Book Review: Exchange in Eichstatt by Melanie Surani

I received a copy of Exchange in Eichstatt by Melanie Surani in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
When Kat Shergill travels to a small town in Germany for a college course, she has no idea she’ll run into Peter, an ex-boyfriend. Almost as soon as they realize they still have feelings for each other, Peter is kidnapped.

Though Kat does everything she can to understand the clues and ensure her friend’s safe return, she angers the kidnapper, whose taunting text messages and calls suddenly stop. Radio silence means no more information and possibly an abrupt end to the game.
Review:
I have read the first book in this series, The Silent Treatment, and I was looking forward to reading the second. Unfortunately, I wasn’t as excited by this novel as I was the first. I think maybe it seemed a bit too far-fetched for me. There is a kidnapping and some pretty severe torture happening, though I never really understood why or why Kat is really involved. It was like all of sudden Peter, her ex, is kidnapped and the kidnapper is still coming around her and taunting her and she’s asking random people for help but no one really is and then it’s over. The book is really short so it was a quick read, but I think it would have benefited from being longer and being able to explain more and really get into detail with characters such as Marcus. For the most part I was just questioning the storyline, so I wasn’t able to really enjoy the book as much as I would have liked.
2.5 stars