Summary-

"24690" by Alaska Angelini is a dark and gritty romance novel that delves into the themes of captivity, mind games, and survival. It is about Everleigh Davenport, a young girl who is kidnapped while attending her birthday party and sold into the unforgiving underground world of Whitlock. With her identity taken away, she is assigned the number "24690" and thrust into the life of servitude, tolerating inhumane treatment by her captors. While Everleigh grapples with trying to survive in captivity, the novel explores deep into her psychological trauma and conflicted feelings created by her associations with both the other captives and her persecutors. Whitlock's bitter environment tests her to the brink, and the story follows her path to preserve her humanity within the shadows engulfing her. "24690" is not for the faint of heart, as it includes graphic material and unsettling circumstances. The novel is a gritty and unapologetic portrayal of trauma, strength, and the human spirit's capacity to endure even in the most terrifying of situations. It's the first novel in a series that continues to explore the violent world Everleigh finds herself in.