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A review by frostyreadsss
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.75
“Life is fragile, fleeting and precious. And to live at all is miracle enough.”
It’s easy...Follow The Chain and you get your kid back. Pay the ransom. Find another target and kidnap someone. The Chain continues. Each link in The Chain is precious. The Chain has to go on. No police! Whatever you do, Don’t Break The Chain! The Chain has never been successfully broken.
Adrian McKinty didn’t waste time. From page one, this is a fast-past thriller, filled with action, tension and fear. I wasn’t sure McKinty could sustain that same emotion throughout the story, and for the most part, he pulled it off!
The first Part: Brilliant
The second part: Amazing
The third part: great
Some things in the third part were a bit unnecessary, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment.
When I first started reading, a bunch of people told me that they thought the book was "Alright" not good not bad, and it made me worry because I truly thought that I would love it. Safe to say, that I did.
Let's talk about Rachel; our heroine, for a quick second. Sometimes I was terrified for her and other times I was "terrified" of her.
What would you do when you get a call from a stranger saying that they have kidnapped your child, and say you have to kidnap someone elses child for your child to stay alive, WOULD YOU DO IT?!
It’s easy...Follow The Chain and you get your kid back. Pay the ransom. Find another target and kidnap someone. The Chain continues. Each link in The Chain is precious. The Chain has to go on. No police! Whatever you do, Don’t Break The Chain! The Chain has never been successfully broken.
Adrian McKinty didn’t waste time. From page one, this is a fast-past thriller, filled with action, tension and fear. I wasn’t sure McKinty could sustain that same emotion throughout the story, and for the most part, he pulled it off!
The first Part: Brilliant
The second part: Amazing
The third part: great
Some things in the third part were a bit unnecessary, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment.
When I first started reading, a bunch of people told me that they thought the book was "Alright" not good not bad, and it made me worry because I truly thought that I would love it. Safe to say, that I did.
Let's talk about Rachel; our heroine, for a quick second. Sometimes I was terrified for her and other times I was "terrified" of her.
What would you do when you get a call from a stranger saying that they have kidnapped your child, and say you have to kidnap someone elses child for your child to stay alive, WOULD YOU DO IT?!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Kidnapping