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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Harlan Coben’s Stay Close is yet another, fast-paced suspense. Read in less than a day, it goes without saying that getting invested in the journey of these characters was not a challenge for me.
Stay Close follows the journey of three main characters: Megan, Ray and Broome. When a crime happens in Atlantic City, the three of them are extracted from their comfortable, suburban lives, and return to a city where they were entwined in an eerily similar case, twenty years ago.
A nice bonus to this read is that it also has a Netflix adaptation. While I can’t say I’ve watched it yet, I do acknowledge that this alone speaks to the fast-pacing of the writing, keeping readers invested from the moment they crack the cover.
I’ve been recommended several of Coben’s reads, and after reading this one with such ease, I can guarantee that while it’s my first - it won’t be my last!
Stay Close follows the journey of three main characters: Megan, Ray and Broome. When a crime happens in Atlantic City, the three of them are extracted from their comfortable, suburban lives, and return to a city where they were entwined in an eerily similar case, twenty years ago.
A nice bonus to this read is that it also has a Netflix adaptation. While I can’t say I’ve watched it yet, I do acknowledge that this alone speaks to the fast-pacing of the writing, keeping readers invested from the moment they crack the cover.
I’ve been recommended several of Coben’s reads, and after reading this one with such ease, I can guarantee that while it’s my first - it won’t be my last!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Torture, Dementia
2.5 stars. Quick, easy, no thinking required type of read.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
One of the best. 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️So well written. Amazing plot. One of those books that really makes you feel the story.
Pretty good. I enjoyed it and went through it quickly but I found myself not caring too much about “who did it”.
Dang, I enjoy Harlan Coben's thrillers and his writing style. It took a Netflix preview to remind I'd never read this one. Soccer mom Megan has a past she'd rather forget. Intersections with a photographer and detective who can't let go of a cold case bring Megan's past roaring back. One of my favorite things about Coben is the twists at the end I generally don't guess and always seem fair to readers.
Classic hardboiled thriller.
This is the fastest I've read a book in years, and it's left me short on sleep for three days.
This is the fastest I've read a book in years, and it's left me short on sleep for three days.