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The Captive
The Captive: A Novel | Fiona King Foster
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In this rural noir, a woman is forced to confront her own past during a pulse-pounding expedition to deliver a fugitive In a secessionist rural state that has cut itself off completely from urban centres, where living is hardscrabble and poor but "free," Brooke Holland runs a farm with her husband and two daughters. Their existence at the fringes of modern society is tenuous--they make barely enough from each harvest to keep going--yet Brooke cherishes the loving, peaceful life they have carved out for themselves. She has even begun to believe she is free from the violent history she has kept a secret from her family. When escaped criminal Stephen Cawley attacks the farm, Brooke's buried talents surface, and she manages to quickly and harshly subdue him. Convinced that he has come in retribution for the blood feud that began years ago, Brooke sets out to bring Cawley to justice, planning to use the bounty on his head to lead her family into hiding far from danger. Fearing that other members of Cawley's infamous family will soon descend on the farm, Brooke insists that Milo and the girls flee with her, travelling miles on foot across an unforgiving landscape to reach the nearest marshal. Their journey, beginning at the onset of winter with little preparation, brings already strained family dynamics to the breaking point. As Brooke's ghosts--both real and imagined--close in, the ruthlessness that allowed her to survive her past may become the biggest threat to her hopes for a different future. What follows is a harrowing exploration of family loyalty, trauma and resilience. As haunting and propulsive as it is powerfully written, The Captive is a thrilling debut novel about the seemingly impossible choices we make to survive and protect the ones we love.
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kwmg40
The Captive: A Novel | Fiona King Foster
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Mehso-so

This near-future dystopian thriller had some interesting aspects, but I didn't find the characters' actions very plausible.

This was my final book finished for the #20in4 readathon and I ended up with 14 hours and 10 minutes of reading. Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting!

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂😍 2y
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TracyReadsBooks
The Captive: A Novel | Fiona King Foster
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Pickpick

Billed as rural noir, this book is a tense, claustrophobic story about a woman running from her past, a family that knows
nothing about it, & the arrival of a stranger who could
upend everything. Feuding families, the drug trade, rural areas succeeding from their urbanized neighbors, fugitive apprehension, the outdoors & the desire for a quiet, more peaceful life all rattle around in this mostly entertaining thriller.

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Hilary427
The Captive: A Novel | Fiona King Foster
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Mehso-so

This started out as a 4, declined into a 3, and ended at a 2. I liked the setting and the premise of the book, but the book as a whole felt disconnected.
⭐️: 2.75/5

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The Captive: A Novel | Fiona King Foster
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Pickpick

Happy Pub Day! 🎉
4🌟 Grabbed me and didn't let go! I loved how much was going on in this story and the way Foster slowly revealed it all, it kept pulling me in deeper. The slightly dystopian setting was perfect too. Brook's character was intriguing, how she held back so much about her past back made for such strained relationships, especially with her husband. #bookreview #canlit

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TracyReadsBooks
The Captive: A Novel | Fiona King Foster
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Forgot to throw a book in my bag before leaving for work this morning. Good thing I work in a bookstore! 😂 Found an ARC of a book described as a “rural noir.” I think I found my lunchtime reading!

Kappadeemom That looks skerry! 4y
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