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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
So half-way through the book I was trying to figure out where the rest of the story was going. With the kidnapping happening at the beginning of the story I was interested how it would play out. The only downside to the story was Ginger dating Marty, I felt like it was too much of a cliché but that's just my opinion. All in all, very good read I was hooked from beginning to end
3.5
The first half of the book is 5 stars. Riveting and fast paced and has you hooked right away. I flew through the first 60% of the book. But the last third was a bit of a convoluted mess and I didn’t like the end “fight scene”, it was ridiculous. I enjoyed though and I look forward to reading more by this author.
The first half of the book is 5 stars. Riveting and fast paced and has you hooked right away. I flew through the first 60% of the book. But the last third was a bit of a convoluted mess and I didn’t like the end “fight scene”, it was ridiculous. I enjoyed though and I look forward to reading more by this author.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An intense page turner with many twists and turns - what a good story should be. The premise is horrifying for parents with young children. I flew through this one. It will make a hellava movie or limited series, which I hear is in the works.
Interesting and exciting. My son's about the same age as the mcs daughter so it gave me a lot of anxiety but I still couldn't put it down
I had high expectations for this book after reading “The Island” from Adrian as it was well executed and I loved it. The first half of the book was intense, attention grabbing, and I couldn’t put it down and I finished it in like 4-5 days. But the second half I just couldn’t get into, I couldn’t bring myself to pick the book back up for about a MONTH. It was just boring, lack luster and the writing just went downhill in my opinion. I give it three stars mostly for the first half of the book, but the second half wasn’t that great. I had to force myself to listen to the audio version just for the second half to get through it. I really wanted to DNF this book but couldn’t bring myself to do it.
SPOILER!!!!!
I also feel like they got Rachel’s daughter back way too soon into the book, there was so much more than could’ve been explored. And the ending was pretty lack luster.
SPOILER!!!!!
I also feel like they got Rachel’s daughter back way too soon into the book, there was so much more than could’ve been explored. And the ending was pretty lack luster.
emotional
slow-paced
Besides the word “fuck” sprinkled in this book reads like YA. Good idea just poorly executed.
Hated to put it down. Diabolical is RIGHT! A little tidy ending, but it couldn't go on forever. COMPELLING!!!
Quick and fast paced book. I loved how they tied in the villains story and highlighted the dangers of putting children and lives online.
I would give this book 3.75 stars. The idea of this book captured me from the very beginning. What would you do if you got a call saying that you child has been kidnapped, that you have to pay a ransom, then carry out your own kidnapping of another child in order to save your own? The premise of this book was so interesting to me, the reason for the lower rating is due to execution. Let me explain...
We read from the perspective of Rachel, who is divorced, battling cancer, and lives with her daughter Kylie. She gets the call from a woman who has kidnapped Kylie and will only release her once Rachel carries out the ransom and another kidnapping.
The book shows what a parent's love will do and the things you would do to keep your loved ones safe. Overall, a good story, but had the potential to be amazing. Would recommend.
**SPOILERS AHEAD**
Okay, I think once we got into part 2 of the book, everything was pretty clear cut. When we are reading about Margaret and Oliver's childhood I was a little confused about how this fits into the story. I originally thought that perhaps this was a family that was going to be targeted next by The Chain, but things became more clear as we read more about them. I don't know if we can blame them for coming up with The Chain based on their childhood trauma as it seemed like they created their own trauma in a way (throwing their brother overboard and killing their dad). I wish there was some indication on the start of the chapter indicating that we were going back to the past or something to let the reader know the shift.
Before it was even said, I predicted that these two children were the ones that were running The Chain and that Marty's new girlfriend, Ginger was the same child named Margaret that we read about earlier.
The ending was honestly lame to me. Like a shootout and nobody EXCEPT the "bad guys" die and everyone else survives? Like yes, I know Pete got shot but he still lived. I think I would have liked the book more if Pete would have died. It would have given the reader a more realistic viewpoint of the end.
We read from the perspective of Rachel, who is divorced, battling cancer, and lives with her daughter Kylie. She gets the call from a woman who has kidnapped Kylie and will only release her once Rachel carries out the ransom and another kidnapping.
The book shows what a parent's love will do and the things you would do to keep your loved ones safe. Overall, a good story, but had the potential to be amazing. Would recommend.
**SPOILERS AHEAD**
Okay, I think once we got into part 2 of the book, everything was pretty clear cut. When we are reading about Margaret and Oliver's childhood I was a little confused about how this fits into the story. I originally thought that perhaps this was a family that was going to be targeted next by The Chain, but things became more clear as we read more about them. I don't know if we can blame them for coming up with The Chain based on their childhood trauma as it seemed like they created their own trauma in a way (throwing their brother overboard and killing their dad). I wish there was some indication on the start of the chapter indicating that we were going back to the past or something to let the reader know the shift.
Before it was even said, I predicted that these two children were the ones that were running The Chain and that Marty's new girlfriend, Ginger was the same child named Margaret that we read about earlier.
The ending was honestly lame to me. Like a shootout and nobody EXCEPT the "bad guys" die and everyone else survives? Like yes, I know Pete got shot but he still lived. I think I would have liked the book more if Pete would have died. It would have given the reader a more realistic viewpoint of the end.