Review: Vanquish

Vanquish by Pam Godwin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Note: Vanquish is the second in the series, and should be read in order, as it gives more understanding to background context.

No ARC this time hahaha, sorry for the bombarding of ARCs on y’all.

Anyway review time.

So this story, oh gosh this story...

Is recommended more for 18+ but I am turning 18 in 5-6 months anyway heh, so doesn’t matter but for youngsters, be wary.

Touches on dark and mature topics such as agoraphobia, Stockholm syndrome, some serious graphic scenes of sexual activity, obsessions, and the list goes on so a warning to those who could be triggered or are sensitive to such themes.

This story is a romance, however erotic, new adult novel and it will definitely shove all the breath out of you and push all of your buttons sometimes for the good and sometimes for the worse.

I can’t even describe it properly. Its a spinoff from Deliver, the first book in series and it’s a spinoff for Van and Amber (neighbour to Liv and Josh after they move).

Their story is fucked up as hell, but the writing is well done as it encouraged me to continue reading, basically had me all in. It evokes emotions and a feeling of connectivity with the characters. The romance is scorching, whew it just had me hot all over, so no disappointment there, heh. The personalities of the characters are likeable and even if not always understandable, there’s enough reason and context as to why and how the character is, and they develop as well in time, to change for the better, without coming off too lengthy and boring. The plot line is also well written as the characters both try to deal with the situations they are in, learning a lot on their way and changing for the better. The messages shared are meaningful and relatable as conquering your personal demons day and night are not an easy feat and certainly you see that happening for the characters, kinda giving hope to the reader that maybe not all is lost and there is hope for the better.

So yes it’s a fucked up book, yes it’s mature, way beyond mature to be able to understand it at first glance, and the decisions often taken make you think what they were thinking while they had their say, but the author has managed to do it right and well, and I can say that I’ve never loved a book harder or connected more to than this novel RIGHt HEre.

So pick this novel up, you won’t regret it, I can say from my own take of this.

Until the next page,

-J.B

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