Slow Agony

Assassins #2

by V.J. Chambers

What drove them apart? And will danger bring them back together?

Griffin left after New Year's Eve. There was a misunderstanding. He thought he saw something Leigh swears he didn't see.

He came back a month later. But by then, she'd already done something that Griffin thought was horrible. He couldn't be with her anymore. So, he left for good.

Now, three and a half months later, a madman named Marcel is threatening Leigh, demanding that she get a message to Griffin. She doesn't have a choice. She has to go to Griffin for help.

More than anything, she wants him back, but he's made it clear that he'll never forgive her. Stuck together in the same apartment, they will have to confront their problems.

Because what Marcel has planned for them is so harrowing, they'll need to be able to depend on each other.

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Suspense, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, College

ebook

First published March 11, 2013

About the author

V. J. Chambers writes about being inexplicably attracted to the dangerously alluring. Her works span mundane settings and fantastic ones. She writes about serial killers, cult leaders, werewolves, witches, for-hire assassins, zombies, space pirates, and regular everyday people.

She lives in Shepherdstown, WV, with her boyfriend Aaron and their cat Isis.

Reviews

[Bluejeanbby · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was SERIOUSLY let down by this follow up book! :-[ Why on earth the writer decided to pretty much sabotage the main character Griffen i completely & uttery hate that she did it. Touching on his torment in his younger years was one thing and gave great reason for how withdrawn he was is one thing. But to pretty much destroy him in the 2nd book was just agonizing and for me and REUINED this book completely. I really really hope if there is a 3rd book, which i will read ONLY IN HOPES THAT THE AUTHOR REDEEMS the main character Griffen. I like the "serium" aspect and that the book is kind of like Nikita or a sifi Alias. But overall i kind of hated the book, but really LOVE the main characters. I just so badly want peace & happiness for them.

[Kyle Gochenour · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not one that normally writes reviews but for some reason I decided to on this one. I loved the first book (read it in a day) and was excited to see that the second book came out. I read the second book in about (8 hours). I thought I was great book until the end. It just ends. The end nothing more. With out giving anything away.... I will just say three more paragraphs could have made it a great book

[Liis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of violence, torture and killing! Defo not for the faint of heart...

[Chelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only criticism thus far in the Assassins series: After having a drug addiction, killing your boyfriend in a car wreck, killing several people, being a first hand witness to several people being killed (a few of whom were close friends), you yourself having been shot and tortured several times, losing two children, having believed your father was dead, erasing not-actually-dead fathers memory, and then deciding the best plan of action was to just kill him... I would assume homegirl would have a few more emotional problems. She stays pretty solid through out the whole book. I get that it's meant to be one of her most dominate character traits but maybe I just feel like the author didn't play up the few break downs she had enough? I don't know. I really liked the book I just didn't feel a strong enough connection with Leigh's guilt and grief. I'm not saying the description wasn't there, I'm just saying I didn't feel it. You know what? Screw it. I'm not good at leaving negative reviews. 85% of the time it was a great book. There.

[Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 1/2 stars. I found this book sooo much more enthralling than the first. I couldn't put it down. Every page seemed to have my heart pounding with anticipation. While reading this book I experienced every possible emotion. The plots were unnerving and shouldn't have been something I enjoyed but the author's writing was so descriptive and captivating I couldn't look away. I honestly loved this book and know my review isn't doing justice but wow just WOW!

[Debbie Hoopes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very different

I’m not sure how I feel about this book. First, the good/bad guys had been given some “super human” injection that made them vert hard to kill. That threw me off. The female, character was quite a messed up person. The leading male character comes on weak and wish-washy sometimes. The 2 books were tiring to read.

[Amber Chavez · Rating 2 out of 5]

It seemed like all of the conversations the characters had kept being repeated, same issues. This book had a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes, too many not to notice. It didn't add anything to the characters' story, should have left the first book as a standalone.

[Sue103 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the direction I expected this to go and was a bit difficult to read at times but still loved it. Interesting insight to the human mind

[Josebel Molina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't believe the nonsense I just read.

[Brenda Sweeting · Rating 3 out of 5]

like the read but predictable at time. Leigh is always running into problems she never listens.

[Samantha Kurtz of Sammy's Book Obsession · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars Again!

TITLE~ Slow Agony (Assassins #2)
AUTHOR~ V.J. Chambers
GENRE~ New Adult-Academic/College-Romantic Suspense
PUBLISHED~ March 13th 2013
PURCHASED/COST~ Amazon/$3.99
MY RATING~ 5/5

MY THOUGHTS~
I chose to purchase and read this book because after reading the first book in the Assassins series, Slow Burn, I couldn't wait to continue the story!

Most of what I said in my review of Slow Burn continues to hold true throughout the series this far:

"WOW, for starters! I loved this book so much! I'm glad I didn't read the synopsis before I started this book because I probably wouldn't have given it a second look. I am soooo glad that I DID give it a chance though! So glad!

Slow Burn is a mix of Romance and maybe Sci-Fi or Fantasy...maybe? It's actually probably more realistic than we know with the technology and knowledge out there now though. So, maybe not Sci-Fi/Fantasy at all...who knows. Anyway, I fell absolutely in love with the two main characters and could not put this book down!

The author, V.J. Chambers, wrote this book incredibly well. Her characters are beyond well developed and I feel like they are real people who I know personally. The love story aspect of this book is extremely original. I've personally never read a love story anything at all like Slow Burn."

I loved this second book in the Assassins series, Slow Agony, every bit as much as I loved it's predecessor, Slow Burn! This one continued on with the story we were introduced to in the first book as well as gave us the chance to meet and start to get to know the characters who will star in the books yet to come in this series. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

Once again, WELL DONE, author V.J. Chambers! Well done!

[Kara · Rating 3 out of 5]

ehhh... I liked some aspects and others not so much. I guess I didn't dislike them enough to hate the book as a whole, so I'll round it up to 3 stars. Although the more I think about it, the more parts I remember that I didn't like, was annoyed by, or felt weren't fully developed.

For me, this was a quick read strictly for the entertainment value; and therefore, I didn't pay much attention to anything else. Overall, it was an average entertaining read about a young, broken, nearly indestructible assassin who was cleaning up the wreckage of his past in order to build a future with his equally damaged girlfriend.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the next book in the Assassins series, and it did not disappoint. I love the main characters and their relationship even though at times it is not all that great, but I feel that truly shows the ups and downs that are common in many relationships. I also love how action packed these books are. You cannot stop reading once you start, and it is definitely a page turner. Pick up this series. You won't be disappointed. Loved it. Can't wait for next book.

[Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once starting this book, I literally couldn't put it down. I finish her books so fast, this one in less than a day. Once again, Chambers did not disappoint. This book has the romance and the sex but it also has action. The plot is more than just the love story. The emotions and characters have real life flaws making them relate-able. I could visualize some of the actions scenes in my head, which makes a book come alive for me.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was quite disappointed in this book. I read the first book and most of this book in one day. Just when I thought this book was over, it dragged on with another twist. I think this book would have been much better without that twist as it made it seem like the book had two endings. I really did not like the actual end of the book and was hoping for a much happier ending for Griffin and Leigh. Also, parts of this book are very disturbing and i don't think they were necessary.

[Emily Finch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again a nice read, I preferred the first one though. Griffin was just a bit of a dick in this sometimes. If I was Leigh I would have left him, or on one of the many times he left just have the time to be upset and then move on. But whatever. I'll probably continue the series, I'm interested in Silas' story.

[Chardell Kerrigan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now that I've started, once again at 2 a.m. on book 2. I realize I must know more about these characters. This book will keep you in thralled and in tuned to what is going on. Warning you will not be able to stop after this book, continue with Silas.

[T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love is messy. And frustrating. And difficult. As well as exhilarating, strengthening and freeing. Just as violent and bloody as the first book, this book was finished in an evening. It was great. Iʻm glad I read it, time well spent.

[Paolita Arce · Rating 2 out of 5]

Patético! La primera parte estaba interesante pero esta fue mala! Y Leigh se une a la lista de heroínas estúpidas que siempre se mete en problemas y necesita ser rescatada. En serio, que onda con ese estereotipo?

[Say · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it better than the first book. Though it would have been better if not for the abrupt ending,

[Lhushious Lucie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 *

[Elmarie Pieterse · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this whole series!!!!! It was captivating, exciting and the love each character had for there other half was sooooo romantic!!! I just couldnt put it down!!!!!!

[Glenda Bettin · Rating 3 out of 5]

thought they would never get their HEA