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A review by ufcasey
The Captive by Grace Burrowes
4.0
3.5 stars
The depiction of dealing with trauma was 4 stars, but the romance and plot was more like 3 stars. If the book was solely focused on them dealing with their pasts while trying to open up to each other in the present, I think I would have enjoyed this book more. I thought how intuitive Gillian was about what Christian needed and how to deal with him was really great. Likewise, Christian's interactions with his daughter really made me happy. However the romance between them wasn't that strong and I wasn't particularly sold on it - it felt forced. And then there was a whole other secondary plot going on that I truly wasn't interested in. So parts of this book were REALLY GREAT and parts of it were kind of bland. I'd be willing to read another book by this author.
The depiction of dealing with trauma was 4 stars, but the romance and plot was more like 3 stars. If the book was solely focused on them dealing with their pasts while trying to open up to each other in the present, I think I would have enjoyed this book more. I thought how intuitive Gillian was about what Christian needed and how to deal with him was really great. Likewise, Christian's interactions with his daughter really made me happy. However the romance between them wasn't that strong and I wasn't particularly sold on it - it felt forced. And then there was a whole other secondary plot going on that I truly wasn't interested in. So parts of this book were REALLY GREAT and parts of it were kind of bland. I'd be willing to read another book by this author.