The Match
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'At the age of somewhere between 35 and 45 - he didn't know exactly how old he was - Wilde found his father 。。。'
Wilde has grown up knowing nothing of his family， and even less about his own identity 。 All he knows is that， as a young child， he was found living a feral existence in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey。
He became known simply as Wilde， the boy from the woods。
Now Wilde has had a hit on the DNA website he has been researching。 A 100% match。 His father。 They meet up， and Wilde soon realises that his father doesn't even know he had a son and is as mystified as Wilde is by his existence。
Undaunted， Wilde continues his research for his family on DNA websites where he becomes caught up in a community of online doxxers， a secret group committed to exposing anonymous trolls。
Then one by one these doxxers start to die， and it soon becomes clear that a serial killer is targeting this secret community - and that his next victim might be Wilde himself 。。。
'At the age of somewhere between 35 and 45 - he didn't know exactly how old he was - Wilde found his father 。。。'
Wilde has grown up knowing nothing of his family， and even less about his own identity 。 All he knows is that， as a young child， he was found living a feral existence in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey。
He became known simply as Wilde， the boy from the woods。
Now Wilde has had a hit on the DNA website he has been researching。 A 100% match。 His father。 They meet up， and Wilde soon realises that his father doesn't even know he had a son and is as mystified as Wilde is by his existence。
Undaunted， Wilde continues his research for his family on DNA websites where he becomes caught up in a community of online doxxers， a secret group committed to exposing anonymous trolls。
Then one by one these doxxers start to die， and it soon becomes clear that a serial killer is targeting this secret community - and that his next victim might be Wilde himself 。。。
Reviews
Stacy DeBroff
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You can always rely on Harlan Coben for a suspenseful， well-crafted and “stay up late” thriller！ His latest novel unfurls around the latest in the DNA testing databases， especially on the controversy of surprise revelations about parentage， and what could happen when the DNA match gets revealed。 Here Wilde， a literal “wild” feral child discovered abandoned in the New Jersey woods since toddlerhood， has finally at age 40 has submitted his DNA to a genealogy site。 （Of note， Wilde first appears in You can always rely on Harlan Coben for a suspenseful， well-crafted and “stay up late” thriller！ His latest novel unfurls around the latest in the DNA testing databases， especially on the controversy of surprise revelations about parentage， and what could happen when the DNA match gets revealed。 Here Wilde， a literal “wild” feral child discovered abandoned in the New Jersey woods since toddlerhood， has finally at age 40 has submitted his DNA to a genealogy site。 （Of note， Wilde first appears in Cohen’s earlier novel， The Boy from the Woods， but you can definitely read this book as a standalone novel。） Wilde has no idea who his parents were or what led to his abandonment。 Wilde first gets pinged from a “PB” about a possible second cousin relationship， but never responds as he’s distracted returning to where he grew up after living abroad in Costa Rica。 Wilde returns home to live on his own in a remote woods hut， very much a loner with only fragile ties to his stepsister of the family who adopted him as well as his deceased best friend David’s son Matthew， mom Laila with whom Wilde has had a past romantic relationship， and grandmother Hester Crimstein， who’s a famous intrepid defense lawyer。 When Wilde gets pinged with a message identifying a DNA match to his biological father who turns out to be living in Nevada。 Wilde heads out to do surveillance before making direct contact。 His Dad， David Carter， has no real answers other than saying his parenting Wilde could have been a fling while serving overseas in the military。 Wilde in hopes of finding out more reaches back out to his second cousin PB， who turns out to be troubled reality TV star Peter Bennett who has vanished while on vacation。 Suicide or nefarious？ A twisty set of reveals running alongside Wilde’s investigation into his parentage drags Wilde into all sorts of trouble。 Coben digs into the ugliness of internet trolls and most intriguingly a secret circle of online citizen vigilantes who use their cyber skills to impose justice on these internet trolls。 There’s also Hester’s boyfriend and mentor of Wilde’s who turns his name over to irate police officers looking for vigilante justice after a colleague was killed， which seems unforgivable。 Wilde ultimately relies on Hester’s legal rescue， his godson’s internet savvy， a rekindled romance with Laila， and his own highly honed survival skills to get him through the mayhem and murders。 After all this is a Coben novel， so of course he does！！ Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced reader’s copy of this novel to facilitate my candid professional review。 。。。more
Caroline Rae
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The outcome of this really surprised me - I was like Oh wow， didn't see that coming。 The characters in the story were all so intriguing。I really enjoyed it， having only ever seen Harlan Coben's books as TV programmes， I was pleased to finally read one of his books。 It was so hard to put down。 Can't wait to read my next Harlan Coben！Thank you to Netgalley， the author and Random House for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review。 The outcome of this really surprised me - I was like Oh wow， didn't see that coming。 The characters in the story were all so intriguing。I really enjoyed it， having only ever seen Harlan Coben's books as TV programmes， I was pleased to finally read one of his books。 It was so hard to put down。 Can't wait to read my next Harlan Coben！Thank you to Netgalley， the author and Random House for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Jenna
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘶𝘣 （March 15，2022）It’s Book 2 of the “Wilde” series but can be definitely read as a stand-a-lone。 If you read ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴’ （so good） then you know the story of Wilde， the boy who was known as the feral child found in the wilderness， with no name， no past and only a tiny snippet of memory。 In this book， you see Wilde grown up， still connected to some of the characters from the other book， but the story veers from that to focus on Wilde finding ou 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘶𝘣 （March 15，2022）It’s Book 2 of the “Wilde” series but can be definitely read as a stand-a-lone。 If you read ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴’ （so good） then you know the story of Wilde， the boy who was known as the feral child found in the wilderness， with no name， no past and only a tiny snippet of memory。 In this book， you see Wilde grown up， still connected to some of the characters from the other book， but the story veers from that to focus on Wilde finding out his past。 It’s a DNA test gone wild as there is a serial killer， long lost family members and finally the truth of what happened to Wilde all those years ago。 It’s fast-paced and relevant to society these days: reality tv， social media， genetic testing and to make it more emotional， it’s the family ties that aren’t blood related but are the ones that matter most。 I’ve been reading this author since my oldest two were born… and I always know what I’m getting with his writing: it’s smooth thrillers。 Yep， that’s my new word for it 😛 thrillers that are easy to pick up， keep you guessing and tie it up in a way that makes sense after the twists are revealed。 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸。 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 @𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘯Ps。 There are triggers in this book which some readers may need to watch for。 Feel free to DM me if you need to chat about it。 𝐐: 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠？ 𝐎𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝟐𝟑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞？ 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲？ 。。。more
Diane Saul
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Wilde has found a match on a DNA site， his Father。 Wilde knows nothing about his past， he was found as a young child living in the woods with no memory of his former life。 He has always wondered what happened that led to him being left in the woods。 He has brief flashes of places but can’t connect them to anything。 The story had a lot going on， you had to pay close attention。 There were a lot of characters to keep track of。 Part of the ending was a surprise to me。 This is a sequel to The Boy Fro Wilde has found a match on a DNA site， his Father。 Wilde knows nothing about his past， he was found as a young child living in the woods with no memory of his former life。 He has always wondered what happened that led to him being left in the woods。 He has brief flashes of places but can’t connect them to anything。 The story had a lot going on， you had to pay close attention。 There were a lot of characters to keep track of。 Part of the ending was a surprise to me。 This is a sequel to The Boy From The Woods。 I think this could be read as a stand alone but I still recommend reading the first book。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。 。。。more
Judy Collins
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From the creator of Netflix's Stay Close and The Stranger， the brilliant master of suspense， Harlan Coben makes many readers very happy （myself included） with his latest knock-out psychological suspense thriller， THE MATCH。 RIVETING。 ENGROSSING。 SATISFYING。 Will Wilde finally attain the pieces of the puzzle of his past？ A follow-up from The Boy from the Woods， Wilde was called "Little Tarzan" and no one ever came forward to claim the abandoned little boy in the woods。 He was around 6-8 yrs old From the creator of Netflix's Stay Close and The Stranger， the brilliant master of suspense， Harlan Coben makes many readers very happy （myself included） with his latest knock-out psychological suspense thriller， THE MATCH。 RIVETING。 ENGROSSING。 SATISFYING。 Will Wilde finally attain the pieces of the puzzle of his past？ A follow-up from The Boy from the Woods， Wilde was called "Little Tarzan" and no one ever came forward to claim the abandoned little boy in the woods。 He was around 6-8 yrs old when he was found。Wilde is now 40-42 years of age， and as a boy， he lived alone in the woods。 Something horrible happened to him， a dark past， but his memory was blocked out， and he only remembered pieces。 He had a foster father， and now， three decades later， Wilde did not have a clue about his origin until now。 But the initial meeting did not go as expected from a DNA online site match。 Of course， if you know Coben， you know it is not simply getting from point A to B。 There is so much in between。 We get to catch up with Hester Crimstein， an attorney from previous books （love）， and other characters from previous books。 Wilde had spent the last few months in Costa Rica， and it was time to return to his remote Ecocapsule deep in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains， in New Jersey， where he belonged in the woods alone。Wilde is intelligent。 He had a successful military career， years as a security expert， and excellent detective skills。However， now he is about to meet his father， Daniel Carter， from a DNA ancestry website。 The man was around 61 and married a woman named Sofia with three grown daughters， who are now his half-sisters and live in Nevada。 The guy had a past with other women but does not want to screw up his current marriage and family。 But little does he know？Can Wilde move on with his future until he finds out his past？Wilde receives an email from PB （Peter Bennett） who claims to be a distant cousin。 He reached out to Wilde， who became famous as a popular contestant on a dating reality show until the public turned against him。 He was humiliated， his career ruined， and his marriage in tatters。 Now Peter has disappeared and may have committed suicide。 Wilde had not answered the email when it came in and now he appears to be missing。 Wilde then gets caught up in the middle of a crazy vigilante group specializing in destroying the lives of bullies。 All this turns into madness and soon Wilde wishes he were back living in the woods alone where life is simpler。 From mysterious DNA searches， cyberbullying， reality TV stars， and social media influencers， an action-packed suspense thriller with excellent character development。Coben keeps you on edge， waiting to see if Wilde will learn about his past and connect with his mother and father。I really enjoyed the mother's past and how it all began。 Fans will be delighted with the ending and excited to have all the answers from the previous book。 Coben does a great job with background， and THE MATCH can be read as a standalone; however， I am glad I read the first book。Coben Fans will devour this one！ Loved it。 Hopefully， we will hear more from these characters in future books。 Highly recommend。 A special thank you to #NetGalley and #GrandCentral for an ARC。 Blog Review Posted @ www。JudithDCollins。com @JudithDCollins | #JDCMustReadBooksMy Rating: 5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Pub Date: March 15， 2022 。。。more
Kath
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Another day， another cracking read by a brilliant author。 This one is part of a series though， and Wilde is a bit of a complex character with an interesting past， so I would really recommend you read book one - The Boy from the Woods - first for the best and fullest experience。So。。。 Wilde is wanting to know more about his past。 Where he came from， who he came from！ So he turns to a DNA website and。。。 finds a match。 A close match。。。 His father！ So he does what anyone else would do。。。 stalk and cr Another day， another cracking read by a brilliant author。 This one is part of a series though， and Wilde is a bit of a complex character with an interesting past， so I would really recommend you read book one - The Boy from the Woods - first for the best and fullest experience。So。。。 Wilde is wanting to know more about his past。 Where he came from， who he came from！ So he turns to a DNA website and。。。 finds a match。 A close match。。。 His father！ So he does what anyone else would do。。。 stalk and create a "chance" meeting。 He is shocked to find out that his "father" knows nothing about his existence。 And also kinda wants to keep that from his current family。 He also doesn't know any more that can help Wilde in his search for further family。 Wilde is not deterred and carries on with his search。 This time the results take him to a very strange place indeed。。。Oh My Days！ If there was ever the most complicated family set-up - well。。。 the ones in this book would be right up there！ And the plot that weaves around them， all of them， is as convoluted and interconnected as they come and keeps delivering shock after twist as it meanders to some semblance of the truth。 It's fast paced and delivered in a short chapter， no nonsense， kind of way too which makes for a very quick read that is near impossible to put down。 Wilde， Hester and Matthew are shaping up nicely as a family unit but still with enough creases left to iron out。And the way we left things。。。 I can't help wondering and hankering for what is next for Wilde。 Hopefully he won't lose any of his edginess now he knows more about his past。。。My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 。。。more
Jessica Foster
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I read The Boy From the Woods a couple of years ago and enjoyed for the most part， Wilde's story。 I was stoked to received an arc of The Match as I still wanted to know how exactly Wilde ended up in the woods and who his parents were。 As with the other book in this series， there is a side story taking place but this time it's more closely related to Wilde。 This book had it all from answers to my questions to reality TV， familial DNA， social media， murder， and a fewplot twists。 There are still so I read The Boy From the Woods a couple of years ago and enjoyed for the most part， Wilde's story。 I was stoked to received an arc of The Match as I still wanted to know how exactly Wilde ended up in the woods and who his parents were。 As with the other book in this series， there is a side story taking place but this time it's more closely related to Wilde。 This book had it all from answers to my questions to reality TV， familial DNA， social media， murder， and a fewplot twists。 There are still some unanswered and half answered questions so I hope that means that there will be another book in this series。 It's rare to enjoy a second book in a series more but I did。 I couldn't put The Match down。 Read it in one day and still wanted more。 。。。more
thereadingowlvina （Elvina Ulrich）
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What It's About: Wilde inadvertently embroiled in a murder case when he was searching for his family through a genealogy DNA website。 My thoughts: This was another fantastic， at the edge of your seat mystery/thriller by Harlan Coben！ In fact I enjoyed it much more than the first book and so glad that the story was all about Wilde！ A lot of questions were answered in this book！ The plot is an intriguing one for me！ It is about online trolling where a secret group of doxxers is being targe What It's About: Wilde inadvertently embroiled in a murder case when he was searching for his family through a genealogy DNA website。 My thoughts: This was another fantastic， at the edge of your seat mystery/thriller by Harlan Coben！ In fact I enjoyed it much more than the first book and so glad that the story was all about Wilde！ A lot of questions were answered in this book！ The plot is an intriguing one for me！ It is about online trolling where a secret group of doxxers is being targeted one by one， and it all started with one of the matches Wilde found through the DNA website。 I also enjoyed reading the POV of the killer and the doxxers。 There was definitely more character depth in this book。 As always， the story build up was intense and the reveal of the identity of the killer was good and I did not see it coming！ In a nutshell， this was an enjoyable and gripping read！ While it can be read as a standalone， I personally think reading the first book helps in connecting with the characters better， especially Wilde。 Pub Date: March 15th， 2022***Thank you Grand Central Publishing for this gifted review copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。*** 。。。more
Margaret
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The Match releases today and is the highly sought after sequel to The Boy From the Woods。The opening lines set the tone， opening the door for intrigue， mystery and some belief suspending。"At the age of somewhere between forty and forty-two - he didn't know exactly how old he was - Wilde finally found his father。'What follows is a journey of discovery with some wonderful characters being revisited。 I was gently reminded of things from the previous book in a non-dumping way。 It was a twisty story The Match releases today and is the highly sought after sequel to The Boy From the Woods。The opening lines set the tone， opening the door for intrigue， mystery and some belief suspending。"At the age of somewhere between forty and forty-two - he didn't know exactly how old he was - Wilde finally found his father。'What follows is a journey of discovery with some wonderful characters being revisited。 I was gently reminded of things from the previous book in a non-dumping way。 It was a twisty story in the sense of lots going on and that feeling of uncertainty with some unreliable characters。 I enjoyed getting to know Wilde better， what makes him tick and the same could be said for Hester， how old wounds needed to heal。 （I need to read Coben's backlist to see more of her）。 The Match could be read as a standalone but I feel for the full experience you should read The Boy from the Woods first。 It is a well written， intricately woven story with many layers that all mesh together nicely in the end。 As for the ending， it was fitting， it explained a lot and figures cross this series will continue。My thanks to Grand Central Publishing for an advanced digital copy in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more
jean
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I have only read a couple of Harlan Coben books and hadn't realised this was the second in a series， but it didn't stop it being the twisty pleasure I am starting to expect from the author。 An interesting take on whether DNA is the only thing that creates a family。Thank you to netgalley and Random House for an advance copy of this book I have only read a couple of Harlan Coben books and hadn't realised this was the second in a series， but it didn't stop it being the twisty pleasure I am starting to expect from the author。 An interesting take on whether DNA is the only thing that creates a family。Thank you to netgalley and Random House for an advance copy of this book 。。。more
Jess McCardle
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I have given this 4 stars instead of 5 as it is the second book in a series about Wilde and I had not realised this。 Not having read the first book， The Boy From The Woods， did hamper my enjoyment。 However， the book did pretty much explain everything （I think） from the first book。This was an action packed thriller with Coben’s signature suspense filled plot。 I loved this book and would definitely now read the first from the series。 I devoured this book; I simply could not put it down。 There were I have given this 4 stars instead of 5 as it is the second book in a series about Wilde and I had not realised this。 Not having read the first book， The Boy From The Woods， did hamper my enjoyment。 However， the book did pretty much explain everything （I think） from the first book。This was an action packed thriller with Coben’s signature suspense filled plot。 I loved this book and would definitely now read the first from the series。 I devoured this book; I simply could not put it down。 There were so many layers to the plot but it was still easy to follow。 Every twist had me shocked and there was mystery until the very end。 I would highly recommend this to all thriller/mystery fans。 。。。more
Mark
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This is Book 2 of 2 in the Wilde series， previous book ‘The Boy From The Woods’ There isen’t many authors who can write a chaotic， sometimes muddled， often repetitive and at times （ for me ） confusing book AND still make it a goodish read， Harlan Coben is one of those that can， I found this book all the things mentioned yet I still wanted to plough through and get to the conclusion， the more effort I put into the book， the more determined I was！This book deals with DNA Internet ‘search send and This is Book 2 of 2 in the Wilde series， previous book ‘The Boy From The Woods’ There isen’t many authors who can write a chaotic， sometimes muddled， often repetitive and at times （ for me ） confusing book AND still make it a goodish read， Harlan Coben is one of those that can， I found this book all the things mentioned yet I still wanted to plough through and get to the conclusion， the more effort I put into the book， the more determined I was！This book deals with DNA Internet ‘search send and find’ companies and the reality of a ‘match’ being found， dabbles with internet bullying and its consequences and takes a look at reality TV programmes and their effects on participants and viewers and manages to tie it up with Wilde and his search for why he was left as a child in the woodsCoben is a Master of thrillers and so can afford to be indulgent in his writing and he is but this coupled with the afore mentioned sometimes confusing storyline led to a good read rather than one of his brilliant reads， he is such a legend though and commands such loyalty from readers including me that when his next book appears I will be as keen to read it as ever6/103 Stars 。。。more
Tove R。
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The Match is a great read and it gives the reader the story behind Wilde - the story he did not know about himself。 I would say the main word to describe this book is curiosity。 It is the driver behind many people's actions in this book。 There are other themes as well， like greed， power， and ruthlessness， and let us not forget love。A seemingly innocent act of trying to find out about your past intertwines many people and their fates。 I found the story of Wilde's search for the truth about his pa The Match is a great read and it gives the reader the story behind Wilde - the story he did not know about himself。 I would say the main word to describe this book is curiosity。 It is the driver behind many people's actions in this book。 There are other themes as well， like greed， power， and ruthlessness， and let us not forget love。A seemingly innocent act of trying to find out about your past intertwines many people and their fates。 I found the story of Wilde's search for the truth about his past the most interesting。 I also enjoyed seeing him grow。 There are so many great and quirky characters in this book， which makes it an even better read！ Yet another intriguing， entertaining and great book by Coben。 。。。more
Stephanie Doyle
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Never read a bad book by Harlan Coben， and I've read them all。I devoured this in a few hours。 It's the second Wilde book and it references another hugely popular Coben book from several years back - I always love tie ins like that。 Thanks to Netgalley for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review Never read a bad book by Harlan Coben， and I've read them all。I devoured this in a few hours。 It's the second Wilde book and it references another hugely popular Coben book from several years back - I always love tie ins like that。 Thanks to Netgalley for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Lexy Cabral
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The Boy From The Woods + The Stranger = The Match。 This book has a lot of story lines going on at once， but I loved the characters and the twists。 Harlan Coben is a truly amazing author。
Alyssa
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This one was alright。 It’s possible I would’ve liked it better if I read The Boy In The Woods first but oh well。 I kinda felt like the story was all over the place & I just wanted them to get to the point。
Charlotte
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An easy 5 star read！ This is my first Harlan Coben book and it did not disappoint！ Wilde was found in the woods as a child and apart from a few minor memories he has no recollection of how he got there or who is family is。 Upon uploading his information to a DNA website with hope to finding where he came from， he discovers a whole new story of secrets and murder。 The Match is full of twists and turns， it’s fast paced and will keep you turning the pages！ The character development and story tellin An easy 5 star read！ This is my first Harlan Coben book and it did not disappoint！ Wilde was found in the woods as a child and apart from a few minor memories he has no recollection of how he got there or who is family is。 Upon uploading his information to a DNA website with hope to finding where he came from， he discovers a whole new story of secrets and murder。 The Match is full of twists and turns， it’s fast paced and will keep you turning the pages！ The character development and story telling is so cleverly written I was so invested in this book。 The family and relationships can get confusing at times but overall I really enjoyed the characters relationships。 Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this！ I can’t wait to read more Harlan Coben！ 。。。more
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this bookthis is the 2nd book in the series and unfortunately i haven't read the first book， but in no way did it detract from the enjoyment of reading this bookwilde was the boy found in the woods and this is the next part to his story where he sends his dna to a genealogy website to find out if he has anymore relatives out therea couple of hits later from the site but will he get the answers he needs。。。especially as one person would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this bookthis is the 2nd book in the series and unfortunately i haven't read the first book， but in no way did it detract from the enjoyment of reading this bookwilde was the boy found in the woods and this is the next part to his story where he sends his dna to a genealogy website to find out if he has anymore relatives out therea couple of hits later from the site but will he get the answers he needs。。。especially as one person has already deleted their accountbut its not long before murder is abound and with the police and fbi after him its a wonder he doesnt disappear into the woods againan enjoyable read that will keep you reading till the end as you wait to find out the answers that wilde has been waiting for all his life 。。。more
Sophia Dyer • bookishly。vintage
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Thank you Grand Central Pub for the advance copy， all opinions are my own。Teetering between 3。5 and 4 stars here， rounded down。 I know he is a popular author， but I think this book will still thrive with my rounding， and let me explain why。First off though， there is a slew of content warnings， most in the first 90 pages， and I suggest you check that out at the bottom of this post。 I know this is a thriller and it's going to have questionable content in it， but there was。。。。a lot。Okay， now onto m Thank you Grand Central Pub for the advance copy， all opinions are my own。Teetering between 3。5 and 4 stars here， rounded down。 I know he is a popular author， but I think this book will still thrive with my rounding， and let me explain why。First off though， there is a slew of content warnings， most in the first 90 pages， and I suggest you check that out at the bottom of this post。 I know this is a thriller and it's going to have questionable content in it， but there was。。。。a lot。Okay， now onto my rating here。 The first 100 pages contained a multitude of content warnings and not much else。 I seriously considered DNF'ing this book， it was just too slow and I had no idea where it was going。 I have not read any other books by this author， but I have heard good things about him so I pushed on。 The start of the action happens around page 120， and from there it gets decently good。The second half of the book was more enjoyable， there was a lot going on and Coben really knows how to create a puzzle。 There were things the characters guessed that I did not， and in the end the "whodunnit" person was way off par from what I was guessing。 There are multiple POVs to get you a glimpse into why each character does what they do， and they all ultimately tie in at the end of the book。 There is a lot of things that happen in this book， and a pretty expansive cast too， but it was semi-easy to keep them all together。I say semi-easy because the characters themselves were easy to keep straight， but the connection between the characters got fuzzy at times。 This book deals a lot with DNA， and finding family as an adult after being adopted or raised in a foster home。 Through DNA matches the characters can find parents， siblings， aunts/uncles， grandparents -- you name it。 It was hard enough at times to keep track of relationships without the DNA aspect thrown in， but I just had to remember all the characters were related somehow。 The DNA matches plays a huge part in this book though， but thankfully a lot of it is presented in laymans terms （as opposed to incredibly scientific， goes over my head type）。The characters themselves。。。。Wilde was my least favorite。 He really came off as an ass a majority of the story， and his whole "well its because of my time in the woods" excuse felt half baked at best。 It was just frustrating seeing his interactions with other people， it felt robotic and detached a lot of the time。 But， the other characters were all pretty diverse and it was easy to tell each character had their own personality。 Some of the chapters were also written in a different font， to tell you a new POV is taking place without giving away the characters name。I have some mixed feelings about the plot twist， and some of the stuff revealed at the end of the book， but overall this was an entertaining read。 Coben does well writing suspense into his stories and keeping you guessing until the very end， but it had a slow start and I'm not a huge fan of the twist presented。 It took a long time for me to be pulled into the book， and there are definitely parts I tabbed because they were well done。 I was invested in the story， and definitely surprised when the killer was revealed - I had three guesses and none of them did it！ All in all though， check out the content warnings before diving in。Content Warnings: abandonment， infidelity， murder， addiction， gun violence， police violence， school schooting， nazi / holocaust mention， automobile accident， loss of a loved one， bullying， infertility， rape / drugging， blood， sexism / misogyny， kidnapping， torture 。。。more
Jane
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A great thriller with lots of twists and turns！ Loved it！ Read it really quickly as I couldn’t put it down！I also didn’t discover until after I’d finished the book that a couple of the characters have featured in other Harlan Coben stories so it shows it’s absolutely fine as a stand alone book。 I don’t feel like I lost anything by only meeting the characters for the first time in this story。 I’m now keen to seek out the previous books with them in， and work my way through all of Coben’s books！ H A great thriller with lots of twists and turns！ Loved it！ Read it really quickly as I couldn’t put it down！I also didn’t discover until after I’d finished the book that a couple of the characters have featured in other Harlan Coben stories so it shows it’s absolutely fine as a stand alone book。 I don’t feel like I lost anything by only meeting the characters for the first time in this story。 I’m now keen to seek out the previous books with them in， and work my way through all of Coben’s books！ Highly recommend this one！ 。。。more
Christina Maria
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Thank you to #NetGalley for the advance copy of #TheMatch by #HarlanCobenThis is the second book featuring Wilde。 The Boy from the Woods ， I would advise that they be read in order to get the full enjoyment。 Wilde has decided to try to trace his family （He was found abandoned in the woods as a child with no memory）， he gets two matches And the man he believes to be his father， he goes to meet up with his father but then he and his family disappear。 The cousin is also believed to have committed s Thank you to #NetGalley for the advance copy of #TheMatch by #HarlanCobenThis is the second book featuring Wilde。 The Boy from the Woods ， I would advise that they be read in order to get the full enjoyment。 Wilde has decided to try to trace his family （He was found abandoned in the woods as a child with no memory）， he gets two matches And the man he believes to be his father， he goes to meet up with his father but then he and his family disappear。 The cousin is also believed to have committed suicide。 Everything seems to be connected and it all leads back to Wilde。 Can he sort it out and find the truth。 This is a very clever well thought out story which I hope will continue for a few more books。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Bam cooks the books ;-）
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Just who is Wilde？ Who is his father， his mother？ How did he end up alone in the woods for months or even years as a little boy？ Book 2 in the Wilde series by Harlan Coben finds Wilde exploring those questions through the help of DNA testing。 If Wilde can find some answers， will he finally feel free to pursue Laila， the love of his life？ As his godson Matthew says， 'We get it--you can't settle down， you have trust issues， you have difficulty with commitment， you can't attach， you need to be alon Just who is Wilde？ Who is his father， his mother？ How did he end up alone in the woods for months or even years as a little boy？ Book 2 in the Wilde series by Harlan Coben finds Wilde exploring those questions through the help of DNA testing。 If Wilde can find some answers， will he finally feel free to pursue Laila， the love of his life？ As his godson Matthew says， 'We get it--you can't settle down， you have trust issues， you have difficulty with commitment， you can't attach， you need to be alone in the woods。 But a relationship is a two-way street。 You can't just keep saying it's up to her。'There are some DNA possible matches。 Wilde meets with a man who could be his father and hears from another who could be a cousin。 But when he tries to contact that cousin， a man named Peter Bennett， Wilde learns the guy has disappeared and is believed to have committed suicide。 It seems Peter and his wife Jenn， known to fans as PB&J after hooking up on a popular reality tv show， are in the midst of a divorce after Jenn's sister publicly accused Peter of rape。 Social media has turned on Peter and cancelled him。Wilde starts looking into this case with the help of his foster sister， Rola。 They track down the worst of the social media harassers only to find that person dead。 There are several threads to this complicated plot line including a secret group called Boomerang whose mission it is to go after those who bully， harass， and abuse online。 When one of their group is the killer's second victim， the leader contacts Wilde。 We even hear from the killer in occasional chapters--someone who has discovered they enjoy killing。 As someone who has done some genealogical searching of my own， the plot really intrigued me。 Wonder where Coben will take this story next？ I received an arc of this new thriller from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Many thanks for the opportunity。 。。。more
Julie Lacey
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This is a brilliant book。 It’s one that will definitely get you thinking， trying to work out who is behind it all。 Wilde is ‘the boy from the woods’ and has no knowledge of how he got there or who is parents are。 He was found when he was seven or eight and has become a well adjusted adult， but still likes to disappear into the woods now and again。 He contacts a DNA company and is surprised when it comes up with a match。 This leads to a whole new episode in his life with people being killed and s This is a brilliant book。 It’s one that will definitely get you thinking， trying to work out who is behind it all。 Wilde is ‘the boy from the woods’ and has no knowledge of how he got there or who is parents are。 He was found when he was seven or eight and has become a well adjusted adult， but still likes to disappear into the woods now and again。 He contacts a DNA company and is surprised when it comes up with a match。 This leads to a whole new episode in his life with people being killed and secrets exposed。 We also get an insight into a group of people who punish internet trolls， and it soon becomes clear， there is a link to what Wilde is looking into and this group。 This is a very clever thriller that had me well and truly hooked throughout the book。 I highly recommend this book。 Thanks to Random House UK and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Brenna Hogg • Really Into Reading
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Thank you to grand central publishing for my advanced copy。I absolutely loved this one。 I had no idea this was a book two in the Wilde series when I picked it up， but that didn’t matter at all。 Corben is a seasoned vet， and he quickly and efficiently caught me up with what I needed to know from book one， The Boy From The Woods （which I will for sure be reading）。 This book had a complexly layered plot that was fast paced and suspenseful。 I love how it centred around so many things that our societ Thank you to grand central publishing for my advanced copy。I absolutely loved this one。 I had no idea this was a book two in the Wilde series when I picked it up， but that didn’t matter at all。 Corben is a seasoned vet， and he quickly and efficiently caught me up with what I needed to know from book one， The Boy From The Woods （which I will for sure be reading）。 This book had a complexly layered plot that was fast paced and suspenseful。 I love how it centred around so many things that our society loves but have such nefarious underbellies， such as reality television， social media， cyber bullying and DNA match data bases。 I honestly had no idea how exactly the various story lines were going to come together until I was almost done， and still， Corben delivered one last twist。 I am a sucker for a broken but proficient male protagonist with a good heart and Wilde is exactly that。 。。。more
Holly Isaacson
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I have read many Harlan Coben books over the years and have enjoyed most of them。 This one was no exception。 In fact， I REALLY liked it！ I didn't realize it was a sequel of sorts to The Boy From The Woods。 And I didn't feel lost at all having not read the earlier book。 This can definitely stand alone and any back story is explained as needed。 If you're a Coben fan， definitely check this one out。 I felt like the storyline was fresh and original compared to a lot of books and movies these days。 An I have read many Harlan Coben books over the years and have enjoyed most of them。 This one was no exception。 In fact， I REALLY liked it！ I didn't realize it was a sequel of sorts to The Boy From The Woods。 And I didn't feel lost at all having not read the earlier book。 This can definitely stand alone and any back story is explained as needed。 If you're a Coben fan， definitely check this one out。 I felt like the storyline was fresh and original compared to a lot of books and movies these days。 And now， I'm off to read The Boy From The Woods because I want more of the story！Many thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for sharing this book with me。 All thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Sharon May
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Many thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest novel by Harlan Coben， and follow-up to his book， The Boy in the Woods。 This book could easily be read as a stand-alone but it's much better having some of the background information。 4。5 stars！Wilde grew up knowing nothing about his family; he has only memories of growing up alone in the woods。 When he gets a hit from a DNA website that he has relatives， he starts investigating。 His first hit is to Many thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest novel by Harlan Coben， and follow-up to his book， The Boy in the Woods。 This book could easily be read as a stand-alone but it's much better having some of the background information。 4。5 stars！Wilde grew up knowing nothing about his family; he has only memories of growing up alone in the woods。 When he gets a hit from a DNA website that he has relatives， he starts investigating。 His first hit is to possibly his father but that turns into a dead end。 However， his investigation starts linking to a group of online doxxers - a group of vigilantes trying to out and make right those internet trolls causing so many others pain。 But Wilde himself might have put himself right in harm's way。I loved getting reacquainted with these characters and thoroughly enjoyed this book。 There were plenty twists and turns， many which didn't get solved until the very end， It also brings up a very relevant topic of DNA websites and the many secrets they can uncover。 This was another fast-paced thriller and a must read for Coben fans！ 。。。more
Helen Frost
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Ingenious and utterly brilliant。 There is a real mystery surrounding the main character as he was found roaming wild in the woods as a young boy， not unlike the story of Tarzan。 This story really infiltrates the consciousness of everyone。 Add to this mix him finding a match on a genealogical website， could this be a blood relative and will he finally find the truth？ There is also a series of killings and the mysterious presence of a vigilante group lurking in the dark web。 Add to this a reality Ingenious and utterly brilliant。 There is a real mystery surrounding the main character as he was found roaming wild in the woods as a young boy， not unlike the story of Tarzan。 This story really infiltrates the consciousness of everyone。 Add to this mix him finding a match on a genealogical website， could this be a blood relative and will he finally find the truth？ There is also a series of killings and the mysterious presence of a vigilante group lurking in the dark web。 Add to this a reality tv show and the winner of it going missing… There really is so much to unpack with all of this and the punches and twists just keep on coming。 I love the way the story feels utterly contemporary， pulling on the ethics and draw of reality tv and also the dynamics of matching your dna on ancestry sites and the cans of worms this can uncover。 There is also some exceptionally fast paced drama and peril， which absolutely kept me on the edge of my seat together with very real and believable human relationships and the beauty and fragility of these。 Completely mesmerising and all consuming I’m struggling to do this justice and recommend it enough。 。。。more
ShanKL （ShopCoffeeKids - Instagram）
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Harlan Coben backlist of novels is wildly impressive， and this is my first novel I've read by him。 This book follows Wilde， the infamous boy from the woods， has he seeks to find answers about his long lost family。 Long gone are the days of his foraging for survival， now he wants answers and takes an ancestry test。 The results begin to provide insight into Wilde's backstory but danger is looming with every secret he uncovers， thrusting him into the wild world of reality stars and a secret online Harlan Coben backlist of novels is wildly impressive， and this is my first novel I've read by him。 This book follows Wilde， the infamous boy from the woods， has he seeks to find answers about his long lost family。 Long gone are the days of his foraging for survival， now he wants answers and takes an ancestry test。 The results begin to provide insight into Wilde's backstory but danger is looming with every secret he uncovers， thrusting him into the wild world of reality stars and a secret online community for exposing internet trolls。 One by one people begin to die， each with a distinctive connection to his family。 The race in on to find the identity of his parents before others die。 The Match， Wilde #2 is the follow-up to The Boy from the Woods， Wilde #1。 This novel was wildly engrossing with its mix of suspense， action and romance。 This can be read as a stand alone。 Thank you Grand Central Publishing for the advance reader copy of the novel in hardcover。 。。。more
Reference
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