What makes this novel truly horrifying is how realistic it actually is. In order to survive, Summer must play by his rules, but days are passing quickly and with them, the chances that the police will find her at all. His growing unpredictability and willingness to silence anyone who speaks against him has crushed any hope any of these women have for getting out. She quickly learns that Clover is not a man that should be trifled with. Unable to escape, Summer is trapped in her kidnapper’s cellar with three other captive women. Though not alone, Summer is coerced into playing the part of “Lily,” one member of her kidnapper’s imaginary family. When Summer is kidnapped, she is forced into a utterly terrifying situation. Natasha Preston’s The Cellar is a psychological thriller that is both disturbing and hard to put down. The door slammed shut, sending a shiver down my spine. “I collapsed on the step, grasping the wall to stop myself from falling down the stairs. But flowers can’t survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out… “ Spending months inside the cellar of her kidnapper with several other girls, Summer learns of Colin’s abusive past, and his thoughts of his victims being his family…his perfect, pure flowers.

No family or police investigation can track her down. “Nothing ever happens in the town of Long Thorpe – that is, until sixteen-year-old Summer Robinson disappears without a trace. **I received a copy of this book from the publisher, which does not influence my review**

The cellar book series in order