Dear Captor by Liz LovelockMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Look out, precious princess. I’m coming for you. Your time is up."
Liz Lovelock is a new author to me and her storytelling totally captivated me.
Dear Captor is the first installment of the Letters in Blood series, a book that was really surprising.
Although the blurb set the tone, it took some time before the plot eventually took the turn I was expecting, the anticipation of what was to come building and building, letting us know who Eleanor was and, maybe most importantly, what her story was.
We discover a young woman with a Cinderella-like childhood (ok, worse than that), and a The-Devil-Wears-Prada-ish job, a tough, determined, caring young woman, whose resilience is heartwarming. ( I won't tell much, as I don't want to spoil anything.)
The Captor, as called in the book, is someone I truly despised. I think we are going to learn more about him in the next installments, and even if I'm curious to know how exactly he became the monster he is, I can't see how he would redeem himself in the future.
Angst, suspicion, paranoia gripped me and I kept dreading what I knew was coming. That feeling was very powerful and unsettling, which I loved.
Dear Captor is a short book, almost an introduction of the whole story I'm now so excited about. I read it in one setting and it kept me riveted to my kindle thanks to the alternate points of view and the short chapters, and the fast pace.
With Love, I can't wait to read you!
“Welcome to the house of pain. Begging and crying are welcome. I can’t promise it will spare your life. Expect pain and lots of it. Expect blood. Look around—those splatters are remnants of the lives of those before you. Good luck.”
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Title: Dear Captor
Series: Letters in Blood #1
Author: Liz Lovelock
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Blurb
Dear Captor,
You’ve stolen me.
You’ve spilled my blood.
You’ve brought me pain.
But what you’re yet to realize... I’m a fighter.
I’ve been broken before.
I’ve even at one point lost the will to live.
So now you know… this information I gift to you.
I’m ready for you, so do your worst.
Sincerely,
Elenore
**Dear Captor explores themes that may be considered triggers for some**
You’ve stolen me.
You’ve spilled my blood.
You’ve brought me pain.
But what you’re yet to realize... I’m a fighter.
I’ve been broken before.
I’ve even at one point lost the will to live.
So now you know… this information I gift to you.
I’m ready for you, so do your worst.
Sincerely,
Elenore
**Dear Captor explores themes that may be considered triggers for some**
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Excerpt
Prologue
What’s in a
name?
Usually,
parents name their children with a special kind of love in their hearts. Not
mine though. They didn’t want me, or at least, that’s what they kept telling
me. They only ever wanted to inflict pain. I was nobody until the woman next
door gave me the lovely name Elenore. She cared for me when my own parents
didn’t or wouldn’t.
Every
single day I wished to be taken away from what I endured. Anywhere would have
been good. I would have sold my soul to the devil himself back then, and I’d
willingly do it now. Give my living essence to breathe, to live on. My entire
childhood was a survival story, and now I have another.
So much
blood. Everywhere I look, there are dark pools of solidified blood stuck to the
walls, the floor—my entire cell is covered. The girls who came before me are no
more. Their stories are over. It was gruesome, the stuff of your nightmares.
Not me,
though—he kept me.
One letter
changed my destiny of certain death. It was never in me to give up easily. I’ve
always been a fighter. He never saw me coming, and he never knew my strength.
He was not what I expected either.
His
strength.
His
calmness.
Or his
kindness.
He was my
captor . . .
Coming Soon
Releasing October 18, 2017
Releasing November 15, 2017
Author Bio
Liz is from
bright and sunny Queensland, Australia. She has always been a reader. When she
was little, she’d be up late reading Garfield
and Asterix comic books and also Footrot Flats. When Liz hit high school,
they gave her Tomorrow When the War Began
by John Marsden, and from there her love of books continued to grow.
Liz keeps a
notebook and pen beside her bed for when those late-night ideas pop into her
head, plus she’s a stationery addict and loves pens, notebooks, and, well,
anything stationery.
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