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2024 Difficult book had started before then a book arrived I had to start!! Then started reading this book again. Not my favorite….3/10. Ever feel like ya gotta read it cuz u bought it ?!!!! PAINFUL

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First half of the book (the set up I guess you'd call it) 👎🌟 the second half (maybe that's not fair the last 1/8th and this is a generous rating🌟🌟🌟). I get what the author was trying to do...but honestly I got to the point I didn't care. Crash the plane...don't crash the plane...big Mina reveal...bah!

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Movie: Captain Phillips

Probably an unfair rating, but it just seemed like an action book I really had to force myself through every page

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Hmm 🤨 I finished it, but don‘t agree with the “nail-biter” or “blockbuster movie” blurbs. I‘ll admit the twist at the end was unexpected and a bit of a shock, which redeemed it somewhat, but still just a so-so 🤷‍♀️

⭐️⭐️⭐️ So this starts off sooo well! Super intriguing and great detail of characters and scenarios. Loved that we got different perspectives from different passengers on the plane. But the reason for the hostage situation just totally fell flat to me. The reason did not justify such high stakes. I recommend this one for the thriller writing but just be prepared that the reasoning is a little weak.

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Clare Mackintosh never disappoints! Just what a good thriller should be - gripping and claustrophobia inducing with plenty of twists and turns.

I was hooked until the very end and raced through the last few chapters. Just when I thought I had it figured out, another shock was thrown in! 5*

✈Pure action. Page turner!✈

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I really enjoyed this gripping thriller set on a non stop flight to Sydney from London. Mina has some hard choices to make as she is one of the flight attendants and back in London, her husband Adam is keeping secrets from her. Not one to read on a flight!

Although I don‘t have any specific books that I need to read for this weekends #20in4, here are some that are currently on my radar.

Have you read any of these? Any thoughts or suggestions?

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Hostage is an engaging suspense novel about a hostage airplane situation. The novel is compulsivly readable from beginning to end, with a sympathetic protagonist and layered storylines. I'll read more of Mackintosh's work. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I really enjoyed this one! It‘s been a while since I last read a thriller so it might have been a good idea to take a break from reading this genre 😅
The only negative thing about the book is the last few chapters… I understood the idea but it wasn‘t as well written as the rest of the book 😊
5/6 📚

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You always know you‘ll get a good yarn with a Clare Mackintosh and this was no exception. Well paced it was an interesting and slightly creepy story about the hijacking of an airlines first none stop London —> Sydney. Skip the super over the top ending and I really enjoyed.

Kindle deal alert!!!

Loved this book!!!

Mina is a flight attendant working on the first ever nonstop flight from London to Sydney when she receives a note that says “The following instructions will save your daughter‘s life.” Although it requires a bit of suspension of belief, the ensuing ride is wild enough to keep the story interesting. The perspectives move from Mina to her police detective husband Adam to their adopted daughter Sophia to the various other passengers on the plane.

Not edge of your seat drama but intense in places and an interesting take on a topical subject. There were a couple of twists that I didn‘t see coming and the main characters were well developed. I would have liked to read more about the guided descent and landing as that is what the entire book was leading up to but it just wasn‘t there. All in all though it was an enjoyable read.

This was a page turner. Gripping all the way through. At the end I was wondering why it wasn‘t over until the last little twist that summed it all up.

This book was good. If you‘re going to compare to Falling, both involve a hijacked plane with a flight attendant‘s family being held as collateral, this one was definitely better, however audio narration was HORRIBLE. I did switch to print for some of it, but I was too engrossed in the story to stop, so I went back to audio while I was busy doing chores. Parts were hard to believe & the hijacker‘s motives were a bit extreme but…👇🏽

Starting book 3 from @MallenNC #NYWD list
In the mood for something light…
Works for #pop22 #SetOnPlaneTrainOrCruiseShip

A flight attendant‘s family is threatened by eco-terrorists on a non-stop voyage from London to Sydney, Australia. The book switches among various passengers, and the flight attendant‘s husband, and the terrorists who are identified by pseudonyms. Also at stake is the flight attendant‘s five-year old daughter.

This is an engaging book if you are looking for light reading during the holidays.

It is hard to review Hostage without spoiling it. My full review has spoilers: https://bit.ly/3miTs0p

Generally speaking though, this book lacked the tension that I expected it to have. Mackinstosh tried to tackle too many topics and one of the storylines felt unnecessary. I didn‘t like the motivation behind the hostage situation itself, and while I think Mackintosh had good intentions, the way the story was written sends the wrong message.

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Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant and not the problems of her five-year-old daughter back home or the problems with her marriage. The inaugural nonstop flight between London and Sydney will take 20 hours. The plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling threat from an anonymous passenger who is intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination.

Oh man - this hit the sweet spot of what I needed in a thriller with sort of the slow, steady unravelling. Mackintosh created such a layered story that just played everything so well and I loved interjecting the passenger stories in between Mina & Adam's narratives. I'll definitely need to start in on Mackintosh's back list soon.

Book 2/4 for #OutstandingOctober

I finished this yesterday for #OutstandingOctober readathon. It‘s a great thriller that‘s really well paced with good twists. A couple of them I saw coming but others completely surprised me. I have not read Falling, but I‘m anxious to compare them soon. I‘m glad I read this when I have no flights planned!

A very cramped #BookReport this week

Finished 4 books, 1 audiobook

#CurrentlyReading - have 4 books in progress, #ADOWRTR, an audiobook (so upset they changed narrators in Dresden Files), an ebook and physical book

#WeeklyForecast - Finish 3 of the books and get started on more fantasy!

Wow! I could not stop listening to this one. I was late for meetings because I was so absorbed in this book! I don‘t really want to say anything because I wasn‘t 100% the storyline and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

It may make me hesitate to get on a plane in the future.

✈️ Loved the twists and suspense in this one ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I snagged this one for $1.99 on Kindle yesterday. I've seen so much hype about it on bookstagram. Hoping it's as good as they say! Any thoughts??

This was an enjoyable, fast-paced read. Five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📚❤️

Holy thriller!! This book never stops!

I really enjoyed this one! Each chapter was so exhilarating and even though it took me forever to finish (no fault of the story) it was really hard to put it down when I did pick it up to read. I will say, I kind of knew the big twists before they were revealed so wasn‘t all that shocked. However it didn‘t deter from my overall enjoyment. Perfect for a tense, thrilling read! 🌟🌟🌟🌟 1/2

This will be my next read. Just as soon as my head stops spinning from Rock Paper Scissors. 😁 I can‘t wait to start this one. 📚❤️

Started this one this morning! Good so far… 👍🏻🥳

Hostage had its moments. At times it was relatively compelling, but in the end it just had too much going on for me. The accumulated clutter of plot concepts made each of the elements less convincing. An okay read but not one I‘d rush to.

131 of 2021. This was a quick read for me. It was fast paced and had good twists. I enjoyed it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Enjoyed this one. Fast paced, twisty thriller with a very subtle twist at the end.

This was a good one, I only started it last night and couldn‘t put it down. A really good thriller with an interesting plot and a great ending!
4 ⭐️

Dropping everything to start this one at lunch today!

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Having just read Falling last week, I couldn't help but compare the two books. This one was far better, in my opinion. The characters were better written, the plot had fewer (though not 0) holes, and it was just an overall better book. I do think it could have been a bit shorter, but it was an enjoyable read.

Are two books a trend? This is the second book I have read in the last few weeks that has hijackers taking over a plane by threatening the crews‘ loved ones at home. I was interested enough to keep turning the pages, but the plot holes were hard to ignore. The characters were well-drawn, but not very sympathetic. The high point of the book is the epilogue. I preferred this author‘s previous books, but this one is worth it for the ending.

I didn‘t post anything in July, so I‘ll be playing catch up over the next couple of days. But to start, here‘s my #BookSpinBingo list for August. @TheAromaofBooks

Save your child or a plane full of 300 people? The Hostage is a thriller based on this question. A bit hard to get into but overall a real page-turner. The ending was excellent!

Morning coffee on the deck with my book. I‘m going to remember this gloriousness in the midst of winter. Also, authors/publishers have to get more creative with titles. There are hundred of books titled Hostage. #summerreading #7daybook

The only thing that's hard about reviewing thrillers like this is that it's tough to explain what I didn't like without spoilers. It's a fast paced highjacking thriller with twists I didn't see coming (some that I thought were cheesy, others, like the ending, that I found highly effective). Overall a solid page turner, but not Mackintosh's best in my opinion ✈️ 3.5⭐️