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When you read the title of this book you don’t know who does it refer to; is it the man in cuffs...
Thank you to Readers First for my copy of this book. Had read about this book previously as was...
It’s rare that someone comes up with an original plot but this author does. It’s based on the...
I have to say I was really waiting to get my hands on this book. I really liked this new idea of...
In this story prisons no longer exist and instead, convicted people are sent to the live out...
I was very fortunate to receive a hardback copy of this book from @readersfirst in exchange for...
It has been a while since a book has captured me quite as much as this one! I found myself trying...
The Captive (which, excuse the play on words, is exceptionally captivating) is a brilliant, high...
I am very greatful to receive an advance copy of The Captive. My thanks go to the publisher,...
I was so excited to receive Deborah O'Connor's The Captive and it didn't disappoint. I...
I’m sure I’m not in the minority, when on hearing of a crime, have uttered the words “what I...
Wow. I don’t quite have the words to describe how I am feeling after finishing this book. It was...
When I first read the blurb I thought this book sounded amazing and my initial assumption of who...
When I first started to read this book, I plodded through thinking it wasnt exciting, but how...
Three things I loved: - The high-concept plot! I found the concept of the prison system based...
I really enjoyed it, it’s a totally new premise to me. It’s set in the UK in what feels like our...
This book follows Hannah who is forced to keep her husbands murderer in a cage prison in her...
In a world where prisoners are incarcerated within their victims family homes, we meet Hannah and...
Woah... I honestly feel lost for words after this book right now. I’m definitely going to have a...
What a bloody brilliant concept for a book. The thought of restorative justice being brought to...
A reformed justice system sees criminals being held captive in their victims residence, caging...
This book was brilliant! It's hard to find something unique nowadays that hasn't really been done...
When I read the first look of this I was ‘captivated’ so I was ready to devour it when I got the...
With the prisons in the UK full to bursting point, the government has come up with a new scheme...
It's been a while since I read a good thriller but this one certainly pulled me back into the...
This was such a compulsive read - dark, original and a fantastic mixture of a dystopian...
I was very lucky to receive an early hardback copy from @readersfirst in exchange for a written...
This was my new years read and wow, what a book to start the year off with. The concept was so...
The Captive by Deborah O'Connor. Wow, what a book! I absolutely love it when an author has a...
The Captive is based on the idea that we live in a different world, where we have reformed the...
I really enjoyed this book. There are so many thrillers available to read that to come up with...
What a book! This was a perfect start to the year as I absolutely loved it and it has earned one...
Firstly, I loved this book. Its a hardback consisting of 400 pages but I managed it in a few...
Would you prosecute if you knew that you had to live with and take care of a criminal in your own...
Hannah’s husband John, a Met Police officer, has just been murdered and due to the collapse of...
I'd like to start off this review by thanking the team at ReadersFirst and Zaffre for sending me...
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