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Compulsion by Allison Brennan
4.0
Compulsion is a riveting story. I haven’t read crime drama or a psychological thriller for some time, so this book gave me my much needed fix! This is the first book I have read by Allison Brennan, therefore my first in the Max Revere series. Brennan did a great job at explaining some of the back stories and characters, but I definitely want to go back to her first in the series for the full story on Maxine.
This book has complex characters with some “complicated” relationships. Max is successful, smart, attractive, everything a man would want in a woman. Her fatal flaw in regards to relationships is not being able to open up—although we could blame that on her chaotic upbringing. Marco still pines for Max, even though she has moved on with Nick. Then there is David, her unfailingly loyal bodyguard/assistant/chauffeur/etc. David loves Max, just not in a romantic way. Lucky for Max, all of these men are there for her when she really needs them.
While she is definitely not some damsel in distress, Max ends up needing a lot of help from her friends when she gets involved in a kidnapping case. Max’s intuition tells her that the man who is on trial for this crime has not only committed many other crimes, he is not acting alone. The D.A. is reluctant to act on Max’s theory and she decides to do some investigating on her own.
This is a very suspenseful book. It had my attention to the last page. I would recommend this book—especially to those who like psychological thrillers. Compulsion will not disappoint you!
Reviewed by Joelle for Cocktails and Books
This book has complex characters with some “complicated” relationships. Max is successful, smart, attractive, everything a man would want in a woman. Her fatal flaw in regards to relationships is not being able to open up—although we could blame that on her chaotic upbringing. Marco still pines for Max, even though she has moved on with Nick. Then there is David, her unfailingly loyal bodyguard/assistant/chauffeur/etc. David loves Max, just not in a romantic way. Lucky for Max, all of these men are there for her when she really needs them.
While she is definitely not some damsel in distress, Max ends up needing a lot of help from her friends when she gets involved in a kidnapping case. Max’s intuition tells her that the man who is on trial for this crime has not only committed many other crimes, he is not acting alone. The D.A. is reluctant to act on Max’s theory and she decides to do some investigating on her own.
This is a very suspenseful book. It had my attention to the last page. I would recommend this book—especially to those who like psychological thrillers. Compulsion will not disappoint you!
Reviewed by Joelle for Cocktails and Books