In Resuscitation, Cassia delivers a violent and graphic depiction into Cian’s vengeance. With themes of trust, justice, revenge, and vengeance, Resuscitation had me skirmish in my seat with anticipation.
The supporting cast of characters played an intricate role at Lincoln Hospital with interns arguing about OR cases. The excitement for trauma patients was eerie. The eagerness for cutting by the interns created a sense of darkness, in these characters. The need to draw blood, scrape a scalpel over skin, and pull apart tissue was horrifically demented. These interns were all too eager to operate on human bodies with no regards to the human aspect.
The story takes a look into the present then journeys back a few months to recap key moments in Cian’s past. Athena’s character was involved with a vigilante serial killer. She supported and joined in his work. Athena loved Cian. Cian never thought he would love another woman after his wife was murdered. Cian’s Dexter lifestyle began when criminals escaped the justice system and Cian felt those criminals cheated the system therefore needing to be punished.
Cassia blended the human persona of a good natured doctor in Cian while working as a Cardiologist. These scenes were very much like Grey's Anatomy. The conversations, the arguing of interns fighting for cases, and the love interests brought back all those familiar episodes.
When Cian wasn’t playing the good doctor and researching his next victim Cassia brought forth a very dark and determined villain. These scenes were bloody, gory, and graphic. Cian was in his element using skills of a doctor while mangling the human body while also disconnecting from the human aspect.
Revenge was Cian’s number one game. It’s where the monster inside resides. He hides his sick and twisted torture skills for the special cases.
Book three immediately follows book two. Even after months passed I was still able to pick up book three and connect with the characters and the familiarity of the storyline.