Shelter
Ratings10
Average rating4.1
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Ratings10
Average rating4.1
From internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben comes this first action-packed installment of his bestselling Mickey Bolitar series. Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools. Fortunately, he's met a great girl, Ashley, and it seems like things might finally be improving. But then Ashley vanishes. Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that Ashley isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew. First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's novel Live Wire Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about. Follow Mickey Bolitar on his next adventure in Seconds Away!
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I actually enjoyed this book. It was my first time reading a Harlan Coben book and I wasn'r disappointed. A very fast read, great characters just wished the book was longer, there was more to tell and the way it ended I have to read book no. 2
Mickey is a teenager with quite a few issues, the biggest of which is the fact that his mother is in drug rehab and the second being the fact that his father is deceased. There is a mysterious lady called The Bird Woman who keeps suggesting that Dad is alive, even though he's supposed to be deceased. As Mickey searches for answers, he uncovers a few mysteries.
The story falls apart because of inconsistent character actions and disconnected storylines. He was looking for his missing girlfriend when a mysterious lady informed him that his father was alive. This can lead to confusion and frustration, causing the story to lose its coherence and impact.
I'll try book 2 to see if this was just world-building and character development or if it's just lackluster. If the inconsistencies persist, it may be best to abandon the series and read something else. Resolving the inconsistencies may improve the story's enjoyment and make it worth reading.
Apart from that, Shelter is a decent mystery novel.
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3 primary booksMickey Bolitar is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Harlan Coben.
