Reviews

Hold Tight by Harlan Coben

lids_84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow!! Just wow!! 

I love how this story starts out with so many individual characters and as it unfolds they slowly intertwine and it all becomes clearer page by page. I could not put this book down though Harlen Coben never disappoints so it’s not surprising this was amazing. 

lcoverosey's review against another edition

4.0

Half way thru I was not sure how the plot was going to meld; but it was very suspenseful - I had to remember to breathe! Lol. Fast paced right to the end. Don't page read as there are some very pertinent details you don't want to miss. It's like being in a suspense movie.

jacki_f's review

3.0

Harlan Coben specializes in writing intricate and suspenseful mysteries that keep you turning pages late into the night. His first (and to my mind, his best) standalone murder mystery was "Tell No One". Since then he has written several more novels which have been increasingly similar in plot. I was pleasantly surprised that "Hold Tight" marks a departure in formula, in that it doesn't center on an ancient murder case or the long ago disappearance of a family member. While this does mean that the book struggles a little to find its own momentum, at least Coben is trying something different instead of giving us more of the same.

"Hold Tight" juggles a number of different stories, all of which in some way center on the theme of parents trying to protect and/or understand their children. While initially they seem to be quite disparate plotlines, eventually the connections between them become apparent and it is this process of putting the jigsaw pieces together that is the most satisfying part of reading "Hold Tight". One of the things that I really like about Harlan Coben's writing is that there are never any loose ends or things that get left unexplained.

"Hold Tight" is a little slower in pace than his other novels and at times it gets confusing keeping track of so many people, but it's still is a satisfying mystery that keeps the suspense going right until the final pages.

thesleepless_'s review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

wixxiv's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.5

janedreader's review

4.0

Rounding up from 3.5. Totally convoluted but overall pretty good

ris_stitches's review against another edition

4.0

Really scary that this kind of thing could actually happen! I would love to know where he comes up with these crazy storylines.

nyx89's review against another edition

4.0

Hold Tight starts out really slow. I was tempted to put the book down after a hundred pages or so, but towards the middle and definitely at the end the novel really picks up pace and becomes really enjoyable and exciting.

mariareibly's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

brittneyleigh07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5