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gunner1917's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
pippamjtod's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Who dunnit type story rather convoluted
mariasimson's review against another edition
3.0
I read this as a standalone but I kept getting the feeling this might be part of a series. I'm happy to know that it is part of a series because I am looking forward to reading the first book. Even though I enjoyed the fast-paced thriller there were many holes in the story that was not answered. I was confused at times and the lack of smoothness in the transition of who's perspective we were getting was getting annoying. Despite all that, I am happy to say that I enjoyed it a lot. The second half of the book was finished in one sitting because it was just so good. I loved the characters and Coben did have me wondering who was the killer. I was wrong but I was close to figuring out who it was. I look forward to reading more of Coben's previous work. Thank you Grand Central Pub for the finished copy!
ljpaatan's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
tomerhozavsky's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
4.0
judithdcollins's review against another edition
5.0
From the creator of Netflix's Stay Close and The Stranger, the brilliant master of suspense, Harlan Coben makes many readers very happy (myself included) with his latest knock-out psychological suspense thriller, THE MATCH.
RIVETING. ENGROSSING. SATISFYING.
Will Wilde finally attain the pieces of the puzzle of his past?
A follow-up from [b:The Boy from the Woods|51204046|The Boy from the Woods (Wilde #1)|Harlan Coben|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575400945l/51204046._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71391445], Wilde was called "Little Tarzan" and no one ever came forward to claim the abandoned little boy in the woods. He was around 6-8 yrs old when he was found.
Wilde is now 40-42 years of age, and as a boy, he lived alone in the woods. Something horrible happened to him, a dark past, but his memory was blocked out, and he only remembered pieces.
He had a foster father, and now, three decades later, Wilde did not have a clue about his origin until now. But the initial meeting did not go as expected from a DNA online site match.
Of course, if you know Coben, you know it is not simply getting from point A to B. There is so much in between. We get to catch up with Hester Crimstein, an attorney from previous books (love), and other characters from previous books.
Wilde had spent the last few months in Costa Rica, and it was time to return to his remote Ecocapsule deep in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains, in New Jersey, where he belonged in the woods alone.
Wilde is intelligent. He had a successful military career, years as a security expert, and excellent detective skills.
However, now he is about to meet his father, Daniel Carter, from a DNA ancestry website. The man was around 61 and married a woman named Sofia with three grown daughters, who are now his half-sisters and live in Nevada. The guy had a past with other women but does not want to screw up his current marriage and family. But little does he know?
Can Wilde move on with his future until he finds out his past?
Wilde receives an email from PB (Peter Bennett) who claims to be a distant cousin. He reached out to Wilde, who became famous as a popular contestant on a dating reality show until the public turned against him. He was humiliated, his career ruined, and his marriage in tatters. Now Peter has disappeared and may have committed suicide.
Wilde had not answered the email when it came in and now he appears to be missing. Wilde then gets caught up in the middle of a crazy vigilante group specializing in destroying the lives of bullies. All this turns into madness and soon Wilde wishes he were back living in the woods alone where life is simpler.
From mysterious DNA searches, cyberbullying, reality TV stars, and social media influencers, an action-packed suspense thriller with excellent character development.
Coben keeps you on edge, waiting to see if Wilde will learn about his past and connect with his mother and father.
I really enjoyed the mother's past and how it all began. Fans will be delighted with the ending and excited to have all the answers from the previous book. Coben does a great job with background, and THE MATCH can be read as a standalone; however, I am glad I read the first book.
Coben Fans will devour this one! Loved it. Hopefully, we will hear more from these characters in future books. Highly recommend.
A special thank you to #NetGalley and #GrandCentral for an ARC.
Blog Review Posted @ www.JudithDCollins.com
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
My Rating: 5 Stars
RIVETING. ENGROSSING. SATISFYING.
Will Wilde finally attain the pieces of the puzzle of his past?
A follow-up from [b:The Boy from the Woods|51204046|The Boy from the Woods (Wilde #1)|Harlan Coben|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575400945l/51204046._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71391445], Wilde was called "Little Tarzan" and no one ever came forward to claim the abandoned little boy in the woods. He was around 6-8 yrs old when he was found.
Wilde is now 40-42 years of age, and as a boy, he lived alone in the woods. Something horrible happened to him, a dark past, but his memory was blocked out, and he only remembered pieces.
He had a foster father, and now, three decades later, Wilde did not have a clue about his origin until now. But the initial meeting did not go as expected from a DNA online site match.
Of course, if you know Coben, you know it is not simply getting from point A to B. There is so much in between. We get to catch up with Hester Crimstein, an attorney from previous books (love), and other characters from previous books.
Wilde had spent the last few months in Costa Rica, and it was time to return to his remote Ecocapsule deep in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains, in New Jersey, where he belonged in the woods alone.
Wilde is intelligent. He had a successful military career, years as a security expert, and excellent detective skills.
However, now he is about to meet his father, Daniel Carter, from a DNA ancestry website. The man was around 61 and married a woman named Sofia with three grown daughters, who are now his half-sisters and live in Nevada. The guy had a past with other women but does not want to screw up his current marriage and family. But little does he know?
Can Wilde move on with his future until he finds out his past?
Wilde receives an email from PB (Peter Bennett) who claims to be a distant cousin. He reached out to Wilde, who became famous as a popular contestant on a dating reality show until the public turned against him. He was humiliated, his career ruined, and his marriage in tatters. Now Peter has disappeared and may have committed suicide.
Wilde had not answered the email when it came in and now he appears to be missing. Wilde then gets caught up in the middle of a crazy vigilante group specializing in destroying the lives of bullies. All this turns into madness and soon Wilde wishes he were back living in the woods alone where life is simpler.
From mysterious DNA searches, cyberbullying, reality TV stars, and social media influencers, an action-packed suspense thriller with excellent character development.
Coben keeps you on edge, waiting to see if Wilde will learn about his past and connect with his mother and father.
I really enjoyed the mother's past and how it all began. Fans will be delighted with the ending and excited to have all the answers from the previous book. Coben does a great job with background, and THE MATCH can be read as a standalone; however, I am glad I read the first book.
Coben Fans will devour this one! Loved it. Hopefully, we will hear more from these characters in future books. Highly recommend.
A special thank you to #NetGalley and #GrandCentral for an ARC.
Blog Review Posted @ www.JudithDCollins.com
@JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooks
My Rating: 5 Stars
mmc6661's review against another edition
4.0
Harlan Coben returns with Wilde, The Boy from the Woods. If you've not read The Boy from the Woods you will still enjoy Match since the author references Wilde's past enough to understand although I highly recommend reading both.
Wilde was found as a child in the woods and has never known where he came from or who his family was. He's put off DNA testing for some time but now he's finally ready to search for his true identity.
As Wilde starts to contact possible family members who are matches through ancestry sites he discovers that not everyone wants to be known and not all is what it seems. Soon people are disappearing and bodies are showing up. Wilde may possibly find all the answers he's looking for but at what cost? And who is taking out their own retribution righting wrongs?
As with all Coben's books he pulls us into an intricate cast of characters who seem to have nothing in common only to put them all together in the end. Also like Coben, it's that last chapter that finally gets us!
I always look forward to the next Harlan Coben novel!
Wilde was found as a child in the woods and has never known where he came from or who his family was. He's put off DNA testing for some time but now he's finally ready to search for his true identity.
As Wilde starts to contact possible family members who are matches through ancestry sites he discovers that not everyone wants to be known and not all is what it seems. Soon people are disappearing and bodies are showing up. Wilde may possibly find all the answers he's looking for but at what cost? And who is taking out their own retribution righting wrongs?
As with all Coben's books he pulls us into an intricate cast of characters who seem to have nothing in common only to put them all together in the end. Also like Coben, it's that last chapter that finally gets us!
I always look forward to the next Harlan Coben novel!
where_the_pages_bleed's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to Penguin Random House SA for gifting me this book in exchange for an honest review.
TW: Death, Suicide, SA, Cyber Bullying, Mental Health issues, and Abandonment.
First note, if you are here and this is your first Wilde book this is no.2. BUT Good news, because Mr. Coben gives enough info, you can jump into this one WITHOUT reading no1. A round of applause to Mr. Harlan Coben thank you...
Wilde was left in the woods as a young boy, who knows for how long really. He's lived his life being separated from his past, or so we thought. After Wilde does a DNA test to find relatives, he is sucked into the whirlwind lives of reality stars... Right where the fun begins.
Wilde is messaged by a close-matched relative only known as PB for help, but Wilde is a little late with his response. As this is the only matched relative Wilde has ever had he needs to find this person, not only because they asked for help but because they hold a key to finding out who this 'boy from the woods' really is.
This book has:
- The good old Wilde-ness we deserve
- Reality t.v. and the dangers of it all.
- Cyberbullying and the dark web
- Murder, always that.
This book also offers us more of Wilde, more info on him as one of the main quests is to find out about his family. This part is both a happy and enraging moment. Are some truths really worth coming to light? And what is the price of fame worth in your life?
TW: Death, Suicide, SA, Cyber Bullying, Mental Health issues, and Abandonment.
First note, if you are here and this is your first Wilde book this is no.2. BUT Good news, because Mr. Coben gives enough info, you can jump into this one WITHOUT reading no1. A round of applause to Mr. Harlan Coben thank you...
Wilde was left in the woods as a young boy, who knows for how long really. He's lived his life being separated from his past, or so we thought. After Wilde does a DNA test to find relatives, he is sucked into the whirlwind lives of reality stars... Right where the fun begins.
Wilde is messaged by a close-matched relative only known as PB for help, but Wilde is a little late with his response. As this is the only matched relative Wilde has ever had he needs to find this person, not only because they asked for help but because they hold a key to finding out who this 'boy from the woods' really is.
This book has:
- The good old Wilde-ness we deserve
- Reality t.v. and the dangers of it all.
- Cyberbullying and the dark web
- Murder, always that.
This book also offers us more of Wilde, more info on him as one of the main quests is to find out about his family. This part is both a happy and enraging moment. Are some truths really worth coming to light? And what is the price of fame worth in your life?
janedreader's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! Hope to see at least 1 more in the Wilde series