Jen ♥'s Reviews > Scorpion

** spoiler alert ** 3.5 ⭐


It was okay; maybe because it's short, that's why I feel like I'm missing some things. But it was a decent read, and I love that the FMC is a badass.

Mathijs (27/28) hired Zalak (27/28), his ex-girlfriend, to be his personal bodyguard. She's a sniper in the Marines but got discharged two and a half years ago. Barely surviving with the earnings from winning underground street fights. He found out she came back to the city and offered the job. While he does need protection, the most important reason for hiring her was because he wanted his girl back. Apparently, he didn't move on from her, and I think that's the same for her??? It was vague, tbh, no direct confirmation has been given if they got associated with OP in those years. Zalak said that she went on "hopeless dates", but there's no info on Mathijs. 🤷‍♀️
 
Anyway, moving on, I maybe teeny tiny bit hoped for some angst because this is a second chance romance after all. But it feels like 10 years was just a small matter in the grand scheme of things because they basically picked up where they left off. No serious conversation had happened about their past or how life had treated them during their years apart.

Tbf, there were time jumps and a bit of hesitation from Zalak's side, but Mathijs has been all in since he knew she came back. He was just waiting for her to come around and be on the same page with him. There's no angst or drama because it's so obvious how much they still want one another, even after years have passed. And they're hellbent on making the most of this second chance. 

There's some suspense and action at the end, but it got resolved quickly thanks to Zalak. Like I said, badass. 👏 The epilogue was cute, and it's nice to see them expanding their family. 🤭


Book info:
- Romantic suspense
- Violence
- Badass FMC
- Loss of loved one
- PTSD
- Second chance romance (10 yrs)
- No cheating, OPD, separation
- Unsure about celibacy, but I think they were
- HEA (2 yrs later, married and pregnant)