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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
A nice, quick read. Gripping and well written. I think it could be nice to have some resolution after the zoo but it was also an interesting writing choice to end it where it did
dark
tense
fast-paced
Finished this book in less than 24 hours because I had to know what happened. The thought process is realistically written with intense panic and adrenaline, enough so that you can feel the paranoia as you read. I also like that there are different points of view, and the story is fast paced and action-filled. There are a few things left unanswered, but I kind of like that too. All-in-all a good, quick thriller.
Very suspenseful. I need some time to process the ending.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Joan and her four-year-old son have been playing in a secluded part of the zoo, but now they're cutting it close as the zoo is about to close for the day. As they hurry toward the exit Joan immediately turns around, Lincoln in her arms, and races back into the zoo. Those pops she heard earlier weren't balloons bursting or fireworks - they were gunshots and there is a man with a gun at the exit. Joan loves the zoo and it's her knowledge of this place - the hidden pathways and what exhibit is empty - that keeps them one step ahead of danger for the next three hours. She will do whatever it takes to protect her son.
With a cover like that and especially after reading the blurb I desperately wanted to read it right away. As an animal lover it pains me to read about fictional animals being hurt and killed and since this takes place in a zoo I figured it would happen. (I skimmed over those parts and I'm pretending they didn't happen!) But this book is so good! I couldn't help but fall in love with little Lincoln. His imagination and the love he has for his mother - their bond - it was something special. I was totally absorbed in this and if life didn't get in the way I would've read it in one sitting. It was very intense. Never a dull moment.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for a copy of this book.
With a cover like that and especially after reading the blurb I desperately wanted to read it right away. As an animal lover it pains me to read about fictional animals being hurt and killed and since this takes place in a zoo I figured it would happen. (I skimmed over those parts and I'm pretending they didn't happen!) But this book is so good! I couldn't help but fall in love with little Lincoln. His imagination and the love he has for his mother - their bond - it was something special. I was totally absorbed in this and if life didn't get in the way I would've read it in one sitting. It was very intense. Never a dull moment.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for a copy of this book.
Very intense! i think every mom has a place she goes with her kids that she knows that well.
Almost a "Cujo" feel in the experience of a mother trying to protect her child
Almost a "Cujo" feel in the experience of a mother trying to protect her child
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Die Protagonistin Joane und ihr Sohn Lincoln waren mir sehr sympathisch und auch das Buch begann eigentlich ganz gut. Allerdings fiel die Spannungskurve nach einiger Zeit stark ab, (SPOILER) ab dem Moment, als die beiden ihr Versteck im Gehege verließen und zu einem Snack-Automaten liefen (ungefähr Seite 140), wurde es für mich schon langweiliger, nachdem die beiden dann von Kailynn aufgenommen wurden (circa Seite 190), wurde es noch schlimmer. (SPOILER ENDE) Dazu trug auch bei, dass die Protagonistin immer wieder in Gedanken an Dinge abschweifte, die mich nicht wirklich interessierten. Was ihren Sohn anging und dessen „eigene Sprache“ waren diese Erklärungen ja noch nett, aber Joane dachte auch noch an ganz andere Dinge. Zudem wurde am Ende irgendwie nicht alles aufgelöst, (SPOILER) denn es wurde gar nicht mehr darauf eingegangen, was mit dem Baby im Mülleimer passiert war. (SPOILER ENDE)