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beckyyreadss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Mental illness
beate251's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What follows is a roller-coaster thriller in which we get introduced to quite a few seemingly unrelated people who find together in the end, but not before the plot has twisted like a pretzel several times. Nothing is as it seems and no one is as innocent as they first look in this fast-paced, far-fetched and very entertaining page-turner. Read it in one sitting.
One of the review excerpts from the blurb says: "This book will keep you up until 2 a.m." After I'd finished reading and written this review, I looked at my watch and it was exactly 2am! Can someone de-bug my house please?
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, and Torture
thelibraryskeeper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse
xabbeylongx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide
lindsayvale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Drug use
hannahsbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
A thriller with a crime edge even though the protagonist is not a detective, Beck has to try to figure out what happened 8 years ago to work out what is happening now so needs to think like a detective. Is his beloved wife, his childhood sweetheart, still alive?, and if so why was her death faked all those years ago?
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Torture
lex24's review against another edition
Graphic: Torture and Murder
Moderate: Racism
astoriareader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
- David Beck married his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth. While at the lake together, Elizabeth was attacked and murdered. It’s been 8 years, and David still hasn’t gotten over it or felt closure.
- Suddenly, David starts receiving cryptic messages that are things only Elizabeth would know. What is going on? What happened on the lake? Is Elizabeth dead?
- I read this one in about 24 hours. A definite page-turner. Lots of suspense. Fast-paced. Hard to put down.
- I enjoyed Coban’s writing style, and I found it easy to read.
- Satisfying ending. Coban ties everything up well, and it’s a very well plotted book.
- Most characters are developed well.
- Here’s my only gripe: albeit the book was published in 2001 (aka 23 years ago), I thought the Black & Asian characters were written without any depth & in a negative way. I am curious if Coban would write these characters in the same way if he wrote this book in 2024.
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Car accident, and Gun violence
elskabee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness, Car accident, Drug use, and Islamophobia
leebeeloves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, and Suicide