I appreciated getting into Clover’s head and seeing just how sick he was but the constant jumping around kept jarring me out of really getting lost in the story. As the story goes on we get chapters here and there from the perspective of Lewis, Summer’s boyfriend as he relentlessly searchers for her, and even some chapters from the captor himself, Clover. We start off the story as Summer on the night that she gets kidnapped by Clover. I can’t really pin point why I felt so disconnected to The Cellar, but I think a very large part of it was due to the overuse of flashbacks while also using multiple POVs. Once I read more about it and saw that it was about girls who were kidnapped and kept in a cellar for months, possibly years, I had to read it because uncomfortable topics like that always draw me to stories (I’m weird, I know this.) In the end this was an interesting story that kept me engaged the whole way through but unfortunately it failed to really affect me in any way or draw out any emotion. The beautiful, yet haunting cover for The Cellar is what initially drew me to want to read the novel. But flowers can’t survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out…. Spending months inside the cellar of her kidnapper with several other girls, Summer learns of Colin’s abusive past, and his thoughts of his victims being his family…his perfect, pure flowers. No family or police investigation can track her down. Nothing ever happens in the town of Long Thorpe – that is, until sixteen-year-old Summer Robinson disappears without a trace. Published by Sourcebooks Fire on March 1st 2014 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review. Due to the groups enthusiasm with the story, we chose the read The Cellar by Natasha Preston.Wednesday, FebruReview: The Cellar by Natasha Preston Posted by Just from reading the small summary of the book, our group instantly became addicted and wanted to start the reading right then. The character's jumped out at us right away as either relatable or intriguing. After realizing the book's potential, we did some basic research on it, and read the summary. It was a mystery book, that was not read by everyone yet. The Cellar, was recommended by a friend, and we realized it was exactly what we were looking for. These desires acted as our requirements for selecting our book. The feeling of tension and excitement were emotions that we decided we would want in our book. Mystery books leave the readers at the edge of their seats, and with the urge to continue reading. Besides finding a book that was not as well-known, we were looking forward to reading a mystery book. We preferred to discover an interesting and engaging new book, full of suspense and plot twists. Good Reads.īeing a group of 5 readers, we were looking for book that we have never read before. There names change to Lily, Poppy, Violet, and Rose (2). For months, Summer and 3 other girls are trapped in a cellar away from reality with the man who took them. He grows up with a prominent ideology that all prostitutes or girls who dress inappropriately should be removed from society. During his childhood, he was abused and does not know what is right or what is wrong because of his traumatic childhood (1). Colin Brown (Clover) is a 30 year old solicitor who lives alone after the traumatic death of his mother. Hope for finding her quickly fades away because there is no trace of Summer. The police quickly launch a search and investigation but nothing is found about her or her sudden disappearance. When a 16 year old girl, Summer Robinson, goes missing, her friends, family, and her boyfriend are devastated as her disappearance shocks the whole community.
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