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Fool Me Once

Harlan Coben

3.72 AVERAGE


Harlan Coben é um hábil autor de thrillers, capaz de criar histórias cativantes, que nos deixam ansiosos por descobrir o seu desfecho.

Este livro narra a história de Maya, uma ex- militar que tenta resolver o assassinato do marido. Este era filho de uma família muito rica, e já sabemos que famílias poderosas escondem sempre vários segredos.

Mas Maya também tem um passado misterioso. É uma mulher de armas, uma protagonista forte com um sentido de justiça muito próprio. Como teve intenso treino militar, não tem medo de nada, é impulsiva e corajosa. Também gostei muito do seu amigo Shane e da sua amizade, com base numa confiança muito solida.

É um livro com imensa ação e a habilidade do autor em criar reviravoltas mantém-nos sempre alerta e envolvidos na história. O final é arrojado e faz todo o sentido, e é, sem dúvida, o ponto alto da narrativa.

Já tive oportunidade de ver a série, mas, para mim, o livro é bastante mais dinâmico. Na adaptação foram adicionadas várias histórias paralelas que retiraram intensidade à ação.
dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Entertaining but just ok

Good - solid beach read - nothing too crazy ending wise

Coben writes page turners with twists! Another captivating read. If I need a book to sweep me away for a few hours, I can count on Coben! The main character is a female soldier, and mother, which was a fresh and appreciated perspective from previous books (all other books by him have centered around a man).
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Whodunnit woman in jeop with very good red herrings. Setting not as pungent as, say, Lescroart, but protagonist more intriguing and plot devices far more sophisticated.
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was fine. I think I would have really enjoyed it in high school. None of the characters had any depth and the plot kept getting more and more convoluted until the last 20 pages. I will say that the ending didn’t feel rushed, but nothing was fully explained either. 

The beginning of the book felt like when you watch a movie on TV but you miss the first few minutes so you spend the rest of the film playing catch up. 
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This one might be the best yet - wow that ending really hit me!