Six Years

Although I read “Six Years” in a few days, it definitely was not one of the best books I've ever read. Not as exciting as it could be, we follow Jake's journey as he tries to uncover the truth about his long-lost love and realizes that he doesn't know himself as well as he thinks.

Coben's writing style is very unique in the way his sentences are structured and we get a good sense of what the character is thinking, especially through the dialogue. Although the dialogue wasn't one-hundred percent realistic, there were a few quotes that Jake has which shows us exactly who he is at the core of himself. Some things that he thinks are also eye-opening to him as the main character.

I wasn't a fan of how slow the book started but once it picked up it almost made up for the slow start. Also, it wasn't nearly as suspenseful as the synopsis and the book cover made it out to be and I wasn't hanging onto my seat, dying to find out what will happen next.

With that being said, it was a cute mystery and there were some really good themes and motifs in the story which I could relate to. One of the those was the idea of hope, or rather of not losing hope. Being from Russia, we have a saying, “hope dies last”, and this is a prominent message in the book. Another one is how “things aren't always as they seem.” I think this book had a lot of really good ideas and messages that readers had a chance to take away from it but it lacked in the actual thrill within the story itself. This is not one of those books that will stay with you long after you finish reading it, you are likely to forget it very quickly because the plot isn't a particularly memorable one.

I think I should have started with Coben's bestseller first and then worked my way to this one but I was bored and randomly took this book. It didn't keep me on the edge of my seat but it did entertain me somewhat and I had some pleasure in reading it. With that being said, I am willing to give Coben another chance in the future, especially because I did enjoy his writing style immensely.

This book is for anyone who isn't a big fan of extreme suspense but still likes a bit of mystery here and there.