Sarah Rivens

Sarah Rivens (in Arabic: سارة ريفنز) is an Algerian writer born on 19 December 1998 in Algiers.

Sarah Rivens
Rivens in 2022
Born	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 26) Algiers, Algeria
Nationality	Algerian

As of early 2023, Rivens was the best-selling author in France^[1][2] through her series "Captive".^[3] She is currently the most read Algerian author in its history,^[4] with 9 million reads.^[5]

Biography

In 2019, Rivens published her writing on Wattpad and gained recognition on social media.^[6]

Captive

Rivens became popular with her Captive series, which was initially published on Wattpad under the pseudonym "theblurredgirl" in late 2020 and early 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic.^[7] The series was popular on TikTok with the hashtag #captivewattpad, generating 9 million views on the platform.^[8]

Rivens is signed with publishers Hlab. The Captive trilogy has been translated into 9 languages and sold approximately 300,000 copies in physical and 50,000 in digital.^[9] As of April 2023, sales continued at a pace of over 5,000 copies per week.^[9]

Publications

• Lakestone.^[10]
• Captive - tome 1. Hachette Lab. 8 June 2022. ISBN 978-2017206934.
• Captive 1.5 - Perfectly Wrong. Hachette Lab. 2 November 2022. ISBN 978-2017206941.
• Captive - tome 2. Hachette Lab. 7 December 2022. ISBN 978-2017206958.^[11]
• Captive - tome 2 Bonus. Hachette Lab. 9 December 2022.