lemurdance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
However, trigger warning for anyone with anxieties around flying and/or in-air emergencies. Skip this one if that's you.
Rating: 5 stars. Reading format: Audio
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
cait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Blood, Child death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, War, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Hate crime, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Gore
katdjz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
bxcvi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Blood
Minor: War
aansano's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Gun violence
scburhans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I found it really cheap and frankly disgusting that Newman chose to play into stereotypes and make the bad guys Middle Eastern/Islamic. It's 2022, it's time we stop demonizing an entire ethno-religous group because of the actions of a few men 20 goddamn years ago. There were moments where it felt like Newman was trying to overcome this, but it fell flat and just came off as in bad taste. The whole brown guy = bad guy bullshit is overplayed, overused, and fucking disgusting.
I also didn't care about 90% of the characters. Theo, Jo, and the kids were pretty much the only people I cared about and, not so coincidentally, they were the only ones with complex characteristics! Bill was such a cookie cutter, rah-rah-All-American hero character that I could not care less about. So much of the plot was unoriginal as well. There were whole chapters that were almost scene for scene recreations of a Criminal Minds episode, season 10 episode 3 to be exact.
Worst of all, somehow, I was bored throughout this entire book. I have no idea how she did it, but I could only read a few pages before I would get bored and go do something else for a while. Very rarely have I ever been so incredibly bored by a thriller. Somehow, it was both faced paced and slow as hell. Everything happened quickly, but it wasn't fast enough apparently.
Not my cup of tea, probably won't reccomend it to anyone either.
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Xenophobia, Murder, Racism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Vomit
nerdglasses08's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Genocide and Gun violence
Minor: Cursing
jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The character development is modest - hero pilot who pretty much can do no wrong, his faithful wife and kids, and the rash FBI agent who bucks the system. Where this is different is that it shows that while the hackers did bad things, they weren't bad people, they were just people driven to make horrible choices by their fury and anguish. The hijackers aren't shown sympathetically till near the end but it definitely changes the whole tone of their actions and the reader's response.
Within the world of the novel, the hijackers' expertise seemed unlikely. I think more background there would
have been helpful. That said, this is a riveting tale that I couldn't put down. Definitely recommended for people
who like a lot of action in their novels.
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Genocide
riella_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail