The Prisoner

Definitely not my favorite book from B.A. Paris. Separated into two parts, “The Prisoner” follows the unlikely marriage of an orphan to an infamous millionaire. I felt part one of the book, detailing the Hawthorpes’ kidnapping, was tedious & drawn out entirely too long. I kept waiting on more to happen, but the kidnapping it turns out, was something of a dud. Ending it with millionaire Ned Hawthorpe’s staged suicide was predictable & not a shock to the reader at all. Meanwhile, the second part was far-fetched to the point it bordered on fantasy. Amelie tracking down her kidnapper, who she discovered faked his own death, only to seem to fall in love with him, was too fantastical for words. We were also not given clarity on the true identity of the real identity of the mysterious Mr. Smith or just how deeply attorney Paul Carr was involved in the entire plot. Ned’s father Jethro also disappeared early in part two & never resurfaced. Just too many loose ends & not enough thrill for me.

I’m not sure why I finished reading the book. The last few chapters read like a police report detailing all the twists and unlikely turns the story made. Disappointed

Why did I pay 14.99 for only 6 chapters?!