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The Passengers
by John Marrs
When I read my first John Marrs book, I literally could not shut-up about it and wanted everyone I knew to read it. Low and behold, I had this book on my shelves that I purchased prior to reading my first John Marrs book not realizing it was the same author so I decided to finally dive into this with high expectations.
This book was a whirlwind. Essentially, you’re living in a world where self-driven vehicles have been banned and everyone is now subjected to being a ‘passenger’ in a self-driven vehicle. There is a lot of promise - less accidents, less traffic, better for the environment and your pockets..but with everything there is always a catch. Imagine, one morning you set out to live an ordinary day but quickly become a prisoner in your self-driven vehicle, taken over by a terrorist who has a camera inside the vehicle that is projecting your every move - and your deepest secrets - to the entire world and asks, “Which one should die first”?
This book is written from multiple POV’s, which is a personal favorite of mine. The first 25% of the book is the set-up and at times the pacing seemed to be a bit slow..I wanted to just get to the point and what was going to happen. There was also a character introduced that for a small portion of the book I literally could not figure out what the hell her purpose was..trust the process.
The chapters were the perfect length of giving you just enough but not enough that you were forced to keep reading. Had I not had something going on that took away from my reading time, I probably could have or would have finished this in one sitting.
Definitely recommend for those that love a high-stakes thriller that takes place in a small time frame. I personally knocked 1-star off due to pacing issues and because I felt a few of the stories didn’t provide enough resolution - but I think those are both me problems and may not be a problem for others and should deter you from reading the book.
This book was a whirlwind. Essentially, you’re living in a world where self-driven vehicles have been banned and everyone is now subjected to being a ‘passenger’ in a self-driven vehicle. There is a lot of promise - less accidents, less traffic, better for the environment and your pockets..but with everything there is always a catch. Imagine, one morning you set out to live an ordinary day but quickly become a prisoner in your self-driven vehicle, taken over by a terrorist who has a camera inside the vehicle that is projecting your every move - and your deepest secrets - to the entire world and asks, “Which one should die first”?
This book is written from multiple POV’s, which is a personal favorite of mine. The first 25% of the book is the set-up and at times the pacing seemed to be a bit slow..I wanted to just get to the point and what was going to happen. There was also a character introduced that for a small portion of the book I literally could not figure out what the hell her purpose was..trust the process.
The chapters were the perfect length of giving you just enough but not enough that you were forced to keep reading. Had I not had something going on that took away from my reading time, I probably could have or would have finished this in one sitting.
Definitely recommend for those that love a high-stakes thriller that takes place in a small time frame. I personally knocked 1-star off due to pacing issues and because I felt a few of the stories didn’t provide enough resolution - but I think those are both me problems and may not be a problem for others and should deter you from reading the book.