To be perfectly honest, the start of this book was a struggle for me. It's not really anything to do with the book itself but this is definitely not my brand of thriller. The story centers around Daniel, a man whose family gets kidnapped by a mysterious figure from his past. The figure says that Daniel has something that belongs to them and they need it back or else his family will die. The only problem is Daniel has amnesia and has no idea what the object is, let alone where he hid it.
So yeah, I typically go for more psychological and domestic thrillers. For the first half of this book I was very bored and I almost didn't finish reading it. However, it is very well-written and I found myself connecting with the characters despite it all. After the halfway point, I was hooked. It helped me that the chapters alternate between Daniel hunting for this object and his wife and child being held hostage. Rachel was by far my favourite character and I loved the amount of time spent on her half of the story, as well as the focus on the child. Too often the family is treated like a plot device in books like this whereas here they were definitely fully-fledged characters.
In the end, I really enjoyed reading this book and I loved how the plot went. If this is your kind of thriller then you should definitely read it as you will enjoy the first half much more than I did. Even if it isn't, it might be worth trying. For an author to get me invested in a story like this, they have to be doing something right. The second half definitely has more elements of a psychological thriller as well which adds a nice dimension to the more adventure thriller side. Overall I would highly recommend this book.
Overall Rating:
.5
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