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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
Not as impressed with this as I thought I would be. =/ A full review to come later.
So I got bored and asked AI to suggest a book. This was the one it chose. I started it this morning and finished at 7pm. What a rollercoaster of a book. The author made me feel so many emotions, and I even laughed in places. Will I read the best book... who knows!
Guys… To everyone who recommended this to me - lose my number
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