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May 25, 2023pacl_teens rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
"Three decades ago, Wilde, a feral boy with no memory of his past, was discovered in the woods. As an adult still clueless about his origins, he faces another child's disappearance. Naomi's vanishing doesn't garner much concern except from…
Mar 19, 2023weezie1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A really good book...a must read.
Sep 09, 2022Bluebird756 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book seems to have received mixed reviews from the public. As an avid reader of Harlan Coben novels for many years, I really liked it. I found the characters, plot, and subplots to be very compelling. And in trademark Coben…
May 07, 2022McHailMary rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Loved this! Started in early afternoon and stayed up til one a.m!!!
Jan 22, 2022SPSit rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A good story. The writer had injected too much of his own world views regarding the current affairs into the narrative.
Dec 21, 2021Rashida_13 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Good read during pandemic, kept me engaged, wanted to know more about the characters, drawn to story & suspense.
Nov 13, 2021LadyJaneBrais rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
LOVED IT! I can't emphasize how much good, rollicking stories like this are keeping me sane during the restrictions of the pandemic, and the encroaching winter time. Maybe I'm a sap, but I love his stories and convoluted plots. Worth…
Sep 25, 2021JCLPiepieB rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Not my favorite Harlan Coben. Granted, I haven't read too many of his books but I didn't feel "connected" to this one as I did to the ones I'd read previously. I LOVED Hester, I liked Wilde, and I'm wondering if this is set up to be a…
Sep 01, 2021CHERYLRAICHERT rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
excellent
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Jul 22, 2021
Another enjoyable mystery by Coben
Jun 29, 2021Zoelexi777 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed reading this book. It wasn’t as exciting as some of his other books but it suited my mood and I finished it very quickly.
May 21, 2021Bevgenz rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I normally enjoy Coben’s books. This was a disappointment. The plot and characters were improbable, beginning to end.
Feb 14, 20210007548100dmw rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Coben is one of my favorite authors and normally very dependable for a good read. Even though I enjoyed this book, it wasn't one of his best. I guess even the best can have an off day.
Feb 09, 2021jennab4 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Don’t even know where to go with this review. I didn’t love this book but I didn’t hate it. I wanted to finish it but I wasn’t invested in the characters or the storyline. It was my second Harlan Coben book and I felt the same about it as…
Jan 29, 2021grieta rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Meh. Long time devotee of Mr. Coben, and found this novel (and his last stand alone novel, "Run Away") essentially ~ well ~ meh. Okay. Not great. I am quite able to suspend disbelief to buy Wilde's back-story (I mean ~ geez! I still…
Jan 28, 2021gr8_reader rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great to have some of the backstory on Hester and a great new character with Wilde!
Jan 25, 2021MillieBT rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A quick read but disappointing
Jan 07, 2021agehlba rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Another great piece by Coben. His novels never disappoint. I find myself trying to figure out what the twists will be at the end and more often than not, I'm left surprised. His stories get you hooked from the first chapter and you're left…
Dec 16, 2020AnnSkye rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
My first Harlan Coben read. A pretty good read although I thought it fizzled out a bit towards the end.
Dec 13, 2020Grandma007 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Plot is bad, characters unbelievable. Sort of political....kind of seems like a critique of a character somewhat like Donald Trump....maybe. Not sure what the point of the story is. Maybe the author had to send in a story due to…
Oct 21, 2020gloryb rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The title of this novel is misleading as the novel is not about a child lost in the woods; that child is now a grown man, the sleuth in this story. There were other things that bothered me about the story's construction. Coben gives too…
Sep 09, 2020
I agree with Awesome. Coben is a great storyteller. I am always intrigued by characters when you cannot predict their next moves, or story outcomes. I was hooked from the start and can relate to both Naomi's and Hester's stories. but the…
Sep 04, 2020
I started reading this book and was immediately caught up in the storyline. It was a good book to read and kept me interested through to the end. The only thing I didn't care for was the fact that I was not told how the boy got into the…
Aug 14, 2020DT_kcls rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I'm not sure what the main plot of 'The Boy from the Woods' is, even as I finished it. There are so many dangling plot lines and red herrings that it feels incomplete. Is the story about a bullied girl, the classmates who bully her, the…
Jul 30, 2020kaymar rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not a very good book, I don't think he should be pleased with writing this one