Review
Elizabeth Bolling’s “Captured” intrigues with a cocktail of
suspense and romance.
The novella follows Meredith Clarke, a consultant at a small marketing firm, who has philosophical thoughts about marriage and singleness as she approaches her third year of marriage.
Her thoughts are cast in a new light when she is kidnapped
at a gunpoint, and during her captivity, there is much reflection about her
life and relationships.
Bolling uses multiple perspectives to tell the story, including that of Meredith’s husband, Rob Clarke.
Although the plot is relatively linear, it is written in a way that has the reader wondering what happens next.
One of highlights of the novella is Bolling’s ability to incorporate interesting details, such as the décor of the kitchen, into her writing without being boring. The details make the story feel much more real.
Bolling uses multiple perspectives to tell the story, including that of Meredith’s husband, Rob Clarke.
Although the plot is relatively linear, it is written in a way that has the reader wondering what happens next.
One of highlights of the novella is Bolling’s ability to incorporate interesting details, such as the décor of the kitchen, into her writing without being boring. The details make the story feel much more real.
The dialogue of the novel is also well-written, and the
exchanges between Meredith and her kidnapper, as she tries to understand him,
are particularly interesting.
Being a romance novella, there is no shortage of pages dedicated
to romance and sex.
With Meredith’s husband having been involved in an affair in
the past, the chemistry between Meredith and her husband is pleasantly uncharacteristic
of the romance genre.
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