There are no cliffhangers, nor are there multitude of unanswered questions, and as readers, we will be (at least I am) satisfied with its ending. I enjoyed the introduction to the Heirs of Watson Island series with Compulsion, which in truth seems very much like a standalone novel. As readers, we get to experience and find out what her family's story is, and begin the journey to uncover the secrets. There's more to Barrie Watson's secluded life than what she had thought. And Compulsion by Martina Boone reminds me just that, yet different. I'm a huge fan of the Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl with its mysterious generational secrets and Southern Gothic romance. '.you can't lose stays locked inside of you, ready for whenever you are strong enough to find it again.' (430) I think the quote goes for a love for the mystery behind a novel, or better yet, reading. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn't what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.

With the help of sun-kissed Eight Beaufort, who knows what Barrie wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family's twisted secrets.

Stuck with the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she cannot see, Barrie must find a way to break free of the family legacy. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt's South Carolina plantation instead-a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. One ancient curse.Īll her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lived with her shut-in mother.

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