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The Hostage

Alan Gorevan (Goodreads Author)

4.47 · Rating details · 15 ratings · 11 reviews

Lindsey O'Reilly is at home, cleaning up after dinner, when she sees armed police swarming over her garden wall.

There's a noise downstairs. A knock on the door.

She opens up, but it's not the police. It's the man they're chasing.

A stone-cold killer.

Now he's inside. ...more

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May 10, 2020 my_books_journey rated it liked it · review of another edition

Exciting, thrilling and a fast-paced read! Although a short story but it was well-written with diversity of characters.The detailed description for Dublin makes me want to travel there.

This is my second book of the author and as with the first book, I wish it can be a longer story to create more suspense.

Continue to wow us with your books!

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Aug 06, 2020 Dan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Loved it, it was fast paced on the edge of your seat kinda story. 5 shiny stars

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Sep 20, 2020 Lee Anderson rated it liked it · review of another edition

This could have been SUCH an excellent novel if the story were fleshed out more, the characters given more time to fully develop, and the reader given a chance to even catch their breath. Instead this is a breakneck-paced novella, which reads more like a screenplay since it’s written in present tense and carries very little detail beyond what’s relevant to the action.

The Hostage does get points for not being boring, not even for one page. Still, it’s frustrating to think of what could’ve been i ...more

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Apr 25, 2020 Donna Maguire rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This was a fab novella to read, it was fast paced and very enjoyable!

I really enjoyed how the author told the story with chapters having different characters as the focus, that really helped him build up the suspense in the story as it reached the end.

I loved the mix of characters that were involved and I thought it was well written too, it was a quick read but I flew through the pages as I wanted to see how it would all end for Lindsey!

This was the first ...more

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Dec 10, 2020 Katie Simpkins rated it it was amazing

A lot packed in a short space

Wow, this is an action packed little roller coaster of a story. Escaped convict, murder, hostage, kidnap, potential rape. This manages to cram it all in in just over 100 pages. Mad. I will absolutely be reading more by Alan after recently being introduced to him.

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Nov 22, 2020 Zoé-lee O'farrell rated it it was amazing

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Until I had the chance to interview Alan on a podcast I was featured on, I am sorry to say I had never heard of him. Well, now this has completely changed! I am going to have to reign myself in before I get a restraining order because he now has a huge fan with me. I asked Alan for all new readers, like myself, what book should I read first, his answer The Hostage. While he was still talking I had popped on to Amazon and bought the book. I have not looked back, I even have my next one lined up.

B Until I had the chance to interview Alan on a podcast I was featured on, I am sorry to say I had never heard of him. Well, now this has completely changed! I am going to have to reign myself in before I get a restraining order because he now has a huge fan with me. I asked Alan for all new readers, like myself, what book should I read first, his answer The Hostage. While he was still talking I had popped on to Amazon and bought the book. I have not looked back, I even have my next one lined up.

Being a novella, I read this in a day, what a book! What an introduction to Alan! This was only released this year, April, and yes there are a couple of references to COVID but nothing to detract from the book, just something to emphasise a characters’ quirk. What is even more fascinating about this book is the beginning of the book is based on something that happened to his girlfriend, however, he allowed his mind to go to the extreme to what would happen if it all went to pot.

Here we have a book that is literally go go go, it is only 142 pages but it is a taut thriller. From the get-go, your head is spinning with the threats to your life. Lindsey, struggling with a baby, university and a complete douche in her life is the unlucky lady to be home the day Dean is on the run. You feel things could work out ok if its just Dean in the book. You feel Lindsey could maybe handle the situation. The second we are introduced to Michael however, you know it will never be the same. Cold, calculating and hates witnesses, this is where you feel the first shiver of doubt.

I found the way Alan wrote this book to such an enticing one. He does not relent on the action, he has wasted no word with long drawn out scenes of descriptions. It is literally wham, bam, thank you mam kind of book. It knocked my socks off. It is not a boring book, I love that we are drawn into the whims of everyone’s lives. We have the key players, we know things aren’t right, but all you care about at the moment is who will make it out alive. However, that is not to say I don’t want more, more writing, more books by this author because I do, and thank god I do! ...more

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May 03, 2020 Y.Y. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Dec 19, 2020 Miriam A Maddock rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Want a fast-paced thriller to read? Then this is for you. The author doesn't waste time in bringing us into this exciting thriller. Full of suspense, he gives us the story of a young, single mother, having a tough time, who is then caught up in a life-threatening situation-one she did not see coming. But I don't want to be giving away too much; after all, it IS a thriller. I love how the author keeps his chapters short (important for this genre), and how he leaves us hanging at the end of each o ...more

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May 22, 2020 Susan L. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Alan Gorevan is a Brilliant thriller writer. This is the 2nd book of his I've read, and he's on a roll! I could not put this down. The Hostage, was so breathtaking and never dragged. Some authors over describe things and it slows the pace. The writing had me holding my breath at times. The characters are so real, and action never stops! If you love thrillers, you have to read this amazing story. I'm so grateful to have found such a talented author. If you haven't read his 1st book, The Forbidden ...more

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Apr 25, 2020 Donna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I really enjoyed reading The Hostage!
This is my first book from Alan Gorevan and definitely not my last. The story was very well written and easy to follow. I found myself speeding through the pages to find out what happens. The ending didn’t disappoint! I really liked the character Lindsey and wanted everything to work out for her.

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