Cutting the Cord

by Natasha Molt

Amira Knox is an assassin. Her targets: affluent Europeans. Her commander: the Authenticity Movement. Her weakness: emotion.

Amira has been loyal to the secret terrorist group the Authenticity Movement for as long as she can remember. Adopted by the leader of the movement as an infant, Amira was trained to be the ultimate weapon. But when her brother goes mysteriously missing and her father seems to be keeping secrets from her, she begins to doubt the Movement’s purpose and her own identity.

Then there’s Lukas, the handsome German personal protection agent. Can Amira trust him, or does he have a secret agenda of his own?

Caught in a web of deception and betrayal, Amira realises she has to get out of the Movement. Fast.

But how do you escape a terrorist cult when the leader – your father – wants you dead?

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2020

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

An assassin thriller with a twist CUTTING THE CORD features Amira Knox, a member of a secret terrorist group - the Authenticity Movement. Raised in the group, after being adopted by the leader as an infant, Amira and her siblings have been trained as an elite group of assassins, tasked with the elimination of affluent Europeans, identified as enemies of the movement's purpose by her father.

What you end up with in CUTTING THE CORD is a classic thriller styled novel, with an unusual premise in that this assassin is searching for meaning in her own life, increasingly aware that the activities of the Movement are extremely suspect, and everything she's been told about her birth, adoption and the way that she has lived her life is twisted by a man she thought of for so long as her father, and their leader.

It's an interesting idea, taking the classic chase, threat and ruthlessness of an assassin's life, and personalising it with the story of a young woman who isn't sure who she is, where she came from and what she wants to end up being. The threat here ends up coming from multiple places, and people, as Amira continues to take out targets identified by the Movement, while trying to stay one step ahead of the same Movement. Who she trusts, why she trusts and where she goes from here are the point of CUTTING THE CORD and it's a hell of ride. One for fans of high-octane styled thrillers, and definitely one for readers who might like a bit of a twist in their mayhem.

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[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not your bulk standard thriller. It is a book that makes you think, and helps to explain how extremists come about. I enjoyed following the story of Amira, who starts as a trained assassin, but decides she no longer wants to follow that path.

[Kt · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars

Amira Knox is an assassin. Trained by her adoptive parents, she and her brothers are known as warriors for The Authenticity Movement. Targeting billionaires around the world, their goal is to rid the world of capitalism. However when Amira; whose life and destiny has been tightly controlled by her father, starts to question The Movement and what it stands for; wants to learn about her biological mother; and dares to form a friendship with police officer Lukas; she knows the its only a matter of time before she becomes the hunted rather than the hunter.

The blurb for Cutting the Cord sounded really great and drew me in, however as an overall story it was lacklustre and repeatedly struggled to hold my interest.

I found the writing a bit clumsy, the plot simplistic and the characters not very well developed or interesting. It also fell flat in terms of thrills and plot twists and I struggled to visualise the storyline and characters as I read, which is never a good sign for me.

Whilst Cutting the Cord was not a book that I particularly enjoyed, this new release may be of interest to you if you like a very slow moving thriller than doesn’t come with an abundance of action. Whilst by no means the worst book I’ve ever read; in a genre that’s flooded with five star reads, Cutting the Cord just didn’t get there for me.

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[Denise Newton · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a moment familiar to most of us – when we begin to peek through the curtains of childhood or our upbringing to see the wide world outside, and begin to wonder about what we think we know and what we have yet to understand. This is exactly the challenge Amira faces in Cutting the Cord – but with much higher stakes.

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Cutting the Cord
Natasha Molt

[Trudy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book.It was an easy read and Ioved the descriptions of the settings throughout the novel. The characters were relatable but I just want to know more about the relationships and how they could further develop....what happens with Amira and Lukas??....Amira and Minette?? Amira and Edith??.....Amira and Amelia???.....please write a sequel....could be so much more to this story.....would make a great movie.

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was an easy read that flew by in a weird fog that seemed to emulate the lead characters mental state.
A very unique read where I can’t say I grew to like any characters. Much of the story is in what’s not written and I’ve been left thinking far more about the book now then while reading it.
Giving this five stars because very few novels stick to my bones the way this has.

[Shauna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read guessing where it's going to go. Disappointing ending