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Damn this book was something else. I really can't find words to describe it. My feelings ran from horrified to excited in a matter of seconds. It was definitely a roller coaster of emotions. Some parts were truly disturbing. At some point i thought that i may be a little disturbed myself to enjoy a book like this one so damn much. And how messed up is it that i really liked Caleb,huh? I can't wait to read the next book.
Oh WoW!. This book kept me reading way into the night. I was even sneaking the occasional read at work. I know I'm supposed to hate Caleb because he's this awful person doing these terrible things to Olivia but... I just can't do it. Through glimpses of his past, I saw he was just a victim too. Though it's no excuse for the misery he's putting another innocent girl through.
And Olivia... I love this girl. She's strong, sassy and a fighter. This is the kind of woman I always want to read about. This story was a breath of fresh air after reading (and not finishing) Consequences. Thoughts of escaping was never far from her mind. This is how a real kidnapped person reacts! She fights like hell and does not roll over and take it.
Even though it seems impossible at this point, I'm definitely rooting for this couple. I want things to work out and am actually hoping for a happy ending. Somehow. Looking forward to the next book.
I will not hesitate to read anything else from this author. Fantastic writing!
And Olivia... I love this girl. She's strong, sassy and a fighter. This is the kind of woman I always want to read about. This story was a breath of fresh air after reading (and not finishing) Consequences. Thoughts of escaping was never far from her mind. This is how a real kidnapped person reacts! She fights like hell and does not roll over and take it.
Even though it seems impossible at this point, I'm definitely rooting for this couple. I want things to work out and am actually hoping for a happy ending. Somehow. Looking forward to the next book.
I will not hesitate to read anything else from this author. Fantastic writing!
I’m not sure what to say about this book… I enjoyed it and feel like I shouldn’t have.
Livvie is kidnapped by Caleb who has the intention of breaking and rebuilding her into a sex slave. My reaction should be pretty cut and dry, right? Love and empathize with the heroine, despise the villain. Only it’s not that cut and dry, it’s not that black and white. Talk about fifty shades of grey… which, incidentally, led me to this book in the first place. While I did empathize with Livvie, at times I felt even more for Caleb. There was no excuse for what he did but I could see, through the retelling of his childhood and life up to this point, how he got to where he did. And I wanted him to be a good person…. I wanted him to just up and change and be the perfect prince, saving the heroine. But saving her from whom? It was his fists, his belt, his violence… he was her hell. And something else…
This book is disturbing, thought-provoking and made me feel uncomfortable. That’s why I enjoyed it. It’s not easily defined. I can’t put it into a proper review. I still don’t know, a week after finishing it, how I really felt about it. There was a lot of violence in this book but laced throughout was a sort of hope, for the characters and the reader.
It’s the first of a trilogy and I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next one, due to be published in September.
Livvie is kidnapped by Caleb who has the intention of breaking and rebuilding her into a sex slave. My reaction should be pretty cut and dry, right? Love and empathize with the heroine, despise the villain. Only it’s not that cut and dry, it’s not that black and white. Talk about fifty shades of grey… which, incidentally, led me to this book in the first place. While I did empathize with Livvie, at times I felt even more for Caleb. There was no excuse for what he did but I could see, through the retelling of his childhood and life up to this point, how he got to where he did. And I wanted him to be a good person…. I wanted him to just up and change and be the perfect prince, saving the heroine. But saving her from whom? It was his fists, his belt, his violence… he was her hell. And something else…
This book is disturbing, thought-provoking and made me feel uncomfortable. That’s why I enjoyed it. It’s not easily defined. I can’t put it into a proper review. I still don’t know, a week after finishing it, how I really felt about it. There was a lot of violence in this book but laced throughout was a sort of hope, for the characters and the reader.
It’s the first of a trilogy and I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next one, due to be published in September.
The story is dark and just down right sad but I want Livvie to fight and come out a stronger person so I couldn't put it down.
Livvie is taken captive by Caleb who needs to train her to become a sex slave in a short amount of time. He needs Livvie to be his best slave yet because he plans to sell her at auction. The person who he intends to buy her is his target not just for the sale but to kill.
The lines between slave and master become blurry at times but at others are more than clear. Is Livvie being brain washed... or awaken? The book is intense but amazing.
Livvie is taken captive by Caleb who needs to train her to become a sex slave in a short amount of time. He needs Livvie to be his best slave yet because he plans to sell her at auction. The person who he intends to buy her is his target not just for the sale but to kill.
The lines between slave and master become blurry at times but at others are more than clear. Is Livvie being brain washed... or awaken? The book is intense but amazing.
You know, I read this book nearly two years ago. When I finished it, I wasn't even capable of writing a review. I didn't have the words.
I've thought about this book many times since then. Without fail, every time I think of it, I'm filled with rage and horror. Rage towards the author. To write a book about kidnapping, rape, torture, and sex trafficking - and then turn it into a "love" story? Deplorable. No excuses. This (and books like this - I'm assuming there are some, though I'm not looking to read them) can only do harm to the REAL victims of sex trafficking. Romanticizing this real-life horror only serves to make people think, "well, it's not so bad" or "hey, that's kinda sexy". Yes, it is that bad, and no, it is not sexy. Not even a little bit.
The horror comes from the Goodreads (and Amazon) ratings and reviews. When this book comes to mind, I nearly always check back in, hoping that the masses will have had a "what the hell was I thinking?" moment and changed their 5 star reviews. I'm always let down, and always made to worry, again, about the state of humanity. There's nothing romantic about this book. There's nothing swoon-worthy about the "hero", Caleb (ick, that hurt to type). He is a monster, plain and simple. Only a monster would kidnap a teenage girl on her way to school, beat her, rape her, sodomize her, and then plan to sell her into sexual slavery. I don't give two shits about his troubled past. I give even less shits that he starts to care about her (after the above mentioned rape, sodomy, torture, etc). It doesn't matter - it doesn't excuse the author's attempt at making this into yet another "he had a troubled past, aww, I forgive him and love him" type romance.
No. Just...no. *rage face*
I've thought about this book many times since then. Without fail, every time I think of it, I'm filled with rage and horror. Rage towards the author. To write a book about kidnapping, rape, torture, and sex trafficking - and then turn it into a "love" story? Deplorable. No excuses. This (and books like this - I'm assuming there are some, though I'm not looking to read them) can only do harm to the REAL victims of sex trafficking. Romanticizing this real-life horror only serves to make people think, "well, it's not so bad" or "hey, that's kinda sexy". Yes, it is that bad, and no, it is not sexy. Not even a little bit.
The horror comes from the Goodreads (and Amazon) ratings and reviews. When this book comes to mind, I nearly always check back in, hoping that the masses will have had a "what the hell was I thinking?" moment and changed their 5 star reviews. I'm always let down, and always made to worry, again, about the state of humanity. There's nothing romantic about this book. There's nothing swoon-worthy about the "hero", Caleb (ick, that hurt to type). He is a monster, plain and simple. Only a monster would kidnap a teenage girl on her way to school, beat her, rape her, sodomize her, and then plan to sell her into sexual slavery. I don't give two shits about his troubled past. I give even less shits that he starts to care about her (after the above mentioned rape, sodomy, torture, etc). It doesn't matter - it doesn't excuse the author's attempt at making this into yet another "he had a troubled past, aww, I forgive him and love him" type romance.
No. Just...no. *rage face*
I tried really hard to not enjoy this book... But failed miserably in my attempts to not like it.It was a total 360 from what I normally read.
I actually read this earlier this year (can't remember the date, but it was sometime in April. I'm marking it as read for May).
I don't think I can understand how anyone thinks of this as romantic. Reading this was like having all of my fingernails removed Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni style. Short version: it was not good. I'm not just talking about the objectionable content.
I'll write a more comprehensive review later. I'm sure it'll break the character limit, but I just haven't had the energy to write this one review...yet.
I don't think I can understand how anyone thinks of this as romantic. Reading this was like having all of my fingernails removed Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni style. Short version: it was not good. I'm not just talking about the objectionable content.
I'll write a more comprehensive review later. I'm sure it'll break the character limit, but I just haven't had the energy to write this one review...yet.
Just what I was looking for - dark, twisted,intense story with broken characters, dangerous situations and story so intense it was impossible to put down.
Now this is exactly what I expected -and never got- from Fifty Shades of Grey. Fortunately, this book delivered everything FSoG failed to.
Captive in the Dark made me question my sanity and I loved it for that. I shouldn't feel so attached to Kitten and I shouldn't enjoy reading about all the things Caleb did to her in that dark room.
It was wrong. Everything he did was so wrong. What she felt, what she feels for him is wrong. My mind keeps telling me that. BUT...
I fu..ing loved it!!!
Every word of it, every twisted scene and every dark emotion. It made me feel crazy, scared, conflicted and hot and I want more. Can't wait to see what's next for Caleb and Kitten. I only hope next book will be as good as this one was.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes