Book Review: Captive by Aimee Carter

Captive by Aimee Carter
Series: The Blackcoat Rebellion #2
Published by Harlequin Teen on November 25th 2014
Genres: Dystopian, Romance, Sci-Fi, Young Adult
Pages: 304
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher

For the past two months, Kitty Doe's life has been a lie. Forced to impersonate the Prime Minister's niece, her frustration grows as her trust in her fake fiancé cracks, her real boyfriend is forbidden and the Blackcoats keep her in the dark more than ever.

But in the midst of discovering that her role in the Hart family may not be as coincidental as she thought, she's accused of treason and is forced to face her greatest fear: Elsewhere. A prison where no one can escape.

As one shocking revelation leads to the next, Kitty learns the hard way that she can trust no one, not even the people she thought were on her side. With her back against the wall, Kitty wants to believe she'll do whatever it takes to support the rebellion she believes in—but is she prepared to pay the ultimate price?

I read the first book Pawn what feels like years ago. It was all the way back when I was still on Blogger! I feel like my review is a lot more positive than it could have been but I guess I could just tolerate annoying characters better back then. That an my hope that the annoying characters would develop in the second book. That didn’t turn out well. It’s hard to explain the story of this book if you haven’t read the first book but basically, Kitty was masked to look like the Prime Minister’s niece. However, when she decides to rebel, she’s put in Elsewhere; an inescapable prison for all of the new society’s outcasts.

I have no idea how I managed to deal with Kitty in Pawn because she was very hard to enjoy in Captive. There’s a thin line between bravery and stupidity and let’s just say she was on the wrong side. She couldn’t follow basic instructions. I feel like the moral of this book was break all the freaking rules and you’ll be fine. I just wanted to slap her in the face and tell her “you’re not a bloody queen.” She thinks she knows everything but she really knows nothing. I could honestly go on forever. 95% of my notes on this book are about how much she pissed me off.

On the bright side, the characters are developed rather well. I could see all their layers (even though Kitty couldn’t because she’s an idiot) and I could see how much Aimee Carter put into them. I honestly feel like this series would be a billion times better in the POV of Knox or just someone that isn’t Kitty. The writing wasn’t spectacular but it had a very urgent pace that I couldn’t resist.

And now for the worst part. Or the best part depending on how you look at it. The last 50 pages were so damn amazing. I hate that I have to read the next book when it comes out. The series annoys me to no end and yet, I can’t get enough. Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend this series as a whole unless you have a resistance to annoying protagonists. However, if you’ve already started the series, I’m afraid you can’t go back. The twists and turns will keep you hooked.

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