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Killing Eve #4
Resurrection
I haven't kept her safe. Someone's taken her.
It goes without saying that when I find out who that is, I'll kill them.
Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction.
Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them.
And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins.
Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder.
Villanelle and Eve are back! The eagerly anticipated next installment of this cult series, and basis for the BAFTA-winning Killing Eve TV series, will not dissapoint!
It goes without saying that when I find out who that is, I'll kill them.
Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction.
Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them.
And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins.
Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder.
Villanelle and Eve are back! The eagerly anticipated next installment of this cult series, and basis for the BAFTA-winning Killing Eve TV series, will not dissapoint!
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Luke Jennings
27 books658 followersLuke Jennings is an author and the dance critic of The Observer. He trained at the Rambert School and was a dancer for ten years before turning to writing.
As a journalist he has written for Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and Time, as well as for numerous British titles. He is the author of Blood Knots, a memoir, short-listed for the 2010 Samuel Johnson and William Hill prizes, and of three novels: Breach Candy, Beauty Story, and the Booker Prize-nominated Atlantic. With Deborah Bull, he wrote The Faber Guide to Ballet, and with his daughter Laura, the Stars fiction series for Puffin Books, about teenagers at a stage-school.
He is currently writing a follow-up to his 2017 thriller Codename Villanelle (John Murray). The Villanelle titles are the basis for BBC America's upcoming TV series Killing Eve, airing in 2018 and starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer.
As a journalist he has written for Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and Time, as well as for numerous British titles. He is the author of Blood Knots, a memoir, short-listed for the 2010 Samuel Johnson and William Hill prizes, and of three novels: Breach Candy, Beauty Story, and the Booker Prize-nominated Atlantic. With Deborah Bull, he wrote The Faber Guide to Ballet, and with his daughter Laura, the Stars fiction series for Puffin Books, about teenagers at a stage-school.
He is currently writing a follow-up to his 2017 thriller Codename Villanelle (John Murray). The Villanelle titles are the basis for BBC America's upcoming TV series Killing Eve, airing in 2018 and starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer.
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June 10, 2025
[NetGalley Read #34]
3.5 ⭐️
"My life's not really my own. It never has been."
Ambivalent feelings about this one.
Less of a Resurrection, more of the same old. With some new faces in old roles.
Compared to the last book, it's an improvement. But that's not saying much.
You have your usual political scheming, Russians, British Secret Service and The Twelve shenanigans, convoluted plot, jealousy, Villanelle and Eve, love, sadness, another woman (this time from MI6), a new handler, and the nearly infinite descriptions of sky colors and beautiful landscapes.
Dialogue is a tricky thing in these books. Sometimes, you find yourself asking 'Nobody talks like that in real life, do they?' But then these are fictional characters. Not that that is an excuse for bad dialogue. But still, some of it gets a pass. Although, what doesn't get a pass is the repetitiveness.
Chapters are short, though. That's a welcome departure from the previous books. There is some good character development in this. Especially for Oxana.
It was already jarring when the third book changed to first person (I did this, I did that). Here, it's just annoying, doubly so when paired with the third person narrative in the same chapter. Pick a lane!
Thankfully, graphic sex is... well, not as graphic or gratuitous (atleast compared to the previous books). It's still there.
This is the fourth book in the Killing Eve series. So, if you haven't read the previous three, you'd be pretty much lost as to the identity and the background of the main characters. If you have, on the other hand, read (and enjoyed) the series, you might enjoy this one too. Might.
3.5 ⭐️
"My life's not really my own. It never has been."
Ambivalent feelings about this one.
Less of a Resurrection, more of the same old. With some new faces in old roles.
Compared to the last book, it's an improvement. But that's not saying much.
You have your usual political scheming, Russians, British Secret Service and The Twelve shenanigans, convoluted plot, jealousy, Villanelle and Eve, love, sadness, another woman (this time from MI6), a new handler, and the nearly infinite descriptions of sky colors and beautiful landscapes.
Dialogue is a tricky thing in these books. Sometimes, you find yourself asking 'Nobody talks like that in real life, do they?' But then these are fictional characters. Not that that is an excuse for bad dialogue. But still, some of it gets a pass. Although, what doesn't get a pass is the repetitiveness.
Chapters are short, though. That's a welcome departure from the previous books. There is some good character development in this. Especially for Oxana.
It was already jarring when the third book changed to first person (I did this, I did that). Here, it's just annoying, doubly so when paired with the third person narrative in the same chapter. Pick a lane!
Thankfully, graphic sex is... well, not as graphic or gratuitous (atleast compared to the previous books). It's still there.
This is the fourth book in the Killing Eve series. So, if you haven't read the previous three, you'd be pretty much lost as to the identity and the background of the main characters. If you have, on the other hand, read (and enjoyed) the series, you might enjoy this one too. Might.
May 23, 2025
Imagine being gifted a bottle of fancy champagne only to pop the cork and find it’s gone flat. THAT is how I feel with this book.
**** warning scathing review incoming ****
I’m just SO annoyed. I loved the television production of this series. The script, dark humour, casting and editing were on point. So you can imagine how utterly excited I was to receive an unpublished copy of the latest book.
Let me start by saying that I’ve not read any of the books prior to watching the series. So my anticipation and excitement was based solely on what I had watched. But… to be perfectly honest with my review I’m going to give you my thought on this book had I not been so enthralled with the series.
Firstly, the storyline is incredibly slow and meandering the author tries to pick up the pace by popping a cliffhanger here and there. Although they’re not really cliffhangers if the main character is suggested to die at the beginning of the book.
The writing flips between inner dialogue and dialogue between the characters. Both are in my opinion quite mundane, the inner dialogue the most. This part features heavily and is more closely aligned with chick-lit or a teenage romcom whereby the characters are constantly asking themselves, does she love me? Are we still together ? Is she being faithful blah blah blah
So why do we all love killing Eve? Well, it’s because Oxana is a trained assassin. Her kills are swift vicious and totally exciting! So we read the books to be thrilled by those moments. The book plays up to these moments that are going to happen and yet when they do, they are so swift that they’re over within a couple of paragraphs and then we’re back to just more dialogue and information that we don’t necessarily need to know about such as who likes a particular type of rose.
So now you can see why I’m deeply disappointed with this book. Had I read the books prior to watching the live production? I don’t think I would’ve actually watched the production of them. I think the books would’ve turned me off watching what was an amazing couple of series.
With this in mind I would say if you’ve never read the books before but you like the TV series perhaps give the books a mess. And if you’re thinking can I read this one without having read any of the ones prior to it then the answer is no you can’t because it largely assumes that you know everyone’s backstory.
Thank you NetGalley for my advance copy in exchange for my honest review. I’m truly sorry that I couldn’t have made it a good review but it is an honest review.
**** warning scathing review incoming ****
I’m just SO annoyed. I loved the television production of this series. The script, dark humour, casting and editing were on point. So you can imagine how utterly excited I was to receive an unpublished copy of the latest book.
Let me start by saying that I’ve not read any of the books prior to watching the series. So my anticipation and excitement was based solely on what I had watched. But… to be perfectly honest with my review I’m going to give you my thought on this book had I not been so enthralled with the series.
Firstly, the storyline is incredibly slow and meandering the author tries to pick up the pace by popping a cliffhanger here and there. Although they’re not really cliffhangers if the main character is suggested to die at the beginning of the book.
The writing flips between inner dialogue and dialogue between the characters. Both are in my opinion quite mundane, the inner dialogue the most. This part features heavily and is more closely aligned with chick-lit or a teenage romcom whereby the characters are constantly asking themselves, does she love me? Are we still together ? Is she being faithful blah blah blah
So why do we all love killing Eve? Well, it’s because Oxana is a trained assassin. Her kills are swift vicious and totally exciting! So we read the books to be thrilled by those moments. The book plays up to these moments that are going to happen and yet when they do, they are so swift that they’re over within a couple of paragraphs and then we’re back to just more dialogue and information that we don’t necessarily need to know about such as who likes a particular type of rose.
So now you can see why I’m deeply disappointed with this book. Had I read the books prior to watching the live production? I don’t think I would’ve actually watched the production of them. I think the books would’ve turned me off watching what was an amazing couple of series.
With this in mind I would say if you’ve never read the books before but you like the TV series perhaps give the books a mess. And if you’re thinking can I read this one without having read any of the ones prior to it then the answer is no you can’t because it largely assumes that you know everyone’s backstory.
Thank you NetGalley for my advance copy in exchange for my honest review. I’m truly sorry that I couldn’t have made it a good review but it is an honest review.
May 5, 2025
Just as I decided to give Season 4 of Killing Eve a second try, I was approved to read book 4 in the Villanelle series. It was great to have Eve and Villanelle back, and contrary to many reviewers, I quite like where they are now. M16 and the Twelve still feature in book 4, but the tone is less savage and more humorous than the other books and it worked for me. Villanelle seems to have more depth to her character and Eve appears to have mellowed out. What detracted a little bit for me were the depictions of the physical relationships between Eve and Villanelle, and between Bilie and the M16 agent which felt unnecessary and gratuitous.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
May 25, 2025
It was so much fun to be back in the chaotic, sharp-edged world of Oxana and Eve. Killing Eve: Resurrection delivers the fast-paced tension and sharp writing I’ve come to expect from Luke Jennings, and it was a thrill to slip back into their twisted dynamic.
This installment leans heavily into Villanelle’s perspective, and while she remains as compelling and unpredictable as ever, I did find myself wishing for more from Eve. Her presence, though central to the plot, felt somewhat muted. The story starts strong with high stakes and jet-setting action, but the pacing does slow down in the second half, which took a bit of the edge off the suspense.
It’s also worth noting that the tone here is quite different from the TV adaptation — more introspective, darker, and closer in style to Jennings’ original vision. I really enjoyed that shift, but it might catch some fans off guard.
Still, this was a solid, engaging read. Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC — I’m always happy to return to the deadly dance between Villanelle and Eve.
This installment leans heavily into Villanelle’s perspective, and while she remains as compelling and unpredictable as ever, I did find myself wishing for more from Eve. Her presence, though central to the plot, felt somewhat muted. The story starts strong with high stakes and jet-setting action, but the pacing does slow down in the second half, which took a bit of the edge off the suspense.
It’s also worth noting that the tone here is quite different from the TV adaptation — more introspective, darker, and closer in style to Jennings’ original vision. I really enjoyed that shift, but it might catch some fans off guard.
Still, this was a solid, engaging read. Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC — I’m always happy to return to the deadly dance between Villanelle and Eve.
June 6, 2025
This had me hooked start to finish. The story gets straight into the action and it was totally unpredictable. This is the first book I have read in the series but now I want read them all. The writing just pulled me into the pages.
I enjoyed the complexity of Villanelle's character and her inner conflict as she felt emotions that were previously foreign to her. Her relationship with Eve was all consuming and it was interesting to see how they both dealt with this in their own way.
Balice and Villanelle's relationship was very entertaining; you wouldn't want to be in the middle of those two. The story was engaging. It is split into two parts and both held my attention. Lots of interesting and entertaining characters. I also loved the dark humour throughout. The ending was also very satisfying and has me wanting to see what happens next! It is no wonder the series is so popular as the story and characters just leave you wanting more.
Huge thanks to the author, publisher and Love Books Tours for providing a copy of the book to review.
I enjoyed the complexity of Villanelle's character and her inner conflict as she felt emotions that were previously foreign to her. Her relationship with Eve was all consuming and it was interesting to see how they both dealt with this in their own way.
Balice and Villanelle's relationship was very entertaining; you wouldn't want to be in the middle of those two. The story was engaging. It is split into two parts and both held my attention. Lots of interesting and entertaining characters. I also loved the dark humour throughout. The ending was also very satisfying and has me wanting to see what happens next! It is no wonder the series is so popular as the story and characters just leave you wanting more.
Huge thanks to the author, publisher and Love Books Tours for providing a copy of the book to review.
May 11, 2025
I really wanted to love this book as I enjoy the adventures of Eve and Villanelle, however I found it lacking. The ending seemed to be rushed and finished abruptly. I found the character of Villanelle/Oxana was muted and had lost her quirkiness. Overall a disappointing read.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and Boldwood Books for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and Boldwood Books for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
June 21, 2025
Men shouldn't write about lesbians
May 19, 2025
This is the next instalment in Luke Jennings’s Killing Eve series. If you have read the previous books, you will have some idea of what you are in for.
The book introduces us to new characters as well as others we have come to know well. Eve Polastrl is an ex MIG officer and is living a very secluded life in Russia with her girlfriend assassin Oxaria Vorontsova, basically they are hiding out, trying to keep to themselves as much as possible afraid of dangerous criminal protagonists discovering them. These are not the kind of people you want to have enter your lives again.
Oxaria is restless and fines the confinement of their small flat extremely suffocating. Deciding she needs to release some of her spent up energies she runs every day to for her own sanity. But while doing so people from her previous life are watching and soon, she is coerced back into her old life when the thing most precious to her becomes endangered.
This begins another book that I devoured in one sitting. There is something about Luke Jennings storytelling that draws you in so completely it does not let go. Criminals with only one agenda make for an incredibly exciting and powerful book that I highly recommend. Loved it.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book, all opinions expressed are my own.
The book introduces us to new characters as well as others we have come to know well. Eve Polastrl is an ex MIG officer and is living a very secluded life in Russia with her girlfriend assassin Oxaria Vorontsova, basically they are hiding out, trying to keep to themselves as much as possible afraid of dangerous criminal protagonists discovering them. These are not the kind of people you want to have enter your lives again.
Oxaria is restless and fines the confinement of their small flat extremely suffocating. Deciding she needs to release some of her spent up energies she runs every day to for her own sanity. But while doing so people from her previous life are watching and soon, she is coerced back into her old life when the thing most precious to her becomes endangered.
This begins another book that I devoured in one sitting. There is something about Luke Jennings storytelling that draws you in so completely it does not let go. Criminals with only one agenda make for an incredibly exciting and powerful book that I highly recommend. Loved it.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the book, all opinions expressed are my own.
May 3, 2025
Villanelle has been approached by two people who want her to come and work for them. When she gets home she discovers Eve has been taken by force to make her consent to their demands.
This is the fourth book in the series and I would recommend reading them in order.
I enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to more books about these characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is the fourth book in the series and I would recommend reading them in order.
I enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to more books about these characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
June 23, 2025
“But she’s Eve, she’s mine, she’s gone, and it’s unbearable” this line broke me.
I will read as many Killing Eve books as this guy writes. This series is so warm and cozy and wild. I love these girls so much.
Also the way he did something really cool (will not say what) that more or less was a big middle finger to the ending of the TV show was just brilliant.
I will read as many Killing Eve books as this guy writes. This series is so warm and cozy and wild. I love these girls so much.
Also the way he did something really cool (will not say what) that more or less was a big middle finger to the ending of the TV show was just brilliant.
August 1, 2025
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I had extremely low expectations going into this book considering how much I disliked the first 3 books in the series. The dialogue still made me cringe multiple times throughout the story but for some reason I couldn’t wait to pick this book back up. I like to pretend season 4 of Killing Eve doesn’t exist but I am glad Book 4 of Killing Eve exists.
July 5, 2025
I would be lying if I said this is a good book but I did thoroughly enjoy it!
July 15, 2025
Alright, so I finally dove into the Killing Eve book world with Resurrection. Full disclosure, I got this as a review copy, and I actually listened to the audiobook while commuting, which was pretty cool.
Now, I've only ever watched the TV series (huge shoutout to Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, they're just iconic, right?!), so I can't compare this to the earlier books in the series. But coming from the show, it definitely felt... different. And honestly? I liked the show more than the book.
The pacing in the book has its own rhythm compared to the screen, and Jennings' writing gives you a closer look at the characters, particularly Villanelle. It's a unique interpretation of their story on the page, which was cool to experience. Even so, the energy and dynamic that Jodie and Sandra brought to the screen really captured my heart and, for me, made the show shine brighter. If you're a fan of the series and curious about the books, this is worth checking out for a fresh perspective on Eve and Villanelle's twisted dance!
Now, I've only ever watched the TV series (huge shoutout to Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, they're just iconic, right?!), so I can't compare this to the earlier books in the series. But coming from the show, it definitely felt... different. And honestly? I liked the show more than the book.
The pacing in the book has its own rhythm compared to the screen, and Jennings' writing gives you a closer look at the characters, particularly Villanelle. It's a unique interpretation of their story on the page, which was cool to experience. Even so, the energy and dynamic that Jodie and Sandra brought to the screen really captured my heart and, for me, made the show shine brighter. If you're a fan of the series and curious about the books, this is worth checking out for a fresh perspective on Eve and Villanelle's twisted dance!
July 22, 2025
No. Should have left this alone at three. I don’t know what this is but it’s not Villanelle and Eve. Will not be following this for any reason.
May 4, 2024
3.5 - this was a fun read but it just didn't hit the way the show/books did. i love villaneve so much and this just didn't feel like them? idk? i think that's partly bc there is defs a difference between book and tv them. still a fun read and im excited for the next story luke is writing about them!
June 21, 2025
This book is equivalent to what I’d call trash TV. It’s absurd and dramatic, but it’s so entertaining and fun. Definitely a guilty pleasure read.
May 14, 2025
Villanelle and Eve are carrying damp laundry through the streets of St. Petersburg and somehow, this is the most upsetting thing they’ve done. Villanelle, using her birth name Oxana, is living with Eve. Yes — living with. Sharing a flat. Doing chores. Arguing over dryer usage. Lying low in a city that feels like it's watching them back. They’ve been in hiding ever since the coup, tucked behind fake names and fake jobs, pretending to be stable. It’s not working.
Eve is quietly translating documents for her remote gig. Villanelle is enrolled in a linguistics program, but the only thing she’s really studying is how long she can fake being ordinary. The boredom is rotting her from the inside out. The intimacy between them is slipping. And right on cue — Villanelle gets handed an engraved invitation to a nightclub by two strangers who say they’re with The Twelve.
They’re not. She knows it. But she goes anyway. Because the stillness is unbearable. Because she misses the thrill. Because Eve’s going a little cold and this detour might snap her back into herself. Max and Maria, the discount-spy duo behind the invite, try to recruit her back into the world of high-end murder and mystery. But they’re sloppy. They don’t have the shine. And Villanelle sees the lie in their eyes before they even open their mouths.
Then she gets home and Eve is gone.
No note. No warning. No suitcase. Just absence. Villanelle doesn’t panic — she calculates. She’s halfway into action when The Twelve get to her first. They break the news: Max and Maria? Not theirs. MI6. Playing dress-up with fake intel and a nightclub invite. The Twelve want her to play along while they figure out what the hell MI6 actually wants with her. It’s a chess game, and they’ve just handed her the queen.
So she goes to London. Lets the charade breathe. Smiles through the lies. For about five minutes.
Then she kills Max. No ceremony, no hesitation. Just a message delivered in blood. She corners Maria next — who melts down so spectacularly she rebrands herself “Balice” mid-crisis — and forces her to take her to Eve. And where is Eve? Hiding out in a safe house. With Niko.
Yes. Still married. Still delusional. Still clinging to the fantasy that this is fixable, like his wife didn’t flee the country and shack up with someone who treats murder like foreplay.
Eve’s staring down charges for aiding a foreign intelligence service — the kind that come with a courtroom, a prison cell, and absolutely no conjugal visits. Villanelle agrees to work with Balice — not out of loyalty, but leverage. Along the way, there’s a brief little fling that clearly means a lot more to Balice than it ever does to Villanelle.
Because Villanelle’s already playing the long game. She’s not interested in saving MI6 — she’s interested in saving Eve. And she’s willing to trade exactly what Balice wants to make that happen. When the deal finally goes down, it’s not clean. It’s not civil.
There’s a bridge. There’s a storm of bullets. There’s blood, confusion, and yes — the river. Again. Because nothing says “reunion” for this couple quite like semi-drowning and mutual trauma. I won’t spoil who gets hit, but someone does, and the emotional fallout is just as devastating as the physical.
Part II of the book is where things really light up. The Twelve are back and backing Villanelle again. She’s got money, support, and a new mission. Balice is still lurking in the background like a spy-shaped anxiety attack. And the assignment? Unhinged. Surreal. Featuring a literal giant rat and somehow managing to stay high-stakes and compelling the whole way through. No one needed that rat to exist. And yet, it’s kind of perfect. The history baked into the mission is wild in the best way — half spycraft, half fairytale, and so over-the-top it feels like Villanelle manifested it just to entertain herself. It’s messy, it’s theatrical, and she is thriving.
3.5 stars. Not for polish. Not for realism. But because it hits. The tone, the chaos, the emotional co-dependency masquerading as partnership — it all slaps. This isn’t about redemption. It’s about two people who should never have found each other and now can’t survive without each other. Killing Eve: Resurrection doesn’t promise peace. It promises fallout. And I devoured it.
Whodunity Award: For a Rat, Russian history, and a Relationship in One Mission Flat
Huge thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC — and for enabling my continued spiral into spy-fueled chaos.
Eve is quietly translating documents for her remote gig. Villanelle is enrolled in a linguistics program, but the only thing she’s really studying is how long she can fake being ordinary. The boredom is rotting her from the inside out. The intimacy between them is slipping. And right on cue — Villanelle gets handed an engraved invitation to a nightclub by two strangers who say they’re with The Twelve.
They’re not. She knows it. But she goes anyway. Because the stillness is unbearable. Because she misses the thrill. Because Eve’s going a little cold and this detour might snap her back into herself. Max and Maria, the discount-spy duo behind the invite, try to recruit her back into the world of high-end murder and mystery. But they’re sloppy. They don’t have the shine. And Villanelle sees the lie in their eyes before they even open their mouths.
Then she gets home and Eve is gone.
No note. No warning. No suitcase. Just absence. Villanelle doesn’t panic — she calculates. She’s halfway into action when The Twelve get to her first. They break the news: Max and Maria? Not theirs. MI6. Playing dress-up with fake intel and a nightclub invite. The Twelve want her to play along while they figure out what the hell MI6 actually wants with her. It’s a chess game, and they’ve just handed her the queen.
So she goes to London. Lets the charade breathe. Smiles through the lies. For about five minutes.
Then she kills Max. No ceremony, no hesitation. Just a message delivered in blood. She corners Maria next — who melts down so spectacularly she rebrands herself “Balice” mid-crisis — and forces her to take her to Eve. And where is Eve? Hiding out in a safe house. With Niko.
Yes. Still married. Still delusional. Still clinging to the fantasy that this is fixable, like his wife didn’t flee the country and shack up with someone who treats murder like foreplay.
Eve’s staring down charges for aiding a foreign intelligence service — the kind that come with a courtroom, a prison cell, and absolutely no conjugal visits. Villanelle agrees to work with Balice — not out of loyalty, but leverage. Along the way, there’s a brief little fling that clearly means a lot more to Balice than it ever does to Villanelle.
Because Villanelle’s already playing the long game. She’s not interested in saving MI6 — she’s interested in saving Eve. And she’s willing to trade exactly what Balice wants to make that happen. When the deal finally goes down, it’s not clean. It’s not civil.
There’s a bridge. There’s a storm of bullets. There’s blood, confusion, and yes — the river. Again. Because nothing says “reunion” for this couple quite like semi-drowning and mutual trauma. I won’t spoil who gets hit, but someone does, and the emotional fallout is just as devastating as the physical.
Part II of the book is where things really light up. The Twelve are back and backing Villanelle again. She’s got money, support, and a new mission. Balice is still lurking in the background like a spy-shaped anxiety attack. And the assignment? Unhinged. Surreal. Featuring a literal giant rat and somehow managing to stay high-stakes and compelling the whole way through. No one needed that rat to exist. And yet, it’s kind of perfect. The history baked into the mission is wild in the best way — half spycraft, half fairytale, and so over-the-top it feels like Villanelle manifested it just to entertain herself. It’s messy, it’s theatrical, and she is thriving.
3.5 stars. Not for polish. Not for realism. But because it hits. The tone, the chaos, the emotional co-dependency masquerading as partnership — it all slaps. This isn’t about redemption. It’s about two people who should never have found each other and now can’t survive without each other. Killing Eve: Resurrection doesn’t promise peace. It promises fallout. And I devoured it.
Whodunity Award: For a Rat, Russian history, and a Relationship in One Mission Flat
Huge thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC — and for enabling my continued spiral into spy-fueled chaos.
May 18, 2025
Eve Polastri and Oxana Voronstova are two lesbians keeping their heads down sharing a dreary flat in St. Petersburg. Oxana is approached by a young woman on a park bench, inviting her to come along to a nightclub. From then onwards Eve and Oxana are thrown into danger.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Killing Eve: Resurrection. Although this is book 4 in this series, you do not need to have read the first 3 books OR watched the very popular, hit BBC drama series of Killing Eve. There is enough back story in this latest book for you to understand just where Eve and Oxana are coming from. Eve and Oxana are not quiet lesbians as Eve is an Ex-MI6 officer and Oxana an elite assassin. Both women use their old tradecraft in this exciting thriller.
After only a very few pages I was struck by the quality of Luke’s writing. I have not read any of his books before. The narrative is very descriptive and everything is nicely explained, making me feel like the fly on the wall. A nice touch was the use of italics for the reader to know, word for word, what a character was thinking. Killing Eve: Resurrection is a very adult and intelligent read. It is very violent in places but it is not a boring, all guns blazing, childish adventure. This is a thinking man’s story full of intrigue.
I loved all the intelligence and covert operations which played out, together with dirty politics. I liked how British culture was teasingly poked fun at and the dialogue between characters had a lovely deadpan humour. The plot was very involved and the reader along with the characters don’t always know who to trust.
I loved all the detail thrown into this story and found it both educating and entertaining. The vocabulary used is very extensive, this is not tabloid fiction but a top shelf read. You will always pick up something new that you have never heard of before. For me it was when a waiter passed the diner a Negroni. I am familiar with Peroni, an Italian style lager beer, but had to Google Negroni - nah, sorry Luke, that is not a drink for me, I’ll stick with my pint of English Pale Ale.
I found Killing Eve: Resurrection to be an OUTSTANDING 5 star read and liked it so much that I may read books 1 to 3 because I loved the chemistry between Eve and Oxana.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Boldwood Books for passing me an ARC on the understanding that I post a review.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Killing Eve: Resurrection. Although this is book 4 in this series, you do not need to have read the first 3 books OR watched the very popular, hit BBC drama series of Killing Eve. There is enough back story in this latest book for you to understand just where Eve and Oxana are coming from. Eve and Oxana are not quiet lesbians as Eve is an Ex-MI6 officer and Oxana an elite assassin. Both women use their old tradecraft in this exciting thriller.
After only a very few pages I was struck by the quality of Luke’s writing. I have not read any of his books before. The narrative is very descriptive and everything is nicely explained, making me feel like the fly on the wall. A nice touch was the use of italics for the reader to know, word for word, what a character was thinking. Killing Eve: Resurrection is a very adult and intelligent read. It is very violent in places but it is not a boring, all guns blazing, childish adventure. This is a thinking man’s story full of intrigue.
I loved all the intelligence and covert operations which played out, together with dirty politics. I liked how British culture was teasingly poked fun at and the dialogue between characters had a lovely deadpan humour. The plot was very involved and the reader along with the characters don’t always know who to trust.
I loved all the detail thrown into this story and found it both educating and entertaining. The vocabulary used is very extensive, this is not tabloid fiction but a top shelf read. You will always pick up something new that you have never heard of before. For me it was when a waiter passed the diner a Negroni. I am familiar with Peroni, an Italian style lager beer, but had to Google Negroni - nah, sorry Luke, that is not a drink for me, I’ll stick with my pint of English Pale Ale.
I found Killing Eve: Resurrection to be an OUTSTANDING 5 star read and liked it so much that I may read books 1 to 3 because I loved the chemistry between Eve and Oxana.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Boldwood Books for passing me an ARC on the understanding that I post a review.
November 5, 2025
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this breathtakingly captivating eARC.
“Killing Eve: Resurrection” is a lean, feral thriller that trades glamour for grit, and obsession for survival. Luke Jennings reinvents the Eve-Villanelle dynamic with a stripped-down intensity that’s unsettling yet strangely tender.
🧊 Setting the Stage
In Resurrection, the fourth installment of the Killing Eve series, Jennings drops Eve Polastri and Oxana Vorontsova (Villanelle) into the cold margins of post-Twelve life. They’re off-grid in Russia, living in a state of emotional and physical exile. The opulence and cat-and-mouse games of earlier books are gone—replaced by drab routines, fractured trust, and the lingering scent of violence. This is not a story of escape. It’s a story of what remains when the chase ends...
🎯 The plot kicks into gear when Oxana, restless and nostalgic for her old life, is approached by remnants of the Twelve. Her decision to reengage sets off a chain reaction: Eve disappears, and Oxana must confront the possibility that she’s been betrayed—or that she’s betrayed herself. Jennings crafts a tight, emotionally charged thriller that’s less about espionage and more about identity erosion. The pacing is brisk, the chapters short, and the tension constant.
This novel is a meditation on:
- Post-traumatic intimacy: Eve and Oxana’s relationship is raw, co-dependent, and laced with mutual damage.
- Moral ambiguity: Jennings refuses to offer redemption arcs. Instead, he explores what survival looks like when morality is no longer a compass.
- The cost of agency: Oxana’s choices are never clean. Every move toward freedom feels like a step deeper into entrapment.
The tone is bleak but electric, with Jennings’ prose pared down to its essentials—no wasted words, no romanticism. It’s a stylistic shift that mirrors the characters’ emotional states.
🧨 Killing Eve: Resurrection strips away the spectacle to expose the raw nerves beneath. It’s a bold move that may alienate fans of the show’s glamour, but for readers invested in the emotional architecture of Eve and Oxana, it’s a haunting, necessary evolution.
“Killing Eve: Resurrection” is a lean, feral thriller that trades glamour for grit, and obsession for survival. Luke Jennings reinvents the Eve-Villanelle dynamic with a stripped-down intensity that’s unsettling yet strangely tender.
🧊 Setting the Stage
In Resurrection, the fourth installment of the Killing Eve series, Jennings drops Eve Polastri and Oxana Vorontsova (Villanelle) into the cold margins of post-Twelve life. They’re off-grid in Russia, living in a state of emotional and physical exile. The opulence and cat-and-mouse games of earlier books are gone—replaced by drab routines, fractured trust, and the lingering scent of violence. This is not a story of escape. It’s a story of what remains when the chase ends...
🎯 The plot kicks into gear when Oxana, restless and nostalgic for her old life, is approached by remnants of the Twelve. Her decision to reengage sets off a chain reaction: Eve disappears, and Oxana must confront the possibility that she’s been betrayed—or that she’s betrayed herself. Jennings crafts a tight, emotionally charged thriller that’s less about espionage and more about identity erosion. The pacing is brisk, the chapters short, and the tension constant.
This novel is a meditation on:
- Post-traumatic intimacy: Eve and Oxana’s relationship is raw, co-dependent, and laced with mutual damage.
- Moral ambiguity: Jennings refuses to offer redemption arcs. Instead, he explores what survival looks like when morality is no longer a compass.
- The cost of agency: Oxana’s choices are never clean. Every move toward freedom feels like a step deeper into entrapment.
The tone is bleak but electric, with Jennings’ prose pared down to its essentials—no wasted words, no romanticism. It’s a stylistic shift that mirrors the characters’ emotional states.
🧨 Killing Eve: Resurrection strips away the spectacle to expose the raw nerves beneath. It’s a bold move that may alienate fans of the show’s glamour, but for readers invested in the emotional architecture of Eve and Oxana, it’s a haunting, necessary evolution.
May 1, 2025
Thank you to the author and publisher for allowing me an ARC via NetGalley! This has in no way influenced my opinion and the opinions below are my own.
This book was the perfect little break I needed from fantasy books. I’ve religiously watched the series multiple times over because I just love the intrigue and excitement of it, so you can imagine how happy I was to see the approval email for this!
Luke is incredibly good at describing complex emotions. The little glimpse into Oxana and Eve’s minds with the internal monologue is so incredible because it explains people the character is feeling and why they feel that way. I think this is such a good way to portray human emotion because it seems very genuine and I find that this really makes the characters feel human. There was a good amount of dry humour in this and there were a few times I cackled (the “plus size rat” was my favourite part).
One of the best things Luke does is providing the perfect amount of context without making things too complicated. It’s easy to follow along with the book and the pacing is great, so it was really hard to put this book down hence why I finished it in 24 hours!
I’m so excited for more stories about Eve and Oxana, as I can’t help but find myself intoxicated by their dynamic. Oxana is so complex and it’s so easy for the reader to connect with her and understand her. She is also an icon and I’d love to be as outgoing and fearless as her!
Rating: 5/5 stars (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
This book was the perfect little break I needed from fantasy books. I’ve religiously watched the series multiple times over because I just love the intrigue and excitement of it, so you can imagine how happy I was to see the approval email for this!
Luke is incredibly good at describing complex emotions. The little glimpse into Oxana and Eve’s minds with the internal monologue is so incredible because it explains people the character is feeling and why they feel that way. I think this is such a good way to portray human emotion because it seems very genuine and I find that this really makes the characters feel human. There was a good amount of dry humour in this and there were a few times I cackled (the “plus size rat” was my favourite part).
One of the best things Luke does is providing the perfect amount of context without making things too complicated. It’s easy to follow along with the book and the pacing is great, so it was really hard to put this book down hence why I finished it in 24 hours!
I’m so excited for more stories about Eve and Oxana, as I can’t help but find myself intoxicated by their dynamic. Oxana is so complex and it’s so easy for the reader to connect with her and understand her. She is also an icon and I’d love to be as outgoing and fearless as her!
Rating: 5/5 stars (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
June 10, 2025
I have watched the TV Series multiple times and have read the first three books in the series multiple times. I was quite excited when I found out this book was coming out. I did not read it on the substack and waited for it to drop and bought a copy to read on my kindle.
It was nice to have the characters back in this book, however they felt vaguely different from both the book and show characters. Kind of like a mash up of the two but also less themselves.
The story to me was the dullest of the three books and I felt the plot rather lacking in the excitement from the first three. The well planned, detailed, and sophisticated kills from the first book and that the show often did a good job of replicating was what stood at to me as the part most missing. The pacing felt a bit more slow and the excitement less intense. I am glad I read it and am excited for the next installment but it felt just a little off from the other stories in the Killing Eve world.
It did however do a good job of giving insight into V&E’s relationship, its depths (or superficial depths), as well as showing V “growing” in emotions and understandings of them.
With that being said, THANK YOU! Luke for continuing on with the story! I look forward to the next book in the series and thank you for creating these characters and this universe. Killing Eve both on the screen and in the books have brought me much joy over the years and I’m glad to know this collection of works!
It was nice to have the characters back in this book, however they felt vaguely different from both the book and show characters. Kind of like a mash up of the two but also less themselves.
The story to me was the dullest of the three books and I felt the plot rather lacking in the excitement from the first three. The well planned, detailed, and sophisticated kills from the first book and that the show often did a good job of replicating was what stood at to me as the part most missing. The pacing felt a bit more slow and the excitement less intense. I am glad I read it and am excited for the next installment but it felt just a little off from the other stories in the Killing Eve world.
It did however do a good job of giving insight into V&E’s relationship, its depths (or superficial depths), as well as showing V “growing” in emotions and understandings of them.
With that being said, THANK YOU! Luke for continuing on with the story! I look forward to the next book in the series and thank you for creating these characters and this universe. Killing Eve both on the screen and in the books have brought me much joy over the years and I’m glad to know this collection of works!
May 18, 2025
4.5 ⭐
Like all of the Killing Eve books, I inhaled this one. I think it may actually be my favourite of them all.
For those who don't know, this is the fourth installment of the Killing Eve series. It follows Oxana/Villanelle, a Russian assassin who works for the Twelve, and organisation that uses assassins to kill individuals in Europe. It also follows Eve Polastri, a MI6 agent hunting her down. As the plot continues, they become obsessed with eachother and a cat and mouse style hunt ensues.
This one follows Eve and Villanelle living together off grid and rejoining the Twelve. It contains, as you'd expect, murder, politics, twists and turns and... Of course... The thrilling relationship of Villaneve.
I loved all of these books and this one felt different but in a good way. I'm not sure if Luke had been slightly influenced by the showand the way Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer portrayed the characters (and I'm very glad he basically rewrote that awful ending) or if time has just passed but it worked. I feel some of the concerns people had in previous books (such as over sexualisation) have been resolved.
I'd highly recommend if you like the other books or the show!
Thank you so, so much to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for allowing me to read this ARC. The most excited I've been to get a NetGalley email!
Like all of the Killing Eve books, I inhaled this one. I think it may actually be my favourite of them all.
For those who don't know, this is the fourth installment of the Killing Eve series. It follows Oxana/Villanelle, a Russian assassin who works for the Twelve, and organisation that uses assassins to kill individuals in Europe. It also follows Eve Polastri, a MI6 agent hunting her down. As the plot continues, they become obsessed with eachother and a cat and mouse style hunt ensues.
This one follows Eve and Villanelle living together off grid and rejoining the Twelve. It contains, as you'd expect, murder, politics, twists and turns and... Of course... The thrilling relationship of Villaneve.
I loved all of these books and this one felt different but in a good way. I'm not sure if Luke had been slightly influenced by the showand the way Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer portrayed the characters (and I'm very glad he basically rewrote that awful ending) or if time has just passed but it worked. I feel some of the concerns people had in previous books (such as over sexualisation) have been resolved.
I'd highly recommend if you like the other books or the show!
Thank you so, so much to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for allowing me to read this ARC. The most excited I've been to get a NetGalley email!
June 30, 2025
3.5⭐️ for Resurrection (Killing Eve #4) by Luke Jennings.
Let me start by saying I am so happy to have Villanelle and Eve back once again!
Ex-MI6 agent Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova live a bleak, hidden life in rural Russia, haunted by their past. When the Twelve come calling, Oxana—restless and craving purpose—returns to the fold. But Eve is gone, abducted by those who claim ownership of them both.
Villanelle resurfaces.
Driven by fury and instinct, she resumes the deadly game, her pursuit of Eve pulling her across Europe—from St. Petersburg to Paris and finally London. Along the way, old ghosts and new threats emerge, dragging them back into a world of espionage, betrayal, and bloodshed.
The story is told in third person but we also get three streams of consciousness which works well: Eve's, Villanelle's and our antagonist Balice's.
The characters are fantastic. I just love Villanelle. She's complex, cunning and intelligent. And although quite toxic I love the fatal attraction and obsessive love between her and Eve - it's real.
It was more introspective and steady paced than I expected. And the ending felt quite abrupt but I liked it all the same - and look forward to seeing what's next.
Thanks to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Luke Jennings
Let me start by saying I am so happy to have Villanelle and Eve back once again!
Ex-MI6 agent Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova live a bleak, hidden life in rural Russia, haunted by their past. When the Twelve come calling, Oxana—restless and craving purpose—returns to the fold. But Eve is gone, abducted by those who claim ownership of them both.
Villanelle resurfaces.
Driven by fury and instinct, she resumes the deadly game, her pursuit of Eve pulling her across Europe—from St. Petersburg to Paris and finally London. Along the way, old ghosts and new threats emerge, dragging them back into a world of espionage, betrayal, and bloodshed.
The story is told in third person but we also get three streams of consciousness which works well: Eve's, Villanelle's and our antagonist Balice's.
The characters are fantastic. I just love Villanelle. She's complex, cunning and intelligent. And although quite toxic I love the fatal attraction and obsessive love between her and Eve - it's real.
It was more introspective and steady paced than I expected. And the ending felt quite abrupt but I liked it all the same - and look forward to seeing what's next.
Thanks to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Luke Jennings
July 11, 2025
I was always going to love this. But seldom does my love for books hinges so heavily on the main characters and so lightly on the plot as it does with this series. I don't even read series. Or spy fiction.
I'm just that into Villanelle. She's an absolutely fantastic fictional creation, a true stroke of genius.
The books themselves ... well, they are okay, plot-wise. Especially if you like spy fiction. Which I really, really don't. All the endless double crosses, half-baked political intrigues, and power games get tiresome very quickly.
The writing is solid, better than okay, and occasionally out-of-the-blue funny in a way I appreciate. There's a great nod to the BBC show's all-time-worst ending, too.
But then you have Villanelle (and Eve, of course) who are so much more than okay. For all their numerous faults, they are vibrantly, viciously alive. Not to mention maddeningly in love in a way that confounds them both. Apart, they are interesting. Together, they are magic.
So yeah, I'm so there, for this and any other adventures Luke Jennings will conjure up for those two.
Thanks Netgalley.
This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/
I'm just that into Villanelle. She's an absolutely fantastic fictional creation, a true stroke of genius.
The books themselves ... well, they are okay, plot-wise. Especially if you like spy fiction. Which I really, really don't. All the endless double crosses, half-baked political intrigues, and power games get tiresome very quickly.
The writing is solid, better than okay, and occasionally out-of-the-blue funny in a way I appreciate. There's a great nod to the BBC show's all-time-worst ending, too.
But then you have Villanelle (and Eve, of course) who are so much more than okay. For all their numerous faults, they are vibrantly, viciously alive. Not to mention maddeningly in love in a way that confounds them both. Apart, they are interesting. Together, they are magic.
So yeah, I'm so there, for this and any other adventures Luke Jennings will conjure up for those two.
Thanks Netgalley.
This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/
August 26, 2025
Was this book necessary? No, not really. The last one had a nice open ending as it is—the-bad-guys-win-but-there-is-still-a-happy-ending type of stuff. However, I still loved it.
This book has three amazing qualities:
1) We dive in into Villanelle’s mind, and oh, let me tell you, it’s way too funny. But I do have a weird sense of humor and the Russian words in the book is like reading a joke. I know people don’t speak like that—do people really call their loved ones babes or I’m just too old now?—but it’s still entertaining and funny.
2) Interest concept of mixing 3rd and 1st POV. It’s like you suddenly get glimpses of that particular character from 1st POV. I don’t think I ever saw something like this.
3) The book is under 300 pages and yet it felt like a complete story. And that story was gripping.
This series at whole deserves to be way more popular than it is. The show was amazing—the acting and all—but I see the show and the books as completely different stories with vaguely familiar characters. I highly recommend to those who didn’t read the books to go and read them.
This book has three amazing qualities:
1) We dive in into Villanelle’s mind, and oh, let me tell you, it’s way too funny. But I do have a weird sense of humor and the Russian words in the book is like reading a joke. I know people don’t speak like that—do people really call their loved ones babes or I’m just too old now?—but it’s still entertaining and funny.
2) Interest concept of mixing 3rd and 1st POV. It’s like you suddenly get glimpses of that particular character from 1st POV. I don’t think I ever saw something like this.
3) The book is under 300 pages and yet it felt like a complete story. And that story was gripping.
This series at whole deserves to be way more popular than it is. The show was amazing—the acting and all—but I see the show and the books as completely different stories with vaguely familiar characters. I highly recommend to those who didn’t read the books to go and read them.
October 17, 2025
I've seen a couple of seasons of the TV show which I very much enjoyed, and decided to read the full series of books in order to give this book my full attention.
Killing Eve Resurrection dives heavily into horse racing which unfortunately I have no interest in. This book takes on more of a languid pace with little action when compared to previous books. I feel there has been a shift in Oxana's personality, it's almost like she is a different person. I liked the fact that Villanelle was a cold calculated killer with a dark sense of humour, but in this book she appears to be more emotional and somewhat vulnerable at times. I also missed Eve's quirkiness and sense of adventure. Now she just seems to be a nervous wreck. The ending was a bit abrupt too.
That said, you do get more insight into Oxana & Eve's relationship. I'm also wondering if Oxana's new interest in horse racing sees her actually competing in the future, and why her character is not already an adrenaline junkie considering her personality. I look forward to seeing what the author has in store for these characters in the future.
Killing Eve Resurrection dives heavily into horse racing which unfortunately I have no interest in. This book takes on more of a languid pace with little action when compared to previous books. I feel there has been a shift in Oxana's personality, it's almost like she is a different person. I liked the fact that Villanelle was a cold calculated killer with a dark sense of humour, but in this book she appears to be more emotional and somewhat vulnerable at times. I also missed Eve's quirkiness and sense of adventure. Now she just seems to be a nervous wreck. The ending was a bit abrupt too.
That said, you do get more insight into Oxana & Eve's relationship. I'm also wondering if Oxana's new interest in horse racing sees her actually competing in the future, and why her character is not already an adrenaline junkie considering her personality. I look forward to seeing what the author has in store for these characters in the future.
May 22, 2025
***I received an ARC from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review
Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off the grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction. Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them. And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins. Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder.
I loved this TV show, so I was excited to see this new book about my favorite assassin and her side-kick. I was not disappointed. It was non-stop action, and left me wanting more. Now if only they would resurrect the TV show, my life would be complete....
Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off the grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction. Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them. And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins. Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder.
I loved this TV show, so I was excited to see this new book about my favorite assassin and her side-kick. I was not disappointed. It was non-stop action, and left me wanting more. Now if only they would resurrect the TV show, my life would be complete....
July 20, 2025
This is a fantastic return to the world of Villanelle and Eve. I have adored this story since I discovered the television show when it premiered, and so revisiting that world is amazing.
In this book, Oxana and Eve are living in seclusion in Russia, keeping themselves to themselves and doing things that the old Oxana and Eve were never able to do. For Oxana, that means not living extravagantly in their small, unimpressive home. Then, The Twelve get in touch, wanting Oxana to go back to her former life as Villanelle. Then, Eve goes missing. Who has taken her, and why?
Villanelle is back, determined to reclaim the woman she loves by whatever means necessary. But who can she trust to help her?
This is a page-turning, heart-pounding book that kept me on the edge of my seat. Villanelle is as funny, determined, and strangely endearing as she ever was, and now that she has Eve by her side, there is nothing that will stop her.
If you are a fan of Killing Eve books and/or the television show, you will love this book.
In this book, Oxana and Eve are living in seclusion in Russia, keeping themselves to themselves and doing things that the old Oxana and Eve were never able to do. For Oxana, that means not living extravagantly in their small, unimpressive home. Then, The Twelve get in touch, wanting Oxana to go back to her former life as Villanelle. Then, Eve goes missing. Who has taken her, and why?
Villanelle is back, determined to reclaim the woman she loves by whatever means necessary. But who can she trust to help her?
This is a page-turning, heart-pounding book that kept me on the edge of my seat. Villanelle is as funny, determined, and strangely endearing as she ever was, and now that she has Eve by her side, there is nothing that will stop her.
If you are a fan of Killing Eve books and/or the television show, you will love this book.
April 30, 2025
I want to thank Luke Jennings, Boldwood Books, and Netgalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book takes place a few days after “Endgame” and we get to see how Eve and Oxana get a chance on a normal life, no assassins, Twelve nor police. But if everything were that easy, where would the fun be?
What I enjoyed the most about this book is how fast it was to read, the fact that there is a first and a second part, which could have been books in their own, made the action more dynamic. I enjoyed the new characters, although I feel like the characters were not acting like themselves, including Eve and Oxana, in some parts of the book and that made me disconnect, their minds change in a split of a second and that can confuse me as a reader, as I don’t quite understand how an obsession, for example, can disappear and be substitute this quickly.
To conclude, having read the ending, I hope to be able to read the next book (I hope there is one) because I feel like there are many questions to be resolved, and I am curious to see their outcome.
This book takes place a few days after “Endgame” and we get to see how Eve and Oxana get a chance on a normal life, no assassins, Twelve nor police. But if everything were that easy, where would the fun be?
What I enjoyed the most about this book is how fast it was to read, the fact that there is a first and a second part, which could have been books in their own, made the action more dynamic. I enjoyed the new characters, although I feel like the characters were not acting like themselves, including Eve and Oxana, in some parts of the book and that made me disconnect, their minds change in a split of a second and that can confuse me as a reader, as I don’t quite understand how an obsession, for example, can disappear and be substitute this quickly.
To conclude, having read the ending, I hope to be able to read the next book (I hope there is one) because I feel like there are many questions to be resolved, and I am curious to see their outcome.
May 5, 2025
I loved the first half of this book but the second part was slower for me. We do see more growth from Villanelle, realising that despite her flaws and sociopathic tendencies, she can care and starts to have real feelings. Eve compared to the show is less likely to call her out because TV Eve would not put up with some of her crap while book Eve does, despite having the chance for a fresh start after her kidnapping.
There are also some funny scenes like a plus size pregnant rat scaring Villanelle when she generally isn't scared of anything (sure, plot device for what follows, but it could have been anyone else in her place facing the rat). I would have liked closure on the second part of the story although another book is rumoured so it leaves that open for the storyline.
But Killing Eve is back! Not on TV, that is dead and belongs to stay gone after the final season, but I had missed them so happy to see a new book.
There are also some funny scenes like a plus size pregnant rat scaring Villanelle when she generally isn't scared of anything (sure, plot device for what follows, but it could have been anyone else in her place facing the rat). I would have liked closure on the second part of the story although another book is rumoured so it leaves that open for the storyline.
But Killing Eve is back! Not on TV, that is dead and belongs to stay gone after the final season, but I had missed them so happy to see a new book.
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