Book Synopsis:
THEN
Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a career for herself in the magazine industry, she meets, and agrees to marry, Ned Hawthorne.
NOW
Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?
In true B.A. Paris style, The Prisoner is a gripping survival story, a twisted tale of love and at its dark heart a thriller to keep you up all night.
My Review:
The Prisoner is an addictive, clever and twisty read that will keep you reading far too late.
Firstly what a dramatic opening! I was quickly drawn into the book and into the terrifying situation Amelia and Ned find themselves in. The story is told in two timelines which describes the present situation the couple find themselves in and showing events that led up to the kidnapping. The chapters are short and action packed making this a very fast paced, easy read with each chapter clearly marked as to what timeline we were on.
I wasn’t to sure what to make of Amelia and found her difficult to warm to. It’s established early on that Ned is a nasty piece of work but Amelia remained a bit of an enigma. On one hand she seemed a really strong women who takes the kidnapping in her stride but on the other she seemed really whiney and a bit highly strung, especially at the end with her need to validate everything. I did feel sympathy for her though and wanted to keep reading to see how she got out of the situation.
The first half of the book is very faced paced as the author sets the scene and describes the situation the couple find themselves in. I enjoyed the slow increase in tension and how the two timelines complimented each other by slowly giving the reader more information about what was going on. There were lots of fabulous twists that kept me guessing and even though I did guess one of the twists I still enjoyed reading on to discover if I was right.
Huge thanks to Stevie from Hodder for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
B.A. Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, The Dilemma and The Therapist. Having sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide, she is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller as well as a number one bestseller on Amazon and iBooks. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages, and Film and TV rights to Behind Closed Doors have been optioned. She is currently based in the UK.
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