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A review by jessthebookworm
The Captive by Victoria Holt
2.0
Rosetta is the daughter of academics who are obsessed with the study of ancient Egypt (hence her name). Rosetta was brought up by the servants in her household, as her parents were always too distracted to spend much time with her.
So when the chance to travel to South Africa with her parents arises, she jumps at the chance, travelling with a fellow academic who seems to have his eye on her. But then everything goes wrong, and the ship sinks, causing Rosetta to be separated from her parents and stranded with two men on a deserted island.
The story holds elements which sound like they could make for an exciting story: shipwrecks, slave traders, a Turkish harem, a gothic style murder mystery...but somehow all of these elements were executed in such a boring way. The story, especially at the end, just dragged on and on and felt so long.
A bit disappointed, as it started off so well.
So when the chance to travel to South Africa with her parents arises, she jumps at the chance, travelling with a fellow academic who seems to have his eye on her. But then everything goes wrong, and the ship sinks, causing Rosetta to be separated from her parents and stranded with two men on a deserted island.
The story holds elements which sound like they could make for an exciting story: shipwrecks, slave traders, a Turkish harem, a gothic style murder mystery...but somehow all of these elements were executed in such a boring way. The story, especially at the end, just dragged on and on and felt so long.
A bit disappointed, as it started off so well.