Edeet Ravel once again proves herself an adept manipulator of difficult material….This is rich, thought-provoking stuff.

- Quill and Quire

Held is both riveting and surreal... Ravel’s novel quickly grips readers, first with the nightmarish topic and secondly by developing a strong association with Chloe. Chloe survives her ordeal in part through her journaling, which is how the story in revealed to the reader. The formation of a strong bond with her captor is other reason Chloe survives her captivity. Ravel intricately develops Chloe’s relationship with her captor.

Throughout her imprisonment, Chloe remains strong and lucid, an amazing feat considering her situation. What will happen when, suddenly she is free, reunited with her mother, and surrounded by the CIA who want to catch her kidnapper . . . and Chloe wants him to remain free?

…An added feature to Held, is the secondary story Ravel tells. Intermixed with Chloe’s journal entries are facebook entries from Chloe’s best friend Angie and news reports from her mother begging the people who kidnapped Chloe to release her. The newspaper reports and the facebook entries give the novel a sense of reality and connect it to the reality of the social community. Held is well worth the read.

- Edward’s Magazine

A clever, engaging page-turner... exceptionally quick and imaginative.

- Toronto Star