Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Run Away by Harlan Coben

8 reviews

nolasis17's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Drug abuse, and Addiction

b3thanamy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

greenclovers75's review

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction

arminam's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content and Sexual assault

mariacorfias4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

 This is my first Harlan Coben novel, but after reading Runaway I have a feeling I'll be needing my next "fix" of his writing much sooner rather than later. Coben ropes you in quickly with his emotionally relatable characters, real-world setting, and fast paced writing, for a suspenseful, action packed book that is hard to put down. By time his parallel plot lines converge and various plot twists unravel, the reader can't help but to reflect upon the character's decisions throughout the book with one question in mind...what lengths would you go to in order to save someone you love? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Addiction, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

stayathomereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Cult

_autumn_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

jayneyh314's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Simon Greene has been looking for his daughter, Paige, convinced that if he could just find her he can help her beat her drug problem but when he eventually does find her in Central Park she doesn’t want to be helped and he loses her all over again. This is not the end of the story though, it’s actually only the beginning and Simon is about to find himself entangled in a mystery that has him questioning everything he thought he knew. 

I really enjoy Harlan Coben’s books.  He knows how to write a thriller and on the whole this is no exception. It’s fast paced and chock full of twists, although I did figure out the ending ahead of time. 

I love that Coben uses characters from other books, I read “The Boy From the Woods” earlier this year so loved seeing Hester Crimstein again in this one. I was a little confused by Elena Ramirez’s back story. There were a lot of hints about the death of her significant other and I initially assumed that she’s been in another book and I was just missing something but I’ve done a bit of googling and I can’t see that she has, which makes the hints a little odd and unnecessary. They don’t really add anything to the plot or the character. 

I did see the ending coming but that didn’t spoil anything for me really as there were still plenty of other twists along the way. 

Coben’s writing style is perfect for the thriller genre. He keeps you right on the edge of your seat and once you start reading you can’t stop. The chapters are short enough that you keep telling yourself, just one more! 

Coben is definitely an author I’d be happy to read more of as I don’t tend to ever be disappointed by his books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Sexual assault