Edeet Ravel's best-selling novels for adults include "Ten Thousand Lovers" and "Your Sad Eyes and Unforgettable Mouth." Her novels for younger readers include the critically acclaimed Pauline series and "The Saver." She lives in Guelph, Ontario. Visit her website at www.edeet.com.
Award-winning Canadian-Israeli novelist Edeet Ravel dishes up an
intriguing psychological thriller in this young adult novel about
an American teen who is kidnapped during a summer stay in
Greece.--Elizabeth Brea"ForeWord Reviews" (04/29/2011)
Held is both riveting and surreal... Well worth the read.--Kris
McNaughton"edwardsmagazinebookclub.com" (07/12/2011)
Ravel casts doubt on all her characters in this clever, engaging
page-turner.--Deirdre Baker"thestar.com" (06/21/2011)
Ravel's characters are honest and life-like depictions. She allows
readers to get inside Chloe's head and feel what she's feeling. The
power play between Chloe and her captor and the resulting suspense
keep readers engrossed throughout the novel... Held is dramatic and
full of suspense without falling into the genre of horror or
becoming too theatrical and emotive. Readers learn on the first
page that Chloe has survived her experience and must re-integrate
herself into her old life. This is part of the suspense as well
because one cannot help but wonder what kind of person Chloe has
become after such a harrowing experience. Ravel also never reveals
the true relationship between Chloe and her captor.... Held is an
excellent and timely young adult novel. The news seems to regularly
mention hostage takings, and Edeet Ravel has given readers just a
glimpse of what that situation might be like. Highly
Recommended.--Ann Ketcheson"CM" (04/29/2011)
This well-written book will be interesting for students who are
looking for a thoughtful read that is a bit out of the
ordinary.--Sarah Nelson"Resource Links" (06/01/2011)
There is a sense of desperation and emergency that fills every
corner of Held, bestselling novelist Edeet Ravel's novel of
suspense and exploration of the Stockholm Syndrome. Edeet Ravel
once again proves herself an adept manipulator of difficult
material....This is rich, thought-provoking stuff. This eminently
discussible novel continually asks readers to consider whether ends
justify means and how power and control affect relationships. Less
thriller than psychological puzzler, this novel effectively keeps
readers guessing.
Award-winning...novelist Edeet Ravel dishes up an intriguing
psychological thriller in this young adult novel.--Elizabeth
Brea"ForeWord Reviews" (04/29/2011)
Dramatic and full of suspense... Held is an excellent and timely
young adult novel.... Highly Recommended.--Ann Ketcheson"CM"
(04/29/2011)
Well-written... Interesting for students...looking for a thoughtful
read that is a bit out of the ordinary.--Sarah Nelson"Resource
Links" (06/01/2011)
...(A) clever, engaging page-turner.--Deirdre Baker"thestar.com"
(06/21/2011)
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