Review of Squeeze
Posted: 19 Oct 2022, 17:33
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Squeeze" by Hiram Davis.]
Cooper Landry grew up in an abusive home. He suffered through living with a mother who didn't care, a physically abusive stepfather, and his older sister who was sexually abusive to him. Putting his terrible childhood behind him, Cooper had served in the Marines and spent a couple of years in the food business with his best friend, Stan. Then he decided to go to California and mine for gold. Not knowing what lay ahead for him, he took a cabin along the river and was successful in mining for gold. Cooper met Quinn Daltry, and there was a mutual attraction between them. However, a business acquaintance of Quinn's informed Cooper that Quinn had been dating the sheriff, and the sheriff was planning to kill him. Cooper left without seeing Quinn, so he wasn't aware that she had been brutally beaten by the sheriff and then injured at Cooper's cabin when the sheriff blew it up. She was in a coma. Cooper tried to reach her by phone, but she never returned his calls, so he was convinced she wasn't interested.
Cooper returned to New Orleans and immediately visited Stan. Cooper had been offered a job in Belize by the same business acquaintance of Quinn's, and he talked Stan into taking a week off and driving there with him. After a few days of travel, things suddenly went wrong. Cooper and Stan found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Quinn is out of the hospital and trying to find Cooper to tell him how much she cares about him. What happened to Cooper and Stan? Will Quinn find them? Will they be found alive? So many questions that can only be answered by reading the book.
Squeeze: A Romantic Adventure by Hiram Davis is much more than a book about romance. It is a book filled with action, suspense, and violence. The characters are well-developed and believable, and the narrative flows smoothly. The adventurer's heart will be caught up quickly in the storyline as they anxiously turn the pages to see what happens next. Yes, there is romance in the story, but it takes a backseat to the action and suspense.
My favorite part of this book was Cooper's and Stan's friendship. They met when Cooper was still in school when he tried to intervene with a group of boys torturing a cat and trying to kill it. Stan intervened and helped Cooper; the two boys became immediate best friends and have remained friends through their adult lives.
There is some profanity in the book and sexual content that might be too intense for teens. There are some violent and disturbing scenes. Davis puts a lot of emphasis on domestic violence at the beginning of the book. The book appears professionally edited, as I found very few errors. There is plenty of suspense to keep the reader turning the pages. The end of the story is intense. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting for the end. Overall, the book is an excellent read if you like plenty of action. I enjoyed reading it and was impressed with the author's natural writing style, editing, and imagination. I am happy to rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the profanity, but it wasn't frequent enough to disrupt my reading enjoyment or to deduct a star from the rating.
I recommend this book to fans of mystery crime novels. It is appropriate reading for adults ages 18 and beyond. I don't recommend anyone under 18 read this book because of the profanity, violence, and sexual content.
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Cooper Landry grew up in an abusive home. He suffered through living with a mother who didn't care, a physically abusive stepfather, and his older sister who was sexually abusive to him. Putting his terrible childhood behind him, Cooper had served in the Marines and spent a couple of years in the food business with his best friend, Stan. Then he decided to go to California and mine for gold. Not knowing what lay ahead for him, he took a cabin along the river and was successful in mining for gold. Cooper met Quinn Daltry, and there was a mutual attraction between them. However, a business acquaintance of Quinn's informed Cooper that Quinn had been dating the sheriff, and the sheriff was planning to kill him. Cooper left without seeing Quinn, so he wasn't aware that she had been brutally beaten by the sheriff and then injured at Cooper's cabin when the sheriff blew it up. She was in a coma. Cooper tried to reach her by phone, but she never returned his calls, so he was convinced she wasn't interested.
Cooper returned to New Orleans and immediately visited Stan. Cooper had been offered a job in Belize by the same business acquaintance of Quinn's, and he talked Stan into taking a week off and driving there with him. After a few days of travel, things suddenly went wrong. Cooper and Stan found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Quinn is out of the hospital and trying to find Cooper to tell him how much she cares about him. What happened to Cooper and Stan? Will Quinn find them? Will they be found alive? So many questions that can only be answered by reading the book.
Squeeze: A Romantic Adventure by Hiram Davis is much more than a book about romance. It is a book filled with action, suspense, and violence. The characters are well-developed and believable, and the narrative flows smoothly. The adventurer's heart will be caught up quickly in the storyline as they anxiously turn the pages to see what happens next. Yes, there is romance in the story, but it takes a backseat to the action and suspense.
My favorite part of this book was Cooper's and Stan's friendship. They met when Cooper was still in school when he tried to intervene with a group of boys torturing a cat and trying to kill it. Stan intervened and helped Cooper; the two boys became immediate best friends and have remained friends through their adult lives.
There is some profanity in the book and sexual content that might be too intense for teens. There are some violent and disturbing scenes. Davis puts a lot of emphasis on domestic violence at the beginning of the book. The book appears professionally edited, as I found very few errors. There is plenty of suspense to keep the reader turning the pages. The end of the story is intense. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting for the end. Overall, the book is an excellent read if you like plenty of action. I enjoyed reading it and was impressed with the author's natural writing style, editing, and imagination. I am happy to rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the profanity, but it wasn't frequent enough to disrupt my reading enjoyment or to deduct a star from the rating.
I recommend this book to fans of mystery crime novels. It is appropriate reading for adults ages 18 and beyond. I don't recommend anyone under 18 read this book because of the profanity, violence, and sexual content.
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Squeeze
View: on Bookshelves