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by Amanda Lance
Release Date: May 2013
From Limitless Publishing
Summary from Goodreads:
Considering she’s a girl who calculates everything, Addie Battes knew the statistical probability of being abducted in her lifetime—too bad she never analyzed the odds of falling in love with her captor.
While stopping at a crowded rest area one summer night, seventeen-year-old Addie accidentally catches a truck hijacking in progress. Desperate to rid the crime of its only witness, one of the thieves kidnaps Addie. Yet surprisingly, when a renegade thief attempts to silence her for good, Addie is saved by the very man who abducted her. Now, forced on board a cargo ship in the middle of the ocean, Addie finds herself surrounded by international smugglers who want nothing more than to throw her overboard.
All except the artistic and intriguing Charlie Hays, whose strange protectiveness convinces Addie to trust him, even when common sense tells her otherwise. Yet, despite her doubt, and his unrelenting temper, their relationship develops into something much more. But, Charlie’s scorned colleague has stowed away, and as he seeks revenge against his coworker, Addie and Charlie are forced to put their new love—and lives—at risk.
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My Review
Wanted
is the kind of book that is unexpected in its twist of crime and suspense and
romance. Addie starts as a smart but naïve girl who is focused on nothing but
getting a cup of coffee at an unfamiliar truck stop when on a road trip with
her dad. But Addie stumbles upon a case of being at the wrong place at the
wrong time and witnesses a crime in progress.
Charlie is immediately drawn
to Addie as the girl in front of him in line for coffee he couldn't help but
talk to, but almost instantaneously she turns into being a huge liability
in his "business venture" as he catches her witness the truck
hijacking he is involved in, and he has no other choice but to take her
against her will. Very quickly Charlie goes from abductor to
protector to love interest for Addie, as she is struggles with being the victim
of a kidnapping yet being kidnapped by someone she is physically and emotionally
attracted to. What I liked about Addie is her intelligence, she
is constantly trying to evaluate her situation (and it changes multiple times,
very quickly) and think logically about how she is going to get herself
back home.
Even though I liked the authors concept to mesh the
dark-crime-drama and the fluffy-romance, the romance aspect missed its mark for
me. It seemed too forced, almost like an act on both Addie and Charlie's parts
(I was half expecting Addie to admit she was just flirting with Charlie to
butter him up for her to escape, and Charlie to admit he was only sweet to
Addie to get her to cooperate with his plan). The ending only reinforced that
thought for me, it was pretty sharp. I think a nice epilogue would have
smoothed some of the loose ends together.
All in all, it was a good read, which
is saying a lot for me since I typically am not a huge fan of crime/murder
mystery- type dramas. It was well written and abduction/kidnapping concept
aside, would be appropriate for any young adult reader.
About the Author
When she isn’t writing or reading, Amanda can found indulging in film noir or hiking with her other half and their extremely spoiled dog. She is obsessively working on her next book and trying to tame her caffeine addiction.
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