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A review by jess_justmaybeperfect
Captured by Beverly Jenkins
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Set during the American revolution, Captured tells the story of a woman taken prisoner by a pirate.
She’s brilliant, kind, lovely, and a selfless mother who walks 24 miles per week to visit her children who were sold away by her disgusting mistress.
He is, of course, much more that a private. He’s a leader, a lover of women, an anti slavery crusader, fiercely protective, and extremely talented in the bedroom (n*pple play count is obviously high).
He’s also head over heels in love. So is she.
Captured is about safety, love, building community, family, vengeance, trust, truth, and hope. And it’s an adventure.
Like many a Jenkins novel the villains are extra villainy, the stakes are higher than you could guess, men are ridiculous and awesome, women speak their minds, and there is (in addition to the one that brings them together) a kidnapping.
My favorite Beverly Jenkins so far.
She’s brilliant, kind, lovely, and a selfless mother who walks 24 miles per week to visit her children who were sold away by her disgusting mistress.
He is, of course, much more that a private. He’s a leader, a lover of women, an anti slavery crusader, fiercely protective, and extremely talented in the bedroom (n*pple play count is obviously high).
He’s also head over heels in love. So is she.
Captured is about safety, love, building community, family, vengeance, trust, truth, and hope. And it’s an adventure.
Like many a Jenkins novel the villains are extra villainy, the stakes are higher than you could guess, men are ridiculous and awesome, women speak their minds, and there is (in addition to the one that brings them together) a kidnapping.
My favorite Beverly Jenkins so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and War