Review: thoughts of taken
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
I am not going to lie here when I started this book I was apprehensive. I was also uneasy about it. Especially when the kidnapping and imprisonment occurs. That just rubbed me wrong and got my hackles up. I was close to putting the book down and calling it a day because of how uneasy I was about that concept. I mean this supposed gorgeous man kidnaps his best friends sister so she can be his plaything because he can't get her out of his mind and when he hears she is going to visit a man after she turns him down he snaps and does that. That had me on guard. But I didn't I said put your big girl panties on girl and power through it and I am glad I did. That's not to say there weren't still parts that were unsettling because there were but the story and the tale that was weaved within these aspects was wonderful to see.Olivia was a strong willed stubborn woman who had a mind of her own. She fought Khalid each step and garnered his respect as well. She went from hating to loathing to loving and this was disturbing to her because he was holding her captive. She loved when he showed her respect and was thoughtful with his gifts. When he saw her as more than someone to be in his bed but a individual. But she was afraid he didn't love her. His cousin Malik helped with this thought. Malik who was trying to get revenge for what happened to his love in the war. Malik who took away Khalid's reason and had him go down into the abyss that his family never thought they could get him out of. and it was a abyss of darkness. The opiate dens and not caring was the worst.Khalid started wanting Olivia the moment he saw her and when she turned him down it made him want her more. What sealed her fate was the mentioning of Nathaniel. This had Khalid snap and suddenly she was in Africa. Trying everything he knew that worked in the past to seduce a woman left him wanton for she rejected him at every pass. Suddenly Khalid decided to listen and become something Olivia didn't expect. He began to see her as a person and not a object. As this occurred he garnered respect and love for her. Khalid got to where he didn't want to live without her. There were some disturbing moments like the condom that was like Olivia said unsanitary but I guess in that area of the world that was the best you could buy. The moments where they objectified themselves were not to great for me as well but the romantic moments and quiet tender interludes were wonderful.When Olivia left with Malik's help she crushed Khalid and when I first began this book I would have cheered this on but when it came to that area and we saw a change in Khalid I felt horrible for him. He lost a part of himself that day and went into a downward spiral. His family had to help him pick up the pieces when he hit rock bottom. As he clawed back to being human again his love for Olivia never died.He saw her again and more secrets were revealed. But more than that their love outshone everything and everyone.A story of love that grows from hatred. Of learning to respect woman and not objectify them and of unconditional love that you will be amazed at how far these two come and how far you will grow from hating Khalid to rooting for him.