Trapped

by Brittany Oldroyd

She's a girl with an attitude problem.
A monster fighting a battle within.
A hero refusing to stand down.

They call her the Black Kat. Dangerous and angry, she's force to be reckoned with. Before the Project, Kate McCallister was just a sarcastic girl. Now, just about everyone is afraid of her. Now, she's the only thing standing between a madman and the world. Now, Richard Glass wants her dead and she may be the only one who can stop his Invincible Project.
Of course, it's not called the Invincible Project for nothing.

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First published March 14, 2015

About the author

Brittany Oldroyd has had a passion for writing since middle school, where she began to write Segolia: Daughter of Prophecy. Since then, she's experienced many trials that tested her determination, including a truck fire that destroyed all of her work. Like her characters, she believes in dreaming big and never giving up. Her plans for the future include going to college and getting a degree in English. Along with her passion for writing and reading, Brittany has a love for night skies, music, and watching thunderstorms. She lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, where the people and the land continue to inspire her.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oldroyd develops her characters enough so that it's pretty easy to relate with even some of the more minor characters, although some of their reactions to different circumstances seemed somewhat cliche. There are enough mysteries and plot twists to keep the reader engaged till the end. (As a side note, Alec, the main character's childhood friend, was probably my favorite character. The mother was interesting and dynamic as well.)
I found short and fragmented sentences that made up the novel to be distracting. Sometimes it really helped to set the mood of the characters, but other times it seemed unnecessary (but this could also be because I've gotten used to the language of novels written in the 1800's).

[Raymond Burke · Rating 4 out of 5]

An inventive book I liked very much. While there were a few abstract descriptions of locations making it hard to tell where characters were or to visualise the settings, the characters themselves were engaging and likeable. The style of the writing is compelling with hanging words/sentences to add to the suspense and an interspersed rapid triple-punch of synonyms or adjectives drives the emotional pressure. With a couple of twists at the end this is a well-written book. Slightly more style than substance (only in regard to some locational details) but well worth a read.