Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Match by Harlan Coben

3 reviews

sh543's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Deadnaming, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Sexual content, Infertility, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Dementia, and Religious bigotry

jamballdonut's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My second book by Harlan Coben (The first being the first book in the Wilde series), and enjoyed just as much as the first.  Harlan has a lovely writing style that captivates and is easy to follow/understand.

I particular enjoy the set of characters, from the sassy Hester to the subdued, but maturing Matthew, to Wilde himself.  It's a fun set of characters, and although the internal struggle Wilde faces in coming to terms of finding his family, it still allows the story to be told around it.

The ending was particularly bittersweet (although there was a part of me that felt like the explanation.. lacked something? It almost seemed too forced/convenient in a way), but I look forward to any further books in this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Car accident

pointlessmoss's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wilde and Matthew have my heart. I liked how every single character was written, and oooh boy, the way the dialogue was written was right up my alley! I just found out that this is actually the second book in a series after finishing the story, so that might explain why the characters and their relationships were so solid from the start. And even though I didn't read the first book, I wasn't lost at any point, so I totally thought this was a standalone. Overall, I had a great time and found the conclusion satisfying!

A few unanswered questions: 1) What happened in Costa Rica? It's not a big deal though, so I don't mind that it's not touched upon, but I NEED answers for 2) David's car crash??? and 3) the Maynard kidnapping, which was mentioned only ONCE and I don't know to what it's referring (possibly book #1?). 4) What's Wilde's last name? Because I have no idea. 
Besides that, his parent's story was straight out of a soap opera and it felt like I was getting a super condensed movie retelling in the span of 4 pages. A little rushed? Sure. A little crazy? Definitely. I was really invested, so I'm just happy Wilde met his mom, and I didn't mind that it served as an epilogue.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Death, and Gore

Minor: Car accident, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Abandonment, Infidelity, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Suicide