Love Me to Death: A Novel of Suspense (Lucy Kincaid)
“World-class nail-biter . . . [Allison] Brennan is in the groove with this one.”—Lee Child
Six years ago, Lucy Kincaid was attacked and nearly killed by an online predator. She survived. Her attacker did not. Now Lucy’s goal is to join the FBI and fight cyber-crime, but in the meantime, she’s volunteering with a victim’s rights group, surfing the Web undercover to lure sex offenders into the hands of the law. But when the predators she hunts start turning up as murder victims, the FBI takes a whole new interest in Lucy.
With her future and possibly even her freedom suddenly in jeopardy, Lucy discovers she’s a pawn in someone’s twisted plot to mete out vigilante justice. She joins forces with security expert and daredevil Sean Rogan, and together they track their elusive quarry from anonymous online chat rooms onto the mean streets of Washington, D.C. But someone else is shadowing them: A merciless stalker has his savage eye on Lucy. The only way for her to escape his brutality may be another fight to the death.
Six years ago, Lucy Kincaid was attacked and nearly killed by an online predator. She survived. Her attacker did not. Now Lucy’s goal is to join the FBI and fight cyber-crime, but in the meantime, she’s volunteering with a victim’s rights group, surfing the Web undercover to lure sex offenders into the hands of the law. But when the predators she hunts start turning up as murder victims, the FBI takes a whole new interest in Lucy.
With her future and possibly even her freedom suddenly in jeopardy, Lucy discovers she’s a pawn in someone’s twisted plot to mete out vigilante justice. She joins forces with security expert and daredevil Sean Rogan, and together they track their elusive quarry from anonymous online chat rooms onto the mean streets of Washington, D.C. But someone else is shadowing them: A merciless stalker has his savage eye on Lucy. The only way for her to escape his brutality may be another fight to the death.
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When I read the blurb for the Love Me to Death I was torn because it seems like the character it is based on, Lucy Kincaid, is a very strong and fascinating character to read about, but at the same time I wasn’t sure about reading this due to some of the content. As hard as certain parts were I’m glad I made the choice to finish the book. Lucy is an FBI hopeful, but she has to overcome some major obstacles to continue with the process. The odds seem stacked against her when a project she is part of is used in an inappropriate way. This event opens a can of worms that can’t be tamed without repercussions for Lucy and those closest to her and those who become new friends. Speaking of new friends, we are introduced to Sean Rogan who is connected with Lucy’s family. He seems like a solid person through the book, and I’ll admit watching him bend the rules made reading certain scenes more exciting and intense. Sean’s protection of Lucy is enduring even if it got infuriating at times. Lucy’s family had gone through a lot even before the book started. By the end, I just wanted Lucy and her family to find peace. Her trust in people was continually tried throughout the book and while I admired her for her tenacity part of me wished she would cut her losses and run. However, her strength made me admire and respect the hell out of Lucy’s character. Even when her family treated her as fragile, she bulldozed her way to the truth. While the pacing and chapter length were okay, I did feel like it stalled along the way almost like the author wasn’t sure how to continue with what’s next. Being the first book in the series I can understand the hesitancy because an author either leans too much into world building or leans too much into the characters and wanting the reader to know them. In this case though I felt like I was overwhelmed by so many characters with not enough connection for me to care for them. Some of the characters were practically useless. They just felt like filler characters and took away what the reader may need to know about the central characters, which were Lucy and her family. By the end of the book, I was emotionally exhausted, but excited to see what happens in the next book. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy multiple characters and character growth, but I wouldn’t recommend it to readers who expect to have answers in a short period of time. The drag out in this book could be excruciating at times and the ending didn’t make it worth in terms of the case although the reader sure got to understand the motives behind the chaos, but in terms of Lucy’s character I believe it was worth it. Oh, and although the romance played a part, I’m glad it didn’t seem to overshadow the real story. I enjoy romances that are worked into the plot, but do not take it over.
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