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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Man, 2013 has been a great year for new releases and new (to me) authors so far!
I received Six Years as a review request from the publisher Dutton Books. I am about to admit something I am a little ashamed about now but we are all family here, right? Ok, here goes…
I thought Harlan Coben was a new, unheard of, up and coming author…
I KNOW, RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!
I finished the book this morning and spent the first hour at work raving to my co-worker/fellow bookworm about how great Six Years was. I even told her that I had never heard of Harlan Coben but I would definitely be following his career.
And then I looked him up…
Yeah, I’m an idiot. Turns out, Harlan Coben has not only been around for a good long while but he’s also a HIGHLY successful mystery/suspense writer. You cant see me right now but I am shaking my head at myself.
Anyway…
Six Years was absolutely GRIPPING. I tore through this book in no time flat. Right out of the gate, I was hooked by the tragic lost love story and the moment things started going screwy (which is not at all far into the book), I was burning through the pages, desperate to figure out the puzzle.
And here’s the great part: I didn’t figure it out until the very end when the big reveal happened. As the reveal was happening, all of the final pieces fell into place.
Something I am seeing less and less in the mystery/suspense genre is a good story line that is also not predictable. All the way through Six Years, every time I was sure I knew where the story was going, the story would shift gears and take a turn I was totally not expecting. I was SURE I had the end game nailed down about half way through the book and I was so incredibly wrong. Every theory I formed was shattered into a thousand pieces. I just could not get ahead of this story. THAT is a well-written mystery!
My only hang up with this book is there was a lot of repetition of details as the main character attempted to unravel the mystery. I found that those moments slowed the pace of the book in spots. This book has such a strong forward momentum from the start that the slow spots are slightly distracting. However, the rest of the book is so good that it wasn’t anything that would ever make me want to put the book down. It was distracting but not frustrating.
I am going to give Six Years 4.5 stars. This was an incredibly fast-paced read with an intriguing story line and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing almost all the way to the last page!
I received Six Years as a review request from the publisher Dutton Books. I am about to admit something I am a little ashamed about now but we are all family here, right? Ok, here goes…
I thought Harlan Coben was a new, unheard of, up and coming author…
I KNOW, RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!
I finished the book this morning and spent the first hour at work raving to my co-worker/fellow bookworm about how great Six Years was. I even told her that I had never heard of Harlan Coben but I would definitely be following his career.
And then I looked him up…
Yeah, I’m an idiot. Turns out, Harlan Coben has not only been around for a good long while but he’s also a HIGHLY successful mystery/suspense writer. You cant see me right now but I am shaking my head at myself.
Anyway…
Six Years was absolutely GRIPPING. I tore through this book in no time flat. Right out of the gate, I was hooked by the tragic lost love story and the moment things started going screwy (which is not at all far into the book), I was burning through the pages, desperate to figure out the puzzle.
And here’s the great part: I didn’t figure it out until the very end when the big reveal happened. As the reveal was happening, all of the final pieces fell into place.
Something I am seeing less and less in the mystery/suspense genre is a good story line that is also not predictable. All the way through Six Years, every time I was sure I knew where the story was going, the story would shift gears and take a turn I was totally not expecting. I was SURE I had the end game nailed down about half way through the book and I was so incredibly wrong. Every theory I formed was shattered into a thousand pieces. I just could not get ahead of this story. THAT is a well-written mystery!
My only hang up with this book is there was a lot of repetition of details as the main character attempted to unravel the mystery. I found that those moments slowed the pace of the book in spots. This book has such a strong forward momentum from the start that the slow spots are slightly distracting. However, the rest of the book is so good that it wasn’t anything that would ever make me want to put the book down. It was distracting but not frustrating.
I am going to give Six Years 4.5 stars. This was an incredibly fast-paced read with an intriguing story line and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing almost all the way to the last page!
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I thought 6 years was a really suspenseful book! It kept me on my toes and really made me think. I thought that the author did a great job creating an ending that would surprise us all yet was still happy. The story itself was very creative and intense and I was very surprised on the plot twist. The author did an excellent job on the book, I highly recommend this.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
The narrator of this audiobook is The Worst. The storyline was interesting (if a bit over the top). But I could not get past the horrible narration.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes