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A review by lynguy1
Love Me to Death: A Novel of Suspense by Allison Brennan
4.0
LOVE ME TO DEATH by Allison Brennan is the first book in the Lucy Kincaid series. (3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars.) Six years ago, Lucy Kincaid was sexually assaulted and tortured. She has finally got her life together and is waiting on the results of her FBI application. Meanwhile she works a variety of jobs including part time at a victim's rights group and the coroner's office. What she didn't count on was one of her prior kidnappers getting out on parole and ending up murdered. On top of this, she has a stalker.
Lucy is a compelling main character and definitely someone you can root for. Her strength wavered at times in this book, but perhaps that is to be expected after what she went through six years ago. Her goals were clear and definitely influenced the plot. Her motivations seemed believable and well-drawn. The secondary characters were well-rounded and enhanced the story.
The prose was well-written and absorbing. The plot was intense, thought-provoking and suspenseful, but a little slow in places in the middle of the book. The ending was dramatic and traumatic. Overall, this is an excellent start to this series. The novel does deal with traumatic themes including violence, sexual assault and torture, but it also deals with victim's rights, recovering from a traumatic event, family dynamics and even the beginnings of a romance.
I have read other books in this series as well as other series by this author, but it has been a while. I believe that they are best read in order. I have book 2 on my bookshelf and plan to read it soon.
Lucy is a compelling main character and definitely someone you can root for. Her strength wavered at times in this book, but perhaps that is to be expected after what she went through six years ago. Her goals were clear and definitely influenced the plot. Her motivations seemed believable and well-drawn. The secondary characters were well-rounded and enhanced the story.
The prose was well-written and absorbing. The plot was intense, thought-provoking and suspenseful, but a little slow in places in the middle of the book. The ending was dramatic and traumatic. Overall, this is an excellent start to this series. The novel does deal with traumatic themes including violence, sexual assault and torture, but it also deals with victim's rights, recovering from a traumatic event, family dynamics and even the beginnings of a romance.
I have read other books in this series as well as other series by this author, but it has been a while. I believe that they are best read in order. I have book 2 on my bookshelf and plan to read it soon.