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ellie_the_banshee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
marleen02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
bakerloo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence and Murder
kathrinellis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
honeyreads1066's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book follows Ira who in what she expected to be her last day on the earth, gets pulled back into her job as a hostage negotiator when a man breaks into a radio station. For each hostage, he calls a number from the phonebook, at random. If they answer with a specific slogan, a hostage goes free. If they don't, a hostage dies. The only issue is the thing he wants is his girlfriend except she died 8 months ago in a car accident.
The characters themselves were all complicated. Maybe it's because the book was set in a day but you couldn't guess anyone except Ira's motivations but that worked well for the genre of the book. I think that's what made me guess the whole way through. The characters weren't also likeable but they didn't need to be for you to feel sympathy or empathy. I think that could have gone both ways but was written very well here.
The plot itself kept me guessing the whole way through, I genuinely had no idea where it would end it what the twist would be and also who was reliable and who wasn't. I think that in itself added to the story.
My only issue was that while I understand why it was put in, the things about Ira's daughter just didn't find my interest. Maybe it's because we never met her so I wasn't that upset about it or because Ira wasn't too much of a likeable character so I wasn't invested in what she wanted but frankly I didn't care.
Overall I greatly enjoyed this, it went to places I didn't expect and the twists in the plot weren't things I was able to guess. I would 100% recommend this book as a good thriller.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, and Murder