Title: Love and Decay Season 2 Epi 5
Author: Rachel Higginson
Source: eARC from author for review
goodreads...
Zombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any
girl’s dream of a happily ever after.
Reagan’s worst nightmare has come true and it
doesn’t involve Feeders or Zombies of any kind. Kane Allen has managed to
kidnap her and Page.
Trapped in a remote cabin, nowhere near the
Colony or the compound, Reagan is forced to live out a truly horrific hostage
situation. Kane is determined to get Reagan to acknowledge him and that she
might have feelings for him. But Reagan is only determined to get away.
Kane truly has them trapped however, and when
Reagan is faced with the harsh reality that there is no getaway car, no weapons
for her to protect Page with and that she has no idea where they are, she is
left with nothing but hopelessness and despair.
When Kane’s humanity starts to shine through,
Reagan realizes she’s in more danger than ever. But she’s determined to hold on
until Hendrix can find her.
That is… if Hendrix can find her.
Love and Decay, Episode Five is the fifth episode
in Season Two of a novella series in a Dystopian Romance about Zombies, the end
of the world and finding someone to share it with.
This story takes place over multiple episodes,
with a release date every two weeks. Approximately 20,000 words.
My take...
But I wasn’t afraid of Kane.
Not this Kane. Not the one sitting next to me on
the bed. Not the one that smelled familiar and looked at me with such intimate
awareness.
I didn’t understand him. I didn’t trust him. And
I didn’t have any faith that he had simple intentions with me.
But I knew him.
And more importantly, I was furious with him. And
my anger overrode every other emotion and coherent thought.
***
Kane is the last person Reagan expects to wake
up, face to face with. Sure she has been in his clutches before, and before she
always gotten away. But this time, Reagan feels he may have bested her and the
Parker brothers. She is truly stuck with no hope in sight. Kane plans to win
her to him while her walls are down. And the scary part is, he may actually
succeed.
Anybody remember that mom from the movie HUSH?
The kind of mom that was sickly sweet in the beginning but ends up being
batshiz crazy? Well that is Kane's mom, Linley. Technically she doesn't do
anything mean in this episode, but I have a feeling it is coming. And I am
scared. Scared for Reagan and scared for Page. There is no telling what she
will do to get her family back together again. And one thing is certain, she is
not a fan of Reagan. At all.
**
“My son deserves someone so much better than
you,” she hissed at me in a slow southern accent that reminded me of debutante
balls and charity committees.
I couldn’t help but crack a smile. “Honestly? I
couldn’t agree with you more.”
That did not gain me any points with the Lady
Allen. Obviously, we weren’t going to be hostage situation-BFFs anytime soon.
**
This episode was pretty lax compared to some of
the others. But it was definitely intense for the first half. THe type of
intense that has tingles running up your spine. And goose bumps on your arms.
You are not sure if Kane is going to crack, if his mother is going to crack or
even Reagan might. Especially when Reagan realizes that they are, in fact,
stuck there. At least for the time being. We can't give out hope that the
Parker's are on the way to save them as we speak.
The one thing that kept nudging me from the back
on mind while reading this one is...how awesome would it be to feel what
Hendrix is feeling when he realizes they have been taken. You know he has
flipped his lid trying to find Reagan and his little sister. He has to be
completely torn right now. Not knowing who he wants to save more: his sister or
the love of his life. Ugh, the agony.
A little break down of Epi 5...
Romance: 2 out of 10. I am the last person who
wants to admit this, but yeah, there is some there. Whether Reagan wants to
acknowledge this or not. From the beginning there has always been something
there, between the two.
Zombies: 0. Well, besides the mention of some
lumbering around the woods, there is none to speak of. And that is kind of a
bummer. But I have complete faith that we haven't seen the last of them.
Parker Brothers 0. There is the mention of them,
and the mere mention is a heartbreaking one. My heart is hurting for everyone
involved. '
Most definitely a must read, even if it is not as
actioned-packed as the ones before. And even though the future seems bleak, I
am absolutely loving where Higginson is shifting the story to.
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