Review: Vanquished – Vivi Anna

Smart and sexy, Kat has the fighting skills of a warrior and the kind of determination few men can match. She’s caught in a post-apocalyptic world where only the rich live well and Kat is determined to be one of them.

To make her dream come true and reunite with her daughter, the fearless treasure hunter has to get her hands on a lot of money, and that’s going to take every bit of talent she’s got. With her devoted partner Damian by her side, Kat sets out to make one last big score in a city rumored to be the nesting place of vicious mutants.

The stakes are high and they get even higher when she discovers her rival, Hades, is after the same thing. Big, mean, and sexy as hell, he’s the sort of man Kat loves to tangle with, particularly if he can help her in her quest.

Previously published as Hell Kat (revamped and revised).

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Release Date:  October 29, 20012
Publisher:  Vivi Anna
Source:  Bewitching Book Tours
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

Kat is a treasure hunter in a post apocalyptic society.  With the help of her friend (and sometimes lover) Damien, she hopes to save enough money to one day make it to “God Country” where the earth has recovered from the devastation left by the wars.   When she finds out one of her arch-enemies, Hades, is in search of the Monolith, Kat makes it her goal to get to it first.

Oh, where to start with this one.  First, I liked it.  It was edgy, gritty and full of action.  I loved Kat and her bad ass, take no crap attitude.  I loved Hades and how that big tough man had a soft squishy center for Kat.  The chemistry between the two of them was instantaneous and kept you entertained by either their barbs, jokes or sexual tension.

But the story was so much more than just the relationship between Kat and Hades.  There are the mutants, the vampires and the Vampire King, Baruch, who is determined to have Kat at whatever the cost.  There is the change in relationship between Damien and Kat and what that change ultimately costs her.

This was definitely a fast paced ride that was a thrill to be on.  My only regret was that it ended.  This was definitely one that any PNR/UF reader would enjoy and should pick up now that it’s been repackaged and re-released.