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Book Review: Hostage – a drawn out ride

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 The Chusey Reader Post a comment
Hostage by Clare Mackintosh

Rating: 3.5 stars.

What I enjoyed

  • The ending was incredible. My favourite part of the book was actually the last few chapters. The genre changed into a psychological thriller and I loved it! I just wish there was more of it.
  • The development and relationship between Adam, Mina and Sophia. At the start Adam and Mina were broken individually and as a family. But I enjoyed how they addressed their issues, moved on and grew closer together, especially Adam and Sophia who had some sweet moments.
  • I like the use of different perspectives. At first I didn’t care about the passenger’s stories but it made sense later on which I thought was clever! 

What I didn’t enjoy

  • While I was curious, I wasn’t at the edge of my seat like I had hoped. The book felt too long and drawn out. I found myself skimming the whole way. 
  • I am conflicted about the reason for the hijacking. While it was unexpected I did raise an eyebrow. 

Things to know if you are still deciding whether to read this

  • This is both plot and character driven. 
  • The first part of the book strongly focuses on the characters, it takes a long time for the hijacking to actually happen.
  • It was definitely turtle pace at the start and slowly built up to medium pace. 

Discuss with me! What do you think? 

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  • Is it me or did Sophia escape way too easily? When the fire started in the house I had no idea how Adam and Sophia would escape. But it turned out there was an easy way out?! Why on earth did they not get Sophia out earlier?!
  • What did you think about the reason for the hijack? I’m conflicted about it! It’s hard to believe that environmentalists would go this far.
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