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yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.0
"Memories, you see, hurt. The good ones most of all."
Harlan Coben's thrillers haven't let me down yet, and I've been slowly making my way through his backlist. I decided to turn to his most read title next: Tell No One. Of course I wasn't surprised when I ended up finishing it in less than a day. There is something about the way he writes his stories that is both highly addictive and extremely engaging, and this story is no exception. I was hooked from the very beginning, with the mysterious messages and a dead wife that might just be alive after all... And it sure was an action-packed and suspensful ride! While things can be said about the credibility of certain aspects of the plot, this tends to be the case with his books in general and I personally didn't mind at all. If you focus on simply enjoying the ride instead, there is a lot of action, danger and tension to be found along the way! There were also quite a few twists and secrets I wasn't able to guess, and this made the revelations all the sweeter. Part of the plot almost has that conspiracy vibe going on, and I simply HAD to know what was really going on. The characters themselves aren't all that developed, but there is enough for you to be able to root for them. All in all yet another successful Harlan Coben read and I'm already looking forward to the next one.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Drug use, Infidelity, Death, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicide, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Medical content, Cancer, and Confinement
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Mental illness
beate251's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What follows is a roller-coaster thriller in which we get introduced to quite a few seemingly unrelated people who find together in the end, but not before the plot has twisted like a pretzel several times. Nothing is as it seems and no one is as innocent as they first look in this fast-paced, far-fetched and very entertaining page-turner. Read it in one sitting.
One of the review excerpts from the blurb says: "This book will keep you up until 2 a.m." After I'd finished reading and written this review, I looked at my watch and it was exactly 2am! Can someone de-bug my house please?
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, and Torture
hannahsbookshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
A thriller with a crime edge even though the protagonist is not a detective, Beck has to try to figure out what happened 8 years ago to work out what is happening now so needs to think like a detective. Is his beloved wife, his childhood sweetheart, still alive?, and if so why was her death faked all those years ago?
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Torture
cinzia_2509's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence and Gun violence
ripxw's review against another edition
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Violence and Homophobia
astoriareader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
- David Beck married his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth. While at the lake together, Elizabeth was attacked and murdered. It’s been 8 years, and David still hasn’t gotten over it or felt closure.
- Suddenly, David starts receiving cryptic messages that are things only Elizabeth would know. What is going on? What happened on the lake? Is Elizabeth dead?
- I read this one in about 24 hours. A definite page-turner. Lots of suspense. Fast-paced. Hard to put down.
- I enjoyed Coban’s writing style, and I found it easy to read.
- Satisfying ending. Coban ties everything up well, and it’s a very well plotted book.
- Most characters are developed well.
- Here’s my only gripe: albeit the book was published in 2001 (aka 23 years ago), I thought the Black & Asian characters were written without any depth & in a negative way. I am curious if Coban would write these characters in the same way if he wrote this book in 2024.
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Car accident, and Gun violence
okayucookie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.5
Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Blood, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Classism, Physical abuse, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Gun violence
w0nderland4's review against another edition
Graphic: Violence and Death
mariacorfias4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder