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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I'd call Harlan Coben a guilty pleasure, but I don't feel all that guilty. I read him mostly out of (probably misplaced) nostalgia for my hometown, always looking for the good fun read, and I am never disappointed. Thanks for the memories of the basketball courts next to the oval in front of the high school.
Meh. Meh meh meh. I've found his books meh for a while, but the last one I read was a Myron Bolitar, and I did enjoy that one enough, so I figured I'd give this a shot. Also, he definitely knows how to write an opening hook, which is a big part of what keeps me reading them. I'm glad I didn't give this one more than a day to get through. It was just - boring, and I didn't connect to any of the characters, and the mystery was too convoluted to be compelling, and too bizarre. And god, I have had it with men slavering over their high school girlfriends fifteen years out, after not seeing them, not knowing them, and not having anything to do with their lives. One thing that came out of this: I think I'm going to make this the only book I read by a dude this year.
En blandning av trams om en hemlig militärbas i skogen, ett gäng ungdomar och en polis som femton år senare funderar över sin tvillingbrors dödsfall.
Huvudpersonen är macho till den grad att det är ytterst nära parodi, och storyn är inte intressant alls.
Harlan, nej. Gud så fånigt.
Huvudpersonen är macho till den grad att det är ytterst nära parodi, och storyn är inte intressant alls.
Harlan, nej. Gud så fånigt.
I love Harlan Coben’s writing and it keeps me engaged but this story was too similar to what I read in another Coben book, Six Years. While a thriller with different twists and turns, both of the main characters were searching for their long lost girlfriends and many years ago. I found myself thinking about that story and plot while trying to read and figure out this one. It will keep you on your toes though!
Whoa! Really loved this book. I zipped through it. A great detective novel with a likable protagonist and lots of plot twists. Not great literature but well written, engrossing and left me hanging until the very end.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
It was good but my least favorite out of all of his books so far.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for this reader's copy. In exchange, I am providing an honest review.
What is it with government secrets and groups of kids trying to expose them? When I was a teenager I could have cared less about government secrets, I was just trying to get through high school! It's just such a weird concept to me. I also think it's probably very unrealistic and only the stuff of entertainment (TV, movies, books). Regardless, I did like this title.
Nap's twin brother died their senior year of high school and life has been strange ever since. On the night of his brother's death he lost his best friend and his girlfriend who disappeared. Fast forward 12ish years and his girlfriend's DNA is found in a rental car at a murder scene. If he can track her down maybe he can finally get some answers about that night his brother died and she disappeared. Nap can't, he won't, let it go. He's got to know what happened. As he starts to uncover bits and pieces from that night, asking questions of people who were connected to his brother then, a secret club his brother belonged to comes to light. His brother, Leo, and a group of friends were obsessed and convinced the government was doing suspicious, and illegal, activities at an old abandoned compound right outside of town. Is it really possible that Leo didn't jump in front of that train himself but that he was pushed? Was a group of teenagers really such a threat that 12+ years later the government is trying to silence the rest of them for good?
I think about this story and I'm not sure why I liked it but I did. I was a little annoyed with the whole government secrecy thing - not that I don't think the government is doing stuff like described in this story, I 100% think they are, but because I find it unbelievable that it would take out a group of teenagers. Maybe I'm being naive. I liked Nap a lot. I liked the conversations he had with his brother in his commitment to finding answers and getting closure. I liked Coben's depiction of Nap and his work ethic, character, etc. The book read fast for me, it kept me engaged and I'm always going to like a book that can do that. It seems like Coban is an author I might like beyond this title so I'll add a few more of his books to my TBR and read some more of his work again in the future.
What is it with government secrets and groups of kids trying to expose them? When I was a teenager I could have cared less about government secrets, I was just trying to get through high school! It's just such a weird concept to me. I also think it's probably very unrealistic and only the stuff of entertainment (TV, movies, books). Regardless, I did like this title.
Nap's twin brother died their senior year of high school and life has been strange ever since. On the night of his brother's death he lost his best friend and his girlfriend who disappeared. Fast forward 12ish years and his girlfriend's DNA is found in a rental car at a murder scene. If he can track her down maybe he can finally get some answers about that night his brother died and she disappeared. Nap can't, he won't, let it go. He's got to know what happened. As he starts to uncover bits and pieces from that night, asking questions of people who were connected to his brother then, a secret club his brother belonged to comes to light. His brother, Leo, and a group of friends were obsessed and convinced the government was doing suspicious, and illegal, activities at an old abandoned compound right outside of town. Is it really possible that Leo didn't jump in front of that train himself but that he was pushed? Was a group of teenagers really such a threat that 12+ years later the government is trying to silence the rest of them for good?
I think about this story and I'm not sure why I liked it but I did. I was a little annoyed with the whole government secrecy thing - not that I don't think the government is doing stuff like described in this story, I 100% think they are, but because I find it unbelievable that it would take out a group of teenagers. Maybe I'm being naive. I liked Nap a lot. I liked the conversations he had with his brother in his commitment to finding answers and getting closure. I liked Coben's depiction of Nap and his work ethic, character, etc. The book read fast for me, it kept me engaged and I'm always going to like a book that can do that. It seems like Coban is an author I might like beyond this title so I'll add a few more of his books to my TBR and read some more of his work again in the future.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated