A review by brooklyn_bookworm
Captured by Lauren Biel

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My mind is into the craziest sh*t! 

Ophelia and Alexzander.. wow!! Ophelia lives at home with her drunk father who does bad things to her and works at a diner where she frequently serves Alexzander. Alexzander and his brother Grunnier were raised to be brutal, sick, and twisted r@pists & kidnappers and Alexzander sets his sights on Ophelia and wants her to be his. When Ophelia wakes up and finds herself chained in a dark & dingy basement, her only hope for survival might just be the one who brought her there in the first place. 

I just knew this book was going to dark and depraved with Lauren Biel as the author but I didn’t anticipate it to be THIS dark!! If you going into this expecting romance?? Switch it up because this is anything but romance. It’s gross at times, vile, disturbing, utterly CRAZY but I definitely need a therapist cuz I enjoyed it!! Somehow through all the darkness in Gunnir, Lauren Biel managed to give us a little light in Alex!! The way he managed to fight through the devil inside him to be what Ophelia needed was truly remarkable! I loved the story, loved the intensity, loved the ending!! Read the FULL trigger warning list because I promise this book is unlike anything you’ve ever read!! A solid 4 stars for Alex and O and by the way, you’ll never look at mayonnaise the same 😊😉