The Captive Series (Book Four)

Salvation

Rating

4 stars minus

Date Read

07/04/15 - 14/04/15

Age Group

14+

Summary/ General Thoughts

In Captured Erica Stevens was following the GSG (guidelines set for books of this genre) a little too closely, as is to be expected of a first book in a series. 

Renegade was a couple finding their way back to each other. Cute and fun and all, but not as captivating (pun intended).

Refugee left something to be desired, with the best part being the ending.

Finally, Salvation made up for every dull chapter and lack of actual plot its prequels suffered from. In fact, in it's action-packed, passion-filled pages, it manages to surpass even Captured. And rightly so, considering that the first book was like every other paranormal romance with a headstrong girl and a dangerous vampire for main characters, while this one gave the author a chance to improvise.

Obviously, saying that action wasn't justly distributed in the books would be an understatement. With a clishe-ish first book, a quick read for a second and with the third being a LB (LinkingBook), the fourth book in the series was bound to stand out.

In Book 4 we deal with Aria's capture, her rescue and, consequently, the big battle between human and vampires, the world after the change in leadership and more than enough plot twists as the ending of the book nears - some pleasant and some not, some expected and some that catch you off guard - to leave you at the edge of your seat.

That said, and seeing as the ending is not a cliffhanger but, unexpectedly enough, a nice epilogue that leaves the characters satisfied, the ends met, the questions answered and the readers happy, cannot wait to dive into the last installment of the series, Redemption (although I do wonder, after the closure the epilogue offered, what more could there possibly be left to say).

(Full summary here.)

XOXO

Aggie Pearson

PS. I can definetly envision Braith singing this. Although I usually pick songs that match the circumstances of the story more, this is exactly what I think his voice would sound like if he sang for Aria.