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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love Harlan Coben, he's one of my favorite mystery authors. This book kept me turning pages, but overall the book was not as great as some of his others.
Harlan Coben writes the kind of mystery novels I love to read: engrossing and quick paced with a touch of humor or sarcasm to lighten the mood here and there. "Six Years" was no exception, a very enjoyable read.
I am new to Harlan Coben. But I have devoured 3 of his novels in as many weeks. I especially loved this one, kept me guessing right up to the end.
wow. quick read, engaging, but one of those stories with so many labyrinthine twists that I kept waiting for to "all make sense" as the book finished. In the end, I was left with so many questions that I may just do something I always think about but never do: re-read it again, to see if now that I know the ending, the rest makes more sense & my lingering questions get answered.
This book is definitely a fast read and I like Harlan Coben's writing style, but the whole plot is more than a little far-fetched, starting with spending Six Years pining for a girlfriend our hero only knew for three months.
And when I reached the end and saw how he pulled it all together, I was disappointed.
And when I reached the end and saw how he pulled it all together, I was disappointed.
A quick mystery/thriller read featuring a small town professor in New England. This book read like it was written by the Nicholas Sparks of mysteries perhaps. I don't like Nicholas Sparks' writing, so that is not a compliment, but to each their own. Somehow the thriller/mystery aspects took the edge of the sappy / saccharine sentiments just enough that it was an ok, mindless read perfet for those low engagement/attention span moments like doctor's offices/beach/summer/etc.
Exciting, fast-paced and great fun…
Jake Fisher never understood why his one true love Natalie had suddenly dumped him and married another man, but he promises to go along with Natalie’s request to leave them both alone. Six years later, he comes across an obituary notice for Todd, Natalie’s husband, and decides that lets him out of the promise. But sneaking along to the funeral, Jake is stunned to discover that, whoever this grieving widow is, she isn’t Natalie. And so starts the hunt…
In college professor Jake, Harlan Coben has created a very likeable old-fashioned hero, a decent man caught up in extraordinary events and finding that all the things and people he thought he knew might not be what they seemed after all. With twists and turns right up to the end, interesting characters, a complex plot, exciting action sequences and, not least, loads of great humour, Coben is at the top of his game in this standalone thriller. The book is told in the first person from Jake’s perspective and in the best tradition of mystery writing Coben plays fair with the reader – we get all the clues at the same time Jake does, but this reader at least only reached the finish line in a neck-and-neck gallop with Jake.
Yes, OK, there are some things I could criticise if I was being picky – sometimes 34-year-old Jake came over as a much older man (Coben showing through perhaps?), a bit of a continuity issue around the magically disappearing/reappearing iPhone, and the thriller writer’s best friend, coincidence, did play a fairly big role. But I refuse to be picky - none of that spoiled the sheer enjoyment of this exciting, fast-paced and great fun page-turner. Highly recommended.
NB This book was provided for review by the publisher via NetGalley.
Jake Fisher never understood why his one true love Natalie had suddenly dumped him and married another man, but he promises to go along with Natalie’s request to leave them both alone. Six years later, he comes across an obituary notice for Todd, Natalie’s husband, and decides that lets him out of the promise. But sneaking along to the funeral, Jake is stunned to discover that, whoever this grieving widow is, she isn’t Natalie. And so starts the hunt…
In college professor Jake, Harlan Coben has created a very likeable old-fashioned hero, a decent man caught up in extraordinary events and finding that all the things and people he thought he knew might not be what they seemed after all. With twists and turns right up to the end, interesting characters, a complex plot, exciting action sequences and, not least, loads of great humour, Coben is at the top of his game in this standalone thriller. The book is told in the first person from Jake’s perspective and in the best tradition of mystery writing Coben plays fair with the reader – we get all the clues at the same time Jake does, but this reader at least only reached the finish line in a neck-and-neck gallop with Jake.
Yes, OK, there are some things I could criticise if I was being picky – sometimes 34-year-old Jake came over as a much older man (Coben showing through perhaps?), a bit of a continuity issue around the magically disappearing/reappearing iPhone, and the thriller writer’s best friend, coincidence, did play a fairly big role. But I refuse to be picky - none of that spoiled the sheer enjoyment of this exciting, fast-paced and great fun page-turner. Highly recommended.
NB This book was provided for review by the publisher via NetGalley.