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bridgetteramirez's review against another edition
4.0
This was actually a good ending to a quick and enjoyable series.
bianca89279's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars
The release of Capture on Mothers' Day was the perfect present! Thank you, Penny! I was so frustrated about having to wait to find out what happens next ... Of course, once I realised my pre-order was ready for download, I quickly stopped what I was doing and started reading. And I had to finish it in one sitting, so now I'm tired and grumpy as I didn't get much sleep last night, but I'm also happy I've finished the novel.
I have to say that while I thought Kaitlyn was magnificently awesome, I wasn't a big fan of Martin, as I wasn't that keen on his entitled, domineering personality, but his interest in Kaitlyn sure redeemed him somewhat.
But in Capture, he becomes (almost) a new man, a better man, which let's face it, it doesn't happen in reality, but I guess that's why we read these books. What is it they say: women dream men will change, and men hope that women never will? :-) But Kaitlyn changes a bit as well, she becomes less sheltered and makes important decisions based on what's good for her and not on what everyone expects of her. In the process, she becomes happier and more self assured and she's got Martin's bluntness to thank for that.
So yes, this was the perfect love story, where two perfectly imperfect people come together, and by being together they become the best versions of themselves. Big sigh...
Thank you, Penny Reid for yet another wonderful love story. But PLEAAASSEEE no more books split in 2-3 volumes! With all due respect, I hate this practice! I understand the marketing/financial reasoning for it, but still, I am not a big fan! I don't even like it in movies, but it could also be because most movies that have 2, 3, 4 after them are ludicrous and hurt my intelligence (I noticed the Europeans and other non-Hollywood film makers never indulge in the practice).
So, to conclude my review/drivel: I love Penny Reid's writing style and the female characters she creates so much, I even endured the excruciating wait for each volume to be released. Also, Kaitlyn is now officially my favourite female character of all Penny Reid books!!!
I can't wait for the next Penny Reid novel!
Recommended:: To everyone who enjoys reading books with strong, quirky female characters.
Cover: 5 stars
The release of Capture on Mothers' Day was the perfect present! Thank you, Penny! I was so frustrated about having to wait to find out what happens next ... Of course, once I realised my pre-order was ready for download, I quickly stopped what I was doing and started reading. And I had to finish it in one sitting, so now I'm tired and grumpy as I didn't get much sleep last night, but I'm also happy I've finished the novel.
I have to say that while I thought Kaitlyn was magnificently awesome, I wasn't a big fan of Martin, as I wasn't that keen on his entitled, domineering personality, but his interest in Kaitlyn sure redeemed him somewhat.
But in Capture, he becomes (almost) a new man, a better man, which let's face it, it doesn't happen in reality, but I guess that's why we read these books. What is it they say: women dream men will change, and men hope that women never will? :-) But Kaitlyn changes a bit as well, she becomes less sheltered and makes important decisions based on what's good for her and not on what everyone expects of her. In the process, she becomes happier and more self assured and she's got Martin's bluntness to thank for that.
So yes, this was the perfect love story, where two perfectly imperfect people come together, and by being together they become the best versions of themselves. Big sigh...
Thank you, Penny Reid for yet another wonderful love story. But PLEAAASSEEE no more books split in 2-3 volumes! With all due respect, I hate this practice! I understand the marketing/financial reasoning for it, but still, I am not a big fan! I don't even like it in movies, but it could also be because most movies that have 2, 3, 4 after them are ludicrous and hurt my intelligence (I noticed the Europeans and other non-Hollywood film makers never indulge in the practice).
So, to conclude my review/drivel: I love Penny Reid's writing style and the female characters she creates so much, I even endured the excruciating wait for each volume to be released. Also, Kaitlyn is now officially my favourite female character of all Penny Reid books!!!
I can't wait for the next Penny Reid novel!
Recommended:: To everyone who enjoys reading books with strong, quirky female characters.
Cover: 5 stars
jro14x's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! What an amazing end to a fabulous story! Below will have spoilers for the previous books so read with caution.
I really liked that Kaitlyn stuck to her guns after her decisions to break up with Martin. Were there mistakes on both side of the relationship? Yes, but it's so refreshing to see a NA where the girl doesn't fold at the first sign of conflict with the hero. I loved the continued exploration of personal fulfillment vs. the good of the whole. I think this an important issue facing the 20-30 somethings, and I really liked how that conversation happened between Martin and Kaitlyn. I loved seeing Kaitlyn and her mother come to a new understanding of their relationship. Parent-child relationships can often become cartoonish, either sickeningly perfect or horrifyingly terrible and the cause for some emotional defect in a main character. Kaitlyn and her mother had to work to understand each other, but it was obvious that the love on both sides would carry them through. Finally, the grovel. Ohhhhhh, what good grovel this book has! Martin has a lot to make up for, but by the end of this book, I believed he was ready to change and own up to his mistakes.
Despite my caution with the NA genre as a whole, I 110% recommend this series! It's smart, it's witty, it's sexy, and it touches your heart. What else could you want?
I really liked that Kaitlyn stuck to her guns after her decisions to break up with Martin. Were there mistakes on both side of the relationship? Yes, but it's so refreshing to see a NA where the girl doesn't fold at the first sign of conflict with the hero. I loved the continued exploration of personal fulfillment vs. the good of the whole. I think this an important issue facing the 20-30 somethings, and I really liked how that conversation happened between Martin and Kaitlyn. I loved seeing Kaitlyn and her mother come to a new understanding of their relationship. Parent-child relationships can often become cartoonish, either sickeningly perfect or horrifyingly terrible and the cause for some emotional defect in a main character. Kaitlyn and her mother had to work to understand each other, but it was obvious that the love on both sides would carry them through. Finally, the grovel. Ohhhhhh, what good grovel this book has! Martin has a lot to make up for, but by the end of this book, I believed he was ready to change and own up to his mistakes.
Despite my caution with the NA genre as a whole, I 110% recommend this series! It's smart, it's witty, it's sexy, and it touches your heart. What else could you want?
s3c0ndbreakfast's review against another edition
3.0
This series is my least favorite of Penny's. It is still a good read!
vickyyyy's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful ending and (for me) the best part of the series <3
sammishgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Once again a Penny Reid book took over my life, and I completely ignored my family until it was finished. So, so good. I loved the way the characters changed and grew, and that the breakup was useful, and not just a misunderstanding that led to wasted time when they could have been together (as it so often is in romance novels).
I would buy and read Penny Reid's entire body of work, except
1) My family appreciates seeing and interacting with me from time to time
2) Emotionally, I feel like a wrung-out washcloth after so many of her books (in a good way!), and I need time to recover in between.
I would buy and read Penny Reid's entire body of work, except
1) My family appreciates seeing and interacting with me from time to time
2) Emotionally, I feel like a wrung-out washcloth after so many of her books (in a good way!), and I need time to recover in between.
ladybalbuena's review against another edition
3.0
Cute ending but My expectations were not met. And I loved the first 2 books
joyousreads132's review against another edition
4.0
Two hours of sleep. Yep. Two hours. This book is crack.
thatashgirl83's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this series. The nerd humor worked for me. The whole Sam and Frodo discussion was fun
yazzy101's review against another edition
4.0
This was a 1000x easier to finish then the other book, and it has gotten me back into reading. I'm excited to read another book, and have completely forgotten why I was even in a lull in the first place.
Kaitlyn and Martin reunite in this book. And I know that everyone of you know how this book is going to end. with them together. you simply can't have a romance book like this and the two main characters - who are 'meant to be' - not end up together. It's not even a spoiler, really. It really is quite obvious. The real mystery is in the how they get back together. Which is what kept me going. It did take the whole book for them to get together, I will spoil that much.
Martin grows and changes in the many months that they have been apart, and continues to do so with the help and inspiration of Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn has also changed, she's come out of her shell, left the closet behind and embrace her passions and her music. She and Martin are happy where they are in their lives, but they have a hole in their chest which they need the other to fill.
I loved this book, it was captivating. Even with the constant bombarding of emotions every time Martin did something. I feel like this is one of the first books that is well written enough to have this much emotion without being completely whiny and not wanting to stop reading because I can't handle how pathetic I feel either character is. However, the was a bit at the end, where I really hated how obtuse and blind Kaitlyn was to Martin. Like seriously, so many hints it was painfully obvious - literally to read because it was so completely obvious and she was just so blind to it.
We also got to learnt the answers to all the questions their break-up left us wanting, Martin explained himself and so did she, so they where both on the same page. And if I'm being brutally honest, this book could have been a chapter long if they didn't dance around their/each others feelings for so long, like if they had just been, at the start of the book, hey I'm still in love with you, this whole book would have been redundant.
Kaitlyn and Martin reunite in this book. And I know that everyone of you know how this book is going to end. with them together. you simply can't have a romance book like this and the two main characters - who are 'meant to be' - not end up together. It's not even a spoiler, really. It really is quite obvious. The real mystery is in the how they get back together. Which is what kept me going. It did take the whole book for them to get together, I will spoil that much.
Martin grows and changes in the many months that they have been apart, and continues to do so with the help and inspiration of Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn has also changed, she's come out of her shell, left the closet behind and embrace her passions and her music. She and Martin are happy where they are in their lives, but they have a hole in their chest which they need the other to fill.
I loved this book, it was captivating. Even with the constant bombarding of emotions every time Martin did something. I feel like this is one of the first books that is well written enough to have this much emotion without being completely whiny and not wanting to stop reading because I can't handle how pathetic I feel either character is. However, the was a bit at the end, where I really hated how obtuse and blind Kaitlyn was to Martin. Like seriously, so many hints it was painfully obvious - literally to read because it was so completely obvious and she was just so blind to it.
We also got to learnt the answers to all the questions their break-up left us wanting, Martin explained himself and so did she, so they where both on the same page. And if I'm being brutally honest, this book could have been a chapter long if they didn't dance around their/each others feelings for so long, like if they had just been, at the start of the book, hey I'm still in love with you, this whole book would have been redundant.