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namitakhanna's review against another edition
4.0
Simon Greene , a financial adviser , and his wife Ingrid, a pediatrician have three children. His daughter, Paige is a drug addict who ran away from home and while trying to bring Paige back her boyfriend thwarts Simon’s efforts and Paige manages to escape. Soon a murder occurs which makes Paige either a suspect or in extreme danger. Simon and Ingrid race against time to save Paige but they might be fighting for their own safety too.
Run Away by Harlan Coben is a fast moving action packed thriller with a few good twists and turns that make it an enjoyable read
I would like to thank Grand Central Publishing & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
Run Away by Harlan Coben is a fast moving action packed thriller with a few good twists and turns that make it an enjoyable read
I would like to thank Grand Central Publishing & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
erdallij's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
paulabrandon's review against another edition
3.0
While not an absolute ripper, this feels like a bit more of a return to form for Harlan Coben, as the last couple I read by him were not very good. This one was fast paced and delivered some good twists, and wasn't predicated entirely on characters knowing the truth and simply not saying anything (although there was still a lot of that going on.)
The protagonist is Simon Greene, who is still haunted by the fact he couldn't save his eldest daughter, Paige, from her drug addiction. But one day he sees her busking in the park, and when he tries to talk with her, she takes off again, and he ends up assaulting Aaron, the guy who got her hooked on drugs. Simon vows to find Paige, and of course, discovers much more than he bargained for.
This certainly kept me hooked, like the good Harlan Coben books of old. I wanted to find out how all the story threads would weave together. Although there is still too much of his characters knowing what was going on and refusing to divulge the information, at least they all had good reasons for it, as opposed to it just being a way to keep the truth at bay a little bit longer.
The other issue was I could feel the padding. This was mainly by way of a character arranging to meet somebody and the book would spend three or more pages describing what was done to get there. Seriously, I don't need that detail. I suppose it's to up the word count to an acceptable level, but it was annoying. When you can skim something and not miss anything, it doesn't need to be there!
All in all, a mostly exciting and suspenseful thriller from an author who delivers the goods more than he doesn't!
The protagonist is Simon Greene, who is still haunted by the fact he couldn't save his eldest daughter, Paige, from her drug addiction. But one day he sees her busking in the park, and when he tries to talk with her, she takes off again, and he ends up assaulting Aaron, the guy who got her hooked on drugs. Simon vows to find Paige, and of course, discovers much more than he bargained for.
This certainly kept me hooked, like the good Harlan Coben books of old. I wanted to find out how all the story threads would weave together. Although there is still too much of his characters knowing what was going on and refusing to divulge the information, at least they all had good reasons for it, as opposed to it just being a way to keep the truth at bay a little bit longer.
The other issue was I could feel the padding. This was mainly by way of a character arranging to meet somebody and the book would spend three or more pages describing what was done to get there. Seriously, I don't need that detail. I suppose it's to up the word count to an acceptable level, but it was annoying. When you can skim something and not miss anything, it doesn't need to be there!
All in all, a mostly exciting and suspenseful thriller from an author who delivers the goods more than he doesn't!
carolyn0613's review against another edition
3.0
I have read a lot of Harlan Coben's other books. Some of them I enjoyed a lot more than others, including those with the same characters like the Myron Bolitar ones. This book, while edgy and fast paced, is one that I didn't enjoy as much. I found myself getting annoyed with the main protagonist Simon and how much he'd put his wife on a pedestal. I enjoyed the characters of Ash and DeeDee. It's a good read, perhaps a little forgettable.
pemberly_reads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mckenziemartines's review against another edition
5.0
I love it when I can’t guess what the end is going to be