Captive

by Annalie Grainger

'A moving exploration of identity, celebrity, loyalty and power' Booktrust

I open my eyes. The cell is flooded with sunlight; the window is a splice of pale blue. Dust particles dance in the sparkling light, pirouetting in a golden line from the window to the opposite wall of the cell, where they seem to converge into shapes. It is like looking into a kaleidoscope.

Dad isn't here. No one is, but me.

Robyn Knollys-Green is an A-list celebrity, famous for being the daughter of one of the world's most powerful men. But not even the paparazzi can find her now.

Robyn begins to realise that she is trapped in a complicated web of global corruption and deceit - and that the strange, melancholy boy who has been tasked with guarding her might not be an enemy after all . . .

A thrilling, well-crafted, ever-relevant story from a talented new voice in YA fiction.

• ISBN10: 147112293X
• ISBN13: 9781471122934
• Publish Date: 29 January 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Imprint: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[Leah]

Wow!!!! What a book! Captive is one of the most captivating (sorry) books I've read this year. From beginning to end I didn't want to put it down, because it was just so pulse pounding. It's one of those books you just can't put down, and I was hooked. I love a good kidnapping tale, especially with a feisty heroine, not willing to just give up and roll over and Robyn was amazing. If I were to ever be kidnapped, I want her spirit.

I loved the fact the novel was about a prime minister's daughter, too. Very rarely are there books set in that world and it was a nice insight, though for what it's worth I would hate to be the prime minister's daughter. Talk about pressure! Especially with all the angry people willing to kidnap you... ;)

Captive was such a good read. So, so good. And I even loved the thing, whatever it was, between Robyn and Talon. It was intriguing and also a bit weird but also really nice. What can I say, I see the romance in every situation. I'm a hopeless romantic, even if it is someone who helped kidnap you. Am I weird? No, let's not go there!

I loved the book so much. I read it in a few hours, almost start to finish, and was barely able to put it down, it's one of those books that reinvigorates your love of reading because it's just that good and you can just lose yourself in their world so easily. I easily got lost in Robyn's world, and I was so, so sad when I got to the end because I just wasn't ready to say goodbye.