good decision and well, she saw the consequences.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for an arc copy of this book.

I had a hard time reading the whole book, hence the review coming in a bit late, but I can conclude that this book doesn't necessarily catch its viewers attention or pique their interest, but not generally. I can see other people liking this book because of the cult, mystery and weaved storyline throughout the book, yet it wasn't simply what I enjoy for a mystery/thriller book. I also had a hard time due to its writing, especially how the protagonist is a woman and the way things were written and executed were a bit shallow or just wouldn't make sense even for a fiction of this specific genre. If you seem to like the book based on its premise or blurb, I'd say give it a try and this might be just for you.

A wholly believable protagonist, well written and I would welcome more from this writer.
I retrospectively read 13 days to die and you could tell he was writing about what he knew. The first rule of writing.

This thriller was alot of things in one book. FBI mystery, reincarnation, cults - almost too much for me! At times a very difficult read - but I'm sure it will be well received.

This was a fast-paced FBI/supernatural cult read. I held my attention enough that I read it in a couple of days but it was not one that I couldn't put down.

I found the storyline to be detailed and explain the plot as the story progressed.

I would recommend this to some people but it is not everyone's taste. I personally enjoyed it.

This book makes you feel like you are one of the FBI agent. The invastigation was really in depth and sometimes I felt like I was reading case studies. But I don't recommend this book for beginner reader. The words used are still easy to understand but since the story changes frequently to a various history setting and too many scientific info, beginners may have a hard time digesting and enjoying the story.
Overall I enjoy the invastigation maybe at the beginning it feels a bit boring but as the story goes it managed to grab my attention. And the ending, just wow... how dare you mr author, how dare you. There are also some part of the story that confused me, I want to search back but reading it online make it hard for me to go through all over again. If there is any meet n greet with the author, I would love to join it because I have so many questions regarding this book.
The reason I was interested with the story because it related with prophet Elijah and I am actually from another religion and it picked my interest on how our religion history differ from each other. But just my opinion maybe you should consider putting the religious fact in this story is true (or not) except for the Son of Elijah theory because in the copyright stated that all works is fiction, so since im not well verse in your religion, I have doubt whether the religious fact like the bible was true or not.
Addition to those who want to read this book, if you are not interested in LGBT genres, its okay it does not really touch romantic interest that much because this book is more focus onto the crime and mystery.

OH I LOVE ME A GOOD that my that mixes an FBI thriller with a supernatural reincarnation cult! I don’t like to give away much of a book’s plot in my reviews, but if you’re up for a little change of pace in thrillers, this may be right but up your alley- there are some weird plot twists in the middle of the book and the twists keep coming! Kind of slow at times but the payoff works!!

Fast-paced, interesting and very readable, Don't Get Close is a real page-turner. The deeper themes around reincarnation and destiny felt like a bit of a stretch at times and some of the plot points pushed the limits of credibility but in the end, that doesn't really matter. It's a compelling freight train of a story and you'd be silly to question the practicalities of it - just jump on board.

As intriguing as the storyline was, I find myself with mixed feelings about this book. I found it was easy to set down at times, but still finished it in a day.

At times the storyline was so detailed it made it hard to keep up with, but other than that the story transitioned smoothly.

Overall I enjoyed the book, and would read a sequel if there is one if for no other reason than to get more answers about what exactly happened in the first book as it came to an end.

My feelings about this book are mixed. Vera Taggart is an artist turned FBI agent, who is handed a cold case as her first assignment. The case revolves around a cult called 'The Sons of Elijah', who blew themselves up in crowded places and killed thousands. The members of cult are firm believers of re-incarnation and are of the opinion that they themselves have been re-incarnated several times. It sounds interesting, it is interesting. But if you are someone who looks a logical explanation of events, you will not enjoy this book. I enjoyed it for quite some time, until I started feeling that there was too speculation and not enough reason. I don't have a problem with speculative fiction, but when I started this book, knowing that it was about the FBI and a cold case about a decades-old bombing, I did not expect speculative fiction, especially because the book was tagged as 'Mystery Thriller'. So the ending, which although was very interesting, was also a iffy for me. I was curling my lips and smiling at the same time.

The pace of the book is decent. The start was a bit slow but it doesn't take long for things to start moving. The climax opens up the possibility of a sequel and I wonder that is in cards. I wouldn't mind reading it, but then I would go in with different expectations. Overall, the book is well worth a read.

Thanking NetGalley & Crooked Lane Books for the ARC.

#DontGetClose #NetGalley

Thanks to Netgalley and Crooked lane publishing for this eARC.
A very intriguing story about reincarnation, past lives and hypnotherapy.
Dr Seth Jacobson has the ability to uncover past lives though hypnotherapy. On the belief under his hypnosis two of his past patients went on to blow themselves and others up. They were called The Sons of Elijah, and now it would appear that there back, 30 years later. New FBI recruit Vera Taggart is given the case by her boss. Vera goes under hypnosis with Dr Jacobson to see if she can find any involvement with him.
She might just wish she never did.
Well written and flows very well. A good story to get you really thinking what is out there and maybe why. Believable and It all ties together nicely. You are left guessing and wondering what is the truth, or is the hypnotherapy just an illusion to further Dr Jacobson’s own agenda.
Well worth reading.

Excellent story! Totally engrossing!. Looking forward to reading more by this author! Could not put this down!

The story is based on this cult, The Sons of Elijah. They set off several bombs and killed around one thousand people, including themselves. It plays with the idea of psychology and reincarnation being closely related, and contains many unexpected plot twists. I would have rated this book higher, but around the middle of it plot lines began to become a bit confusing and too informative. This is not my style of writing, but I would not want that to put anyone off reading it. It was well worth the read.

A good solid read, it did not hook me from the first page, however there was enough interest to keep going. The idea was good and was developed well, not bad at all for a second book.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me a sample of this book I really loved it and would love to purchase and add to my collection.

Wowza, what a twisted read! Lots of intriguing themes, layered within this twisted tale! Fabrastucwlky written, in a tense, fast paced manner, that had me on the edge of my seat, flipping pages like crazy! Cannot recommend enough, as it’s one of those that is sure to blow your mind, even if addicted to thrillers!

I’ll buzz around platforms and use my top Amazon reviewer number on release!