Review: Zero Conflict Resolutuon
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 27, 2013
There was so much potential for Saved, but the plot & character development just weren't fleshed out well. The drama & conflicts were left unfinished and very anticlimactic. I didn't find Eric a sympathetic character, he's possessive & angry & chauvinistic. He's rude and unprofessional yet highly respected by men and women on his ship, despite his archaic views of a woman's place.  Abby was very demure and submissive, & though it was made clear that she had the potential to be fierce, I personally didn't see that trait at all. I also didn't think her attitude was slightly realistic for someone who had been abducted and sold in a human trafficking ring, then winds up pregnant & on a Navy ship.That said, had the conflict been developed better, Saved could've been a great book. The concept & setting were unique & kept me wanting more, it's frustrate that we didn't get it. I'd like to know more about Abby's background. She was sketchy about her family & past but nothing came of it. Same with Eric, his life was kind of glossed over yet mentioned repeatedly. What happened to the woman who filed a report against Eric? Was she charged? And the other woman who helped her work around the chain of communication? How about the JAG officer & her emotional upheaval about XO Joe & Eric? What did the CIA do to get their answers? Why does Abby feel safe enough 2 years later, did something occur with her captor? The entire reason she was on the ship just kind of disappeared. As I said, the intrigue was there, it had the makings of a terrific book, it just really didn't give any satisfying conclusions.