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Chain
Chain | Adrian McKinty
You just dropped off your child at the bus stop.A panicked stranger calls your phone.Your child has been kidnapped.The stranger then explains that their child has also been kidnapped, by a completely different stranger.The only way to get your child back is to kidnap another child - within 24 hours.Your child will be released only when the next victim's parents kidnap yet another child.And most importantly, the stranger explains, if you don't kidnap a child, or if the next parents don't kidnap a child, your child will be murdered. You are now part of The Chain.
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Nicki_K
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This book gripped me from the start, your child is kidnapped and the only way you can get them back is if you kidnap another child. It explores the darkest places people will go and how their moral code will be tested and compromised for the love of their child. A dark, thriller read that shows the sinister side of some people which I always o fascinating. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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jdiehr
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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I was so excited to find this at Dollar Tree ?

Main character Rachel's daughter is kidnapped. Rachel can get her back if she pays a ransom and kidnaps another child, thus not breaking "the chain."

I enjoyed the ride and couldn't stop turning the pages to find out how or if the chain was going to be broken.

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jdiehr
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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"She's sitting at the bus stop checking the likes on her Instagram feed and doesn't even notice the
man with the gun until he's almost next to her."

##FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

dabbe 😱 11mo
ShyBookOwl 🫢 11mo
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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I liked this thriller! My husband described me as "enthusiastic" when I was talking with him about it. Parts were unbelievable, but overall a pick.

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Shadow is supposed to be standing guard for me while I read this book, but found him sleeping on the job!

AmyG Ha! 13mo
dabbe Hello there, Shweet Shadow! 🖤🐾🖤 13mo
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candc320
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

So the premise of this book is great, and I loved the maybe first half of the book as it dealt with the chain and what each link had to do to keep it going. Then we find out who‘s behind it/how it started and it fell flat for me. It wasn‘t shocking, it was just 🤷🏼‍♀️. There‘s also a drug addiction element that just felt unnecessary and didn‘t add anything. The narrator was good, though! 🌟🌟🌟

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Livb444
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
Mehso-so

Starts off strong and keeps you hooked through out the entire book. Could have picked up the pace, but keeps the suspense high through out. Wish the author had introduced the creators of The Chain earlier and gave us more POV from the creators perspective. Ending was predictable if you paid attention and seemed a bit rushed but made sense. Lots of little hints and pieces that fit puzzle quite well. Overall 6.5/10 could have been crazier IMO

Livb444 Side comment: don‘t get the hippie side story. Could have been better explained in a few more pages 1y
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Rachiiebookdragon
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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I enjoyed this one.

Read for reading challenges.

4.5/5

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keepingupwiththepenguins
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

The Chain is such a compelling idea, I‘m not sure he really needed the main character‘s cancer diagnosis, or the side character‘s heroin addiction, or the villain‘s whole hippie commune back-story, or… Simplifying the story flies in the face of everything we‘re told about how characters should be complex, but I think it would have made the hair-raising plot more impactful. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-chain-adrian-mckinty/

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Kboltz
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Scarier than clowns in a sewer! Real life scary, what would you do when your child is kidnapped and to get them back you need to pay and then kidnap the next child. A page turner bc you know you want to find out how it works and how it ends. Once again, real life scary!

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BeeMagical
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Book 214🎧 4⭐️

What a wild ride! Definitely super creepy and a parents worst nightmare!

Once you‘re in the chain, you can never get off.

*Whoever created the first chain mail is a dick 😂

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Pageturner1
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

I had high hopes this was going to be an awesome read. The plot of kidnapping a child for a child sounded bizarre. The book started out exciting and I was all in only taking two days to read. (which is a record for me). First half sucked you in and you just had to see how she was going to get her daughter back. Second half started to fall with a big crash at the end. It was too much like an action movie with not believable plot.

TheLudicReader Agreed. All fell apart for me, too. 2y
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Lmass23
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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🥰 Saturday Morning - hopefully the kids let me read at least one chapter!!

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BC_Dittemore
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Panpan

A compelling-sounding plot: A parent must kidnap a child to save their own kidnapped child, thus creating a chain that must never be broken. Unfortunately, the execution is poor. This is my first Adrian McKinty novel, so I don‘t know if his writing is always like it is in The Chain, but it‘s quite bland. I considered putting it down more than once but I was just interested enough to finish it. I did enjoy the philosophy references, though.

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CindyMyLifeIsLit
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

This is a great concept and it starts out strong, but I feel the second half is a little lacking. The explanation for how this whole scheme starts is a little weak, and I feel that, given the danger inherent in the requirement of the participants, it would have blown up far more quickly than it did. While many people do remain calm in moments of crisis, there are just as many whose performance is not improved by being in a state of complete panic!

TheLudicReader I agree. This one totally fell apart for me. 3y
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blondie
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

The beginning had me hooked, but about halfway through it got way less interesting and I just wanted to be done with it.

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anniebannanie
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
Mehso-so

First part: great, Second part: not so great.

blondie I just finished this and felt the exact same way. 3y
anniebannanie @blondie I‘m so glad I‘m not alone in feeling this way 🙏 3y
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blondie
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Lazy day. This should be a fairly quick read. ♥️

Bookzombie Pretty kitty! 🐈 3y
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kbuggle
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

A ‘chain letter‘ theme that involves abducting children and forcing the next person to do the same before their child will be released. Started off strong but really wasn‘t for me.

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rsteve388
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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So this book arrived in the mail for me and while it was one of my FAVORITES in 2020 I don't want to reread it. Would anyone like it? A swap for a.swap? #BookSwap

Email me rsteve388@gmail.com

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mtippett
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
Mehso-so

7/10
I thought this book was really fast paced and an easy read that kept me hooked until the second part. I felt like the ending became too convenient and predictable. I wish there was more backstory for the people who started the chain. Overall a good and easy read that kept me interested!

Nute Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂
Check out #LitsyEvents for a varied listing of fun-related happenings within this neighborhood of fellow readers.🤗
3y
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DarkMina
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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169 of 2021. Book 2 of #novelnovember . Interesting premise. This book started off strong but lost some momentum towards the end. I kept thinking about two characters names the whole book. Moonbeam and Mushroom. 😂⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Pages read:797

#readathon

Andrew65 I enjoyed this. Well done 👏👏👏 3y
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deeannloso
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Busy busy listening to audiobooks this month. 🎧 #audiobooks #listening_litten

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TheLudicReader
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

I mean, it was easy to turn the pages, but it was just kinda meh for me. Rachel‘s daughter is kidnapped and in order to get her back she must pay the ransom and kidnap someone else‘s kid, who must then do the same thing. It‘s a lot of dialogue and straight up exposition. I didn‘t feel connected to anyone…and some of it, especially at the end, was just way too convenient.

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twinkletoes74
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Mehso-so

Started so well and had a brilliant plot but the ending just went on a little too long.

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Steph.Titus
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
Mehso-so

This book was difficult to get into but once I got toward the end I was hooked! #July.1.18

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Peddler410
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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I‘m a huge Criminal Minds fan and with it now off the air (we‘ll start the series from the beginning on Netflix when we finish with NCIS) I was intrigued by the premise of this thriller. Needed to be an early summer read since my daughter will be taking the bus in the fall. Read it on the plane to Hawaii.

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Miss_Gilmore
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Another good one! I could have read this in one day if I didn‘t have to adult.

Peddler410 I did read it in a day — on the plane to Hawaii so I didn‘t have to adult for about nine hours 😊 3y
Miss_Gilmore @Peddler410 I am jealous!!! 😆 3y
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Tattooedteacher
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Your child is kidnapped. To what lengths would you go to get your child back? This was a book with an scary and interesting take on kidnapping... when ransom isn‘t enough. #bookspin for June.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Tattooedteacher
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Started this in the way in this morning so only a few chapters in, but this is creepy in a real life kind of way. It‘s also my #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Good luck!! 3y
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Bec_lectic
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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This book was ok for me..I didn‘t love it or hate it but fell somewhere in between. Obviously a plot unlike any other book Ive read but the story just didn‘t grab me to the point where I couldn‘t put it down. In all I say pick because it is different and entertaining..just not edge of your seat thrilling as some of the reviews say.

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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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A fast-paced and very entertaining thriller, The Chain requires a lot of suspension of disbelief, but isn‘t that why we love books? I could not put this one down! I found myself constantly in Rachel‘s shoes and thinking about what I would do in her situation. I liked that despite considering herself a weak person, she was smart, resourceful, and relentless in pursuit of getting her daughter back and breaking The Chain. A wild ride! 4 ⭐️

Bec_lectic Just started reading this! So far so good! 4y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bec_lectic glad you are enjoying it so far! 4y
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ckittle019
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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As a mom, this one hit me hard. I couldn‘t read fast enough to find out how it was going to end.

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Kaylamburson
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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@AmyG our first book trade is shipping your way tomorrow! Thanks #litsylove and @tanya1512 for the idea and @Tattooedteacher for setting it up!

Lovesbooks87 I have one all packaged up and ready to go out this weekend! 4y
Tattooedteacher Yay! Send me an email with the book title and I‘ll take it off the list. ❤️ @Lovesbooks87 4y
Lovesbooks87 @Tattooedteacher I sent an email yesterday afternoon about the books. But I can resend it if you didn‘t get it. 😀 thanks for doing this! (edited) 4y
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AmyG I will be mailing yours today! Thank you. 😘 4y
Kaylamburson Yay! So glad you already found a swap, too! @Lovesbooks87 . @Tattooedteacher I also sent you and email with the details of this swap with @AmyG 4y
Tattooedteacher @AmyG @Lovesbooks87 @Kaylamburson Your trades have been removed. Thanks for helping make this work. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 4y
AmyG Thank YOU for doing this @Tattooedteacher 🙌🏻😘 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Tattooedteacher thank YOU for setting it up and it running so great!! 4y
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Bookwormjillk
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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This book is my worst nightmare. The action drew me in right away, but as other reviewers have mentioned the ending is a bit unsatisfactory.

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Kaylamburson
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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From the first sentence, McKinty kidnapped my focus, and I couldn't stop reading. It's a heart pulsing thriller.

Once part 2 begins, it slows down a bit & I was a bit disappointed in the direction it took as it wasn't as propulsive or as developed as we learned about the evil minds behind The Chain. It wraps up a bit too suddenly, but part 1 was so strong and made this book completely worthwhile.

Kaylamburson Thank you for this book, @Johanna414 !! It was a great pick! 4y
Johanna414 I‘m so glad you liked it! 4y
ElleSkel I felt exactly the same about this! 4y
Kaylamburson Yes!! I read a lot of Goodreads reviews and it seems people have similar thoughts. But I finished it in less than 24 hours, so it did something right! @ElleSkel 4y
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FelinesAndFelonies
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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This was a good one! Honestly, I'm surprised it didn't get more notice. Anything that involves kids will pull at your heartstrings. I know that if I found myself in this situation, I wouldn't have to be convinced to do whatever it took to get my kid back. Finally, something unique in the thriller/suspense category. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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AlisBookNookCorner
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Full Review: https://suspensebookreviews.home.blog/2021/03/01/the-chain-by-adrian-mckinty/

This book is a parent's worst nightmare, your child is kidnapped and the only way to save them is to kidnap another child. I had a hard time putting this one down, although I found the ending to be a bit predictable and bland, I really enjoyed this one! What a twist on real fears and the never-ending horrific abilities of the internet.

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AlisBookNookCorner
The Chain | ADRIAN. MCKINTY MCKINTY (ADRIAN.)
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I really don't much about this book, other than it was part of a Buy One Get One Half Off sale at Barnes & Noble. I've seen it around the shelves there during my shopping sprees, but never gave it much thought. From the small summary, it deals with a chain of kidnappings in a small town, with a bit of a twist of how they come about and what the parents need to do to get their children back. Hope it is as interesting as it comes off!

FelinesAndFelonies I got the same book from the same sale. I'm hoping to start it tomorrow. 4y
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StuckOnChapter13
The Chain | ADRIAN. MCKINTY MCKINTY (ADRIAN.)
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This book is the perfect combination of suspense and thriller. Like I have stated in an earlier review, it is always intelligent to use children in thrillers since they are innocent beings, that everyone fears to lose. I loved the concept and the execution. My only critique is that I think this book would have worked better with an open ending instead of the closed one presented.

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BookMaven9
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Yikes this was a completely unputdownable book. Something perfect for that I just wanna escape mood. Easy writing, quick to devour and hits the ground running, literally just about from page 1.

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BookMaven9
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La_Cori
The Chain | ADRIAN. MCKINTY MCKINTY (ADRIAN.)
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🇮🇹 (Il settantasette) è un numero legato alla fine. Tutti i libri dovrebbero finire al capitolo settantasette.

🇬🇧 A man once told me that all books should end at chapter seventy-seven.

I see what you did there, Adrian! 😅😅

Peddler410 As soon as I read that part …. Of course I checked 🤣 3y
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La_Cori
The Chain | ADRIAN. MCKINTY MCKINTY (ADRIAN.)
Mehso-so

⭐⭐⭐
It was my #doublespin for January, so I have finally pull it out from my TBR.. not a bad one, but I was expecting something more!
The first half of the book was awesome, I couldn't put it down.. the second half was so predictable and I got bored more than once.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4y
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Donna310x
The Chain | Adrian McKinty
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Loved it! The story grabs you from the first page and I honestly couldn't put it down. I just had to keep going and devoured it in a few days!

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La_Cori
The Chain | ADRIAN. MCKINTY MCKINTY (ADRIAN.)
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30 pages in and I'm already hooked! #currentlyreading

Nikki15 I also really enjoyed this! 4y
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Donna310x
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Very pleased with how much I read last year. Try for 30 again this year, starting with #thechain

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Donna310x
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Love a facebook quote 🤐