Review: 5 Gritty Stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2013
Rudyard Kipling said something like "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs..." Beth says..."If you can keep your head when all others are losing theirs, you don't understand the situation." Stay Calm and...yes fill in the blank. There are lots of stay calm's out there these days. Sometimes calm is OVER RATED. Sometimes you need to panic. Freak Out. Scream. Lose your shit. That is this kind of book.Madeleine is a concert cello player. I know there is a word like cellist that means cello player, but it just sounds weird to me. Back to Madeleine....she is small, introverted and sheltered. And kidnapped. Let's not forget that she is kidnapped.Aaron is the son of the mad man who runs The Estate, a vaguely described network of men, property and illegal activities. Not just illegal, but immoral, depraved, and several other words in that same genre. Aaron father gives Madeleine to him in hopes of bringing him deeper into the world of The Estate. Aaron is in pretty deep to begin with but he has resisted some of his father's more disturbing tendencies.Madeleine is at the mercy of her captors. She must depend on the kindness of those who hold her without hope of release. Aaron and his best friend/body guard, Xander are just as good looking as they are dangerous. They try to protect Madeleine but how do you protect someone's spirit? Madeleine finds that to survive she must adapt to her new reality.There have been lots of kidnap stories in the past few years. Some of them good and some of them formula. This one is NOT formula. Lots of surprises and twists. I loved Madeleine and Aaron and really loved Xander. Do yourself a favor and calmly One Click this one.