Can it engage and involve younger readers and encourage their pursuit of pleasure reading? It sure can! I am delighted to highly recommend this novel. Can it stand as a timeless piece of fiction? Of course not. I believe that such an action packed novel, with no adult language or sexuality, and very little actual violence is a lot like a new generational Nancy Drew. It is nuanced enough to hold the interest of a mature reader like myself, but I am not the target audience. This is a great and suspenseful younger reader suspense and adventure romp. It wasn’t written for the Myron audience, but for the new and engaged Mickey readers. For those mature readers who expected another Myron Bolitar adventure, you should remember this is a young adult novel written about a 15 year old protagonist. I do not understand the negative reviews for this novel. Review 2: Seconds Away audiobook by MarieM I hope there is more Mickey Bolitar coming soon! So I listened almost without interruption, and again thought the book was too short. For 7 hours, I got to be the Big Man on Campus. But I don’t think anyone would want to read a mystery set in my high school years–I was closer to Christine than Mickey. I never challenged the police or had unconditional support from a family member. Personally, I never knew a high school where I was 6’4″, a varsity basketball player, and free to do whatever I want with no parental supervision. These stories are for the kid in each of us. I don’t agree with one of the reviewers that said this book is for kids only. The reader, Nick Podehl, performed totally believably as a high school student. “No, I can’t come! I have to clean my house today”–Translate: I have the new Harlan Coben Mickey Bolitar story.Īlthough Mickey’s motivation strained my belief as the story progressed, I still loved the book, and want more. Review 1: Seconds Away audiobook by Michele Compelling story for the kid in each of us!ĭid you read my review about Part 1 of this Mickey Bolitar mystery?Īs soon as I saw that Part 2 was out and I had a credit, this book was in my library.Īgain, I looked for any excuse to be listening–I even wanted to get at that dust way up by the ceiling. Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book. Mickey finds out what happened to Mickey, invite you to watch the development of this great story. Mickey Bolitar and his loyal friend, the astute Ema find themselves at the center of a murder mystery that involves their friend Rachel. Mickey is always willing to sacrifice everything to help the people around Mickey.
Seconds Away is the second book in the Mickey Bolitar series by author Harlan Coben.
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