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chloebear21's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
shellsshel's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The first part of the book was completely different from the second part. I almost DNF die to the first part. Once it focused more on the mystery in the second part it improved.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
tara3117's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I like Harlan Coben's books quite a lot. They are nice easy reads, they keep me guessing and they have enough suspense to keep me interested.
That said, this was a doozy. The main character isn't likeable, not even a little bit. He's not supposed to be, so I guess good job for that, but I don't really want to read about a man I can't relate to. Actually, everyone in this book is terrible except maybe Win's daughter, Ema, despite the fact that she has the worst name.
Coben's cash cow, Myron, is brought up in every chapter. Win is in love with him so much that I half expect this book to end with Win coming home to find Myron naked on his sofa and the two just make out for the whole last chapter. Actually, maybe Ema doesn't have the worst name...
Lastly, Coben actually described a woman in this book as "fleshy" which I guess was supposed to be a nice word for fat? It just made me feel icky.
That said, this was a doozy. The main character isn't likeable, not even a little bit. He's not supposed to be, so I guess good job for that, but I don't really want to read about a man I can't relate to. Actually, everyone in this book is terrible except maybe Win's daughter, Ema, despite the fact that she has the worst name.
Coben's cash cow, Myron, is brought up in every chapter. Win is in love with him so much that I half expect this book to end with Win coming home to find Myron naked on his sofa and the two just make out for the whole last chapter. Actually, maybe Ema doesn't have the worst name...
Lastly, Coben actually described a woman in this book as "fleshy" which I guess was supposed to be a nice word for fat? It just made me feel icky.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
thebookishlass's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
klutzykara's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Rape
biblio_jordyn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
📕Synopsis📕
Windsor Home Lockwood III, aka Win, is brought by the FBI to a dead man’s upper west side apartment and at first he doesn’t know why...until he sees two items sitting there...family heirlooms that were last scene over twenty years ago when his cousin Patricia went missing. Although, Patricia escaped her captors, the items that went missing? They were never found..until now. THEN it gets weirder. The dead man? He was a mastermind of a notorious domestic terrorism attack.
Win is handsome, blunt, rich, and very Batman-esque. He Is your regular antihero who enacts his own brand of justice...and he’s going to get it now.
📓Review📓
I was so excited to get this copy of Win because I have loved the Netflix original series based on his books.
This book starts off fast paced and action packed from the beginning, which I love when I’m reading a suspense novel. The writing, much like the main character, was what I would describe as no frills for the most part and a lot of great content.
What did I enjoy?
All the twists I didn’t see coming.
Unraveling the mystery with the main character.
The storytelling.
The occasional nugget of wisdom or great quote (I would share but it doesn’t encompass the plot or anything as a whole 😂)
THE MAIN CHARACTER who is an antihero vigilante who reminds me a bit of Batman, but a bit darker, blunt, charismatic, and a bit full of himself. I love books and tv shows where it’s not a detective solving a case or a mystery so I really enjoyed this.
If you like this authors netflix originals? Read this. If you like stories with suspense, antiheroes and some twists you won’t see coming? Read this.
Thank you @grandcentralpub for this gifted copy for an honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia
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