jfontaine 's review for:

The Prisoner by B.A. Paris

4.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The Prisoner is a captivating thriller about a young woman kidnapped and isolated with her dangerous husband. Following the death of her beloved father, Amelie moves to London at 17 to try to make it on her own. Thanks to a chance encounter with Caroline, she has a friend, a job, and a safe home. Flash forward to a few years later and she's fully enveloped by Caroline's friends and has another new job working for billionaire Ned Hawthorne at his magazine, Her friends try to warn her of Ned's manipulative behavior, but he isolates her on a so-called work trip to Las Vegas. She returns from Vegas with no phone, no computer, no way of accessing her beloved friends, and married to Ned. Their marriage is meant to be a business arrangement, but it becomes obvious that it's much more than that  when he refuses to let her leave their home. The story alternates between the past and the present - the present in which Amelie is held prisoner in an entirely dark room with only a mattress and a small bathroom. She doesn't know who her captors are, but she knows she may be safer with them than she is with her husband, isolated one floor beneath her. The narration is lovely and brings a sense of urgency to the story.