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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
“Don’t tell me I was lucky to have known such a love. I kept hearing that “better to have loved and lost” bullshit. Another falsehood. Trust me, it’s not better. Don’t show me paradise and then burn it down.”
A real page turner, full of twists and turns with realistic characters and a well developed plot. It does have timeline switches and first and third person narrative, which I found a bit jarring at first, and annoying later.
A real page turner, full of twists and turns with realistic characters and a well developed plot. It does have timeline switches and first and third person narrative, which I found a bit jarring at first, and annoying later.
Really enjoyed this one. I was in the mood for a good suspense book. Hard to put down!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had to push through the narrators voice in the beginning but I’m so glad I did cause the book was so good! Great mystery/thriller combo.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started Tell No One excited to try a genre I don’t often read. I do love a good mystery, and honestly, the premise was really intriguing. But unfortunately, the book just doesn’t deliver on the potential of its idea.
Right from the start, everything felt painfully caricatured — the characters, the pacing, even the emotional beats. And what really started to grate on me were all the casual racial stereotypes. The pediatrician working in the suburbs who only sees “welfare cases.” The sketchy “ghetto” guys. The “evil” Asian martial artist. A character named Latisha who’s a drug addict. That bizarre line comparing a handshake between the FBI and the police to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?? It’s exhausting. Coben seems oddly obsessed with describing every character’s race — unless they’re white. It’s just such a weird racist tic, and it adds nothing but discomfort.
And don’t get me started on how queer characters, especially the lesbian couple, are portrayed — it just didn’t feel real or nuanced at all.
Around the halfway point, the suspense stopped working for me. The plot keeps stretching itself out without adding depth or stakes, and I found myself more bored than intrigued. So I DNF’d. And when I looked up the ending, it honestly felt convoluted and full of plot holes.
I know Coben is popular and this was a gifted book, but now I know his style of mystery/thriller isn’t for me. At least that’s one more book I can donate without guilt. I gave it a fair chance.
Right from the start, everything felt painfully caricatured — the characters, the pacing, even the emotional beats. And what really started to grate on me were all the casual racial stereotypes. The pediatrician working in the suburbs who only sees “welfare cases.” The sketchy “ghetto” guys. The “evil” Asian martial artist. A character named Latisha who’s a drug addict. That bizarre line comparing a handshake between the FBI and the police to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?? It’s exhausting. Coben seems oddly obsessed with describing every character’s race — unless they’re white. It’s just such a weird racist tic, and it adds nothing but discomfort.
And don’t get me started on how queer characters, especially the lesbian couple, are portrayed — it just didn’t feel real or nuanced at all.
Around the halfway point, the suspense stopped working for me. The plot keeps stretching itself out without adding depth or stakes, and I found myself more bored than intrigued. So I DNF’d. And when I looked up the ending, it honestly felt convoluted and full of plot holes.
I know Coben is popular and this was a gifted book, but now I know his style of mystery/thriller isn’t for me. At least that’s one more book I can donate without guilt. I gave it a fair chance.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
foi um livro bom e rapido de ler, mas as reviravoltas eram previsiveis e eu nao gostei do final.