Official Review: Capital D
Posted: 29 May 2013, 18:30
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Capital D" by Natasah Johnstone.]
This book is a mix between a love story and action story, following Taber Blake and Silka Fontein through their love and tribulations. Both Taber and Silka are from well off families. They grew up together and were only friendly because they had to be. Years later, when they are all grown up Taber’s family has a party. Silka’s parents are invited and make her attend too. Almost immediately Taber and Silka feel a strong attraction to each other. At first they try to deny this attraction because through talking they find out they work for the same company. The company forbids employees to date one another. Through a serious of events Silka ends up not working for the company any longer and her and Taber are able to continue their relationship.
Silka trusted her team she worked with at her former job. They went on many dangerous missions together. What Silka did not know was that they were using her as bait to steal diamonds and live a comfortable life, with the fall on her back. The bad guys kidnapped Silka. Taber was then left to figure out where she was and why she was taken. Would Silka ever be safe from the bad guys?
I liked that this book always had me guessing what was going to happen next. The passion that Taber and Silka shared for each other had me begging for more. This book always had a danger element in it. There were several groups of bad guys and I never knew what they were going to do next or who they were going to hurt.
There were several things that I did not like about this book. For instance it jumped around a lot and had a lot of different characters. Often times this book would be talking about Taber and Silka and then in the next paragraph be talking about one of the bad guys. I found myself going back to reread some parts because I wasn’t sure what the paragraph was talking about. The author also used the phrase “Capital D” at the end of every chapter, or so it seemed. She would say something like, “She was dangerous with a Capital D.” This got redundant and annoying as the book went on. The author also chose to use alternative words instead of swear words, but only in certain areas of the book. For example she used the word “pucker” in a high intensity situation. I thought it took away from what was going on in the situation. It would have had more effect if she used the actual swear word.
Overall I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars. There was a lot going on in the book and it was hard to keep track of. I think this book could actually be split into two different types of books, either an erotic novel or an action book. I think if the author did that, the book would have been more successful.
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This book is a mix between a love story and action story, following Taber Blake and Silka Fontein through their love and tribulations. Both Taber and Silka are from well off families. They grew up together and were only friendly because they had to be. Years later, when they are all grown up Taber’s family has a party. Silka’s parents are invited and make her attend too. Almost immediately Taber and Silka feel a strong attraction to each other. At first they try to deny this attraction because through talking they find out they work for the same company. The company forbids employees to date one another. Through a serious of events Silka ends up not working for the company any longer and her and Taber are able to continue their relationship.
Silka trusted her team she worked with at her former job. They went on many dangerous missions together. What Silka did not know was that they were using her as bait to steal diamonds and live a comfortable life, with the fall on her back. The bad guys kidnapped Silka. Taber was then left to figure out where she was and why she was taken. Would Silka ever be safe from the bad guys?
I liked that this book always had me guessing what was going to happen next. The passion that Taber and Silka shared for each other had me begging for more. This book always had a danger element in it. There were several groups of bad guys and I never knew what they were going to do next or who they were going to hurt.
There were several things that I did not like about this book. For instance it jumped around a lot and had a lot of different characters. Often times this book would be talking about Taber and Silka and then in the next paragraph be talking about one of the bad guys. I found myself going back to reread some parts because I wasn’t sure what the paragraph was talking about. The author also used the phrase “Capital D” at the end of every chapter, or so it seemed. She would say something like, “She was dangerous with a Capital D.” This got redundant and annoying as the book went on. The author also chose to use alternative words instead of swear words, but only in certain areas of the book. For example she used the word “pucker” in a high intensity situation. I thought it took away from what was going on in the situation. It would have had more effect if she used the actual swear word.
Overall I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars. There was a lot going on in the book and it was hard to keep track of. I think this book could actually be split into two different types of books, either an erotic novel or an action book. I think if the author did that, the book would have been more successful.
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Buy "Capital D" on Amazon