Book Review: Systematic Siege (Siege Serial, Part 2) - N. Isabelle Blanco
Synopsis:
He was the player. The most popular guy in highschool. In other words, the stereotypical heartbreaker that every girl died for. She was one of the nerds. The outcast teased and shunned by the popular kids in school. In other words, him and his crew. He always wanted her, she just never knew it . . . In order to maintain his popularity, he buried those feelings deep, deep down in the pit of his miserable little soul. That is, until one night he lost control. They both did. Unfortunately, they weren’t the only ones that knew it. What his friends ended up doing with the knowledge would scar her for the next seven years of her life. And leave him wrecked, dealing with years of agony because he’d lost her. Highschool graduation came and went, and they never saw each other again. Now, seven years later, Andrew’s stepped in and taken his father’s place as CEO of his family’s company, Drevlow Systems, Inc. Along with the new position comes a host of perks . . . and a brand new systems genius working as the head of his company’s IT department. An IT genius that just happens to be the one woman he never forgot. She hasn’t forgotten him or his reputation either and she wants nothing to do with him. He’s determined to have her—she’s determined to see him burn in hell before that happens. What ensues takes the term War of the Sexes to a whole new level. {Episode #2} How far are you willing to go for revenge? Lexi has agreed to enter one cesspit of bullsh*t, just to escape another much worse. But that’s okay. As a matter of fact, she’s more than ready to deal with the consequences. After all, using one enemy to destroy another is just what she needs to right all the wrongs in her life. Or so she thought . . . until she hears Andrew Drevlow’s voice and realizes one cruel fact: She’s not over him. She never was. Are you willing to destroy yourself in the name of payback? Her path is set. She has no choice but to go through with her plan. She can’t allow herself to be swayed just because she’s still attracted to a man. The same man that once betrayed her. The same man that once fooled her and humiliated her for his own entertainment. He might still set her soul on fire, but that doesn’t matter. She’ll use him. And when she’s through with me, there will be nothing left of the man he once was. Disclaimer: Systematic Siege: Provocative Tendencies is a series of short stories, each roughly 10,000-15,000 words long, with an estimated final total of nine episodes for the entire series.
My Rating: ★★★★★
My Thoughts:
This book is told from Lexi’s POV and switches between present day and 7 years in the past. It appears the author is showing us what events in the past led to what is happening in the present. I personally would have preferred to see part 1 being from alternating POV between Andrew and Lexi on the past 7 years and then part 2 to be the same but from the present. I didn’t care for it jumping back and forth from past to present. (My personal preference, some people might like that.)
As a whole I really enjoyed the short story. There was tension and fire between to two characters – Lexi and Andrew. The passion between them leaps off the pages. You can definitely see how much Andrew cares for Lexi which makes your heart sad for all that he had to endure and give up. I liked the different twists that was setup throughout the book. It seemed the twists all melded together somehow which made the book that much more intriguing.
I wish the book would have been longer as I didn’t want it to end. I wanted to know more – what happens next? I really liked the book however I would have preferred to have a trilogy or have the books longer in the series versus having many short stories. However, I can’t wait to see more from this author.