First, I want to state I recommend this book. Please keep reading to learn why.
When I finished another book on my Kindle, I was recommended this book. I am tight with my money right now so I was not that keen on just buying the book outright without reading some of the other reviews to begin with. After reading the first three reviews and found them praising the book I wanted to read a few of the negative reviews as well. There was one review that almost convinced me not to purchase the book, but after consideration, I decided to go ahead and buy it. I am so GLAD that I did. The book was just the right amount of suspense, passion, comedy, and danger. It is everything that a great book should be. There are a few comments that I wish to address about the review that almost made me not buy this book. E. Burns wrote the review with the title "Won't read again even if tortured by rabid weasels". The reviewer does mention that they have read other works by Ms. Crane and has enjoyed them, but not this one or the I team series in a whole. She states that the story is bad because the heroine is "a. being a reporter and b. being a bad mother and c being a skank when drunk". That was probably the rudest part of any review I have ever read. I am not going to continue to list my complaints about the other review but rather I wish to address these three complaints and give an insight into the book that I wish I knew, it would have made my decision easier.
Now I am not a fan of the media or reporters in any sense of the word. I believe that they are some of the worst sensationalists in our society. However, with that said I am starting to reconsider that belief. Knowing that Ms. Crane used to be a reporter, I can understand why she would build up the profession with flattering information and make it seem better. But honestly, she did not over emphasize the reporter part of the job, but rather showed that there is good and bad reporters just like good and bad people.
The other reviewer also said that the heroine is a bad mother saying that she was a bad mother while being a bad mother. Nevertheless, in a society that has more single parents than not, I found it nice to show that in this story. The fact that the heroine is pursuing a dangerous story, that at times puts everyone at risk, does not prove that she is a bad mother. However, it does prove that she is willing to fight for the truth, help the little person, and fight against the evil doers in the world. I loved that about this book, because we as a society see more people turn a blind eye then help and I for one find Ms. Crane's take on that topic refreshing.
Finally yet importantly, I find the drunken behavior at the beginning of the book rather hilarious and unique. I have meet people who use liquid courage to say things that they would never say otherwise, I am one of those people truth be told. I was actively laughing and could feel the embarrassment of the heroine during this section. I do not believe Kara was a skank when drunk, just three sheets to the wind and no voice of reason saying "shut up that's completely inappropriate to say".
Overall, I have loved this book. I loved the plots and twists, the writing, the voice of the story, and above all the characters (in all their flawed glory). I plan to buy the rest of the series as soon as I am finished here. I recommend this story to you, I hope that maybe I have possibly convinced you to give Extreme Exposure a chance.
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