Review: Run, Rabbit, Run by Juniper Hartmann

Barbara "Bunny" Townsend is a gifted student, dedicated athlete, trauma survivor...

And now, helpless prey.

Her world is turned upside down when she finds hers
elf in a living nightmare, taken captive by a sociopathic man. Follow Bunny as she attempts to find her way to freedom. In the meantime, her captor has plans for her that will leave your jaw, and panties, dropping.

Run, Rabbit, Run contains explicit and sometimes upsetting scenes that may be upsetting for some audiences. Reader discretion is advised, as is checking the author's website for more information on her work.

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First and foremost, I want to thank Juniper for putting me on the ARC team for this. It looked absolutely astounding and I'm grateful for having had the opportunity to read it! 

Certainly enjoyed this one. The way we are just unceremoniously dumped into the action like there is nothing else important at all was a unique choice that I really appreciated. Anything else would have kind of spoiled information given later in the book. We follow Barbara "Bunny" Townsend as she is abducted and held captive by what can only be described as a psychopath. She comes to terms with her situation quickly, and while she does resist him at first, she eventually leans into the torture. There were so many scenes that I really should not have been reading in the breakroom at work. Keep that in mind going in. Readers beware: there is spice. 

I did end up taking a star off for a few combined reasons. For one, this book could have been longer. It was a lot of action happening that pushed the plot along more quickly than I would personally would personally have preferred. Then there was the actual BDSM part. I don't know a single DOM that would push someone like that. The one bathtub scene took it too far for my own tastes. I think we should have gotten more on the consent end of the whole thing. 

The twist at the end was stunning! I was not expecting it at all. You go through the entire book thinking its going to be a specific way and then it suddenly shifts gears. I still don't know the point of Michael, though...he seemed kind of extra? What did he contribute to the storyline?

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This book is available now on most platforms where books are sold, and will be available from Amazon on 20 August 2024.