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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
3 starts from me purely because it took me a while to get into it.
It wasn't really my sort of book. It was well written and of course made me think 'what if' when imagining if this happened in real life.
In general a bit to dark for me. That's not to say don't read it as I'm well aware others loved it.
Having said that I finished it and will read the rest in the series to see how it all ends.
It wasn't really my sort of book. It was well written and of course made me think 'what if' when imagining if this happened in real life.
In general a bit to dark for me. That's not to say don't read it as I'm well aware others loved it.
Having said that I finished it and will read the rest in the series to see how it all ends.
I wasn't sure to like Caleb or not. the whole time I was reading this book, I kept thinking "this is so wrong..." but I was hooked!
I opened this on a whim, hoping for something sexy and dark. But this was just sad. There was no consensual non-consent, it was just non-consent human trafficking.
She's kidnapped by a guy who's supposed to be training her as a sex slave but is attracted to her himself. This actually didn't bother me, I'm ok with this plot if you make the hero redeemable (I've read too much dark Dramione fanfic lol).
But halfway through, the plot goes over-the-top bonkers — she escapes, and the new guy who saves her hands her over to his friends who try to rape her. Idk I started skimming bc I was mad.
Ends on a cliffhanger, but I'm not going to read pt 2.
She's kidnapped by a guy who's supposed to be training her as a sex slave but is attracted to her himself. This actually didn't bother me, I'm ok with this plot if you make the hero redeemable (I've read too much dark Dramione fanfic lol).
But halfway through, the plot goes over-the-top bonkers — she escapes, and the new guy who saves her hands her over to his friends who try to rape her. Idk I started skimming bc I was mad.
Ends on a cliffhanger, but I'm not going to read pt 2.
4.5 Stars!!
I am so completely torn. I had it in my library for a week before I had the courage to open it and read it. I was right to be hesitant. This is not a happy story, this story is dark and tortured.
The most true quote that struck me the most in the book said, "This isn't a romance. You're not a damsel in distress and I'm not the handsome prince come to save you."
If you're looking for a romance, this isn't it. Or it shouldn't be... as confusing as it is. Seeing things from her point of view was eye opening to say the least. It left me feeling confused not knowing whether I wanted her with Caleb or not because of the awful things he's done. I can say it shed light on people who may have Stockholm's Syndrome that I never understood before. The writing is so wonderful. I can say now that I won't let the next book sit on my shelf for a week. I have to know what happens.
"A very strange thing was happening inside me: an awareness as basic and simplistic as male and female, masculine and feminine, hard and soft, predator and prey. Yes I was terrified. But there was also this undercurrent of something very vaguely familiar. Lust?
I am so completely torn. I had it in my library for a week before I had the courage to open it and read it. I was right to be hesitant. This is not a happy story, this story is dark and tortured.
The most true quote that struck me the most in the book said, "This isn't a romance. You're not a damsel in distress and I'm not the handsome prince come to save you."
If you're looking for a romance, this isn't it. Or it shouldn't be... as confusing as it is. Seeing things from her point of view was eye opening to say the least. It left me feeling confused not knowing whether I wanted her with Caleb or not because of the awful things he's done. I can say it shed light on people who may have Stockholm's Syndrome that I never understood before. The writing is so wonderful. I can say now that I won't let the next book sit on my shelf for a week. I have to know what happens.
This book has been reviewed, a lot, and reviewed well. (Though I am partial to my lovely Paula's take on it. I'm biased, I admit.) But, for the sake of not simply saying 'Read it! You'll be a lot of things after, but disappointed won't be one of them', here is my two cents:
Captive in the Dark is a mercurial novel. That is the best way I can think to describe it. As you read it, your feelings and opinions are constantly changing—always in a state of flux. It tears you apart then builds you up. It turns you on and then turns you WAY off. It makes you hate Caleb and then he nestles inside your heart. The only constant is Livvie. No matter what she feels, right or wrong, you're there with her. You don't - can't - judge her or her emotions or her actions. You just can’t.
I absolutely loved how Miz Roberts managed to constantly have my guts twisting and my heart pitter-pattering. I was up and then I was down. I was excited and then horrified. There was no resting, no peace. And there were long stretches I actually forgot to breathe.
This is not a book you want to miss. Don’t pass it over, even if it scares you. Read it.
Favorite Quote:
-- A Romantic Book Affairs Review.
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Captive in the Dark is a mercurial novel. That is the best way I can think to describe it. As you read it, your feelings and opinions are constantly changing—always in a state of flux. It tears you apart then builds you up. It turns you on and then turns you WAY off. It makes you hate Caleb and then he nestles inside your heart. The only constant is Livvie. No matter what she feels, right or wrong, you're there with her. You don't - can't - judge her or her emotions or her actions. You just can’t.
I absolutely loved how Miz Roberts managed to constantly have my guts twisting and my heart pitter-pattering. I was up and then I was down. I was excited and then horrified. There was no resting, no peace. And there were long stretches I actually forgot to breathe.
This is not a book you want to miss. Don’t pass it over, even if it scares you. Read it.
Favorite Quote:
I wanted to stay here forever, held tight to his chest, his fingers stroking my hair, his heart beating against my ear: you're-safe, trust-me, love-you. Love. Did I want him to love me? Yes. I wanted someone to love me.
-- A Romantic Book Affairs Review.
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dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Excuse me, but I am not sure I was supposed to like this book that much. My emotions are all over the place right now. Seriously, I am not sure what I am supposed to be feeling. I am feeling all kinds of stuff right now and I am not sure I should be.
Amazing, troubling, seriously dark and completely hit me to my core. When I was done I immediately bought Seduced in the Dark. And both books are engraved into me.
Olivia Ruiz is an amazingly strong young woman. And I like to think that anyone who would be put in her situation would have her survival skills.
Olivia is kidnapped and from the moment she wakes up and realizes what is happening to her she is literally kept in the dark. For reasons unknown to her she has been taken, and the only thing she is told is that if she is good and obeys she will be ok. Only she's not ok with that. This girl is a fighter and she fights her kidnapper physically and verbally. But she pays for disobedience dearly. She is whipped, goes without food,humiliated and is sexually abused. But even through this, she refuses to be broken.
Caleb is a man on a mission. He seeks revenge on an extreamly wealthy and powerful man who destroyed his life at a very young age. Revenge is all Caleb knows, and Livvie is his way at taking down the man who took Cables life from him.
This is one of those books that I don't want to give too much away, and you really just have to read the story for yourself. I found Captive in the Dark while searching for my next book to read, I kept it on my kindle for a quite a while. I wasn't sure it was something I could could read, or wanted to read. It had been given such good reviews, and I thought really?? A story about a girl that is kidnapped to for the sole purpose to be trained as a sex slave. But here I am giving it 5 stars. The characters in this book are evil bastards. With the exception of Livvie. There were times I wanted to scream at my kindle, only to turn around to find myself crying, to turn right around and yell at Caleb for being such a cruel bastard. I sat there the whole time wondering, how can this man have any redeeming qualities? How am I suppose to root for him when he's the bad guy? But through out the book you learn about Caleb's past and why he is the way he is. That's one thing I loved about this book is that you get to see it through both Livvie and Caleb's point of view (and it's not confusing). It is so well written, I honestly didn't want to put it down. And I have to say this, if you have read Fifty Shades of Grey, or books of the like this is not in the same category. There are no safe words. There are no contracts. There are no soft or hard limits. For Livvie, there is just survival. So if that's what you are looking for, pass on this book. This is a very dark story about messed up, screwed up characters looking for redemption. Not to say that there aren't some steamy scenes, but there not all gonna make you swoon. So if you think this is something you handle then I highly recommend this book.
Olivia Ruiz is an amazingly strong young woman. And I like to think that anyone who would be put in her situation would have her survival skills.
Olivia is kidnapped and from the moment she wakes up and realizes what is happening to her she is literally kept in the dark. For reasons unknown to her she has been taken, and the only thing she is told is that if she is good and obeys she will be ok. Only she's not ok with that. This girl is a fighter and she fights her kidnapper physically and verbally. But she pays for disobedience dearly. She is whipped, goes without food,humiliated and is sexually abused. But even through this, she refuses to be broken.
Caleb is a man on a mission. He seeks revenge on an extreamly wealthy and powerful man who destroyed his life at a very young age. Revenge is all Caleb knows, and Livvie is his way at taking down the man who took Cables life from him.
This is one of those books that I don't want to give too much away, and you really just have to read the story for yourself. I found Captive in the Dark while searching for my next book to read, I kept it on my kindle for a quite a while. I wasn't sure it was something I could could read, or wanted to read. It had been given such good reviews, and I thought really?? A story about a girl that is kidnapped to for the sole purpose to be trained as a sex slave. But here I am giving it 5 stars. The characters in this book are evil bastards. With the exception of Livvie. There were times I wanted to scream at my kindle, only to turn around to find myself crying, to turn right around and yell at Caleb for being such a cruel bastard. I sat there the whole time wondering, how can this man have any redeeming qualities? How am I suppose to root for him when he's the bad guy? But through out the book you learn about Caleb's past and why he is the way he is. That's one thing I loved about this book is that you get to see it through both Livvie and Caleb's point of view (and it's not confusing). It is so well written, I honestly didn't want to put it down. And I have to say this, if you have read Fifty Shades of Grey, or books of the like this is not in the same category. There are no safe words. There are no contracts. There are no soft or hard limits. For Livvie, there is just survival. So if that's what you are looking for, pass on this book. This is a very dark story about messed up, screwed up characters looking for redemption. Not to say that there aren't some steamy scenes, but there not all gonna make you swoon. So if you think this is something you handle then I highly recommend this book.
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