Review: Aussiebookworm review
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
The PlotMiranda has a terrible secret, everyone around her dies.Miranda and her sister go for a midnight swim, her life is changed forever when a stranger drags her into an underwater city.Miranda is kept Captive and told that the fate of the city is resting on her shoulders, the women of Marin have become barren, and they need someone who is fertile to marry their young handsome King to produce a heir to the throne.The RomanceA Love Triangle that is so up and down that you have no Idea which team to go for.Miranda struggles as a captive, as  you would expect, but while the handsome King tries to woo her and make her feel comfortable in the underwater city, she is given the Kings most trustworthy and personal best friend as her guard not necessarily to keep her locked up like you would think but to ensure her safety.  As they are forced to spend time together Robbie and Miranda become close and develop feelings for each other, Miranda uses this to convince Robbie that he needs to help her escape.Meanwhile King Marko is a Frustrated, Cranky and brooding (but he has good reason for it since his brother is trying to overthrow him and his people are suffering being unable to have children.)Marko tries to get to know Miranda without pushing her into a loveless relationship he tries to befriend her and in the process falls in love with her, Miranda has feelings in return but are conflicted because she is being held captive.For once instead of going tor the moody bad boy I am firmly on Team Robbie, although Marko is only trying to do what is best for his people he has a habit of acting like a child.The GoodMiranda lives her life in the shadow of her beautiful sister, which makes her very insecure and lacking self confidence, Marko makes Miranda aware that even though she isn’t model thin or stunningly beautiful, she is amazing and beautiful in her own way, this is why he loves her.Miranda is torn between her life on land and fixing her relationships with her estranged family, and a life in a glittering, beautiful underwater city with a man she is falling in love with.The BadI could not pick a lot of faults with this book, it is amazingly written however a bit more emotional depth concerning Marko would have been great  so I could connect better to his Character.ConclusionI read this book in nearly one sitting I could not put it down, so Captivate has earned it’s spot on my favourite Shelf.I have never felt so many emotions in reading a book, the heartbreak of Miranda’s family situation to her kidnapping and the up and down confusing relationship between Marko, Robbie and Miranda, make Captivate a truly memorable original story.Captivate is from an Amazing Debut Australian Author, I highly recommend it and I cannot wait for the story to continue.