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dana_boucher's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a big Harlan Coben fan. I "read" this book via audiobook.
I was a bit surprised to discover a forward before the book by the author stating that if this was your first Harlan Coben book, to put it down and choose another. This was in fact his first novel that was recently re-released and basically not up to the standards of his other books.
There are some good things about this book. The story drew me in and while he allowed the reader to fully discover some plot elements, there were others that took awhile to figure out. I wanted to keep reading until I knew how the story ended.
The biggest problems were how drawn out it became as well as a few stretches of the imagination required in order for the story to be plausible. With all that being said, I still enjoyed the book.
I was a bit surprised to discover a forward before the book by the author stating that if this was your first Harlan Coben book, to put it down and choose another. This was in fact his first novel that was recently re-released and basically not up to the standards of his other books.
There are some good things about this book. The story drew me in and while he allowed the reader to fully discover some plot elements, there were others that took awhile to figure out. I wanted to keep reading until I knew how the story ended.
The biggest problems were how drawn out it became as well as a few stretches of the imagination required in order for the story to be plausible. With all that being said, I still enjoyed the book.
amyb24's review against another edition
2.0
There's something charming about Coben having this reprinted with the disclaimer about it being his first book. It was pretty bad but generally I find his books quite good, so I appreciate getting to see where he started from in comparison to where he is now. It's sort of inspirational to see how much his writing has evolved with years of work. I'm glad he kept at it.
gregorspv's review against another edition
4.0
You get what you expect from a thriller. It takes a bit long to set the story up but the second half of the book is bound to keep the reader on their toes. It is no work of art though and the language is a bit bland. Best consumed at the beach!
nikkiculpo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
manavisharma's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first Harlan Coben book I read and at the very start I was warned, by none other than the author, that if this was his first book I was reading I should really stop and pick up a later one. But I didn't - instead I just adjusted my expectations. And sure, there are elements of the book that I can see him cringing at years later - his description of all the women in the book being the most gorgeous ever, the not so great writing style; but despite all of that, I still kept turning the pages and was hooked into the plot! Really looking forward to reading more recent books of his!
claudetteb's review against another edition
1.0
Terrible book! If this was the first Harlan Coben book I read, I'd never read another. Re-releasing this was a mistake if they lose potential readers.
melissacharitos's review against another edition
3.0
Coben’s eerste boek; voor het overgrote deel voorspelbaar en enigszins van de hak op de tak. Verder wat langdradig. Niet zijn beste werk, maar ik had graag zo’n eerste boek geschreven.
ml_buchanan's review against another edition
2.0
I love Harlan Coben's books, and his disclaimer at the beginning of this one makes me like him more. As he said, if this is your first experience with his writing, go read one of his later publications first.
emmiedeandean's review against another edition
1.0
I should have listened to Coben’s letter at the beginning and not read this first. I’ll give him another shot, because I’ve loved the Netflix adaptations of his novels, but this was so cliche and poorly written. I certainly hope he has grown as a writer and isn’t doing the all women are gorgeous and the men are all wealthy and perfect. While I finished the book/ the only way I did was by skimming. The plot was a bit far fetched and the writing was very juvenile. It’ll be a while until I pick up another of his books
paulinedrd's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
L’intrigue est incroyable !! Une fois qu’on croit avoir résolu le mystère un élément vient infirmer notre théorie !! Des rebondissements jusqu’à la fin du livre !!