Hold Tight by Harlan Coben Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hold Tight
Book Review: Another great thriller by Coben!
Summary: 4 Stars
HOLD TIGHT is another great thriller from one of the best in the business, Harlan Coben. I've read all of Coben's recent work and but only two Bolitar novels. I'm an aspiring novelist, and Coben is one of the few authors that truly inspires me. I love the feeling and emotion he instills into a story. His novels follow a familiar formula. A good man is thrust into some incredible circumstances where his life is turned upside down. The hero always prevails in the end, usually after living through some incredible twists in turns.
In HOLD TIGHT, Coben has taken a slightly different approach. The complex plot revolves around a group of families living in the same neighborhood. They all have their own problems and as the plot unravels, the problems of the families come together, resulting in an exciting climax.
Mike and Tia Baye are concerned about their son Adam. He's changed since his friend Spencer's suicide. Mike is distraught that the once greate relationship he had with his son is unraveling. They decide to install software that will allow them to spy on Adam's every move. These leads them to areas they could never imagine. Susan Lorriman is the Baye's next door neighbor. She is beautiful but holds a dark secret. She is also fighting to save the life of her [...], who needs a kidney transplant.
In a photo memorial for Spenser, his mom Betsy Hill discovers a picture that indicates she might not actually know everything about the night Spenser died. She does some digging and finds out Adam might know more that he is letting on. Then there is Guy Novak, the single dad who is trying to help is daughter recover from a devestating insult hurled by her fifth grade teacher.
To top the plot off, there is a pair of crazy demented souls kidnapping women and killing them. The women also live in the neighborhood.
HOLD TIGHT is a really good book, but it is defnitely not one of Coben's best. I applaud his effort to create more of an ensemble novel that spans a short time period. The characters work, no problem there. The problem lies in the plot twists. It is believable for Coben's crazy plots to happen to one person. Here, he takes just as many crazy plot twists, has them all happen to separate families, yet ties them all together in the end. There were just a few too many coincidences to be believable. Still, that doesn't change the enthusiasm I had for this novel. Coben is at the top of his game and has once again written a great thriller.
Book Review: Another winner
Summary: 5 Stars
Yep, he's done it again. Another winner for Coben, the best in the business. A great read.Book Review: Another.....
Summary: 5 Stars
great read from Mr. Coben! I actually finished reading this book inside of one day as I just couldn't put it down....the refrain "how does all this come together" just kept going thru my brain and the only way to rid myself of it was to, well, just pick that big book up and finish it!!
I was not disappointed at all. Every thread was nicely tied and the suspense was perfect, as usual! I do think this book can only be truly appreciated by parents; however, as a suspense-filled story, I think anyone, parent or not, can simply enjoy it for the suspenseful tale it is.
Book Review: Best Yet...
Summary: 5 Stars
I've loved most (though not all) of Harlan Coben's books. This is the best yet - truly outstanding, not to mention unputdownable.Book Review: Better Hold Tight
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was intense. There are several storylines and characters in this book. There is are trust issues, suicide, child in need of transplant and others. Each story is never dull and Coben brings them all together at the end quite nicely. The only problem with the book is that the author would intensely write about a situation and the characters involved and then he would quickly switch gears in the next chapter and with the large group of characters sometimes you would forget who was who. I will definitely read this book again in the future.