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judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
ONE KICK (Kick Lannigan #1) by Chelsea Cain brings a compelling new heroine, Kit “Kick” Lannigan, the first in this new exciting and compelling thriller series.
Kit was kidnapped at age six, by a child pornography ring when she was six, and held captive for five years until the FBI rescued her. Being held in captivity, has taken its emotional toll, on damaged, twenty-one year old Kick; however, she has turned into a fighting machine.
Still struggling with psychological baggage, she's dedicated herself to martial arts and marksmanship. Before she was thirteen, Kick learned marksmanship, martial arts, boxing, archery, and knife throwing. She excelled at every one, vowing she would never be victimized again.
Living in Portland, OR, and quite obsessed with child abductions and now the disappearance of Adam and Mia, triggering the guilt in the role she once played, ensuring the anonymity of a vast ring of child pornographers.
When a wealthy former gun dealer, working with the FBI, drops into Kick's life and demands that she go with him to the site of the latest abduction, she fiercely resists. She knows she has to help with all her skills and insight, to help find the two children; yet, little does Kick know this case will lead her back to her terrifying past.
Her mother, who wrote a best-seller about her daughter's abduction, is still milking the story as an expert on TV. Kick returns to places she was held as "Beth," and her confrontation with her abductor exposes a horribly complicated relationship.
Her strange relationship with John Bishop adds intrigue, and dynamic together as well as the other secondary characters. Fast–paced, painful, emotional, challenging, full of tension, twists and turns, and a kick ass main protagonist, taking readers to dark places of child porn rings, for a suspenseful quest of justice and redemption— to the compelling conclusion.
This was my first book by Cain and looking forward to the next in the series! I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Heather Lind, for a nice overall performance.
Kit was kidnapped at age six, by a child pornography ring when she was six, and held captive for five years until the FBI rescued her. Being held in captivity, has taken its emotional toll, on damaged, twenty-one year old Kick; however, she has turned into a fighting machine.
Still struggling with psychological baggage, she's dedicated herself to martial arts and marksmanship. Before she was thirteen, Kick learned marksmanship, martial arts, boxing, archery, and knife throwing. She excelled at every one, vowing she would never be victimized again.
Living in Portland, OR, and quite obsessed with child abductions and now the disappearance of Adam and Mia, triggering the guilt in the role she once played, ensuring the anonymity of a vast ring of child pornographers.
When a wealthy former gun dealer, working with the FBI, drops into Kick's life and demands that she go with him to the site of the latest abduction, she fiercely resists. She knows she has to help with all her skills and insight, to help find the two children; yet, little does Kick know this case will lead her back to her terrifying past.
Her mother, who wrote a best-seller about her daughter's abduction, is still milking the story as an expert on TV. Kick returns to places she was held as "Beth," and her confrontation with her abductor exposes a horribly complicated relationship.
Her strange relationship with John Bishop adds intrigue, and dynamic together as well as the other secondary characters. Fast–paced, painful, emotional, challenging, full of tension, twists and turns, and a kick ass main protagonist, taking readers to dark places of child porn rings, for a suspenseful quest of justice and redemption— to the compelling conclusion.
This was my first book by Cain and looking forward to the next in the series! I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Heather Lind, for a nice overall performance.
cbaker8887's review against another edition
3.0
Having enjoyed Chelsea Cain's Archie Sheridan/Grethcen Powell series I looked forward to reading her new novel One Kick. And while I wasn't disappointed, it didn't have quite the same impact or strong character building has her previous novels.
The story centers around Kick Lannigan who was kidnapped at the age of six and held in captivity for five years before being freed. Unfortunately her abductors were part of a child pornography ring and she was not only abused but films were made of her proliferated across the Internet.
We find Kick, now a 21 year old woman, both a very strong character but at the same time very vulnerable. She has developed herself into a serious martial artist, an expert in guns and other deadly weapons, as well as breaking and entering and getting out of handcuffs and other restraints. She vows to never let herself be hurt again. But of course there are still emotional scars that run deep, making her a powerful and sympathetic character.
As we learn about Kick's past and present another child goes missing with similar trademarks of her abduction, suggesting it may be part of the same ring. She is offered a chance to help find the missing child that she ultimately just can't turn down.
The rest of the novel is a harrowing chase to find the missing child that finds Kick teamed up with a mysterious stranger named Bishop who works for an arms dealer. She has to relive her past to help find the missing child.
She even goes to the state infirmary where her abductor is dying of kidney failure trying to get information that might help locate the missing child and hopefully bust up the ring. Here we see an odd scene that shows she has a twisted emotional connection with the man who abused her for so many years.
Kick Lannigan is a very well-drawn and compelling character but the others, with the possible exception of Frank the FBI agent who saved her, were borderline cliché. And while I mostly enjoyed One Kick, the plot and the Bishop character really stretched credibility and my willingness to suspend disbelief. Nevertheless, I will definitely be looking forward to the next novel in the series.
The story centers around Kick Lannigan who was kidnapped at the age of six and held in captivity for five years before being freed. Unfortunately her abductors were part of a child pornography ring and she was not only abused but films were made of her proliferated across the Internet.
We find Kick, now a 21 year old woman, both a very strong character but at the same time very vulnerable. She has developed herself into a serious martial artist, an expert in guns and other deadly weapons, as well as breaking and entering and getting out of handcuffs and other restraints. She vows to never let herself be hurt again. But of course there are still emotional scars that run deep, making her a powerful and sympathetic character.
As we learn about Kick's past and present another child goes missing with similar trademarks of her abduction, suggesting it may be part of the same ring. She is offered a chance to help find the missing child that she ultimately just can't turn down.
The rest of the novel is a harrowing chase to find the missing child that finds Kick teamed up with a mysterious stranger named Bishop who works for an arms dealer. She has to relive her past to help find the missing child.
She even goes to the state infirmary where her abductor is dying of kidney failure trying to get information that might help locate the missing child and hopefully bust up the ring. Here we see an odd scene that shows she has a twisted emotional connection with the man who abused her for so many years.
Kick Lannigan is a very well-drawn and compelling character but the others, with the possible exception of Frank the FBI agent who saved her, were borderline cliché. And while I mostly enjoyed One Kick, the plot and the Bishop character really stretched credibility and my willingness to suspend disbelief. Nevertheless, I will definitely be looking forward to the next novel in the series.
books4biana's review against another edition
4.0
It's been a while since I had an honest to goodness Can't Put It Down Book, and this was definitely that. I'm hesitant to follow up with the next in the series because I think it's great as a stand alone. But I will find the next book. And I'll find other books by this author. She knows her stuff!!
erinnejc's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely brilliant, loved this novel, it kept me engrossed right from the start until the end. It was an easy read and the story flowed perfectly. I am pleased that while the subject matter was horrendous, there was no unnecessary graphic descriptions, you knew what happened but didn't have it shoved in your face for which I am thankful. Yes, it is a series, but what a series it looks like turning out to be. Even if it angers you that you will need to buy the next book, because I mean who wouldn't want to know more, you really don't have to, you 'could' be satisfied with it as a stand alone....perhaps.
meg37's review against another edition
3.0
I found the plot engaging and I kept wanting to know what was happening next. The sucky part is the end definitely left me wanting the follow up book and I read that the author changed publishers in the middle of the second book and it never got published. That's frustrating as you can tell there is more to the story.
lavoiture's review against another edition
3.0
Average thriller/mystery with a non-quite-cool-enough Lisbeth Salander wannabe and an irritating cliffhanger ending. I'll read other ones when they come out, but I won't be waiting around for them.
rodeorocks13's review against another edition
4.0
I received an advanced copy for free through good reads firsts.
One kick is a interesting thriller. It follows a young adult named kick who was kidnapped as a child and rescued years later. When two children suddenly go missing she feels they are connected to her abduction ten years earlier. This book draws you in from the beginning and keeps showing you kicks past as it links to the present and has lots of in expected turns. You meet a lot of different characters that help make this book flow and a little bit of violence.
One kick is a interesting thriller. It follows a young adult named kick who was kidnapped as a child and rescued years later. When two children suddenly go missing she feels they are connected to her abduction ten years earlier. This book draws you in from the beginning and keeps showing you kicks past as it links to the present and has lots of in expected turns. You meet a lot of different characters that help make this book flow and a little bit of violence.
ebralz's review against another edition
4.0
Chelsea Cain knows how to write a messed up thriller series! This is the first book in her newest series and was a quick and enjoyable read.