A pity

A good idea for a story, but I have to confess to feeling disappointed. The story is based around the main character building her life back up after being abducted whilst the abductor begins stalking her after a gap of a few years. I expected a bit more suspense and drama, and felt the sentimental side of the book was the main focus and not to my taste. I found I couldn't connect to the main character at all, and although well read felt the style of the narration played up to the sentimentality.
A reasonable book but won't be rushing to listen to it again. Pity.

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If you could sum up Abducted in three words, what would they be?

A page turner!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Hayley was like many if the children/young people that I taught.

What three words best describe Kate Rudd’s performance?

Fast!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I wanted to know more!

Any additional comments?

This book was one to keep interest and moved at a fairly fast pace. How realistic didn't come into it. It isn't a deep read but I should imagine a painful one if you have been involved in any of these types of abuse.

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Thriller / Mystery

An engaging thriller mystery. The tale is (almost) believable in the serial killer genre with some similarities to Scandinavian novels of this kind. The characters are well developed, and the performance is very good if a little breathless at times. This is the first model I've read by this author and I'll certainly go for more. Recommended.

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Fantastic story but poorly narrated

I read this book and couldn't put it down so the audio book was a no brainier for me. While I still love the story I'm afraid Kate Rudds performance left a lot to be desired. The words were staccato and it all felt very forced. Such a shame as it did take some of the enjoyment from this gripping story

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quite enjoyable

Interestingly written. Time to time expectable story line but still enjoyed it. Audio is perfect!

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awesome

I loved this, kept me wanting more all through the book, you didn't guess what was going to happen, which is always a good thing, recommend to anyone who likes this genre

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good but could be great

I don’t usually listen to this kind of book and only got it because it was on offer. Saying that I don’t feel that I wasted my money and enjoyed it very much.

I felt that most of the women appeared strong and very self-reliant which is a nice change to the usual kidnapping and assault stories. The plot kept me engaged and needing to know what’s next. So much so that I read it with-in 3 days, a bit of a recorded.

The only complaint I might have is that the ending left me feeling rather flat. This my be because the rest of the book is so fast moving or it might be that everything seemed to be so neatly rounded and finished so fast. A bit like having a steak meal followed by an after eight chocolate instead of a big sticky steamed pud.

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Fantastic story was held to the end.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have never read any of this author's books before, but, thought I would try Abducted as it seemed to be popular on Amazon. The story held me to the end and I found that I could not stop listening to discover what had become and Lizzy and what would become of the latest victim. Well worth a listen.

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The First Book in a series?

This is a reasonable story that follows a female protagonist revisiting her kidnap and her two month imprisonment, fourteen years previously. Her captor resurfaces and she has to fight federal officers to get their support.

It's an easy read, fairly predictable.

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Found a favourite new author!

Really enjoyed this! Strong female main characters... only tiny criticism was motivation for baddy was a bit late in the book for me, personally.

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