Reviews with content warning for Child death - I Will Find You

A fast-paced but middle of the road, colour-by-numbers thriller/mystery played in the style of The Fugitive, but with poorly developed characters and twists that are not interesting enough to justify the narrative decisions.

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robys_bujo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I really liked this book. I think Harlan Coben always writes characters that feel like they could be real people and this is no different
This book was a page turner, packed with action and it was a great first read of the year, I couldn’t put it down!

I would have given it five stars, but at some point during the book we meet the characters of Max and Sarah and they were very difficult to like. I couldn’t wait for their parts to be over, to be honest.

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my_a's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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this_momma_is_booked's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Not the best Harlan book I've read, but I was still glued to it until the end. A bit more predictable than usual, but not too bad. I liked the premise - that was fresh! Can't wait to read Harlan's next book about Myron and the gang (and the follow-up to Win!).

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5/5)

Genre: Thriller

About 325 pages

David has spent the past five years in prison after being convicted of killing his son, Matthew. He didn’t do it…. But during the weeks after his son passed, David lost all hope and purpose in life, so he let the conviction happen. Five years later, his former sister-in-law, Rachel, comes to visit. She shows David a photo that has a little boy who looks a lot like Matthew in the background. This changes everything for David. He goes from hopeless to determined as he escapes prison on a journey to find his son.

Tell No One was one of my favorite books when I read it years ago, so I’ve been wanting to read another Harlan Coben book for a while. Coben is great at writing high-intensity, page-turning thrillers. This book is a game of cat and mouse that kept me engaged from beginning to end. I enjoyed how every character Coben introduced provided some sort of value to the story, as I feel like so many authors drop in a character for one scene and then make them irrelevant going forward. The only qualm with this one is that some parts of the story weren’t the most believable/realistic, but if you can put that aside, this story is a terrific one!

Favorite Quote: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”

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hannahlaree's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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