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blankaurban's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
At first, I was really invested in the story and I was just flying through the pages. That changed when I got to around the middle of the book. One of the POVs seemed a bit strange and pointless. I do understand why we needed it for the storyline, but I feel like it was too complicated with too many characters at the end. I guessed the majority of the plot, which made me enjoy it a bit less.
Harlan Coben's writing style really amused me because it was very descriptive and sort of poetic in some parts. I feel like I will definitely pick up some of his other books as well.
Overall, Tell No One was an interesting and fun read, but I've definitely read other thrillers that I enjoyed more.
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
cnannery19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.0
"Memories, you see, hurt. The good ones most of all."
Harlan Coben's thrillers haven't let me down yet, and I've been slowly making my way through his backlist. I decided to turn to his most read title next: Tell No One. Of course I wasn't surprised when I ended up finishing it in less than a day. There is something about the way he writes his stories that is both highly addictive and extremely engaging, and this story is no exception. I was hooked from the very beginning, with the mysterious messages and a dead wife that might just be alive after all... And it sure was an action-packed and suspensful ride! While things can be said about the credibility of certain aspects of the plot, this tends to be the case with his books in general and I personally didn't mind at all. If you focus on simply enjoying the ride instead, there is a lot of action, danger and tension to be found along the way! There were also quite a few twists and secrets I wasn't able to guess, and this made the revelations all the sweeter. Part of the plot almost has that conspiracy vibe going on, and I simply HAD to know what was really going on. The characters themselves aren't all that developed, but there is enough for you to be able to root for them. All in all yet another successful Harlan Coben read and I'm already looking forward to the next one.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, and Death of parent
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: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
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
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, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Islamophobia, and Car accident
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: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder