{"id":26047,"date":"2020-11-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=26047"},"modified":"2020-10-18T17:22:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T22:22:58","slug":"review-captured-ruins-of-playa-azul-1-by-h-r-savage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=26047","title":{"rendered":"#Review &#8211; CAPTURED (Ruins of Playa Azul #1) by H.R. Savage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1600877343l\/54228437._SX318_.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CAPTURED (Ruins of Playa Azul #1)\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25369 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-__content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis-300x100.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"freeText13255052827722331041\">I was raised in a world full of more death than life, surrounded by the blood-curdling violence and nauseating stench of zombies.<\/p>\n<p>And twenty years after the Outbreak, it doesn\u2019t seem to be changing any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>After a devastating loss rocks my little group of survivors, I\u2019m forced to venture out of my comfort zone in an attempt to find help\u2014straight into the impenetrable walls of El Castillo.<\/p>\n<p>But The Knights don\u2019t take kindly to my mission, and when their leader, Gunner, captures me, everything spirals out of control. My captor suddenly becomes my ally as we\u2019re thrust into a war of Gunner\u2019s own making.<\/p>\n<p>A war that threatens not only his people, but my own.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: True to an apocalyptic world, CAPTURED has dark scenes that may trigger some readers. However, it is not a Stockholm Syndrome Romance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-__content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads-300x100.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/54228437-captured?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=TBs8hY9rzb&amp;rank=1\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \n\nwp-image-25375 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks-__300x100.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=twintalk-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B08JV8ZNC9&amp;asins=B08JV8ZNC9&amp;linkId=9ff3edcd68838e83dc828db53d45359c&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kelly.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-\n\nimage-25378 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kelly-__300x100.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review by Twinsie Kelly<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are an apocalyptic fan, then this is a must read! This is a \u201czombie\u201d book but it is much more than that. What I really enjoyed is that the story is 20 years after the outbreak and it is so much more about the overall survival than fighting the zombies at outbreak. The zombies are a threat but humans are much more cruel. Humans are calculating and cunning where the zombies react purely on instinct. Survival is all the nuances of what you will do to actually live. Thea is the MC and she is the one person you definitely want to have on your side. She is fierce and will do the craziest things to be sure you are safe and healthy. She struggles greatly with trying to keep her group safe. As if the apocalypse isn\u2019t tragic enough on its own, she experiences great loss. While coping with this madness, she may have met her match when she is captured by Gunner while breaking into his compound. People do crazy things to keep their family safe and Gunner is no exception. When he decides to help Thea, they run into many more problems from another group that is the lowest of low of humanity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecause in a world where fleeing is survival, you don&#8217;t run away. You run headfirst into danger if it means saving someone\u2019s life. And you learned that from him. Why?\u201d&#8230;\u201dBecause, Gunner, someone has to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust days ago I wanted to destroy you,\u201d \u2026. \u201cYet here I am now, determined to make sure you don\u2019t destroy yourself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This book has all the feels that will twist you up over and over again. H.R. Savage is a new author for me and now I am completely hooked. I can\u2019t wait for more, I need to know what happens next!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-__content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor-300x100.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/authors\/1464360935p5\/15282951.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"H.R. Savage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Author H.R. Savage (Heather) started reading romance at an age that made her father cringe as she tried to hide the cover behind her hands. She technically finished writing her first book in Junior High, where it mysteriously disappeared in a reformatting incident. Due to the encouragement of her English teachers at her small town school in La Verne, California, she never lost her love for the art. Now a woman who swears by the power of coffee, Chinese food, and wine (not necessarily in that order), she decided it was time to create stories from the characters in her head.<\/p>\n<p>When Heather isn\u2019t writing, outlining, or pinning pictures of hot \u2018character inspirations\u2019 on Pinterest&#x2122;, she is spending time with her three beautiful children and handsome husband.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was raised in a world full of more death than life, surrounded by the blood-curdling violence and nauseating stench of zombies. And twenty years after the Outbreak, it doesn\u2019t seem to be changing any time soon. After a devastating loss rocks my little group of survivors, I\u2019m forced to venture out of my comfort &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=26047\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#Review &#8211; CAPTURED (Ruins of Playa Azul #1) by H.R. 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