Review: Sweetheart

The first book in the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series by Chelsea Cain, Heartsick, was a 5-star book for me. The review below is for the second book in the series.

Title: Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell #2)
Author: Chelsea Cain
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date: September 2nd 2008
Genre: Mystery-Thriller > Suspense Fiction > Crime
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Blurb from Goodreads...

Portland detective Archie Sheridan, the former head of the Beauty Killer Task Force, hunted Gretchen Lowell for years before she kidnapped him, tortured him, and then let him go. Now that she is behind bars, Archie is finally piecing his life back together. He's returned home to his ex-wife and their two children. But no matter how hard Archie tries, he just can't stop thinking about Gretchen!

When the body of a young woman is discovered in Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the first corpse he discovered there a decade ago: it turned out to be the Beauty Killer's first victim, and Archie's first case. Then, the unthinkable happens: Gretchen escapes from prison, and once the news breaks, all of Portland goes on high alert; but secretly, Archie is relieved. He knows he's the only one who can capture Gretchen and now he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all. Even if it means becoming her last victim!

My Thoughts...

Let me just get it out there that I am officially addicted to this series! I am devouring the pages and just digesting each chapter as quickly as I can. It's that addictive!

Sweetheart is the second book in the series. In this book, Archie Sheridan, lead detective in the Beauty Killer Task Force of Portland PD was back home with his wife and two kids. He's trying to go back to his normal life, pretending for the sake of his family and his partner and best friend, detective Henry Sobol. But he's struggling especially when he's alone, thinking of nobody else but the Beauty Killer herself, Gretchen Lowell. He's inexcusably drawn to her, connected to her, in ways no one could explain. He felt like Gretchen was the only one who truly knew him, what he is inside. So when Gretchen escaped from her guards while being transferred to another jail facility, Archie did the unthinkable... he sacrificed himself to catch Gretchen again!

Words are not enough to explain just how much I love this second book. It gave me a glimpse as to what going on inside the minds of both Archie and Gretchen, and what draws Archie to her that much. Sweetheart was really, really good! If I can give this book a 10-star, I'd do so.

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I read this book in a couple of hours. This was my Valentine's Day 2015 read.