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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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:
Yes
The protagonists in Harlan Coben's books are often difficult to warm to, even Myron Bolitar, who I now love, I wasn't sure about until a few books into his series. I think this is done purposefully and an aspect of Coben's writing that I really enjoy. In my opinion, Sami Kearce is his most likeable protagonist yet, I was rooting for him from the start and I hope to see his series continue and to see this book be adapted into a series like Fool Me Once, *crossing my fingers that the brilliant Adeel Akhtar will portray him again*. I enjoyed Nobody's Fool more than Fool Me Once and always love the callbacks/easter eggs to characters, events and organisations from other Harlan Coben stories.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Quick read. Good mystery. I always love reading Harlan Coben
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
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
dark
mysterious
tense
Believe it or not, Nobody's Fool is the first Harlan Coben book I've read — and it certainly won't be my last. I've absolutely loved this: it's a fast-paced, easy-to-read thriller centring around ex-detective Sami Kierce. The book delves into Sami's personal life, but it's primarily about a very strange mystery. You see, 20 years ago, Sami met a girl on holiday in Spain. He woke up to find her dead in the bed next to him — but 20 years later, he sees her. Just what is going on?
What unfolds over the 420-or-so pages is a thrilling mystery involving kidnapping, missing girls, family secrets and more, and I lapped up every morsel of it. Told from a first-person perspective, Sami's narrative is very easy to follow and despite him seeing like a bit of a Jack-the-lad at times, he's a very likeable character who I warmed to quickly. I've partially listened to the book on audio and the excellent narration helped cement Sami's character for me. It's a wonderful book to listen to, with the pacing and intonation always spot-on.
There are, of course, twists here, and I didn't see the ending coming (do I ever?!). It didn't come out of nowhere, though, and was excellently signposted without being obvious. Some of the narrative strands didn't feel entirely relevant but nothing was off-putting, and it was nice to get a wider sense of who Sami is outside of the mystery he's embroiled in.
This is technically the second book in a series, but you don't need to have read Fool Me Once to enjoy this. Maybe you'll know a little more about Sami's past but it's not necessary: I've loved this as a standalone. It leaves it open for a sequel, though, which I'll (obviously) be very excited to dive into.
Pick this up if you like easy-to-digest thrillers. It's a real rollercoaster, and I've loved every moment of it.
What unfolds over the 420-or-so pages is a thrilling mystery involving kidnapping, missing girls, family secrets and more, and I lapped up every morsel of it. Told from a first-person perspective, Sami's narrative is very easy to follow and despite him seeing like a bit of a Jack-the-lad at times, he's a very likeable character who I warmed to quickly. I've partially listened to the book on audio and the excellent narration helped cement Sami's character for me. It's a wonderful book to listen to, with the pacing and intonation always spot-on.
There are, of course, twists here, and I didn't see the ending coming (do I ever?!). It didn't come out of nowhere, though, and was excellently signposted without being obvious. Some of the narrative strands didn't feel entirely relevant but nothing was off-putting, and it was nice to get a wider sense of who Sami is outside of the mystery he's embroiled in.
This is technically the second book in a series, but you don't need to have read Fool Me Once to enjoy this. Maybe you'll know a little more about Sami's past but it's not necessary: I've loved this as a standalone. It leaves it open for a sequel, though, which I'll (obviously) be very excited to dive into.
Pick this up if you like easy-to-digest thrillers. It's a real rollercoaster, and I've loved every moment of it.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated