Eve Brenner: Zombie Agent

In the second installment of The Zombie Girl Saga, Eve teams up with CSIS to find out more about the Azrael Virus coursing through her veins. As she learns about the dangers of the virus, she also learns that there are some advantages to being less than human. Eve is quickly thrown into fieldwork to stop the spread of a virus that is spreading silently on a global level.

She might be the only hope the world has, but she’s running out of time.

*May Contain Spoilers*

Eve Brenner returns as an Agent for CSIS in book two of this zombie saga by A. Giacomi. Eve Brenner: Zombie Agent is bursting with intestines, brain matter, and the uncontrollable consumption of both. 

Eve is just as unlikeable and even more entertaining in this sequel than in book one. She's quick to anger and losing her humanity to the Azrael virus. Though she does manage to fall into a twisted zombie love. It's not quite heart warming, but it's close. In all seriousness, this is where the connection between Eve and readers lies. Bottom line, Eve wants to be accepted for the zombie version of herself and Marcus (Agent Williams) grants that wish. Everyone has self doubt and uncertainties... though they may not include blacking out from hunger and eat human beings. When we find someone who accepts us, flaws and all, it's an amazing feeling. The fact that Eve finds that will bring readers close to her. And when she is betrayed, so are the readers. 

Cam and Alex still play a role in this book, but they are dearly missed. Cam's story seems to get sadder and sadder as it goes. After the nightmare he had to experience in book one, he turns to drugs and alcohol to ease the pain. Alex's parents get a divorce and she struggles with an evil younger sister. They miss Eve and desperately need their friend back. Even though they don't appear very often, Cameron and Alex give the novel a more 'down-to-earth,' realistic aspect. 

The plot of Zombie Agent begins with Eve being promoted within CSIS from prisoner to participant. Agent Williams begins training Eve to protect herself, fight, and use automatic weapons. As zombie outbreaks begin occurring across the world, Eve and Agent Williams are sent out to stop them. But, there's more going on in the background of CSIS. Eve and Dr. August are betrayed as they discover their true purposes with the agency. When Agent Williams is revealed as a villain, book three is set up and readers are left in hiding with Eve, who is running out of time as the Azrael virus continues to take over her body and mind. Eve Brenner: Zombie Agent is a pretty entertaining sequel, with no less blood and guts than the first book.

Rating: 3/5 Cups

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This is so true that it overwhelms me. 

So many books I want to read.

Never too many, though.

WWW Wednesday (164)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

          

01. Currently Reading:
Eve Brenner: Zombie Agent by A. Giacomi. The sequel to Zombie Girl, Eve has volunteered to be studied in hopes of a cure for the Azrael virus. As a thank you, the CSIS agrees to train her so that she can participate in field work. As long as she doesn't eat anybody...

02. Recently Finished:
Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers. Gah, how much I love this series. This second installment focused on Sybella and her rescue of the Beast of Waroch. With secrets revealed, love recognized, and revenge.

03. Reading Next:
Candy and the Cankersaur by Jason Sandberg. Throwing in a children's book to keep you folks on your toes!

Dark Triumph

When Sybella arrived at the doorstep of St Mortain half mad with grief and despair the convent were only too happy to offer her refuge - but at a price. The sisters of this convent serve Death, and with Sybella naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, she could become one of their most dangerous weapons.

But her assassin's skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to the life that nearly drove her mad. Her father's rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother's love is equally monstrous. But when Sybella discovers an unexpected ally she discovers that a daughter of Death may find something other than vengeance to live for...

*Contains Spoilers*

Sometimes I commend myself on not catching onto a series until all of the books are out because that means one important thing: no wait! And with the His Fair Assassin series, the struggle would have been quite real. Robin LaFevers continues the series with book two, Dark Triumph, which focuses on Sybella, a character briefly introduced in Grave Mercy. Though she seemed wild and completely insane in book one, that changes drastically in this installment, giving readers a very deep look into the complexity that is Lady Sybella D'Albret. 

That's right. She's a D'Albret. One of the main villains (if not the biggest villain) is the father of Sybella of Saint Mortain. Though I use the term 'father' loosely as readers of the series know that Death's Handmaidens are all sired by Death himself. Immediately, Sybella is torn between good and bad, right and wrong. Through many trials and recounted tribulations, readers will slowly but most certainly come to see her as an incredible, resilient character. Sybella has a past that 'haunted' doesn't even begin to describe. She was not only molested by her brothers, she was beaten, tortured, and somehow managed to live through it all. Both sympathy and empathy will allow readers to fully connect with Sybella while at the same time, her love story with the Baron of Waroch, also known as Beast, will give readers hope that she can have a happily ever after. 

The story line picks up a few pages before book one ends. Readers see Sybella going to warn Ismae of the trap she and the Duchess's entourage have just waltzed into. Following which, Sybella's story truly begins. Readers discover that Sybella was sent to the D'Albret household for two reasons. The first being, obviously, to spy. The second would be to deal the killing blow to D'Albret, but he remains unmarqued for death, forcing Sybella to stay her hand. When she receives direction to save the Baron of Waroch, who is trapped in the dungeons, Sybella decides that after freeing him, she will kill D'Albret no matter the consequences. Instead, she is accidentally knocked out and taken with Beast to the countryside. A quite humorous and happy kismet. 

Now, on the run for both of their lives, Sybella must transport Beast across the country while nursing him back to health. The love story in this second book is much like the first, slow burning. The background love story adds to the intrigue of the fictionalized history while remaining as a subplot and allowing the fight for life, liberty, and the country of Brittany to take the main stage. Though revenge does play a large role. With the first two books in this trilogy being so engulfing, I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on the final one. No matter how much I don't want the assassin nun trilogy to end. 

Rating: 4.5/5 Cups

Book One