A review by rmarcin
The Choice by Alex Lake

4.0

Matt is returning home one day with his 3 children in the car. He stops off at the store, and due to the new virus, he doesn't want to expose them, so he leaves them in the back seat. He grabs a few items, checking to see if the kids are behaving through the store window. As he checks out, he looks again, and the car is gone! Then he receives texts telling him that the children have been kidnapped. He runs home to his wife, Annabelle, and tells her. The story then goes back and forth, bringing up details of past relationships and things in their lives that may have caused someone to take their children. Then, the ransom demand is made, and Annabelle and Matt need to make a choice.
This is an interesting thriller, and an interesting dilemma. It also highlights the deranged mind of some people. While I was initially unsure of the kidnapper's identity, I did have a suspicion about who it actually was.
I enjoyed this, but I thought the ending wrapped a little too abruptly.