The Passengers: A near-future thriller with a killer twist

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The hospital, remember?’ he continued with a note of weariness. ‘Please assure me you’re in the car now?’

I want to thank Edelweiss, Berkley and the author for the arc of this book in exchange for a honest review. Marrs gives us an interesting cast of characters, from an aging Hollywood star, to a expectant mother, to a couple celebrating their ten year anniversary, and several others, yet this seemingly disparate group has one thing in common: the AI in their automated vehicle tells them they are being re-routed from their previous destinations....and they will die in 2 hours and 30 minutes. I was immersed in the story from the first sentence to the last, and the action was fast paced, and non-stop, from start to finish. There were ‘gasp out loud' moments, cliffhanger chapter endings, a satisfying, surprising conclusion, and relevant articles, newspaper clippings, paperwork, and internet posts preceding chapters. Every character was unique and complex, their fear and anxiety all too real. Sofia sighed. ‘I’ve read the script, darling, I’m not playing a bloody dying whore on a Saturday night hospital drama. I am Sofia Bradbury and I think Sofia Bradbury is worth a little more than that.’year-old actress, Sophia Bradbury hasn’t been getting many job offers lately. She thinks about some of the decisions she has made to protect her career over the years. Today she isn't feeling well. Her arthritis is bothering her and her hearing aids are acting up. Unfortunately, her day is about to get so much worse…“ Good Morning, Sophia” Thank you so much to Elisha at Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. It was an absolute pleasure reading this highly irresistible and fun novel!! Oh Oscar, what have you eaten?’ She scolded the sleeping white Pomeranian lapdog lying by her side and tried to waft away the toxic smell it omitted with her hands. He briefly opened one brown eye, shuffled his body further towards her thigh, then closed it again. Provided all went according to plan, in two month’s time, Claire would be a first-time mother. Dr Barraclough had warned her that with her high blood pressure, it was essential she kept life stress-free. It was easier said than done. And in the last few hours, it had become impossible.

In the opening episode of each series, ten famous faces were snatched without warning from their day-to-day routine. They were whisked away to an unknown destination to compete in a series of physical and mental tasks. Cameras recorded their every move for a week. A year earlier, Sofia had watched in envy as Tracy Fenton, her acting rival for more than four decades, had been one of the chosen few. She too had been taken while in her car and her popularity resurgence led to her being cast in two high-profile network dramas. Now it appeared Celebs Against The Odds producers wanted Sofia. Sofia laughed. ‘It’s never under my control darling. That’s why I have people. To make sure things are controlled for me.’

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By the time the front door closed, the car was parked outside Claire Arden’s home, waiting for her. Ah yes, I see it now,’ Jude repeated aloud and over the recorded voice. He knew it off by heart and silently mouthed her reply too. ‘One day we should book a trip on a round-the-world cruise ship,’ she said, ‘then we can spend our retirement seeing the sun set from every ocean and every continent. How does that sound?’ Libby Dixon is NOT a passenger. Libby hates driverless cars. She knows the damage they are capable of. She walks wherever she can. If she does have to take a taxi, she makes sure it’s one with a driver. She won’t take the bus anymore since they replaced the drivers with computers. Today is Libby's second day of a very different kind of jury duty. Libby was not happy to be selected and hates that she has to take part. Suddenly, the meeting is interrupted. They are told to turn on the news. They see that passengers traveling from different parts of the country have all been told that they may be dead by morning. Three, why did Noah pretend to be Jude and for that matter, why go through the convoluted process of their initial meeting? It made no sense other than Marrs using that and numerous other coincidences to piece together the fracture within the story. That Libby happened to have witnessed the aforementioned deaths just seemed too convenient. Idk, something about the plot and execution seems convoluted and protracted. I will keep this brief and spoiler free, as this story is best if you experience all of the plot twists first hand!