The Crush

Rating:
Summary: creepy stalker
Review: Sandra Brown has become one of my favorite writers. This book in particular wasn't as heavy as some of her books. This one you knew who the bad guy was but didn't know when he would come around. The chemistry between the two main charaters was typical and predictable but with their different personalities they meshed very well together.
A very good book.

Rating:
Summary: Romantic? Suspense
Review: Sandra Brown is one of a few authors whose romantic suspense I usually enjoy. Yes, her books have turned more towards suspense and away from romance. But, I think I enjoy my romantic suspense more suspense-minded anyway. The romance in her books can be a nice bonus.

Rennie is a surgeon who happened to foreman a jury. The jury released a probable killer, Lozada. During the trial, Lozada develops a "crush" on her. Whip is a burned-out cop who is after Lozada for the murder of his brother. Rennie and Whip come together, after the police focus on Rennie as a suspect of the murder of one of her colleagues. They never consider her the primary killer, more the motivator of the likely killer, Lozada. Whip realizes her innocence, quickly. As he begins to believe her, he protects her, learns to care for her.

I found the storyline not particularly original. Nor did the suspense grab me, nor did any sense of fear of the "bad" Lozada. However, I found the book very readable, well-written, and it did capture my interest. And Rennie's past makes for an interesting and unique heroine. Whip's characterization, however, seemed very familiar.

Also, the impetus that brings Rennie and Whip together, physically, for the first time, I found very shocking and unbelievable. I just didn't think Rennie's reaction to her tragedy was normal or likely. It certainly hurt the romance in THE CRUSH, for me.

With the lack of an unique storyline and a mediocre romance, I was disappointed in Sandra Brown's THE CRUSH.

Rating:
Summary: It's a keeper
Review: This book couldn't win an originality contest, but it's a page turner. It kept me hooked from the start.