The Point by G. Nykanen

May 29, 2014 by cayocosta72 Leave a comment

Nora Reynolds is demoralized after a relationship turns sour, and when her college semester ends, she wants to head home to lick her wounds. She’s easy pickings for someone like Dane Buchman, an up and coming criminal who takes advantage of her. When his business take a violent turn, he feels emboldened and plans a one man crime wave. The only thing standing between him and his reign of terror is his old high school foe turned deputy, Doug Sanders who plans to take Dane down like the rabid dog he is.

Readers of crime noir will love this story of good against evil.

this was a great read. i couldnt put it down

The Point is a dark thriller that takes us on a scary journey into the mind and activities of a violent sexual sociopath by the name of Dane Buchman. Pretty, sweet Nora Reynolds leaves college at the end of semester to go back to her home town of Iron Bay to stay with her father after needing space to consider her current relationship complexities.

I was very mixed on this book, one of those reads where I loved certain aspects of it and found other aspects lacking, torn as I went along. What I will say regardless of that is that I could not put the book down, it sucks you in and holds your attention, even in the most uncomfortable of moments.

Dane Buchman is a character you will love to hate, there is nothing good in this man's bones. He is a sexual predator, deviant and has a twisted, messed up mind and view of women. He is NOT the guy you want to meet and start dating, but Nora does. She is swept up in his charms and manipulation. Oh Nora, how I wanted to shout at you to not!

Although a little hurt by his insensitivity about the compass, not to mention his comments about the house, she decided that his difference in design tastes and difficulty with death weren't enough reason to find fault with him.

Nora, pay attention please! As the relationship progresses things are not how they should be. Things escalate badly for Nora and we have to sit back and watch the train wreck unable to do a thing.

The book has a LOT of swearing in it so if that bothers you, you have been warned and it's also very violent, sexually violent and graphic, disturbing in places. Dane is a very dark and messed up character, he's scary and lethal. He made me sick to my stomach.

Some things are shocking in this book, there was one scene that nearly made me quit the book as I felt it was not necessary to be written into the book, anything that involves animal cruelty is a turn off for me. So be aware if that is a sensitive topic for you. (Trying not to write a spoiler but I think it's something that would disturb sensitive readers).

What I liked:

The plot is interesting and fast paced, there is no dull moments in this book. Dane's character seeps into more and more depravity, violence and darkness as the book progresses. This is not a light read by any means, but it hooks you in and takes you with it, I could not put it down.

I liked Nora's character, we see her transform in different ways as the book progresses and I liked the grittiness of the girl and her spirit, she's a character I think is easy to connect with in the novel.

The ending, the ending is great, graphic and not for the squeamish, but events leading up to the ending are heart-stopping, forget to breathe moments. The grand finale was rewarding. Very rewarding.

What I didn't like so much:

I found the writing stilted in places, lots of short sentences and some words and terminology just didn't sit right for me in the way they were used.

He grabbed her face and squeezed her lips as if to make her talk. He used a girly voice and said, "Okay Dane, whatever you say, you stud."

and

The drive was a blur; it felt as though he'd arrived immediately. Teleportation, this is what teleportation must feel like, he thought, as he tried to imagine what it was going to feel like to hold her again.

So our character is pondering being in The Tardis perhaps? I just could not embrace some of this, it's hard to explain, I was wondering if that's really what the character would be thinking. But hey, it's not my novel.

Summing it all up:

I flipped between three and four stars all through this book so finding it hard to rate as it's a good read, a good concept, it's dark and disturbing, it is shocking in places, it's a book you can't put down. It's a good book, but for me it needed some smoothing out to be a four to five star read. I just was cringing too many times at certain terminology and words used to describe things. It's like a diamond that needs polishing.

It certainly has the shock factor and you will want to know what happens as Dane's sick hunger progresses more and more, we see the development of a scary character who will stop at nothing to fulfill the dark urges inside of him.

I do recommend, I think many will love this book and it was a book I did enjoy overall.

Amazing psychological suspenseful novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat!! You will want to scream at Nora, punch Dane, then scream at Nora again!! I was pulled into this book from the start and it never slowed down all the way to a most shocking ending!! I must say karma won at the end but it still made me sad for the others involved!! Such an amazing read!!