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Final Touch (Rayne Tour V3)
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Item description for Final Touch (Rayne Tour V3) by Brandilyn Collins & Amberly Collins...
Overview Minutes before her rock-star mother is to marry her once-estranged father and make her life complete, sixteen-year-old Shaley is kidnapped, and she must stay strong and rely on God to help her save herself.
Publishers Description The day Shaley O'Conner has dreamed of all her life is shattered by a nightmare.On a lavish estate in California guarded from the media, Shaley's mom, rock star Rayne O'Connor, is marrying her teen sweetheart and Shaley's father, Gary Donovon. It's a dream come true for Shaley, who has always longed for the father she never knew.But minutes before the wedding, Shaley is kidnapped. Who is this man who has taken her---and why? As Rayne and Gary race against time to find their daughter, Shaley's abductor eludes the FBI at every turn. Fearing for her life, Shaley wills herself to stay strong. But as the days pass, she realizes that no one can save her but herself. |
Item Specifications...
Studio: Zondervan
Pages 222
Dimensions: Length: 0.75" Width: 5.25" Height: 8.5" Weight: 0.46 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date May 1, 2010
Publisher Zondervan Publishing
Grade Level High School
Age 13-16
Series Rayne Tour
Series Number 3
ISBN 031071933X ISBN13 9780310719335 UPC 025986719333
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Reviews - What do customers think about Final Touch (Rayne Tour V3)?
 | Not Too Bad, But... Jun 9, 2010 |
The final book in the Rayne Tour trilogy, Final Touch begins with Shaley on her parents' wedding day, anticipating the three of them finally becoming a family. It's been about a year since the last book took place, and it's mentioned that during this time, both Shaley and her parents have accepted God and become Christians. But that's not the focus in this book; instead, the momentous day turns scary as Shaley finds herself kidnapped, beaten, and whisked away to parts unknown but her former stalker. Though he calls himself Joshua now and claims to be a prophet of God, Shaley's fear multiplies when she realizes that his intention is to isolate her and make her his "wife".
Final Touch moves around among viewpoints, including those of Shaley (whose voice is very clear and believable), her mother Rayne, her friend Brittany, and one of the SWAT team members sent in to rescue Shaley. As the kidnapping lengthens into days, it is easy to see Shaley's fear, but her determination not to become a victim is satisfying. There are some coincidences, but life is often like that. More disturbing is the work Shaley puts into making her situation known that is left hanging because nothing comes of it. Maybe life is also like that, but on hindsight, it seems like quite a bit of filler. And ultimately, that's what the entire book seemed to me...filler.
It's not that there isn't a lot of excitement and there were sections when I was eagerly turning the page to find out what would happen next. It's just that the addition of the extra viewpoints didn't really move the story along well, and I felt at times that the author was looking for ways to extend an already short story. There really wasn't a need for this book at all since Shaley's parents' story had already come to a close, though I will say it was generally well written. I just came away with the feeling that this was an addition that was a last minute decision. I'm certainly not saying this is a bad book, but probably an unnecessary one.Perhaps I would have received the book better if the timeline of Shaley's life had moved forward a bit more and it seemed less like this was just an effort to extend the series beyond the first two books. I did appreciate, however, that the author chose not to hit the reader over the head with overt examples of Christianity and instead took a highly believable, soft approach that fit with the storyline. I liked it, just didn't love it. | | |  | "Trapped by a madman" Jun 9, 2010 |
After time in jail, Gary, Shaley's father, had finally gotten through to his daughter and to Rayne, the love of his life, in Always Watching. Time had passed, he'd re-forged his relationship with Rayne and had begun one with Shaley. He and Rayne were finally to be married. Minutes before the ceremony, here in Final Touch, Shaley was kidnapped.
Shaley kept hold of the faith that she and her parents had found, even though the disgusting kidnapper, who called himself Joshua, said that he was a prophet and that she was going to be his wife. (Indeed, he didn't act very much like a man of God!) She managed to leave DNA and a fingerprint to let the police who found the vehicle Joshua abandoned know that she was alive. Ultimately, some of her very careful bravery led the police to the door of the cabin in which Joshua had plans for his new "bride."
The book keeps multiple points of view: Shaley's, her anxious family's, and Randy on the SWAT team. Each of these is contained in its own consecutive chapters, and the book is never confusing.
While Faith is brought up a few times, Brandilyn and Amberly Collins are never preachy in Final Touch. That, along with the return of well-liked characters, makes for a good book. Furthermore, Shaley may be the privileged daughter of rock star Rayne, but she is very much a real, gutsy teenager. Highly recommended for mid-teenagers! | | |  | Kayla Says 'Hopes Final Touch Isn't The Final One' Jun 2, 2010 |
Kayla (14 yr old granddaughter) Says:
Final Touch was just as I hoped it would be. On the day of Rayne and Gary's wedding everything goes terribly wrong and Shaley gets kidnapped. As Rayne and Gary race to find her, Shaley is learning things and slowly figuring out that if the ever wants to see her Mother and Father again she must risk her life and try her hardest to send clues to them. I have been wanting this book since I finished the second one and I can tell you 'Final Touch' was well worth the wait. It left me guessing right up til the end. If you haven't read 'Always Watching', 'Last Breath' or 'Final Touch' you're missing out on a great series!!! I hope that Brandilyn Collins and Amberly Collins will continue this series so I can see what other mess Shaley can get into!
| | |  | Entertaining middle grade book May 31, 2010 |
Final Touch, the third in The Rayne Tour series, follows Shayley, the daughter of a rock star, when she gets kidnapped by a former stalker. The kidnapping at first seems to be similar to Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping (the man who kidnapped claims he's a prophet and wants to take her to be his wife in the new religious compound he's going to start) but takes it's own turn as Shayley works to get free of his clutches. The book moves back and forth between Shayley's view and what is going on back at the house where her mother and friends are in a non-confusing manner. The action is very mild and the Christian aspect is visible but not in your face. There are a series of questions at the end of the book for discussion that relate to the christian aspects of the book.
The voice of the character seemed very young and the content is PG making the book appropriate for even the younger middle grade female readers. Because the character seems so young I would not recommend this book for a high school aged audience, and because the entire focus of the book is following a female character I wouldn't recommend it as a read for boys. | | | Write your own review about Final Touch (Rayne Tour V3)
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