Notes from My Captivity

By Kathy Parks

Book Overview

"Like Siberia itself, this story is wild, mysterious, full of danger--and then, quite unexpectedly, captivates you with its beauty. I was so glad I went on the adventure." --Goldy Moldavsky, New York Times bestselling author of Kill the Boy Band

Notes from My Captivity is a sharp, sensitive, and darkly funny novel perfect for fans of Libba Bray's Beauty Queens and Adam Silvera's More Happy Than Not.

Adrienne Cahill cares about three things: getting into a great college; becoming a revered journalist like her idol, Sydney Declay; and making her late father proud of her.

So when Adrienne is offered the chance to write an article that will get her into her dream school and debunk her foolish stepfather's belief that a legendary family of hermits is living in the Siberian wilderness, there's no question that she's going to fly across the world.

But the Russian terrain is even less forgiving than Adrienne. And when disaster strikes, none of their extensive preparations seem to matter. Now Adrienne's being held captive by the family she was convinced didn't exist, and her best hope for escape is to act like she cares about them, even if it means wooing the youngest son.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062394002
• ISBN13: 9780062394002
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Not what I was expecting.

I really didn't like how this became more of a romance that was never going to happen, instead of a survival/captivity book.

From Annoying to Amazing

I’m going to be brutally honest; I truly despised the main character, Adrienne, at first. She was bratty, a know-it-all, and in general just plain rude. Now, I get that she had a difficult childhood yada yada, but that doesn’t give her an excuse to be a... you know. Anyhow, events unfold and it’s thanks to getting a good slap of reality to the face that her character is saved. No longer is Adrienne being a little b~ because she’s too worried about saving her own life to worry about keeping up her childish attitude. It’s thanks to these gruesome, page-turning events that Adrienne becomes an even likable character. I would say that this story is more plot-driven than character-driven, though, as it was all about the story of being stranded in Siberia that got me hooked in the first place. Not to say I didn’t like the characters (my favorite had to be Lubyov, the Hulkishly-strong Russian Lady who while on the expedition was obsessed with Fifty Shades of Grey.) Violently shocking at times, this was a read that I tore through in all of a night. If you like those action-filled survival stories with a hint of romance, like The Hunger Games for example, I would highly recommend Notes From My Captivity.