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Airborne by DiAnn Mills

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freddikb's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
 
I was immediately pulled into the story. The first chapter provided the “perfect” set up for the rest of the story. I was on the edge of my seat from the very beginning, feeling the intensity building up knowing something was going to happen. Being trapped in an airplane while an unknown virus is let loose? No thank you! A few chapters are of the POV of the person who released the virus, that was a bit creepy. Definitely psychopath vibes. And then we come to the grand reveal, the “mastermind” behind the virus, if you will. How highly disappointed I was reading that. And I am still disappointed. In fact, I am quite upset with the way Diann Mills wrote the reveal.

*My SPOILER rant begins*….

I am very, very familiar with Dissociative Identity Disorder, aka DID. There are no “bad parts”. The Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde stigma that people talk about, that movies and books portray those with DID to have (a “good side” and an “evil dark side”) is offensive and frustrating. Each part, or Alter, is there in the body because of severe trauma that a child had to suffer through. The best way the child’s mind knew how to protect itself was to split into parts and create different personalities, thus what used to be known as Multiple Personalities and is now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder. The parts, or alters, are there to protect the person, NOT push them away. This book upsets me greatly and saddens me because it puts DID in a negative light and makes the victim look like a criminal. Stop victimizing the victim.

 *I received this book free from Tyndale in exchange for my honest review. What I have expressed are entirely my own thoughts. I was not compensated in any monetary way.* 

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100_pages_hr's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

It was a little strange reading about a highly contagious viral outbreak during a global pandemic. But it was a fast-paced read with enough twists and turns to keep me engaged.

I have to admit that I figured out who the villain was pretty fast. Mills did a good job trying to keep me guessing, but I had the person pegged pretty early. The good news is even though I figured out whodunit the motive was much more complex.

It was interesting to watch Chad's character grow throughout this book. It was a little hard to swallow how fast he made a complete change - but this is fiction.

Overall this was a good book but toward the end it started to drag on. I think it probably could have wrapped up in 50 less pages.

I would recommend this book to anyone that likes Christian suspense/mystery.

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.
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