Review: Room 553 by Britney King

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For Max and Laurel, nothing is off limits when they meet in room 553. Their illicit affair is exhilarating, passionate—and dangerous.

Driven as much by compulsion as pleasure, Max can't stop. His mistress is Jesus on the streets, and Satan in the sack. But when things take a sharp and sudden turn for the worse, he finds himself ensnared in a trap of his own making.

Under heavy scrutiny by the police and the media, Max is hailed as a cold and evasive womanizer. He made mistakes, to be sure. But does that make him a killer?

Unnerving and addictive, Room 553 is a vivid and sensual psychological thriller that weaves a story of cruelty, reckless desire, and blind, bloody justice.

Review

I have read several books by Britney King in the past that I have enjoyed but this book didn’t work out in my favor. I found the characters to be one dimensional. They seemed to have the same monotone personality. The twists in this story I found hard to believe and don’t understand how certain things weren’t questioned at the nursing home. Certain revelations I wished went into more detail.  I felt some twists were just for shock value and really didn’t add to the story.I would have also liked points of views from James and Nina as well. As much as I wanted to love this book it just didn’t happen.