The Capture

by Tom Isbell

Amazon Prices:

Paperback: $9.99

Hardcover: $17.18

Kindle: $9.99 (Not available on Kindle Unlimited)

Audible: $24.95 (Not available on Kindle Unlimited)

Before Reading Facts:

The Capture by Tom Isbell was published in 2016 by HarperTeen.

Page Count: 464 pages (paperback) 448 (hardcover) 467 (Kindle)

Audiobook length: 10 hrs 41 mins

Chapters: 61

Languages: English 

Summary of Book:

“Fifteen escaped and found their way to a new territory, but Book, Hope, and Cat can’t settle into their new free life knowing the rest of the Less Thans and Sisters are still imprisoned. Now the teens must retrace their steps to save the others, even as relationships are tested and the path back is filled with more heart-pounding danger.

With new enemies lurking, the group must put their fate in the hands of unexpected allies, but at what cost? They must ask themselves what they’re willing to do to free their friends–and what will happen if the place they left behind is no longer the way it was.

This daring sequel to The Prey is a riveting story of survival, courage, and doing what’s right, no matter how hard” HarperTeen

Author Biography:

“Tom Isbell is an actor-author-professor: A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, he has acted in theater, film, and TV, working opposite Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, Sarah Jessica Parker, and others. Currently a theater professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth, he has had three of his plays produced by the Theater for Young Audiences at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major, which was adapted into a book with then-First Lady Laura Bush penning the foreword. Tom and his wife, Pat, live in Duluth, Minnesota. You can visit him online at www.tomisbell.com. ” -HarperTeen

Book Review:

Overall Book Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★★

The Capture is an excellent sequel to The Prey! Just as I loved the action and adventure throughout the entire first book, this second part of Book and Hope’s journey did not disappoint. This second part was full of new challenges for the characters, and I found myself constantly wondering what was going to be in store for both Book and Hope. I kept worrying of whether they would end up together at last in the end of this book or if their relationship would drift farther apart.

The Capture leaves the reader curious to know what is going to be the final battle these character must endure and  has readers questioning whether they will ever get any freedom. Is such a thing even possible for these characters or are they destined to die fighting for it?  The ending is not satisfying enough and the reader is not entirely sure what will come next, so reading the third book in the series is a must! Let me clarify, the ending is not bad. It’s satisfying enough for this book, but their story has to continue, and it surely does in The Release.

I recall having first read this novel when the third book had not been released yet. I had to spend many days wonder what might be in store for these characters. That is how invested I was in these characters and this series. Luckily for me, I finished reading The Capture just about a month and a half before The Release came out, so I was able to get my hands on the third book and see what is next. In all, The Capture is a satisfying continuation to The Prey.

Audible Review:

Narration Rating: ★★★★★ / ★★★★★

Narration by Christian Barillas and Ariana Delawari

Barillas and Delawari do an excellent job narrating this second part of the series. It was so satisfying knowing that this second part was narrated by the same amazing narrators of the first book! Their narration was once more extremely enjoyable even at a 1.0 speed. For those of us who like to multitask and listen on the go, I recommend listening at a 1.5 speed, so one does not miss anything. Once more, this speed is also my favorite speed to listen to this story. It is not too fast nor to slow. For those who are listening while reading the book and want to listen at a faster pace, I found 2.0 and 2.5 speed to be the best speeds. 3.0 was too fast for me, and I was missing a lot of what the narrator was saying and had to eventually slow down the narrator’s reading speed. 

Other works by this Author:

The Prey Series

• The Prey
• The Capture
• The Release