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A review by lifeinthebooklane
Vladimir by Kat Mizera
4.0
Boy this book took me on one emotion filled journey. When Vlad left Rachel at the alter I wondered how he, and the author, would convince me to forgive him. Forgive him I did and it wasn't long before I was hoping and praying that Rachel would forgive him too.
After the wedding debacle, the book takes us back to when Vlad and Rachel met. I think this was necessary in order for us to know and understand Vlad. The story then continues to move forward and backwards in time, which I have found irritating in other books but here it worked really well. The jumps weren't too frequent, they were always clearly labelled and they wove important facts/emotions/actions into the story as and when they were needed.
Before Vlad can return and start to put right the damage he has caused, life throws a curve ball that knocks Rachel for six. So just as one character starts to get their head straight, the other begins to unravel emotionally. I really liked both the main characters, although I felt more connected to Vlad.
Rachel and Vlad were immensely likeable, both very human in the foolish decisions they took and yet this only made them more believable. The path they travelled to get to their HEA made this book feel just a bit different to so many others of the same genre and gave it a unique feel.
Whilst I've read most of the Sidewinders books, I haven't read them in order. This book can easily be read as a standalone. If you read and enjoy this I would recommend reading Temptation's Inferno. This is Jamie and Viggo's story, it is a lot steamier than Vladimir but is an amazing book.
After the wedding debacle, the book takes us back to when Vlad and Rachel met. I think this was necessary in order for us to know and understand Vlad. The story then continues to move forward and backwards in time, which I have found irritating in other books but here it worked really well. The jumps weren't too frequent, they were always clearly labelled and they wove important facts/emotions/actions into the story as and when they were needed.
Before Vlad can return and start to put right the damage he has caused, life throws a curve ball that knocks Rachel for six. So just as one character starts to get their head straight, the other begins to unravel emotionally. I really liked both the main characters, although I felt more connected to Vlad.
Rachel and Vlad were immensely likeable, both very human in the foolish decisions they took and yet this only made them more believable. The path they travelled to get to their HEA made this book feel just a bit different to so many others of the same genre and gave it a unique feel.
Whilst I've read most of the Sidewinders books, I haven't read them in order. This book can easily be read as a standalone. If you read and enjoy this I would recommend reading Temptation's Inferno. This is Jamie and Viggo's story, it is a lot steamier than Vladimir but is an amazing book.