Hostage
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Summary
You can save hundreds of lives。
Or the one that matters most 。 。 。
The atmosphere on board the inaugural non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric。 Numerous celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class and journalists will be waiting on the ground to greet the plane。
Mina is one of a hand-picked team of flight attendants chosen for the landmark journey。 She's trying to focus on the task in hand， and not worry about her troubled five-year-old daughter back at home with her husband。 Or the cataclysmic problems in her marriage。
But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger， someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination。 Someone who needs Mina's assistance and who knows exactly how to make her comply。
It's twenty hours to landing。
A lot can happen in twenty hours 。 。 。
Or the one that matters most 。 。 。
The atmosphere on board the inaugural non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric。 Numerous celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class and journalists will be waiting on the ground to greet the plane。
Mina is one of a hand-picked team of flight attendants chosen for the landmark journey。 She's trying to focus on the task in hand， and not worry about her troubled five-year-old daughter back at home with her husband。 Or the cataclysmic problems in her marriage。
But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger， someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination。 Someone who needs Mina's assistance and who knows exactly how to make her comply。
It's twenty hours to landing。
A lot can happen in twenty hours 。 。 。
Reviews
Destiny
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Content Warnings: Adultery， Violence， Death， Gambling， Sexual Assault， Child Endangerment， Depression/Suicide， Kidnapping， Racial Profiling， Fertility Issues， Domestic Abuse， Terrorism and 9/11， PTSDHostage is a suspense thriller told from multiple different perspectives and surrounds the events of a hijacked plane on a non-stop flight from London to Sidney。On one side， you have Mina， a member of the flight crew who has to make the impossible decision to save her five-year old daughter's life an Content Warnings: Adultery， Violence， Death， Gambling， Sexual Assault， Child Endangerment， Depression/Suicide， Kidnapping， Racial Profiling， Fertility Issues， Domestic Abuse， Terrorism and 9/11， PTSDHostage is a suspense thriller told from multiple different perspectives and surrounds the events of a hijacked plane on a non-stop flight from London to Sidney。On one side， you have Mina， a member of the flight crew who has to make the impossible decision to save her five-year old daughter's life and help hijack the plane or not follow instructions and allow her daughter to die。Elsewhere， you have Adam， Mina's husband， who is looking after their daughter in London alone while Mina works as flight crew for the five days she is away。 He's unaware that he and Sophia ate in danger until it is almost too late。And finally， there are interspersed excerpts from people on board the plane where we get small glimpses into their lives and their reasons for boarding this first-of-its-kind flight。The events unfold quickly and work to keep you on the edge of your seat。 Every heart-breaking and life-changing decision that has to be made effects everyone in the story。 Even decisions that were made several years in the past。I absolutely loved this book and once I started reading it， it was hard to put it down。 Definitely recommend for people who are into suspense。 。。。more
Ruth
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Another edge of your seat thriller by Clare。 It’s about a plane on the way to Sydney that got taken over and the passengers were held hostage。 It’s written with chapters about the husbands （Adam） view point， the wife’s （Mina） and then the passengers on the flight。 It makes the story really fast paced as your always wanted to find out what the next chapter is about。 It will fill you with dread and anxiety if your going on a plane soon。 This is a fast paced， bumpy ride to Sydney with twists and tu Another edge of your seat thriller by Clare。 It’s about a plane on the way to Sydney that got taken over and the passengers were held hostage。 It’s written with chapters about the husbands （Adam） view point， the wife’s （Mina） and then the passengers on the flight。 It makes the story really fast paced as your always wanted to find out what the next chapter is about。 It will fill you with dread and anxiety if your going on a plane soon。 This is a fast paced， bumpy ride to Sydney with twists and turns along the way。 。。。more
Lynn
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4。5Couldn’t put it down And the ending。。。。。what？
Missy
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Very suspenseful。 Lots of storylines。 Loved the ending！！
Elizabeth Lanaghan
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Book Review: Hostage by Clare MacintoshRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: ThrillerPublished: 6/22/21Summary: You can save hundreds of lives。 Or the one that matters most。 A claustrophobic thriller set over twenty hours on one airplane flight， with the heart-stopping tension of The Last Flight and the wrenching emotional intensity of Room， Hostage takes us on board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney。 Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant， not the problems of her five-year Book Review: Hostage by Clare MacintoshRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: ThrillerPublished: 6/22/21Summary: You can save hundreds of lives。 Or the one that matters most。 A claustrophobic thriller set over twenty hours on one airplane flight， with the heart-stopping tension of The Last Flight and the wrenching emotional intensity of Room， Hostage takes us on board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney。 Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant， not the problems of her five-year-old daughter back home， or the fissures in her marriage。 But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger， someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination。 Someone who needs Mina’s assistance and who knows exactly how to make her comply。 It’s twenty hours to landing。 A lot can happen in twenty hours。Review: This was a roller coaster of a journey！ From page one， I was so hooked！ The twists and turns throughout the story and the braveness of some people。 WOW。 The ending was a complete shocker to me as well。 I did not see that coming。 You fall in love with Sophia the first time you meet her in the story。 I will tell you though， if you already have a fear of flying， I do not recommend you read this story。 I am ten times more scared to get on a plane now。。。but if you love thrillers， I do recommend you read this one。 It definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat！#bookworm #bookaddict #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookrecommendations #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readersofinstagram #hostage #claremacintosh #thriller #crime #thrillerbooks #thrillerbooksaddict #bookreader #claremacintosh #booknerd #bookreviewer #currentlyreading #readingtime #readersofinsta #goodreads #goodreadschallenge2021 #bookshelf #booksbooksbooks #kindlereads #bibliophile #bookstagramcommunity @claremackwrites 。。。more
Becky
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Rarely do I give a book this high of a review， but I loved this one from the beginning to the very last paragraph。 Seriously suspenseful and written beautifully。 The audiobook is great and story addictive。 You find yourself relating to the main characters and what they are facing。
Jill Hubers Mooren
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Mina is stewardess en moeder van dochtertje Sophia， ze is een van de stewardessen die mee mag vliegen op de eerste rechtstreekse vlucht van London naar Sydney。 Een vlucht van 20 uur。 Tijdens de vlucht krijg Mina een briefje met: ‘Volg onze instructies， dan zal je dochter blijven leven’。 Mina moet een onmogelijke keuze maken。 Kiest ze voor de veiligheid van haar dochtertje of kiest ze voor de veiligheid van alle crew members en passagiers van de vlucht？ Welke keuze ze ook maakt， het zal hoe dan o Mina is stewardess en moeder van dochtertje Sophia， ze is een van de stewardessen die mee mag vliegen op de eerste rechtstreekse vlucht van London naar Sydney。 Een vlucht van 20 uur。 Tijdens de vlucht krijg Mina een briefje met: ‘Volg onze instructies， dan zal je dochter blijven leven’。 Mina moet een onmogelijke keuze maken。 Kiest ze voor de veiligheid van haar dochtertje of kiest ze voor de veiligheid van alle crew members en passagiers van de vlucht？ Welke keuze ze ook maakt， het zal hoe dan ook grote gevolgen hebben。 Het verhaal wordt verteld vanuit meerdere perspectieven， een van die perspectieve is Mina， maar ook haar man Adam en een aantal passagiers komen voorbij。 Door deze verschillende perspectieven krijgt het verhaal een dieper lading， je ervaart het verhaal en de situatie vanuit meerdere personen。 Tevens wekt het wisselende perspectief ook nieuwsgierigheid op。 Mackintosh weet de sfeer goed neer te zetten， en geeft je echt het gevoel dat jij ook in het vliegtuig zit。 Ze schrijft heel beeldend en vlot， waardoor er een goede vaart in het verhaal zit。 De opbouw van het verhaal zit goed in elkaar en wekt Mackintosh met haar schrijfstijl emoties op。 Zo las ik regelmatig met een brok in mijn keel of met een kloppend hart。 De vraag die gedurende het hele boek door jou hoofd spookt is: Wat zou ik doen？！ Toen ik dacht dat het verhaal afgelopen was， bleef ik met een fijn en goed gevoel achter。 Wat een goed verhaal dacht ik。 Maar toen kwamen er nog 2 hoofdstukken met plots die ik niet zag aankomen waardoor ik echt dacht YES！ Dit maakt het verhaal nóg beter en sterker。 Knap gedaan van Mackintosh， geloofwaardig en sterk plot， die je met open mond achter laat。Nadat ik het boek uitlas， wist ik meteen， dit boek ga ik snel herlezen！ Met de informatie die je hebt na het uitlezen wil ik het boek spoedig nogmaals lezen。 Als dat geen goed teken is？ ;）Waarom dan toch 4*？ Omdat tijdens het verhaal veel problematiek besproken werd。 Mackintosh wilde veel onderwerpen aan bod brengen， zo heeft elk personage “wel wat”。 Op zich niet erg， en niet super storend， maar ben ik wel van mening dat het net wat minder had gemogen。 Daarom 4*。Ik raad jou enorm aan om dit boek te gaan lezen， het is een spannend， goed opgebouwd verhaal met verassend plot in een unieke setting。 Dikke aanrader voor thriller fans！ Heb je vliegangst， en moet je binnenkort vliegen？ Misschien dan even wachten met lezen ;） 。。。more
Michelle Epps
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Fabulous！ Raced through to the end， I could not put it down！
Lavender Dreamer
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I couldn't put this book down！ It weaves a couple of stories and keeps you interested right until the very end。 I wanted to turn back to the first page and read it again， it's that good！ I couldn't put this book down！ It weaves a couple of stories and keeps you interested right until the very end。 I wanted to turn back to the first page and read it again， it's that good！ 。。。more
Deb
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3。5。 This was a pretty good book that moved along at a good pace。 It was well-written and had a good story。 I did not care for the liberal bias and how it tried to cram the environmental view down our throats。 The ending at first seemed like it was just checking things off a list to take care of any loose ends or unfinished threads， but it did have a little twist。
Kristen Longo
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5 🌟！！ I could not stop reading this one！ SOOO good！ It definitely should be made into a movie！It’s on Hoopla for free if your interested in reading！ 🙌🏻
Jennifer
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It’s fine。 Flight attendant is threatened that her daughter will die unless she helps people get into the cockpit and do god knows what。 It’s a pretty standard thriller when I was hoping for some twisty nonsense （based on her previous books）。 But it just 100% goes the way any highjacked-airplane movie would go。 Didn’t really like or care about the characters though， so wasn’t invested。 Do it， don’t do it， I don’t care。 This book is too damn long。 Whatever ‘twists’ there are come on literally the It’s fine。 Flight attendant is threatened that her daughter will die unless she helps people get into the cockpit and do god knows what。 It’s a pretty standard thriller when I was hoping for some twisty nonsense （based on her previous books）。 But it just 100% goes the way any highjacked-airplane movie would go。 Didn’t really like or care about the characters though， so wasn’t invested。 Do it， don’t do it， I don’t care。 This book is too damn long。 Whatever ‘twists’ there are come on literally the last 5 pages， and are amusing at least。 Next！ 。。。more
Eva
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2。5* --> 3Looks like it’s unpopular opinion time on my blog。Mina is cabin crew on the very exciting inaugural non-stop flight from London to Sydney。 Mina shouldn’t really be on this flight but she found it preferable to spending time with her estranged husband。 She tries to focus on her job but the plane has barely taken off when she receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger。 Cooperate or put her five-year-old daughter in harm’s way。 Save hundreds of lives？ Or the one that matters to 2。5* --> 3Looks like it’s unpopular opinion time on my blog。Mina is cabin crew on the very exciting inaugural non-stop flight from London to Sydney。 Mina shouldn’t really be on this flight but she found it preferable to spending time with her estranged husband。 She tries to focus on her job but the plane has barely taken off when she receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger。 Cooperate or put her five-year-old daughter in harm’s way。 Save hundreds of lives？ Or the one that matters to you most？ What would you do？Meanwhile on land， Mina’s husband Adam is in a whole heap of trouble。 He doesn’t quite come across as the reliable type so knowing he’s supposed to be the one to keep their daughter Sophia safe doesn’t exactly fill one with confidence。Two characters in the spotlight， two strands of a story that immediately promise tension and let’s face it， the premise shows a lot of potential。 High up in the skies， in a metal box， nowhere to run to， no way of contacting anyone … stuff of nightmares。 And yet， as a whole， it just didn’t quite work for me。 It all started out extremely well but then it just went downhill for me。First of all， there are the characters。 I don’t even know why by Mina and Adam never managed to convince me。 I didn’t find them particularly likeable and while that’s not something that normally bothers me， in a situation like this where I’m supposed to root for them it feels rather important。 Some of the passengers on the flight are introduced to us and again， I had niggles there as well。 This flight is a huge deal。 There are celebrities and journalists on board。 Surely not every Tom， Dick and Harry could have afforded a ticket？ But here we are and unfortunately I can’t say anything more about that because it would spoil an entire thread of the story。 Don’t even get me started on the ending because I may never stop。Suspending belief is all fine and dandy and I have no qualms with that if the book is entertaining me， but for me this storyline went completely above and beyond and not necessarily in a good way。 As the flight goes on， the tension builds up but at some point it seemed to come to a halt just where I thought it should have mattered the most。 There is a reason Mina is cabin crew and even that failed to have any kind of impact on me， which feels entirely wrong when you know what it is。 And Adam … ugh。 I somehow just ended up being annoyed with everyone and everything。I guess it’s rather obvious Hostage and I just didn’t get along。 Nobody is more surprised about this admission than I am because I normally love Clare Mackintosh’s books。 It is what it is。 Will it stop me from reading Clare’s next book？ No， it will not。 And these thoughts of mine should not stop you from reading Hostage as I am very much in the minority！ 。。。more
Lana L Fiems
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Plot twists galore！I was into this story from page 1。 However it went a little weird after the landing。 Sophia was scary little girl and I am glad I didn't know her。 Ending was spine tingling。 Wonder what she will get up to as an adult。 Plot twists galore！I was into this story from page 1。 However it went a little weird after the landing。 Sophia was scary little girl and I am glad I didn't know her。 Ending was spine tingling。 Wonder what she will get up to as an adult。 。。。more
Kim Carroll
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Jaw-Dropping！！ Hostage is fast-paced and full of twists I didn’t see coming。 Every Clare Mackintosh book I read is better than the last。 My jaw really did drop when I read the ending。 I just finished reading this 10 minutes ago， and my heart is still thumping from the adrenaline。
Pam VanOoyen
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Flight attendant Mina arranges to be on the historic flight from London to Sydney nonstop so she does not have to spend time with her husband who has betrayed her in the worst possible way。 Adam will be left at home with their troubled daughter， Sophia。 Once aboard the flight making headlines across the world， Mina becomes unsettled and believes something is about to go wrong。 Her fears are confirmed when she gets a note threatening her daughter’s life， if she does not follow instructions。 As sh Flight attendant Mina arranges to be on the historic flight from London to Sydney nonstop so she does not have to spend time with her husband who has betrayed her in the worst possible way。 Adam will be left at home with their troubled daughter， Sophia。 Once aboard the flight making headlines across the world， Mina becomes unsettled and believes something is about to go wrong。 Her fears are confirmed when she gets a note threatening her daughter’s life， if she does not follow instructions。 As she makes a decision， her daughter’s life or hundreds of lives on the plane， she has no idea who is behind the threats and why。 Will she regret this decision？ Can Mina and the crew stop the terrorists and the threats？ Who was behind the plot？ And who will survive？ Definitely above turner with a shocking ending。 Great book！ 。。。more
Drue Cummins
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3。5/5 — I pre-ordered this book months ago & finally got to read it on publishing day。 I may have had too high of expectations lol， but I wasn’t obsessed。 It was an odd， yet creative storyline。 I just felt as though it was a mediocre thriller & there were lots of gaps/unanswered questions。 Still a great read， especially if you’re just dipping your toes in the thriller genre！
Margaret
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this book starts off slow， but as it gets going it becomes better。 The whole premise is a little off， and I was not crazy about the characters， but it was still good。
Karen。Books。Cats。Travel。Food。
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This was my first book from this author， but I can’t wait to read more from her。 The pacing in this book is perfect。 There is like non stop action throughout， and this will definitely have you flipping the pages to see what’s happening while simultaneously wanting to cover your eyes at what is unfolding。 This book is truly terrifying and nerve wracking and I mean that in the best way possible。 I def recommend checking this one out！
Manda
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3。75
James
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This is the perfect holiday book ！！Probably best for a staycation and not a flight， as you will be looking around at your fellow passengers or cabin crew。Mackintosh uses the holding a plane hostage plot and brings in big ticket topics that everyone has an opinion on one way or another， I won't take those topics any further to avoid ruining part of the plot。It focuses on one family， Mina， Adam and there adopted daughter Sophia。 Mina is a flight attendant whose dream was to work in the airline bus This is the perfect holiday book ！！Probably best for a staycation and not a flight， as you will be looking around at your fellow passengers or cabin crew。Mackintosh uses the holding a plane hostage plot and brings in big ticket topics that everyone has an opinion on one way or another， I won't take those topics any further to avoid ruining part of the plot。It focuses on one family， Mina， Adam and there adopted daughter Sophia。 Mina is a flight attendant whose dream was to work in the airline business。 She has a great attention to detail and due to conflict between Adam and the babysitter has separated from Adam。 Sophia is a mummies girl and always has been。 Like Mina， she has a great attention to detail， an amazing memory and very intelligent for a five year old， however suffers from separation anxiety brought on by the drawn out adoption process。 Adam meanwhile is the ying to Mina's yang and is a protective policeman。 He wants Mina back， but won't open up about the secret which forced the babysitter to leave。Mina is cabin crew to the first commercial non stop flight from London to Sydney just before Christmas。 As the cover suggests， she is put in an awkward situation - she can save the one that matters most， Sophia or all the passengers on the plane， but not both ！！The story is mainly told from Mina and Adams perspective， with the occasional passenger anecdote。 It's an easy read that could appeal to lots with a couple of twists at the end。 It's not over， until it's over。It's the first time I've picked up a book from Clare Mackintosh， but it certainly won't be the last。 Her writing style sucks you in and makes you wanting more。 If the rest of her books are of the same standard， I'm looking forward to reading her back catalogue。 。。。more
Linda Neubauer
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3。5* Naturally the book is leading up to its conclusion， which held my interest， but I thought the author once there， raced through it。 So for that reason I only gave it 3 and half stars。
Amy W
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So can we just firstly appreciate that i am a massive Clare Macintosh fan， loved all her previous books so would have given this 5 stars before I had even started it！However， now I have actually read it I can safely say it is worth every single star！This book is a fab， twisty thriller that is told from the point of view of Mina， Adam and the passengers of World Airlines Flight 79。Will try and do a review that can do this book justice without any spoilers which is going to be hard， so will try bu So can we just firstly appreciate that i am a massive Clare Macintosh fan， loved all her previous books so would have given this 5 stars before I had even started it！However， now I have actually read it I can safely say it is worth every single star！This book is a fab， twisty thriller that is told from the point of view of Mina， Adam and the passengers of World Airlines Flight 79。Will try and do a review that can do this book justice without any spoilers which is going to be hard， so will try but just go and buy it if you haven't already！I loved the little snippets of the passengers lives and why they were on the flight with their chapters。 I really felt for Adam and his relationship with his daughter Sophia and how that all came out in the story。Just when I thought I might have worked out who was who， bam， a few twists and turns throughout the flight that made me question everybody on it， who can be trusted and who is lying？Still had 100pages left and I was sobbing at one point， was such an emotional part of the story！Definitely did not see the ending！！！ Thought the ending was wrapped up and then double bam！ Had me shook！Another masterpiece by Macintosh， love my signed copy and will be recommending this to everyone。 Fantastic author， amazing read。 。。。more
Rosie Mountain
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Really enjoyed this， I rarely read thrillers any more and rarely read a thick book in two days so there we go…
Janet Foster
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Really fun！ Non stop excitement！ Good summer read
what。heather。loves
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"The following instructions will save your daughter's life。 An hour from now you will ask one of the pilots to leave the flight deck。 You may use whatever reason you wish， but you will not raise the alarm in any way。 The bathroom adjacent to the flight deck will already be occupied。 When the flight deck contains one pilot only， you will request access and allow the occupant of the bathroom to enter the flight deck then， you will close the door。 That is all I will ask you to do， Mina， and， if you "The following instructions will save your daughter's life。 An hour from now you will ask one of the pilots to leave the flight deck。 You may use whatever reason you wish， but you will not raise the alarm in any way。 The bathroom adjacent to the flight deck will already be occupied。 When the flight deck contains one pilot only， you will request access and allow the occupant of the bathroom to enter the flight deck then， you will close the door。 That is all I will ask you to do， Mina， and， if you do it， your daughter will live。 Don't， and she will die。"Mina， air stewardess， mother to adopted five year old Sophia and wife to police detective Adam。 Working on a heavily publicised， inaugural non-stop flight from London to Sydney， her mind is occupied by her disintegrating marriage and her fears for her struggling daughter。 This is brought into sharp focus when it appears she is being targeted by someone on the flight。 The plane is being hijacked and the question at the heart of the book is devastating: if you had to choose， would you sacrifice one person you love to save the lives of hundreds of strangers？The narrative switches from relatable but unwitting protagonist， Mina， troubled husband Adam and specific passengers on the flight。 We learn about Mina's past， Adam's weakness and Sophia's vulnerabilities and strengths。 Tense and pacy with short chapters， events move quickly during the twenty hour flight， as decisions are made and characters revealed， demonstrating everyone is not as they seem。 It combines the constraints of a locked room mystery， the tension and personal secrets of a domestic thriller and the high stakes of an action adventure。 The author weaves a gripping story， which culminates in not one， but two twists （one of which I anticipated， the other not！）。 Head and shoulders above many other authors in this genre， 'Hostage' comes highly recommended。 。。。more
Jenbebookish
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3。5 stars。 The first half was a two star read for me but the last half kicked it up a notch。SPOILERS。It took about 150 pages for things to get going， which is not what you expect when you pick up a thriller。 I ALMOST DNF’d it， but being that I find it almost impossible to DNF books guilt free， I pushed on and was ultimately glad I did because it did improve during the 2nd half。 I also did not care for the completely useless pointless vignettes that were peppered throughout the beginning， random 3。5 stars。 The first half was a two star read for me but the last half kicked it up a notch。SPOILERS。It took about 150 pages for things to get going， which is not what you expect when you pick up a thriller。 I ALMOST DNF’d it， but being that I find it almost impossible to DNF books guilt free， I pushed on and was ultimately glad I did because it did improve during the 2nd half。 I also did not care for the completely useless pointless vignettes that were peppered throughout the beginning， random passengers giving little tidbits from their completely irrelevant （to the story） lives。 Was just unnecessary padding in a book that already took way too long to get going。 Reminded me of Malibu Rising which I read earlier this month & also contained the same sort of random 2-page vignettes from characters you’d only hear from ONCE。 I couldn’t help but wonder why an editor wouldn’t have X’d these parts out with a giant red pen。 At only 300-something pages maybe they thought they needed more meat & were reluctant to strip the story of any more pages。 Who knows。The book took a turn around half way， totally revved up the excitement level on all ends。 On one end we followed Mina， a flight attendant who in the throes of marriage issues chooses to work an extra long never done before flight to Sydney。 On the other end， we follow her police officer husband Adam who’s presently dealing a gambling addiction that’s gotten out of control & resulted in loan sharks threatening him and his family。 Fighting to keep this all under wraps from his family he’s also struggling to engage with his adopted daughter with attachment disorder。 For the first half， I’d been annoyed with Sophia， thought she seemed like a brat， but she wound up being my favorite character。 I love a well written toddler/young child。 Precocious children are my absolute favorite， which Sophia very much was。So the booked dragged along for over a hundred pages， boooooring。 And then the first passenger dies， seemingly mysteriously。 And pretty quickly after that things get going。 Mina finds a picture of her daughter in his wallet， which was sort of weird and never actually explained。 He didn’t wind up being one of the “bad guys” so why he randomly had this pic in his wallet was a mystery， it apparently was smushed in there as if somebody had quickly pushed it in so I guess we’re meant to think someone else put it there？ But the reasoning behind it is still cloudy。 Whatever it was， it clearly was meant to shroud things in mystery， propel the story forward， which it did。 Pretty soon after a letter to Mina followed basically saying for her to help assist somebody get into the cock pit or else her child would die， & she of course does so。 I read a few reviews saying that she belonged in jail！ She didn’t do her job！ She was so selfish！ Which made me in turn feel selfish myself because there’s not even a question as to what I would do。 I have thought to myself many times over after watching some action movie or another with this save your family or save the world trope how I wouldn’t trade the lives of my loved ones for the entire world。 Like if it was save everyone else on the planet， or save my brother/etc， I’d be walking around the empty planet with my brother。 Not very selfless I know， but let’s just say I identified with Mina。 I was not one of those people who thought she deserved punishment for not doing her job correctly in the face of losing her only daughter。Anyway。 The 2nd half was much more enjoyable than the first。 The unnecessary POV’s weren’t bogging up the story， & there was plenty of action to keep me turning the pages。 Adam and Sophia were kept tied up in their cellar， hostages on their end， while Mina was a hostage on the plane on her end。 I liked the whole concept of random passengers throughout the plane being part of the hijacker’s crew， it made for a little extra mystery never knowing who was shady & who was just a regular ol’ passenger。 Also， the dynamics between the passengers was interesting to read about and of course brought to mind thoughts of the passengers on the planes on 9/11。 I think we all wonder how we would act， how we would feel， who we would contact and what we would we say。 So reading about the individuals interacting， their behavior， the conversations between them as they discussed what they should do was particularly compelling and the most believable part of the entire story。I liked the ending well enough。 I wouldn’t exactly call it “believable，” but in thrillers that’s not generally the thing authors seen to be going for。 It’s more about how much they can shock and surprise you。 And in this case I did see one part coming a mile away when I first read about Mina’s pilot training that she quit over a decade prior to present events。 The little twist/reveal in regards to why Mina dropped out of pilot school felt a little forced， but aside from that I didn’t guess the other twists！ Especially the final one from Sophia’s POV！ I thought that was a fun lil response to the first twist。 I used to get annoyed when I read people saying they’d guessed the endings to thrillers and I’d wonder what the f was wrong with me why I was so slow！ But now that I’ve become more of a seasoned thriller reader and can guess some of the endings I realize I don’t actually want to guess them because it spoils everything！ So I am not perfectly content to not guess and am always happy when I’m surprised！！！！ Which in this case I was， I didn’t see the last little bit coming at ALL！One other negative thing was， I don’t like being preached at in my books， and this was preachy。 Climate change。 I got it。 I’d rather authors didn’t use their fictional books to clue in their readers on their very obvious views on certain subjects but I get why they do it。 Platform and all that。 It wasn’t overbearing， but I did roll my eyes a time or two。 It wasn’t my favorite but it wasn’t the worst by any means。 Enjoyable。 。。。more
Craig Jarvis
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When I bought this I had just finished reading Falling and was expecting it to be the same only set in the UK。Admittedly there’s no getting away from the similarities of a family held hostage if someone doesn’t help bring a plane down。 But that’s where they end， Hostage is a fabulous read coming in at nearly 400 pages and （no pun intended） I flew it in a couple of days， just couldn’t put it down。Well fleshed out characters with more then a few things to make you stop and think。
Regina
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Oh how Clare Mackintosh has ruined me。 Her 2014 debut novel， I Let You Go， was packed full of so many great twists that it has ruined my enjoyment of dozens of thrillers since。 I hold it in such high esteem that it may actually be the G。O。A。T。 of the genre for me。 Unfortunately that means Mackintosh’s own follow up books haven’t soared to the heights of this extraordinarily high bar either。 Her latest， Hostage， does differ a bit from her previous three suspense novels in that while those were ps Oh how Clare Mackintosh has ruined me。 Her 2014 debut novel， I Let You Go， was packed full of so many great twists that it has ruined my enjoyment of dozens of thrillers since。 I hold it in such high esteem that it may actually be the G。O。A。T。 of the genre for me。 Unfortunately that means Mackintosh’s own follow up books haven’t soared to the heights of this extraordinarily high bar either。 Her latest， Hostage， does differ a bit from her previous three suspense novels in that while those were psychological thrillers， this one veers solidly into adrenaline territory。 A flight attendant working an inaugural nonstop trip from London to Sydney is given the choice to cooperate with the terrorists on board or her young daughter - back at home with her estranged husband - will die。 If this plot sounds familiar， it should。 Hijacked airplane stories are very popular this summer！I found myself accurately predicting much of the action and most of the surprises。 I pick up every Clare Mackintosh book wanting to love it， but in the end I just liked Hostage。 Its epilogue though？ Aces。 The final sentence alone rounds my 3。5 rating up to 4。 For those with the Hoopla library app， the ebook is available for immediate download！Blog: https://www。confettibookshelf。com/ 。。。more
Kirsten
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review to comeone word。。。WOW
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Hostage
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Hostage&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Hostage&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0