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Double piège

Harlan Coben

3.72 AVERAGE

lauren_m_g's review against another edition

Lost interest.

j0annasolomon's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

haydenmcasey13's review against another edition

4.0

this guy is drugs. i dunno how he does it but i am HOOKED to his books. drugs, i tell you!

matt2thefuture's review against another edition

1.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I like Coben a lot, but Fool Me Once was a bit of a mess. Coben always obscures from the reader in order to up the mystery, but here it really wasn't done fairly or even coherently at times. The writing was fine, but Coben did not play it fair with the reader. The plot really became a bungled mass in the latter third and untangling it wasn't really worth the reward. Did it make sense? Maybe. But it sure didn't seem to.

Also, when his characters are flat and wooden (and, for me, they definitely were here) Coben's signature mawkishness reads poorly instead of poignant.

Can't recommend, even to Coben fans.

ariel987's review against another edition

5.0

My first thriller and I loved it! The plot twist was insane, just shame I got it spoiled though.

ymjarrell's review against another edition

4.0

Great thriller! The web of deception and the twisted ending made it a great overall read. There is a Netflix miniseries created from the book that I’m off to watch. I heard it’s great too!