Reviving Izabel

What a ride! I really enjoyed the first book, but this one has surpassed all my expectations. Reviving Izabel starts where the first book ended, it has been eight months since Sarai escaped from captivity. She lives a normal” life now with Mrs. Gregory, her friend Dahlia and boyfriend Eric. But her new life is a big fat lie and she doesn't stop to yearn for dangerous life she could have lead with Victor instead, neither she can't stop thinking about killing Hamburg (I finally read his name normally, not like Hamburger :D). But deep inside herself she is aware that she is also doing it to attract Victor's attention.

Her mission failed, but not completely, because Victor came to hotel and rescued her from sure death. That was one of my favorite scenes in the book. I loved their passionate encounter. I was already going crazy waiting for him finally to show up.

“I–“
Victor grabs my face in both of his hands and shoves my body against the elevator wall, closing his lips fiercely over mine. His tongue tangles with my own, his mouth stealing my breath in a passionate kiss that is what ultimately makes my knees buckle.

Yeah, I was drooling over him through the entire book. I like how their relationship developed through the book, in the beginning they both were denying their feelings for each other, but in the end they finally admitted it. Sarai very cunningly made him confess that he loved her. She is a world-class manipulator and liar, but still I like her. She is fearless, determined and strong, but she lacks a discipline. She is also the only woman who was able to reach Victor's seemingly cold heart. Lucky bitch! And yes, I want to be in her place, obviously. That cold-blooded murderer is my new fictional boyfriend.
But I guess she can have him since she has passed all the tests and proved to be his match and ideal partner in crime.

Victor. What to say about Victor? I have always suspected he had a heart and I was right, but he had to turn off his feelings to become professional killer. I felt sorry for him, Vonnegut and the Order stole his childhood and falling in love was a luxury since he was leading a dangerous life. I was so glad he and Sarai found each other.

In this book we finally get to know Fredrik more. That one chapter that was written from his POV totally broke my heart. I'm dying for his book to come out and read his story. He was such a mystery to me. Some things were unraveled about his past and what made him that way, but I sense there is more to discover yet.

I would recommend this book to everyone who loves action, suspense and a bit of love story to spice the things a little. If you are a fan of Nikita, you'll definitely enjoy this book.

So many feels! I can't even start to try to communicate all the things that this book made me feel. It was a roller coaster from beginning to end and I couldn't put it down. Anyone who hasn't read this series is missing out, big time. I was reluctant to try a book so out of my comfort zone and by an author I've never heard of before but I am so glad that I have. I can't wait to pick up the next one, probably later on today actually.

To begin with, I love how the author writes with so much emotion and depth- in this book especially. Although I loved the first book in the series to pieces, this one topped it for me. I honestly felt like I was Sarai, feeling everything and experiencing everything just as she was, from the beginning to the end of the novel. The story alone was gripping and breathtaking but everything else was top notch as well.

In this book, the main characters are all established for the most part and I loved seeing the progression of Victor's and Sarai's relationship- with both the good and the bad. Their relationship is far from perfect, in any sense of the word and that's just the way I like it. And then there's a twist after twist that just comes at you from every direction and you do not see it coming whatsoever. At least, I definitely didn't. I love those mind-fucks for sure, they make the book so much more exciting. This book is making me emotional just writing about it.

I really liked the way the book wasn't too fast paced but it didn't drag either. It gave just enough, enough emotions and action and it was just perfect in its writing style. I honestly want to read all of Redmerski's books now, and I can't wait.

Also this book ended in a very good place in a way that didn't make me frustrated with a huge cliffhanger but also made me very eager to read the next one to find out how the new story line progresses as it developed after Sarai proved herself . I love that Sarai had to prove herself because it made her a stronger heroine and she developed a better sense of herself now that she has found out what the life she wants actually entails. And I adored being able to follow that progression myself. I loved that she wasn't just a master killer in no time at all and that she still has a lot to learn, although she has managed to prove herself loyal and cut out for the path still ahead of her. It was just more realistic this way than her just placed on killing missions straight away and succeeding in them. Also, this way her relationship with all the other characters has become stronger as she has bonded with them through all her experiences. It made me want to be a part of their little “tight-knit-killing-family.” Where do I apply?

It also had smut, but the smut wasn't overpowering and didn't take away from the plot in any way. If anything, it just gave it a little something extra. It seemed like the author knew exactly how much smut and romance/love to give us and when to move on to something else, before we got too overwhelmed by it or got bored. Action and romance, I now understand how much I love both of these in a book and she wove them both beautifully throughout the story.

I just hope that the next book will either be as equally amazing or even more so. I am not a big fan of reading all the books in a series right after each other but for this book I will make an exception, especially because I'm dying to know what happens next and I can't contain my anticipation at how the story progresses further. Everyone should check out this story, anyone mature enough for graphic scenes and some smut anyways.