jess_l_lovessmut 's review for:

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 This book was so terrifying to me. This is every parents worst nightmare. The thoughts the mother, Rachel, has throughout this book were so relatable. Her daughter is kidnapped at the very beginning. Rachel's life is turned upside down when she receives the phone call from the kidnapper on the way to her oncologist. I could not put this book down because it had my adrenaline soaring. The chain thrives on parents who would do anything for their children. The only way to get your child back is to kidnap another child, hence the chain. If the chain breaks, a child may die. In a sick and disgusting way the masterminds of the chain are brilliant as in they keep the charade going yet do not have to do any of the work. The part that truly scared me to death was to think this could possibly or even has happen in the world today.

I will say the ending made the story a tad less realistic to me but it still remained extremely entertaining. This book has my nerves all over the place and my empathy was at an all time high. Like I said, the beginning was brilliant and so easy to put yourself in Rachel's shoes and feel her pain. The ending was very good but not as relatable. It was action packed for sure!

I would definitely like to read more from this author.

꧁𝓠𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼꧂

Chemo is a little death that you invite in in order to keep the big death waiting outside on the porch.