Review: Refuge Found (Sanctuary Series Book 2) by SM Olivier

Refuge Found by S.M. Olivier
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dystopian RH

This is the second book in the series and you need to read the first book to understand this novel. Though there isn’t technically a cliffhanger, there is a pretty massive hook to make you want to read the next book when it comes out.

Avery and her men are now at Sanctuary. Avery was named by her still-missing father as his representative, as one of the owners of the property, so she has a responsible position for someone who is only 22. She also has incredibly useful skills for surviving the apocalypse being a week from qualifying as a nurse and also being an expert martial artist whose father taught her to shoot before puberty. She’s also level-headed and able to work her way through emotional problems, probably due to her work with a therapist when she was younger. Just when you think she’s too perfect to be believable she still freezes up sometimes in unfamiliar or scary situations but she’s usually able to get herself together before its too late. She also runs in her sleep when she’s stressed, which is pretty dangerous during the apocalypse.

Avery has committed to her relationship with the men from Corbin and Wyatt’s unit and is working towards connecting with them all equally, despite the hiccups of spending time together when they are in responsible positions. One of the most important tasks they fulfil is being on the ‘recovery teams’. Essentially they go out and find as many useful items as possible, set up trade agreements, rescue those who need rescuing and try to avoid getting infected. A lot of this book covers this kind of activity which gives plenty of action to the book.

Along with the action component there are parts of the book that cover the emotional aspects of the characters. This covers not only the romance and passionate parts of their relationship but also the way they interact with their family and friends and the community as a whole, which is constantly evolving as new people arrive and circumstances keep changing.

There are also some really lovely moments with the baby Avery and her men have adopted. The dog gets some page time too, and he’s pretty awesome for a young pup who they’ve trained up to a full service dog who protects and guards.

There is a lot of drama with Avery’s twin sister and the people she contaminates with her lies, but that keeps the plot moving forward in how everyone reacts to her behaviour.

This is a complex and intriguing book. It’s hard to see where the story is going to go next, but I loved every page as I have become so invested in these fascinating characters. This author is incredibly gifted at creating believable and engaging characters. It’s one of the things I love most about her writing. You can’t help but get swept along with their drama when you connect with them so thoroughly.

I can’t wait to read the next book in this series because there are so many hints of things to come that seem really interesting. I can’t wait to find out more about all the characters and see what happens next in Sanctuary.

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