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The Match

The Match

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In this gripping new thriller from the No 1 Sunday Times bestselling author and creator of The Stranger， Wilde follows a tip that he hopes will finally solve the mystery of his abandonment， but instead sends him straight into the arms of a serial killer。

As a young child， Wilde was found living a feral existence in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey。 He has grown up knowing nothing of his family， and even less about his own identity。

He is known simply as Wilde， the boy from the woods。

But when a match at an online ancestry database puts him on the trail of a close relative - the first family member he has ever known - he thinks he might be about to solve the mystery of who he really is。 Only this relation disappears as quickly as he's resurfaced， having experienced an epic fall from grace that can only be described as a waking nightmare。

Undaunted， Wilde continues his research on DNA websites where he becomes caught up in a community of doxxers， a secret group committed to exposing anonymous online 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 。。。

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Reviews

Chad K ，

I have read almost all of Harlan Coben's books。 This one just kind of fell flat to me。 It's like it was mostly there to set foundations for future books without this one being very compelling。 I have read almost all of Harlan Coben's books。 This one just kind of fell flat to me。 It's like it was mostly there to set foundations for future books without this one being very compelling。 。。。more

Nancy ，

I thought this was the best Coben book I have read so far。。。lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing until the end。

Aubrey Smith ，

so so！I usually like Harlan Coben’s writing and his storyline。 But The Match was hard to follow。 I had a hard time keeping all the characters straight and I thought the ending was shallow and forced。

Terry Marentette ，

a tad busySorry， I miss Myron。 I like Wilde， and this was a good read， despite having some confusing plot issues。 Mostly the DNA。 Loved the twist at the end。 I will admit after my utter disappointment in “Win” I wasn’t expecting much。 I was sad to hear Hester refer to herself as old……Be like Spenser and return to Myron， Harlan， and don’t age him。

Joo ，

I read the previous Wilde book and then straight into this one。 We find more of Wilde's background and he gets dragged into a DNA mystery that may or may not have something to do with his past。I found this very enjoyable。 I read the previous Wilde book and then straight into this one。 We find more of Wilde's background and he gets dragged into a DNA mystery that may or may not have something to do with his past。I found this very enjoyable。 。。。more

Bella Killorn ，

Wow！ DOUBLE WOW！！！ I haven’t been a big Harlan Coben fan in the past but did he ever redeem himself with this one！！！ I listened to the audio version and Steven Webber is an amazing narrator！ Loved the main characters Wilde and Hester！！！ What could possibly go wrong when you send your DNA to be tested？？？ Get ready because this was SO GOOD！！！！！

Jeryl ，

Wilde grew up alone in the wilderness， but now he has been matched with someone on one of those ancestry matching services who may be his father。 However， when he meets his father the mystery only deepens so he goes in search of another alleged relative he has matched with to get some answers。 Throw in a bunch of reality show contestants， some vigilantism， and a few murders and you have another great book by one of the masters of the genre。 This book with its focus on reality show contestants is Wilde grew up alone in the wilderness， but now he has been matched with someone on one of those ancestry matching services who may be his father。 However， when he meets his father the mystery only deepens so he goes in search of another alleged relative he has matched with to get some answers。 Throw in a bunch of reality show contestants， some vigilantism， and a few murders and you have another great book by one of the masters of the genre。 This book with its focus on reality show contestants is not only very original but in an age when our television lineup is overflowing with a plethora of reality shows， it is very timely as well。 The main character and his background are extremely unique and interesting。 The plot is exciting and keeps you guessing。 The resolution to the story is satisfactory。 All in all， it's a very enjoyable book。 。。。more

Kayla Degener ，

As always， Coben knows how to throw in plot twists and keep you guessing until the last page！

Figlet ，

So I got the answers I wanted （well， some） after reading the first book in the series， but， I don't know， I think I still have questions。 I think I need to re-read both books again right away。 Also， I guess I had better read "The Stranger" now too。 I mean， I watched the series， but know the book is a tad different。 Rated- for the moment - 4 Kinda Confuzzled Stars。 So I got the answers I wanted （well， some） after reading the first book in the series， but， I don't know， I think I still have questions。 I think I need to re-read both books again right away。 Also， I guess I had better read "The Stranger" now too。 I mean， I watched the series， but know the book is a tad different。 Rated- for the moment - 4 Kinda Confuzzled Stars。 。。。more

Shane Fitz ，

This book is about Wilde's DNA match from an online database。 We finally are going to get answers as to who left the boy in the woods all those years ago but what ensues is a maze of genealogy。 All your favorite characters from the first book are back or at least mentioned as we try to put the pieces of Wilde's past together。 This one had me entertained and engaged。 I loved how what took place in between the first book and this one was scattered delicately throughout the story as opposed to a "p This book is about Wilde's DNA match from an online database。 We finally are going to get answers as to who left the boy in the woods all those years ago but what ensues is a maze of genealogy。 All your favorite characters from the first book are back or at least mentioned as we try to put the pieces of Wilde's past together。 This one had me entertained and engaged。 I loved how what took place in between the first book and this one was scattered delicately throughout the story as opposed to a "previously on" format。 I hope there are more books coming in this series。 I think even if you haven't read the first book， "the boy from the woods"， that you would like this one。 。。。more

PottWab Regional Library ，

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TC ，

RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

Thanks to Novel Suspects Insiders and Grand Central for an advance copy for honest review。Things that will immediately make me want to read a book: Harlan Coben authoring it， the character Wilde， and stories about the drama that can happen when DNA testing sites reveal a family secret。 This story， obviously， has all three。 Wilde gets a huge surprise when he finds out that he has a DNA match on one of these sites that can really only be his biological father。 Decades after being "the boy in the w Thanks to Novel Suspects Insiders and Grand Central for an advance copy for honest review。Things that will immediately make me want to read a book: Harlan Coben authoring it， the character Wilde， and stories about the drama that can happen when DNA testing sites reveal a family secret。 This story， obviously， has all three。 Wilde gets a huge surprise when he finds out that he has a DNA match on one of these sites that can really only be his biological father。 Decades after being "the boy in the woods" media sensation， he really didn't think he'd be meeting blood relatives。 As it turns out， Wilde's search and the results set in motion events and connects him with people readers won't see coming。 I thought this was quickly paced and had both plenty of time for action and some introspection。 Wilde is a fantastic character and I can only hope for more。 。。。more

Gwen Castle ，

Wow！I could just write WOW twenty times but I don't think I will。 I love Mr Coben's books bit this series of two are my favorites。 Wow！I could just write WOW twenty times but I don't think I will。 I love Mr Coben's books bit this series of two are my favorites。 。。。more

Hockey Mama ，

Coben is one of my favorite authors！ He does it again， one of his best books！I love the characters in this book （series？）。 I love reading more of Hester; she's a badass！ Wilde is a great character; his past is a mystery。 This book includes the DNA tests and websites that help you match with relatives。 Used by many adoptees looking for their biological parents or other wanting to trace their family tree。 Wilde takes the plunge and sends in a DNA sample。 I won't spoil more， but it's a great read。 Coben is one of my favorite authors！ He does it again， one of his best books！I love the characters in this book （series？）。 I love reading more of Hester; she's a badass！ Wilde is a great character; his past is a mystery。 This book includes the DNA tests and websites that help you match with relatives。 Used by many adoptees looking for their biological parents or other wanting to trace their family tree。 Wilde takes the plunge and sends in a DNA sample。 I won't spoil more， but it's a great read。 Classic Coben with twists and turns， great mystery。Throw in some reality TV and it gets crazy！（view spoiler）[ It's mentioned Wilde is a bad shot with a pistol， but he was in the military。 So that doesn't make sense to me （former military myself）。 Soldiers have to qualify with weapons before bootcamp graduation and then for their specific jobs。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Kat ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ebook from librarylove this author and the seriesthe boy from the woods， wilde， is grown and submitted dna and found his dad who claimed he had 8 one night stands that summer in europe。 only one was american， he didnt know any of their last names and could hardly remember their first names。 the dad was a contractorthen a cousin contacted him ， but by the time he replied， the cousin disappeared。 they think he killed himself but wilde isnt buying ithe went into a house where the emails came from w ebook from librarylove this author and the seriesthe boy from the woods， wilde， is grown and submitted dna and found his dad who claimed he had 8 one night stands that summer in europe。 only one was american， he didnt know any of their last names and could hardly remember their first names。 the dad was a contractorthen a cousin contacted him ， but by the time he replied， the cousin disappeared。 they think he killed himself but wilde isnt buying ithe went into a house where the emails came from who were harassing his cousin and found a dead retired cop。 he called hester who reported it for himthen he found out the cousin was adopted and didnt know who his parents were。 he is a cousin on wildes moms side。 。。。more

Maureen Wipf ，

Good fun。

Gloria ~ mzglorybe ，

From one of my favorite authors comes an unusual mystery which is a follow up to a previous work， the Boy in The Woods。 I did not read that first one featuring Wilde， a boy that was abandoned at a young age in the woods and when he was discovered was regarded as feral， having survived on his own with no humans around。 In this follow up he is a grown man and interested in his biological roots。 Taking a DNA test at an ancestry site， he uncovers he has a living bio-father and cousin。 The story has From one of my favorite authors comes an unusual mystery which is a follow up to a previous work， the Boy in The Woods。 I did not read that first one featuring Wilde， a boy that was abandoned at a young age in the woods and when he was discovered was regarded as feral， having survived on his own with no humans around。 In this follow up he is a grown man and interested in his biological roots。 Taking a DNA test at an ancestry site， he uncovers he has a living bio-father and cousin。 The story has sub-plots， and seems to be all over the place at times， touching on reality celebrities， social media and more。 It can be read as a stand alone without much trouble as details about Wilde’s young life are revealed。 I found it interesting， but not gripping or intense， nor of the type I couldn't wait to get back to。 My thanks to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review with my honest opinions of this work。 A 3。5 rating from this reader。 。。。more

Keishia ，

“From the creator of the #1 hit Netflix series Stay Close comes a gripping new thriller in which Wilde follows a tip that may finally reveal the truth behind his abandonment—only to end up in the sights of a ruthless killer。 “My second book by Harlan Coben and he is an absolute genius！ So many twists and turns that make you want to read the next chapter wanting more information。 More explanations。Now， I had no idea that The Match is the second installment of the The Boy from the Woods series and “From the creator of the #1 hit Netflix series Stay Close comes a gripping new thriller in which Wilde follows a tip that may finally reveal the truth behind his abandonment—only to end up in the sights of a ruthless killer。 “My second book by Harlan Coben and he is an absolute genius！ So many twists and turns that make you want to read the next chapter wanting more information。 More explanations。Now， I had no idea that The Match is the second installment of the The Boy from the Woods series and it did not disappoint。 Harlan Coben does an excellent job with his writing that if you do decide to read this one first， you would think that this book was a standalone。What made me think to myself as I reading this， “Oh， he’s officially become an auto-buy author” was when he introduced one of the characters。 Why is that a big deal？ The first book I’ve read from him， Hold Tight， mentions that very same character and that is an actual standalone book。 I just find it truly fascinating because it makes me think， “Do all of his books connect to one another in some way， shape， or form？” If so， he is creating one heck of a thrilling world and I am here for it。Thank you so much @grandcentralpub for the gifted copy！ And to @harlancoben for creating an amazing story！ 。。。more

Xio ，

Thank you so much to William Morrow for gifting me a copy of the book in exchange for honest review！Y’all I am super impressed with this one。 I honestly didn’t have any expectations going into this。 Hadn’t heard of the author， knew vaguely what the synopsis was about， and liked the cover。 But I was so surprised by this！I REALLY enjoy Coben’s writing。 It flows really well and makes the story digestible and fast paced。 I also liked the way he described his characters - it made the story more relat Thank you so much to William Morrow for gifting me a copy of the book in exchange for honest review！Y’all I am super impressed with this one。 I honestly didn’t have any expectations going into this。 Hadn’t heard of the author， knew vaguely what the synopsis was about， and liked the cover。 But I was so surprised by this！I REALLY enjoy Coben’s writing。 It flows really well and makes the story digestible and fast paced。 I also liked the way he described his characters - it made the story more relatable for me。 In general， I love stories about an unknown biological parent and a secret community， so this was a total win。 The twists were great， the characters were great， and the action was also great。 And a serial killer？ Loved。 Just great！ The only reason this isn’t a 5 is because （while I don’t think it took any excitement away from the story） I probably would’ve benefitted from reading the first book of the series before starting this one。 BUT this is definitely a series you can read out of order and still enjoy！ I highly recommend this。 Now I definitely need to read book 1！ I’ll definitely be on the lookout for the next one。 。。。more

Stacy DeBroff ，

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 ，

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 ，

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡⁣𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳: 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 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡⁣𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳: 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 @𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘯⁣⁣Ps。 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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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） ，

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 ，

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 ，

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

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