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A review by _askthebookbug
No Exit by Taylor Adams
4.0
No Exit.
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I have loved thriller and crime mysteries ever since I can remember. When No Exist came out, it received raving reviews from all the critics. It was then that I decided to read it. There are few things that I absolutely loved about this book and then there were few that seemed a bit too much. There's a strong female lead which I appreciated but her character traits seemed over the top. No Exit for me was a moderate thriller but I cannot speak on behalf of everyone.
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Darby Thorne hits the road one snowy day to make it to the hospital where her mother is being treated for pancreatic cancer. In her battered car with barely any food in her stomach, Darby makes way to Utah to clear the air between her mother. But a blizzard forces her to take a break at a rest stop out in the wilderness. Darby finds herself amidst a preppy student Ashley, two middle aged cousins Ed and Sandi, and a rodent faced awkward guy called Lars. Things seem normal and mundane for a while until Darby accidentally stumbles upon a young girl of seven locked up in Lars's car. Jaybird is kidnapped and has been held as a hostage.
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Darby now knows that she needs to save the girl at any cost. But she needs to do it quick and stealthily before the criminal finds out about her plan. She has a plan in place and knows she'd require help from the others to make it work. Little did she know that she would later confide in the criminal himself. What follows next is a series of shocks and betrayals as she struggles to risk her life to save the kid. It's a gripping read which puts forth one twist after the other when you least expect it. For a thriller, this story does complete justice. Considering all this, the book should have been a five star read for me except it wasn't.
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Darby's character begins as a rebel daughter who was always a disappointment to her mother. She's not beautiful but modest. She's fiesty, smart and hates socialising. She trusts the wrong people, makes one mistake after the other and yet manages to come out clean. I found this all a bit too hyped. It's clichéd which is why it failed to score 5 stars from me. But a good read nevertheless.
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Rating - 3.9/5.
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I have loved thriller and crime mysteries ever since I can remember. When No Exist came out, it received raving reviews from all the critics. It was then that I decided to read it. There are few things that I absolutely loved about this book and then there were few that seemed a bit too much. There's a strong female lead which I appreciated but her character traits seemed over the top. No Exit for me was a moderate thriller but I cannot speak on behalf of everyone.
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Darby Thorne hits the road one snowy day to make it to the hospital where her mother is being treated for pancreatic cancer. In her battered car with barely any food in her stomach, Darby makes way to Utah to clear the air between her mother. But a blizzard forces her to take a break at a rest stop out in the wilderness. Darby finds herself amidst a preppy student Ashley, two middle aged cousins Ed and Sandi, and a rodent faced awkward guy called Lars. Things seem normal and mundane for a while until Darby accidentally stumbles upon a young girl of seven locked up in Lars's car. Jaybird is kidnapped and has been held as a hostage.
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Darby now knows that she needs to save the girl at any cost. But she needs to do it quick and stealthily before the criminal finds out about her plan. She has a plan in place and knows she'd require help from the others to make it work. Little did she know that she would later confide in the criminal himself. What follows next is a series of shocks and betrayals as she struggles to risk her life to save the kid. It's a gripping read which puts forth one twist after the other when you least expect it. For a thriller, this story does complete justice. Considering all this, the book should have been a five star read for me except it wasn't.
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Darby's character begins as a rebel daughter who was always a disappointment to her mother. She's not beautiful but modest. She's fiesty, smart and hates socialising. She trusts the wrong people, makes one mistake after the other and yet manages to come out clean. I found this all a bit too hyped. It's clichéd which is why it failed to score 5 stars from me. But a good read nevertheless.
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Rating - 3.9/5.