Review: Sweetheart

Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain

Summary (from Goodreads): When the body of a young woman is discovered in Portland’s Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there, more than a decade ago: it turned out to be the Beauty Killer’s first victim, and Archie’s first case. This body can’t be one of Gretchen’s—she’s in prison—but after help from reporter Susan Ward uncovers the dead woman’s identity, it turns into another big case. Trouble is, Archie can’t focus on the new investigation because the Beauty Killer case has exploded: Gretchen Lowell has escaped from prison.

Archie hadn’t seen her in two months; he’d moved back in with his family and sworn off visiting her. Though it should feel like progress, he actually feels worse. The news of her escape spreads like wildfire, but secretly, he’s relieved. He knows he’s the only one who can catch her, and in fact, he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all.

My Thoughts: Now, this is more like it. More suspenseful, more unpredictable, more screwed up than anything I’ve read in a long time. This is a very good story. I felt it was much more riveting, and couldn’t read it fast enough.

I’ve gotta say, though, that Archie has me frustrated to no end. I still think he’s an awesome character – flaws and all – but I just cannot get over his addiction to Gretchen Lowell. Is it infatuation? Love? Lust? I dunno, but it’s so sick and twisted and just awful. I wanna smack him around and yell at him. I feel for Debbie, his wife.

The part at the school had me so nervous, so worried, so sucked in. From that point on, it was all I could do to stop reading. I even stayed up well into the night – er, I mean early morning – to read as much as I could.

And now I gotta go. Evil at Heart is waiting, and I cannot wait to get started!

My Rating: 4 stars

Source: My local library.

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Challenges: Counts for 100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2011, the 2nds Challenge (second book in the Gretchen Lowell series), and the Mystery & Suspense Challenge 2011.

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