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Love and Decay 2, Episode Eleven
Zombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after.
Matthias has forced Reagan to adjust to life at the compound under his new regime. She is imprisoned with Kane while her loved ones are tortured and beaten. She has to watch Tyler and Miller suffer daily. And there is no promise of change.
Thinks are bleak for the Love and Decay crew.
But the opportunity for escape comes from an unlikely source. And Kane doesn’t hesitate to try to get Reagan and her friends to safety.
The journey is perilous and filled with obstacles. The group has limited weapons and are forced to fight two battles when Miller is taken hostage by Matthias.
All Reagan wants is for her friends to be safe and away from this nightmare. But is that asking too much? Is there no hope left at the end of the world? Or will the group finally fight their way out of the Colony’s control?
Love and Decay, Episode Eleven is the eleventh episode in Season Two of a novella series in a Dystopian Romance about Zombies, the end of the world and finding someone to share it with.
This story takes place over multiple episodes, with a release date every two weeks. Approximately 20,000 words.
Matthias has forced Reagan to adjust to life at the compound under his new regime. She is imprisoned with Kane while her loved ones are tortured and beaten. She has to watch Tyler and Miller suffer daily. And there is no promise of change.
Thinks are bleak for the Love and Decay crew.
But the opportunity for escape comes from an unlikely source. And Kane doesn’t hesitate to try to get Reagan and her friends to safety.
The journey is perilous and filled with obstacles. The group has limited weapons and are forced to fight two battles when Miller is taken hostage by Matthias.
All Reagan wants is for her friends to be safe and away from this nightmare. But is that asking too much? Is there no hope left at the end of the world? Or will the group finally fight their way out of the Colony’s control?
Love and Decay, Episode Eleven is the eleventh episode in Season Two of a novella series in a Dystopian Romance about Zombies, the end of the world and finding someone to share it with.
This story takes place over multiple episodes, with a release date every two weeks. Approximately 20,000 words.
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Rachel Higginson
122 books3,494 followersRachel Higginson is the best-selling author of The Five Stages of Falling in Love, Every Wrong Reason, Bet on Us and The Star-Crossed Series.
She was born and raised in Nebraska, and spent her college years traveling the world. She fell in love with Eastern Europe, Paris, Indian Food and the beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka, but came back home to marry her high school sweetheart. Now she spends her days writing stories and raising five amazing kids.
She was born and raised in Nebraska, and spent her college years traveling the world. She fell in love with Eastern Europe, Paris, Indian Food and the beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka, but came back home to marry her high school sweetheart. Now she spends her days writing stories and raising five amazing kids.
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June 29, 2014
Literally, I cannot contain myself when it comes to my review of this episode, so be careful. There will be spoilers.
And yelling.
And frustration.
And tears. (Virtual tears, anyway).
For all the love I've had for Kane and for all the wonderful things he has done to make me love him more and more with each episode that has passed, I cannot believe it ended this way.
I've joked, and I've imagined this moment many times through. I knew that death for Kane was a possibility. I mean, I knew that at least Reagan would never end up with Kane. As much as I wanted the two of them to be together, I knew that Reagan would always have this flawed vision of Kane as some dangerous bad guy she shouldn't like and this distorted view of Hendrix as some glorious god that can do no wrong.
So Kane and Reagan's relationship was doomed from the start. It was never going to last because Reagan was never going to let it happen. Her brain is too messed up for that.
(Sorry for the Reagan bashing. I do love the girl, but I think she is insane when it comes to Kane. Insane and totally flawed. I don't know what her problem is. Why does she think he's so horrible? Anyway, I digress...)
But I had hoped that Kane would survive zombieland. I truly believed that he would live on, find a better girl that appreciated him as much as I do, and that he would have his happily ever after.
I did not realize that Rachel would break my heart and kill off Kane. And so soon too!!! I was not at all prepared for this. Not. At. ALL!!!!
And that's just ridiculous for me to even say because I've seriously been prepping myself for Kane's death for a while now.
But I guess I always had this little thought in the back of my mind that Rachel would never really do it. I mean, she didn't let him die before when Reagan tried to kill him in the first season.
And Rachel didn't let Page die this season.
So I was definitely getting confident that Kane would have the same fate. An eternal fate. One where he didn't die. At least not until he reached an old age.
But no!
That did not happen!
And what's worse is that Reagan...stupid, STUPID Reagan...had to go running straight back into Hendrix's arms after she had just declared her love for Kane. She'd been making out with Kane for goodness' sake! She watched him sacrifice his LIFE for her, and she just returned to Hendrix a second later????
How could she do this to me?
How could she do this to Kane???
I've never understood why she had such an aversion toward him. In the first episode that we were introduced to Kane, I fully accepted everything that Reagan told me about Kane as truths. I figured that Reagan was a smart girl who knew more than I did, who could see more than I could.
But then we, as readers, got to know Kane. And after that initial meeting with Kane, I realized something. Reagan isn't right all the time. Her beliefs and her values do not always match up with mine. I had thought that I could trust her and accept all her words as truth, but it turned out that everything she told me about Kane was twisted.
It was all a lie.
I could see through it all clearly. And it bugged me that Reagan couldn't see past her lies about Kane. It still bugs me.
What did he do that was sooooo awful that Reagan thought he was a monster for so long? Huh? Was he a killer? A murder? A rapist? A perpetual liar?
Sure, he killed. He killed zombies just like Reagan. Just like almost everyone else in their world.
And sure, Kane had murdered people. But no more so than Reagan's precious Hendrix. (And don't you dare tell me that Hendrix's actions are just and Kane's aren't! They are one and the same! We even saw that again in this episode when Hendrix and Kane fight side-by-side. Kill side-by-side. There was no difference about their killings that could make Kane's kills evil and Hendrix's righteous. NONE!)
And no, Kane was not a rapist. He kidnapped Reagan, but he never forced himself on her. And before you go off and try to tell me that kidnapping is wrong, Hendrix is just as territorial about Reagan as Kane is, and if Reagan had tried to part ways from Hendrix, Hendrix would have resorted to kidnapping as well. So don't even...
As for lying...Kane has got to be one of the most truthful, honest, open-hearted men that ever existed. (He does exist people! He does!) He lied to Matthias to protect Reagan, but Kane was always honest with Reagan. He told her everything he was thinking and feeling. She never had to guess what he was hiding from her because he laid it all out on the table for her. He told her that he chose her. He told her he loved her, that she was his salvation. He told her he would do anything for her.
All he wanted was to be loved and understood. And as much as Reagan didn't want to...she understood Kane. She understood his pain and his despair. She understood his love.
I really think that she has been in love with him this whole time and that she has just been too scared to admit it. And I don't think that she'll ever admit that she loved Kane for as long as she did. Because there's still that messed up part of her that thinks that there's something wrong with Kane and something wrong with having feelings for Kane.
So even though she confessed in this episode that she loves Kane, she's never going to be able to admit that she'd been in love with him since season one, since before she shot him and stabbed him.
Because those were wounds of love, people.
She didn't try to kill him because she was scared of him. She tried to kill him because she was in love with him and she was scared of her own feelings.
But now that Kane is forever gone, she's going to revert back to Hendrix and pretend like he is this great love of hers, never knowing or admitting to herself that Kane was the ultimate man. The perfect man for her.
And I can't believe there was even a moment that I ever liked Hendrix because I HATE him now. I absolutely HATE him!!! There's nothing I like about him. He's possessive and whiny and judgmental and rude and selfish, and I just can't stand him!!!
I want him to die!
Since Kane is dead, I just want Hendrix to be dead too! Just let Reagan go through life alone.
Or kill her. Kill her, I say!
Just don't let her get back with Hendrix. I don't think I can bear it.
No. That's a lie. I know that I can't bear it. Hendrix is garbage, and I don't want this to be happening.
Gahh!!!!!
Give me Kane!
Is he floating up in heaven somewhere? We should just have the next episode be about him living it up in the clouds somewhere. I don't want to see any more Hendrix/Reagan nonsense. I already got too much at the end of this episode, and it made me sick. I hate the two of them together. I'm sorry. I know I'm getting more hateful, but the more I talk about this, the more it revs me up and feeds my anger at this whole situation.
But alas, this episode was amazing. Don't ask me why. I don't understand it myself since Kane died. I should hate this episode, but I just can't.
So thank you, Rachel.
I'll mourn Kane's death forever, but I am glad that at least his death was meaningful and that Reagan feels the pain of losing him, even if her reaction is not completely what I wanted. (Why did she go back to Hendrix?)
*coughs* Kill Hendrix *coughs*
And yelling.
And frustration.
And tears. (Virtual tears, anyway).
For all the love I've had for Kane and for all the wonderful things he has done to make me love him more and more with each episode that has passed, I cannot believe it ended this way.
I've joked, and I've imagined this moment many times through. I knew that death for Kane was a possibility. I mean, I knew that at least Reagan would never end up with Kane. As much as I wanted the two of them to be together, I knew that Reagan would always have this flawed vision of Kane as some dangerous bad guy she shouldn't like and this distorted view of Hendrix as some glorious god that can do no wrong.
So Kane and Reagan's relationship was doomed from the start. It was never going to last because Reagan was never going to let it happen. Her brain is too messed up for that.
(Sorry for the Reagan bashing. I do love the girl, but I think she is insane when it comes to Kane. Insane and totally flawed. I don't know what her problem is. Why does she think he's so horrible? Anyway, I digress...)
But I had hoped that Kane would survive zombieland. I truly believed that he would live on, find a better girl that appreciated him as much as I do, and that he would have his happily ever after.
I did not realize that Rachel would break my heart and kill off Kane. And so soon too!!! I was not at all prepared for this. Not. At. ALL!!!!
And that's just ridiculous for me to even say because I've seriously been prepping myself for Kane's death for a while now.
But I guess I always had this little thought in the back of my mind that Rachel would never really do it. I mean, she didn't let him die before when Reagan tried to kill him in the first season.
And Rachel didn't let Page die this season.
So I was definitely getting confident that Kane would have the same fate. An eternal fate. One where he didn't die. At least not until he reached an old age.
But no!
That did not happen!
And what's worse is that Reagan...stupid, STUPID Reagan...had to go running straight back into Hendrix's arms after she had just declared her love for Kane. She'd been making out with Kane for goodness' sake! She watched him sacrifice his LIFE for her, and she just returned to Hendrix a second later????
How could she do this to me?
How could she do this to Kane???
I've never understood why she had such an aversion toward him. In the first episode that we were introduced to Kane, I fully accepted everything that Reagan told me about Kane as truths. I figured that Reagan was a smart girl who knew more than I did, who could see more than I could.
But then we, as readers, got to know Kane. And after that initial meeting with Kane, I realized something. Reagan isn't right all the time. Her beliefs and her values do not always match up with mine. I had thought that I could trust her and accept all her words as truth, but it turned out that everything she told me about Kane was twisted.
It was all a lie.
I could see through it all clearly. And it bugged me that Reagan couldn't see past her lies about Kane. It still bugs me.
What did he do that was sooooo awful that Reagan thought he was a monster for so long? Huh? Was he a killer? A murder? A rapist? A perpetual liar?
Sure, he killed. He killed zombies just like Reagan. Just like almost everyone else in their world.
And sure, Kane had murdered people. But no more so than Reagan's precious Hendrix. (And don't you dare tell me that Hendrix's actions are just and Kane's aren't! They are one and the same! We even saw that again in this episode when Hendrix and Kane fight side-by-side. Kill side-by-side. There was no difference about their killings that could make Kane's kills evil and Hendrix's righteous. NONE!)
And no, Kane was not a rapist. He kidnapped Reagan, but he never forced himself on her. And before you go off and try to tell me that kidnapping is wrong, Hendrix is just as territorial about Reagan as Kane is, and if Reagan had tried to part ways from Hendrix, Hendrix would have resorted to kidnapping as well. So don't even...
As for lying...Kane has got to be one of the most truthful, honest, open-hearted men that ever existed. (He does exist people! He does!) He lied to Matthias to protect Reagan, but Kane was always honest with Reagan. He told her everything he was thinking and feeling. She never had to guess what he was hiding from her because he laid it all out on the table for her. He told her that he chose her. He told her he loved her, that she was his salvation. He told her he would do anything for her.
All he wanted was to be loved and understood. And as much as Reagan didn't want to...she understood Kane. She understood his pain and his despair. She understood his love.
I really think that she has been in love with him this whole time and that she has just been too scared to admit it. And I don't think that she'll ever admit that she loved Kane for as long as she did. Because there's still that messed up part of her that thinks that there's something wrong with Kane and something wrong with having feelings for Kane.
So even though she confessed in this episode that she loves Kane, she's never going to be able to admit that she'd been in love with him since season one, since before she shot him and stabbed him.
Because those were wounds of love, people.
She didn't try to kill him because she was scared of him. She tried to kill him because she was in love with him and she was scared of her own feelings.
But now that Kane is forever gone, she's going to revert back to Hendrix and pretend like he is this great love of hers, never knowing or admitting to herself that Kane was the ultimate man. The perfect man for her.
And I can't believe there was even a moment that I ever liked Hendrix because I HATE him now. I absolutely HATE him!!! There's nothing I like about him. He's possessive and whiny and judgmental and rude and selfish, and I just can't stand him!!!
I want him to die!
Since Kane is dead, I just want Hendrix to be dead too! Just let Reagan go through life alone.
Or kill her. Kill her, I say!
Just don't let her get back with Hendrix. I don't think I can bear it.
No. That's a lie. I know that I can't bear it. Hendrix is garbage, and I don't want this to be happening.
Gahh!!!!!
Give me Kane!
Is he floating up in heaven somewhere? We should just have the next episode be about him living it up in the clouds somewhere. I don't want to see any more Hendrix/Reagan nonsense. I already got too much at the end of this episode, and it made me sick. I hate the two of them together. I'm sorry. I know I'm getting more hateful, but the more I talk about this, the more it revs me up and feeds my anger at this whole situation.
But alas, this episode was amazing. Don't ask me why. I don't understand it myself since Kane died. I should hate this episode, but I just can't.
So thank you, Rachel.
I'll mourn Kane's death forever, but I am glad that at least his death was meaningful and that Reagan feels the pain of losing him, even if her reaction is not completely what I wanted. (Why did she go back to Hendrix?)
*coughs* Kill Hendrix *coughs*
June 29, 2014
Zombies roamed freely and unchecked, his father ruled with a tyrannical, sadistic fist and yet here he slept, momentarily oblivious to it all.
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I just cannot and will not go too far into this review. Just know my heart is hurting. Hurting for someone so much. Actually hurting for 2 people so much. I never thought I would have felt this way, but as I turn off my nook, I have to dry the tears from my eyes. It's real and it's raw…these feelings I am experiencing right now.
This episode was completely and utterly tense. I know I say that about each one. But I literally could feel my heart beating and racing up in my throat with each word up until the final moment. Desperation will hang heavy in the air until we get the next and last episode of the season in a few weeks. We don't know who survived, if any one at all. All we can do is hope that Higginson will spare more lives and leave this season on a somewhat happy note. She has too. I not sure how much more us readers can take at this point.
Yes, my review is way shorter than normal, but like I said, there is only so much you can say in a review when you hurt the way I hurt. 5 Rip Your Heart Out In The End Stars!
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I just cannot and will not go too far into this review. Just know my heart is hurting. Hurting for someone so much. Actually hurting for 2 people so much. I never thought I would have felt this way, but as I turn off my nook, I have to dry the tears from my eyes. It's real and it's raw…these feelings I am experiencing right now.
This episode was completely and utterly tense. I know I say that about each one. But I literally could feel my heart beating and racing up in my throat with each word up until the final moment. Desperation will hang heavy in the air until we get the next and last episode of the season in a few weeks. We don't know who survived, if any one at all. All we can do is hope that Higginson will spare more lives and leave this season on a somewhat happy note. She has too. I not sure how much more us readers can take at this point.
Yes, my review is way shorter than normal, but like I said, there is only so much you can say in a review when you hurt the way I hurt. 5 Rip Your Heart Out In The End Stars!
July 3, 2014
(Review may contain spoilers. I'll try super hard not to but anything in here... but come on... this episode...)
And there it is. I knew it was going to happen all season. I knew one of my beloved was going to bite the dust.
But....
But......
But........
WHY?!?!?!?!
Aside from that horrible, utterly gut-wrenching, amazingly sacrificial death - this episode...confused me.
Reagan. Oh Reagan. The back and forth. UGH! Even when she was with Kane and thinking she really wanted to be with him - she was still thinking about Hendrix. Still saying Hendrix was the love of her life. Hendrix was the one she wanted to be with.
Sure, she loved Kane (hell, who wouldn't?!)... but she belongs with Hendrix.
Yeah... I'm saying it. And I love Kane. But I love Hendrix for Reagan.
Anyway - Kane and Reagan's whole relationship through this episode was just...odd to me. I just cannot believe that only days after Hendrix breaks up with her, she can completely set everything aside and be with Kane. Especially with Hendrix around. I know it was to appease Matthias, so he wouldn't kill her friends... but seriously, she was feeling something.
People are pissed at what happened at the end with Hendrix and Reagan. But he is what she needed at that time. I mean, could you go through that and NOT need someone to cry on?! Seriously?! And again. She always had feelings for him. Always. They never went away. She even admitted she wanted to be with him, he just needed to open his freaking eyes.
Ugh. I don't know. Am I saying what she felt for Kane wasn't real? No. I'm sure she did feel something for him. Was it love? Maybe. But Hendrix was ALWAYS there in the back of her mind.
Damn that zombie apocalypse making it difficult to have a love life.
All this being said... I'm glad there isn't a love triangle anymore. I'm not sure what will happen... But love triangles annoy the heck out of me.
And yes... I will always and forever miss Kane. <3
And there it is. I knew it was going to happen all season. I knew one of my beloved was going to bite the dust.
But....
But......
But........
WHY?!?!?!?!
Aside from that horrible, utterly gut-wrenching, amazingly sacrificial death - this episode...confused me.
Reagan. Oh Reagan. The back and forth. UGH! Even when she was with Kane and thinking she really wanted to be with him - she was still thinking about Hendrix. Still saying Hendrix was the love of her life. Hendrix was the one she wanted to be with.
Sure, she loved Kane (hell, who wouldn't?!)... but she belongs with Hendrix.
Yeah... I'm saying it. And I love Kane. But I love Hendrix for Reagan.
Anyway - Kane and Reagan's whole relationship through this episode was just...odd to me. I just cannot believe that only days after Hendrix breaks up with her, she can completely set everything aside and be with Kane. Especially with Hendrix around. I know it was to appease Matthias, so he wouldn't kill her friends... but seriously, she was feeling something.
People are pissed at what happened at the end with Hendrix and Reagan. But he is what she needed at that time. I mean, could you go through that and NOT need someone to cry on?! Seriously?! And again. She always had feelings for him. Always. They never went away. She even admitted she wanted to be with him, he just needed to open his freaking eyes.
Ugh. I don't know. Am I saying what she felt for Kane wasn't real? No. I'm sure she did feel something for him. Was it love? Maybe. But Hendrix was ALWAYS there in the back of her mind.
Damn that zombie apocalypse making it difficult to have a love life.
All this being said... I'm glad there isn't a love triangle anymore. I'm not sure what will happen... But love triangles annoy the heck out of me.
And yes... I will always and forever miss Kane. <3
July 7, 2014
As always another good read. I am so disappointed in the Reagan and Kane relationship. I don't get it. I am wondering what kind of relationships the author Rachel Higginson has had to promote this relationship and allow the hunky good Hendrix Parker discard her for this sicko. But I am hooked so I will continue to read.
March 2, 2019
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January 9, 2023
This is an interesting series.
It has humour so things don't get too heavy but at the same time they do loose people and there is violence and killing.
The series is a long one and these main characters stories continue for 3 seasons.
There is also a spin off series that deals with the sister later.
There is little intimacy. There is touching, hugging and a few kisses but no sex until much later in the last season.
The main 2 characters have love interests but due to the nature of the start of the virus and the constant threat there are no intimate scenes until the end of season 3.
Each season ends on a HFN with an enemy thread running through the whole series.
Each episode either ends as HFN with a goal set for the next or at times an immediate threat will run across several episodes.
At the time I read these the whole series was on Amazon KU so it was possible to read one after the other or complete in a box set.
If you start reading and want to get to a HEA you will need to read the entire 3 seasons.
There is the immediate zombie threat which is constant but also the series deals with humanities reaction to survival.
Often a bigger threat is the desire for power between the surviving groups and these at times use lack of resources and scientific experimentation to control the main threats.
Later in the series there is a love triangle situation of sorts for the heroine.
It's not exactly a love triangle but there is a dividing force between the main couple due to the interest from another man.
There are no intimate details but there is a kissing scene with the other man, but at the time the main couple are not together.
The characters are all very different, they have their flaws but they are college age so when they make mistakes and sometimes they are stupid ones I put it down to youth and although they have learnt survival through experience the threat is constant so it's not easy for them to be sensible all the time.
There is a good bit of banter between the group and a great deal of humour.
There are some serious issues dealt with too and the main human enemy threat is pretty evil.
It has humour so things don't get too heavy but at the same time they do loose people and there is violence and killing.
The series is a long one and these main characters stories continue for 3 seasons.
There is also a spin off series that deals with the sister later.
There is little intimacy. There is touching, hugging and a few kisses but no sex until much later in the last season.
The main 2 characters have love interests but due to the nature of the start of the virus and the constant threat there are no intimate scenes until the end of season 3.
Each season ends on a HFN with an enemy thread running through the whole series.
Each episode either ends as HFN with a goal set for the next or at times an immediate threat will run across several episodes.
At the time I read these the whole series was on Amazon KU so it was possible to read one after the other or complete in a box set.
If you start reading and want to get to a HEA you will need to read the entire 3 seasons.
There is the immediate zombie threat which is constant but also the series deals with humanities reaction to survival.
Often a bigger threat is the desire for power between the surviving groups and these at times use lack of resources and scientific experimentation to control the main threats.
Later in the series there is a love triangle situation of sorts for the heroine.
It's not exactly a love triangle but there is a dividing force between the main couple due to the interest from another man.
There are no intimate details but there is a kissing scene with the other man, but at the time the main couple are not together.
The characters are all very different, they have their flaws but they are college age so when they make mistakes and sometimes they are stupid ones I put it down to youth and although they have learnt survival through experience the threat is constant so it's not easy for them to be sensible all the time.
There is a good bit of banter between the group and a great deal of humour.
There are some serious issues dealt with too and the main human enemy threat is pretty evil.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 6, 2014
Warning: before reading this episode, grab some Kleenex and chocolate!!!! Yes, unless you have a heart of stone you will cry and cry hard!! Episode Eleven started with Reagan trapped in her own personal hell. She admits that she goes through periods of loathing Kane to being completely in love with him. Reagan sees the soft tender side of Kane that he keeps hidden from the rest of the world. Loving Kane reinforces the pain of still having feelings for Hendrix. Hating Kane only feeds into her guilt for losing Hendrix and adds to the perpetual nightmares of Gage's death. See? Her thoughts have her locked in a prison *sigh*.
I think through all the self hatred and heartbreaking "which guy is my soul mate?" thoughts, Hendrix truly is the best match for Reagan. That's hard for me to say because I really do adore Kane (he grew on me). Hendrix is the one who let Reagan be herself and loved her for who she is and not who he wants to mold her into.
I've always loved these books for several reason: the romance, gore, thrill, comedy and of course zombies. This episode had all of these elements. But out of the entire series, I think this was one of the hardest if not THE hardest episode I've ever read!!! There is a HUGE, PAINFUL twist in Episode Eleven!! I cried so hard, no y'all like ugly cried!!! The Hubs rushed into our room to check on me and then was a bit ticked off when I told him the reason I was crying!! Yes my dear sweet friend Rachel, you're the reigning Cliffhanger Queen and I love you bunches even IF you did this to me!!! So there was no iPad throwing this time around, just heavy crying & some chocolate eating.......well, a lot of chocolate was eaten!!
I think through all the self hatred and heartbreaking "which guy is my soul mate?" thoughts, Hendrix truly is the best match for Reagan. That's hard for me to say because I really do adore Kane (he grew on me). Hendrix is the one who let Reagan be herself and loved her for who she is and not who he wants to mold her into.
I've always loved these books for several reason: the romance, gore, thrill, comedy and of course zombies. This episode had all of these elements. But out of the entire series, I think this was one of the hardest if not THE hardest episode I've ever read!!! There is a HUGE, PAINFUL twist in Episode Eleven!! I cried so hard, no y'all like ugly cried!!! The Hubs rushed into our room to check on me and then was a bit ticked off when I told him the reason I was crying!! Yes my dear sweet friend Rachel, you're the reigning Cliffhanger Queen and I love you bunches even IF you did this to me!!! So there was no iPad throwing this time around, just heavy crying & some chocolate eating.......well, a lot of chocolate was eaten!!
November 8, 2015
3.5 stars -- The first half of this episode was the same as the past few have been for Lenore....just a big ole ball of confusion. I'm still not feeling it. At this point I'm starting to think it's me.
And then there was the second half that had me bawling like I should have done for the last episode. Not that I'm surprised I was bawling, I do have a heart somewhere in here.
So not sure where this will go from here. I was prepared for this episode, but it still hurt, regardless of what other feelings I have. And I'm starting to wonder if I'm tainted by the things I know....b/c there are fewer surprises and I'm not as invested in certain things as I should be because I know what comes to pass. So my advice is to do everything in your power not to learn spoilers....even though that's not always that easy.
And then there was the second half that had me bawling like I should have done for the last episode. Not that I'm surprised I was bawling, I do have a heart somewhere in here.
So not sure where this will go from here. I was prepared for this episode, but it still hurt, regardless of what other feelings I have. And I'm starting to wonder if I'm tainted by the things I know....b/c there are fewer surprises and I'm not as invested in certain things as I should be because I know what comes to pass. So my advice is to do everything in your power not to learn spoilers....even though that's not always that easy.
June 29, 2014
I might not have been a Kane fan but he really did love with everything he had, my heart aches for Reagan to lose someone else she loved (am still trying to get my head around that) but i also felt bad for Hendrix having to stand by as they declared there love for each other and a small part of me will miss him.
This episode doesn't let up with the action and thought my heart wouldn't be able to keep up with all the suspense of what would happen next as there was so much happening.
Will be very sad when this series ends as its awesome, every episode is as good if not better than the last :-)
am already in withdrawal lol
This episode doesn't let up with the action and thought my heart wouldn't be able to keep up with all the suspense of what would happen next as there was so much happening.
Will be very sad when this series ends as its awesome, every episode is as good if not better than the last :-)
am already in withdrawal lol
August 13, 2021
Can't even form words for this episode. I can't believe the finale is a few weeks away.
I wasn't ready for that. I wasn't ready to feel that for Kane. My heart is so broken. I can't say much more but I cried.
Also anyone else over this game of Russian Roulette with Matthias?? Like really, Hendrix? You knock him out and then instead of taking the LOADED gun from his hand and finishing him you RUN?! I was so mad... Still am. He's never gonna die. This is bullshit. They're never gonna get a chance like that again.
5 stars because of the feels and I'm just so hooked on this series. The finale will slay me.
I wasn't ready for that. I wasn't ready to feel that for Kane. My heart is so broken. I can't say much more but I cried.
Also anyone else over this game of Russian Roulette with Matthias?? Like really, Hendrix? You knock him out and then instead of taking the LOADED gun from his hand and finishing him you RUN?! I was so mad... Still am. He's never gonna die. This is bullshit. They're never gonna get a chance like that again.
5 stars because of the feels and I'm just so hooked on this series. The finale will slay me.
July 1, 2014
This was a heartbreakingly good episode! Higginson's writing get better with every episode she writes. Reagan is dealing with her feeling for Kane and trying to decided how to rescue her friends and take down Kane's father. Hopefully the final episode of the season will have the Parkers taking out Kane's dad and moving on.
I received a copy of the book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
I received a copy of the book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
July 2, 2014
Again, the thing Reagan has for Kane is killing me. I am questioning the author's continuing to have Reagan's feelings for him grow. Then to have the sacrifice which is not the way I thought or wanted him to end. Whatever, I am glad to see him gone. Now can she ever get Hendrix back? I gave ten only 4 stars because of my distaste for the relationship between Reagan and Kane. It is the girl goes for bad boy thing and I really hated it. After all, he kidnapped her....twice! And the second one he kidnapped Paige too and we know what happened that time. This is not a good guy. So good riddance to Kane!
July 9, 2014
I received an ARC copy of this episode for an honest review. That being said I just don't know how I feel about the turn of events. Reagan is falling for Kane , and has so many emotions to deal with. But she still loves Hendrix. At the mercy of Mathias , and hordes of zombies her world is a mess. Kane has promised to help her and the Parker's and all those she loves. He is bent on redeeming himself and becoming the man she needs. But at what cost? This episode left me really on edge and wondering just how Rachel is going to make everything okay again. If you haven' t read this series you really should.
June 30, 2014
OH MY GOSH, I don't know where to start my review of this episode! I've been one of the last few holdouts in regards to the whole "team Kane" thing but I have to admit that this is the BEST EPISODE EVER!!! Just when Rachel had me entertaining the thought of changing my mind about Kane she wows me with this!
I honestly believe that Rachel is a GENIUS - A TRUE WRITING GENIUS!!! I am in awe of her abilities and I'm thoroughly addicted to everything she writes!!! (...not to sound too much like a weirdo!)
I honestly believe that Rachel is a GENIUS - A TRUE WRITING GENIUS!!! I am in awe of her abilities and I'm thoroughly addicted to everything she writes!!! (...not to sound too much like a weirdo!)
July 26, 2016
Wow! Well, I had a feeling something like this would happen, but try as I might not to, I got attached, so this is a heartbroken five stars... reluctantly given, but deserving because it was so well written. For all of the character growth and the honesty, and the damn magically poetic lines Rachel really kills me with her writing. I haven't been as much of a fan this season but I think it's because I was afraid of having my heart ripped out of my chest for a "dramatic moment" but while it was intense, it was built up well and not just for the sake of it, you know?
July 23, 2014
Loved this episode. So much has changed and evolved. I love the way everyone took a turn in this book. Yes, something shocking and heartbreaking happens but to me the most notable thing is Tyler. Her character is deeply damaged and changed forever.
I read that the season finally is the 18th I think... I am not sure if I can last until season 3. I know this is going to be one heck of a cliff hanger!
I read that the season finally is the 18th I think... I am not sure if I can last until season 3. I know this is going to be one heck of a cliff hanger!
July 2, 2014
Rachel Higginson does it again
Wow! Just WOW!
Full of unexpected twists, this episode was the epitome of the zombie apocalypse. I was riveted from the first word to the last. I fell in love. I grieved. I fell in love again. Rachel Higginson is the Master of love in this seemingly endless cycle of decay.
Wow! Just WOW!
Full of unexpected twists, this episode was the epitome of the zombie apocalypse. I was riveted from the first word to the last. I fell in love. I grieved. I fell in love again. Rachel Higginson is the Master of love in this seemingly endless cycle of decay.
October 1, 2015
Have to read this zombie series it's epic. I ignored the call of Spain's sea and sand to read this brilliant series. Kindle one click made me read the entire series while on holidays in Spain. An epic adventure filled with lust,love, blood, kisses, zombies, action, suspense, intrigue, fear and resilience.
November 23, 2014
As I sit here after reading Love and Decay season two, episode 11, I have no words. This is by far the craziest, most heart-wrenching episode yet and I think I'm still in shock. Brace yourself before reading this one!
June 23, 2017
Rachel Higginson has officially reminded us that no one is safe in the zombie apocalypse. What an emotional last chapter. I think I am still frozen in disbelief waiting for it to sink in. Oh the pain.
July 4, 2014
Kane was/is a douche and even though Reagan has feelings for him whether right or wrong she does. I am so confused by her actions and by his actions too. This episode was a revelation and I can't believe it took this long
July 5, 2014
I love love love these episodes but its killing me the waiting in between the episodes...I am not a patient person and this is agonizing. But always well worth the wait. Never disappoints ever I am always shocked and wowed every episode.
November 17, 2014
oh my heck Rachel, seriously, after episode 10 I can't believe you did this to us. Broken hearted over a character I didn't know I loved until it was too late. this episode had my heart switching to team Kane.
July 30, 2023
Oh... My... God...!!!
July 15, 2014
Amazing series. It hooked me from the beginning and is impossible to put down. I literally count the days to the next episode!
July 18, 2014
My heart hurts.
July 23, 2014
I had to break out the tissues, I have loved everyone of these books but this one was just so over the top... loved it... I can't wait for book 12 Season 2
July 26, 2014
I needed a drink after this....I knew it would go like this and still I acted so surprised. Couldn't help but wanna cry over my favorite nut job ever!
August 7, 2014
Heart breaking episode
Rachel did you have to kill him????? Ugh.... I'm not a fan of this episode as much as I love this author.
Rachel did you have to kill him????? Ugh.... I'm not a fan of this episode as much as I love this author.
December 2, 2014
I have never loved someone so much for crushing my heart and soul. This episode was unfairly good
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