A Re-Read of The Chain by Adrian McKinty
The Chain
Author: Adrian McKinty
Published: July 9, 2019
Audiobook: 10 hours
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Read: January 1-6, 2023
Jessica’s Rating: 5 stars
Book Description:
It’s something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: it’s a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn’t do as she’s told, the boy will die.
“You are not the first. And you will certainly not be the last.” Rachel is now part of The Chain, an unending and ingenious scheme that turns victims into criminals — and is making someone else very rich in the process. The rules are simple, the moral challenges impossible; find the money fast, find your victim, and then commit a horrible act you’d have thought yourself incapable of just twenty-four hours ago.
But what the masterminds behind The Chain know is that parents will do anything for their children. It turns out that kidnapping is only the beginning.
Jessica’s Review:
I can’t say much more than my original review did which is here.
This was my book club’s chosen read for January and had been my suggestion! Our meeting is this coming weekend and I can’t wait to hear what actual moms think of this book! I do want to say I enjoyed The Chain just as much the second time as I did the first time. It is so fast paced, intense, and doesn’t slow down at all!
In my previous review I did not mention the narrator: January LaVoy. She is just fabulous! She captured everything she needed as narrated! And was even able to differentiate the voice between characters, both male, female, younger and older! She is one of my go-to narrators, and she was part of the reason I decided to listen to it again for this second go around.
Purchase Links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Short Story Sunday: The Father Does Not Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The Father Does Not Die at the End
Series: Death-Cast
Author: Adam Silvera
Published: November 1, 2022
42 Pages
Reviewed By: Jessica
Date Read: January 2, 2023
Jessica’s Rating: 5 stars
Jessica’s Review:
The Father Does Not Die at the End is the short story fans of They Both Die have been waiting for! It was recently published with the special Collector’s Edition of They Both Die at the End and continues the story with Mateo’s father coming out of his coma and finding out what happened to his son.
I was conflicted with reading it as I have been anticipating this short story, but knew it would become emotional as it deals with a father finding out his son has passed away (and how) while being in a coma. And it was emotional. Silvera masterfully captured Maeto “Teo” Torrez’s emotions and feelings while continuing the story. Though sad, the ending was still optimistic. I had read that Silvera wants to continue in the world of Death-Cast and he has this reader (among many others) that will definitely be reading those!
Purchase Links for the Collector’s Edition:
Amazon US
Barnes and Noble
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