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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
Loved this book! Wish it hadn't taken so long to read this book! Now to read more!
"There's no such thing as a bloodless revolution."
I didn't like Captive as much as I enjoyed Pawn.
In Pawn, I loved Kitty. Even though she wasn't perfect, she was exactly the type of protagonist I liked - strong, brave, and willing to fight for what she believes in at all cost. I rooted for her from beginning to end because she never disappointed me or made me regret rooting for her. In this sequel, Kitty's stubbornness (which I already knew was a weakness of hers) was unbelievably irritating. I have no problem with characters being headstrong and breaking the rules for the greater good, but there were many times where her obstinacy became stupidity.
To continue, I wasn't feeling the romance between Kitty and Benjy. I just didn't feel like it fit in this book. Sometimes it felt like Carter was trying too hard to make me care about Benjy, and he's nice and all, but he's one of those characters that I wouldn't mind if they died because if anything, he's more of a liability to Kitty than any real help. But I guess he needs to be around if he's gonna be used as a bargaining chip over Kitty all the time.
The plot was fast paced as in the first book, but I wasn't quite as sucked in by the events that happened. I didn't care for any of the new characters that were introduced. Most of them were one time coconuts meant for exposition. I like the
I don't know...I hope the last book is better. I'm disappointed.
I liked the novel and the plot lines. Aimée Carter answered some questions but also left us with enough new questions for the next book.
I really liked Knox, and his development, but Kitty sometimes annoyed me. One line kept coming back in the book: "Before I could stop myself, I said.." I would like to get to know Benjy better, so I can start rooting for Kitty and Benjy. It's not a great literary novel, but it was definitely entertaining, and Aimée Carter created a world that seems realistic.
I really liked Knox, and his development, but Kitty sometimes annoyed me. One line kept coming back in the book: "Before I could stop myself, I said.." I would like to get to know Benjy better, so I can start rooting for Kitty and Benjy. It's not a great literary novel, but it was definitely entertaining, and Aimée Carter created a world that seems realistic.
Received from publisher in exchange for an honest review
Originally at The Secret Life of a Bookworm
I absolutely loved Pawn when I read it last year, so I was super excited for the release of Captive! I had a quick read of the Pawn recap over on Recaptains - just to refresh my memory because I couldn't remember everything that had happened. As soon as I started reading Captive, I was pulled straight back into Kitty's world. I was dying to know what was going to happen after the cliffhanger at the end of Pawn.
I'm not a huge fan of Kitty as a main character. Honestly, she bugs me. She's so naive and constantly ruining everything. She's got a big mouth and needs to learn when to keep it shut. She was causing all sorts of problems for Knox and herself, and ended up putting herself and others in danger. I could have gave her a slap a few times. But there were times when I did like her. She did show her strength a few times throughout the book and she knows how to stand her ground. So even though I'm not a huge fan of hers, she's not all bad.
Captive was packed full of action. Honestly, the action started pretty quickly and so did the twists! I never expected half the stuff that happened in this book - especially what happened to Kitty quite early on in the book. That was a shock! But everything that happened in this book was for a reason. And even though it made me hate Knox for a while, it was totally worth it just for the jaw-dropping twists.
I loved that we got to explore Elsewhere in Captive. I was quite excited to see what actually went on in the prison, and it was pretty brutal. It's nothing like what I'd expected. There were times when it actually didn't seems so bad, but there were also times that I was left sickened by what I'd read.
Aimee Carter definitely knows how to throw twists at you, and the end of this book is full of them! It's also full of nail-biting action that had me on the edge of my seat. My heart was racing and I was frantically reading trying to find out what was going to happen.
Yet again, Carter ended on a killer of a cliffhanger! And this one was even more of a killer than the first one! It was a major "Oh my god!" moment and I'm dying to know how it's going to affect Kitty, Knox and the rest of the Blackcoat's, because it's definitely going to have a huge impact on them.
Overall, Captive was a fantastic follow up to Pawn. I think I loved this one even more than the first book and now I'm dying to get my hands on Queen and find out how everything it going to end!
Originally at The Secret Life of a Bookworm
I absolutely loved Pawn when I read it last year, so I was super excited for the release of Captive! I had a quick read of the Pawn recap over on Recaptains - just to refresh my memory because I couldn't remember everything that had happened. As soon as I started reading Captive, I was pulled straight back into Kitty's world. I was dying to know what was going to happen after the cliffhanger at the end of Pawn.
I'm not a huge fan of Kitty as a main character. Honestly, she bugs me. She's so naive and constantly ruining everything. She's got a big mouth and needs to learn when to keep it shut. She was causing all sorts of problems for Knox and herself, and ended up putting herself and others in danger. I could have gave her a slap a few times. But there were times when I did like her. She did show her strength a few times throughout the book and she knows how to stand her ground. So even though I'm not a huge fan of hers, she's not all bad.
Captive was packed full of action. Honestly, the action started pretty quickly and so did the twists! I never expected half the stuff that happened in this book - especially what happened to Kitty quite early on in the book. That was a shock! But everything that happened in this book was for a reason. And even though it made me hate Knox for a while, it was totally worth it just for the jaw-dropping twists.
I loved that we got to explore Elsewhere in Captive. I was quite excited to see what actually went on in the prison, and it was pretty brutal. It's nothing like what I'd expected. There were times when it actually didn't seems so bad, but there were also times that I was left sickened by what I'd read.
Aimee Carter definitely knows how to throw twists at you, and the end of this book is full of them! It's also full of nail-biting action that had me on the edge of my seat. My heart was racing and I was frantically reading trying to find out what was going to happen.
Yet again, Carter ended on a killer of a cliffhanger! And this one was even more of a killer than the first one! It was a major "Oh my god!" moment and I'm dying to know how it's going to affect Kitty, Knox and the rest of the Blackcoat's, because it's definitely going to have a huge impact on them.
Overall, Captive was a fantastic follow up to Pawn. I think I loved this one even more than the first book and now I'm dying to get my hands on Queen and find out how everything it going to end!
Mir hat der zweite Band SO viel besser gefallen, als der erste!
Did a sufficient job of making me anxious for the next book in the series!!
Looking forward to this book, thinking it would be a good read. Here's the thing, I like the way the author writes, just the content and the plot wasn't that enjoyable! The main character was whiny and frustrating, she tossed about and never really committing to either side of this whole thing. It got old with that. I wanted to enjoy the book, but it just wasn't something I got into! I was hoping the plot would pick up, but it was a little gruesome at times, and didn't love the whole masked thing either!
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Pawn was one of my favourite books of 2013. Aimee Carter's first dystopian book just made me fall even more in love with both her and the dystopian genre. I couldn't wait to get my hands of the second installment, Captive. Captive was completely different to what I expected, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as Pawn but it was still a great installment of The Blackcoat Rebellion series.
Kitty's life has changed so drastically since her test. The past two months she has been living a lie. Pretending to be someone else and all she wants is her old life back so she can be with the one she loves. But Kitty's story is not over after a major revelation forces her life to go in a direction she never imagined. But as she deals with the terrible can she get through it?
Captive took a turn that I never expected, and to be honest I still don't understand why Aimee decided to do it. I still don't get why it was necessary and what the point of it was. Personally I feel like Captive most definitely has 'middle book syndrome.' It was good but not much of much importance happened. It was a lot slower paced and I think that the whole book could have fit into just a few chapters and then got on to the more important storyline. To me, Captive was very much just a stepping stone building up to what is going to happen in the final book of the series.
Kitty ended up really annoying me in this one. She just seemed so different to the Kitty we grew to love in the first book. I found her irritating and I felt like all she did thorughout the whole book was moan and complain about herself, how hard up she was and how sad she was about not being with Benjy. Just get a grip, you've dealt your cards... now play them!
I still loved Captive and there were some twists that really had me shocked as I never saw them coming. I most definitely liked Pawn much better but Captive has me really looking forward to the final installment in the series, Queen. Although Captive was not as addictive, fast-paced or as good as Pawn it was a necessary step to get to where we need to be. I can't wait to see how it all ends.
Pawn was one of my favourite books of 2013. Aimee Carter's first dystopian book just made me fall even more in love with both her and the dystopian genre. I couldn't wait to get my hands of the second installment, Captive. Captive was completely different to what I expected, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as Pawn but it was still a great installment of The Blackcoat Rebellion series.
Kitty's life has changed so drastically since her test. The past two months she has been living a lie. Pretending to be someone else and all she wants is her old life back so she can be with the one she loves. But Kitty's story is not over after a major revelation forces her life to go in a direction she never imagined. But as she deals with the terrible can she get through it?
Captive took a turn that I never expected, and to be honest I still don't understand why Aimee decided to do it. I still don't get why it was necessary and what the point of it was. Personally I feel like Captive most definitely has 'middle book syndrome.' It was good but not much of much importance happened. It was a lot slower paced and I think that the whole book could have fit into just a few chapters and then got on to the more important storyline. To me, Captive was very much just a stepping stone building up to what is going to happen in the final book of the series.
Kitty ended up really annoying me in this one. She just seemed so different to the Kitty we grew to love in the first book. I found her irritating and I felt like all she did thorughout the whole book was moan and complain about herself, how hard up she was and how sad she was about not being with Benjy. Just get a grip, you've dealt your cards... now play them!
I still loved Captive and there were some twists that really had me shocked as I never saw them coming. I most definitely liked Pawn much better but Captive has me really looking forward to the final installment in the series, Queen. Although Captive was not as addictive, fast-paced or as good as Pawn it was a necessary step to get to where we need to be. I can't wait to see how it all ends.