“Sexy, tough, and deftly sprinkled with dark humor.”—New York Times bestselling author Larissa IoneBefore the Scorpius Syndrome tore through North America and nearly wiped out the population, Vivienne Wellington was the FBI’s best profiler. The bacteria got her anyway. But she survived. She recovered. And when she woke up from a drug-nightmare of captivity, her trust in her fellow man had … in her fellow man had gone from shaky at best to nonexistent. Her mysterious rescuer wants to convince her he’s the exception. But no matter how tempting he is, with his angel’s eyes and devil’s tongue, Vinnie knows she shouldn’t trust him.
If the FBI were still around they would rate Raze Shadow as one of the bad guys. His military training can’t wipe out his association with the Mercenaries, the most feared gang in a thousand miles. His loyalties are compromised. He won’t even tell Vinnie his real name. But there’s no FBI in the new America of fear and firepower, only instinct and risk. And the way his arms wrap around her tells its own story. Whatever else Raze is concealing, he can’t hide his desire . . .
“Thrilling post-apocalyptic romance at its dark, sizzling best!” —Lara Adrian
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great ending to series
Title: Shadow Falling (The Scorpius Syndrome #2)
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
Publisher: Headline Eternal
Edition: Paperback
Amount of pages: 368
Genre: Dystopia, Post apocalyptic, Romance, Suspense
Date Read: 07-10-2019 – 09-10-2019
Favorite Quote: “It’s a fallacy to believe that man is at his most dangerous when he has nothing to lose…the most ferocious of predators emerge when a man has everything to lose.”
Review:
This is the second book in the Scorpius Syndrome series. It was easier for me to get into it than it was for the first book, as the world was already build etc. I was very curious about Raze’s story. He was such an intriguing character in the first book. The little bit of Vinnie we saw in book 1 made me wonder about her character as well. She appeared really strong.
What is this book about:
Set in a post Apocalyptic world, where the term Rippers doesn’t just refer to Jack the Ripper but to the crazy, psychopath killers that got effected by the Scorpius disease. So not only do our characters have a bunch of crazy killers running around, the most dangerous ripper of them all, the president of the united states is also after their asses. Put in the “normal” drama of gangs and cults etc, it makes for a very hard world to survive in.
Raze is an ex navy seal, he knows how to fight and how to survive. He would do anything for his family. So when his sister gets kidnapped by a rival “gang” he is doing whatever he must to get her back. The only thing he has to do is deliver Vinnie to this gang and he’ll get his sister back. Easy right? Well it stopped being easy the minute Raze met Vinnie. A strong, incredibly smart woman that doesn’t yield to his demands and orders. Someone that makes him feel and want again. This certainly complicates things….
What did I like about this book:
I liked how the underlying story progressed throughout this book. It’s something that has been a similar factor in Rebecca’s other series, the sin brother series, so I expected it.
There was allot going on in this book. Like allot. The camp got attacked allot and the president is still hell bent on getting Lynne and Vinnie back. So there was plenty of action and suspense. As well as plenty of hot and sexy moments.
One thing I missed in this book is the development of Vinnie becoming psychic. Like is she or isn’t she. She mentions seeing things, sometimes feeling things that others are feeling, or mentions picking up some of other peoples thoughts but it doesn’t really get mentioned allot.
Another thing that bugged me a little bit is Raze’s attitude. He kept seeing Vinnie as really fragile but the woman proved that she is strong, I mean she did survive being tortured by the president for weeks. He also kept telling her to obey him, that a wife should be submissive etc. Like go back to the 17 century my man. I did like Vinnie telling him that. She didn’t just submit to him. I mean if thats what someone likes, all the more power to them, but it’s not oke of Raze to just expect that. I don’t mind it in the bedroom, not at all but I didn’t like that he expected it outside of the bedroom as well. A woman should be his equal, not lesser. I don’t know if he see’s her as lesser persee, but that is how it comes across sometimes.
Overall I really liked the story. I can’t wait to read the next book and see where it takes our guys!
Rating:
4 I really liked it stars
One of the best series!