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marleen02's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Suicide, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Kidnapping
honeyreads1066's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I honestly didn't expect to love this book as much as I did.
This book follows Ira who in what she expected to be her last day on the earth, gets pulled back into her job as a hostage negotiator when a man breaks into a radio station. For each hostage, he calls a number from the phonebook, at random. If they answer with a specific slogan, a hostage goes free. If they don't, a hostage dies. The only issue is the thing he wants is his girlfriend except she died 8 months ago in a car accident.
The characters themselves were all complicated. Maybe it's because the book was set in a day but you couldn't guess anyone except Ira's motivations but that worked well for the genre of the book. I think that's what made me guess the whole way through. The characters weren't also likeable but they didn't need to be for you to feel sympathy or empathy. I think that could have gone both ways but was written very well here.
The plot itself kept me guessing the whole way through, I genuinely had no idea where it would end it what the twist would be and also who was reliable and who wasn't. I think that in itself added to the story.
My only issue was that while I understand why it was put in, the things about Ira's daughter just didn't find my interest. Maybe it's because we never met her so I wasn't that upset about it or because Ira wasn't too much of a likeable character so I wasn't invested in what she wanted but frankly I didn't care.
Overall I greatly enjoyed this, it went to places I didn't expect and the twists in the plot weren't things I was able to guess. I would 100% recommend this book as a good thriller.
This book follows Ira who in what she expected to be her last day on the earth, gets pulled back into her job as a hostage negotiator when a man breaks into a radio station. For each hostage, he calls a number from the phonebook, at random. If they answer with a specific slogan, a hostage goes free. If they don't, a hostage dies. The only issue is the thing he wants is his girlfriend except she died 8 months ago in a car accident.
The characters themselves were all complicated. Maybe it's because the book was set in a day but you couldn't guess anyone except Ira's motivations but that worked well for the genre of the book. I think that's what made me guess the whole way through. The characters weren't also likeable but they didn't need to be for you to feel sympathy or empathy. I think that could have gone both ways but was written very well here.
The plot itself kept me guessing the whole way through, I genuinely had no idea where it would end it what the twist would be and also who was reliable and who wasn't. I think that in itself added to the story.
My only issue was that while I understand why it was put in, the things about Ira's daughter just didn't find my interest. Maybe it's because we never met her so I wasn't that upset about it or because Ira wasn't too much of a likeable character so I wasn't invested in what she wanted but frankly I didn't care.
Overall I greatly enjoyed this, it went to places I didn't expect and the twists in the plot weren't things I was able to guess. I would 100% recommend this book as a good thriller.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Torture
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