The Cellar

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The Cellar
Natasha Preston
5 Stars!

DISCLAIMER: THIS BOOK CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS AND IMAGERY OF KIDNAPPING AND SEXUAL/PHYSICAL ABUSE THAT MAY UPSET SOME. IF THAT'S YOU, READ CAREFULLY.

Summer has a perfect life. Lots of friends, a loving boyfriend, and prospects for her future. Then she goes to a party and gets kidnapped on the way there. She is taken to a cellar where she is renamed 'Lily' and forced to live with three other captive girls as a man's 'family'.

This book is really interesting because not only does it tell summer's perspective but it tells the story from the kidnapper's point of view as well. Not a lot of books do that, and it's interesting to see the way her perceives the crimes he is committing. That being said, the book is a little cheesy at times; when summer is on her way to the party where she is later taken, she insists to her boyfriend that she will be fine walking alone in the dark. Irony right?

My biggest problem with The Cellar is really just how stressed out it made me. This book got a rise out of me to the point where I would have to put it down for a minute to fix my breathing. I couldn't even get started on the sequel, because reading the first page just led me to a whole new wave of anxious thoughts. I suppose that proves it's a good story if it can bring such an emotional reaction, but at the same time there is a lot of physical and sexual abuse in this book, so i wouldn't recommend it for people who are sensitive to that kind of content.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book and gave it five stars. The characters are what make this book truly magical, they are all so complex and all have interesting back stories. The book is not that insightful, besides I suppose just to appreciate life because any day you could be scooped into a van by a total creep! Great.

Thanks for reading another one of my reviews, I will be back soon with a review of The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn.