The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton

eBook Review: The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton – Erik Goddard

Story: Sarah, going to her doctor’s appointment, is unnerved when her doctor’s receptionist states that she needs to go to his other office due to complications inside the office. There is another woman behind her in the area and is experiencing the same dilemma. Because of this, they decide to go to their offices together. When they get there, there is another man, and he asks Sarah for her phone because their’s is non-functional. Reluctantly she lets him use hers, and then she finds out it is all a trap. She has been kidnapped and held for ransom. Thru all the days, she goes from seeing them being in masks to seeing their real faces. To complicate matters even more, then she even starts to get close to one of her kidnappers. Tony, she despises. Ian, a British man, Sarah finds him arrogant. However, with Jane, Sarah doesn’t know if she can trust her, or if she feels sorry for her. Then when someone comes around, they start limiting Sarah and not allowing her to move up and down the stairs and watch her more closely. She however is not going to let them take over and tries to find ways to get out of the situation. Will she get free and find out who really kidnapped her, because not everyone in her life is telling her the truth.

Final Notes: A Kidnapping of Sarah Easton 4.9/5 Stars!

The only reason this is not a total 5-star novel, is because something is missing, and I am asking questions, and it is why is there no epilogue? The story needs to be all tied up in a bow for me to end properly, and it is not done, there are too many questions to ask that need answered. What happened to the Doctor? How did she do after the kidnapping, and other questions, but I guess like in life we don’t always get to know or see the answers we want. Other than that, I think this is a great novel that will keep you reading till you reach the last page! Yet for now, A Girl and Her Tablet is telling everyone goodbye till next time!!!

It’s always so hard to review thriller novels. Any novel really, but thrillers I don’t want to spoil anything for everyone else. Did I enjoy this? Well, I read it through one sitting so definitely yes! However, fair warning. The main character in this is ridiculously stupid at times to the point I wanted to reach through the book and go “really? Why would you do that?!” as I was reading. IE: First chapter, she hands over her phone to a man that asked her for it. No threats. No intimidation, just can I have your phone please? Um, no. You don’t just hand it over that’s how my sister’s phone got stolen in St Louis. (It was recovered a month later by police thankfully.) But it’s constantly things that are common sense that she just…ugh. So frustrating!

The bad guys were interesting. At first they start out reasonably smart. Then they go into the “I’m in charge so I’ll make all the blatantly stupid decisions I can” mode about forty percent through the book.

But despite the stupidity of the characters at times the book itself is fast paced and I managed to read it in one sitting. It ties together at the end and though it’s a bit of a wide open ending it still resolved everything so that it surprised me here and there with how it played out. Highly recommend for suspense fans.

I was gripped by this book right from the start and engaged all the way through, I read it in one sitting. I liked the story, the writing and the characters although there were times I was perplexed by their behaviour. It was atmospheric and suspenseful with a good level of unpredictability. I really enjoyed it.

This is a thriller that keeps you wanting to know how it will end. This involves a kidnapping and you feel like you are with the main character in trying to think of a way to escape and wondering if you can be rescued in time.

“The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton” was cleverly written, with suspense and a humor I hadn’t expected. Each of the characters were written with tinges of humanity that asked for sympathy — and empathy — while also giving off the aura of dislike. The protagonist, Sarah Easton, was someone who we couldn’t like 100% of the time, and it was something that felt very real and not like the typical book about a woman who has been kidnapped. It added a sense of urgency, reality, and humanity to every character involved. Though I felt the ending was a bit rushed and it did lose that, but I still overall enjoyed the book.

The morning it happened, Sarah thought little of the slight change in plans. By evening, she realizes the result of that decision: she is trapped in a remote cabin, where her captors force her to record a ransom demand aimed at her wealthy father.

As the countdown to the deadline begins and Sarah looks for ways to escape her confine, she is unaware that a far more sinister danger lurks unseen as various parties plot and scheme their way to the ransom.

With the clock ticking toward the deadline and these plots beginning to coalesce, Sarah realizes what's at stake is far more than money.

With solid writing, good dialogue, and an effective prose, you will enjoy this book from start to finish. I thoroughly recommend it.