I enjoyed this book, well what can you say all Harlan Coben books are very readable and I have been reading him for years. I hadnt read book 1, and from this can see that there is backstory so would be better off reading book 1 first but it did work.

Great way of spending the afternoon going into his world.

I was given a free copy by netgalley and the publishers but the review is entirely my own.

I found this one a bit slow as it went on, it started with some oomph but then the pace changed. I find with Harlen Coben books they are either excellent or a bit mediocre. I know many adore his books but I find I like some and others not so much.

I liked the main character of Wilde. He is known as the boy who grew up in the woods. It’s somewhat unbelievable really but puts an interesting spin on things. He’s never known who is family are or where he comes from. A DNA database match changes all that. Wilde seeks out his closest living relative. From there he connects with more relatives and the plot starts to move towards his search for answers.

Along the way people are getting killed and Wilde gets tangled up in the process. He kind of plays Detective and ruffles a lot of feathers as he goes. He has some complex relationships with people. His home is isolated, hard to get to and close to nature which is what he knows best from his time in the wild. It’s a bit of a mixed bag this one.

I just found some elements a bit over the top and like I said the pace isn’t up to speed, literally. It’s an okay read but nothing to get excited about. 3 stars.

Harlan Coben is such a fantastic thriller writer. This book is a brilliant page turner, with twists and turns and intrigue! I love that this book follows on from one of his previous books (the Boy from the Woods) as we get a much deeper backstory from the main character.
If you like thrillers, you'll love this!

Nothing better than a Harlan Coben book. This book was thrilling and I couldn’t put it down. I hope to see it on the small screen soon..l thanks

Harlan Coben always delivers a great read and this book continues his legacy in spades. Interesting characters and he always likes to include characters from previous books which is like bumping into an old friend. Would thoroughly recommend

An exciting thriller read with twists that keep you guessing till the end! Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC!

The Match by Harlen Coben is the second book in the Wilde thriller series and this has so many twists and turns that it is difficult to decide what is truth and what are deeply buried secrets.
DNA samples that tell who you can be related to, are the basis of the storyline and it is a fascinating story.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is a masterclass in storytelling.
Highly recommended

This is a gripping thriller, which is the sequel to The Boy From The Woods.

The story is about a feral boy called Wilde who was found living in the woods at Ramapo Mountains. Now he is grown up, he uses his DNA to find out more about his background and to find out about any of this relatives.

I found this book really interesting and fast paced, with a lot of adventure, a bit of murder and some espionage thrown in. I enjoyed the ride. Highly recommended!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

This is an absolute gem!!! I’ve been so excited about this book and it hasn’t disappointed.absolutely will be recommending this book to anyone who will listen to me.

This is the follow-up novel to The Boy From the Woods, about a small child who was found abandoned in a forest. Here, in his 40s, the story of his origins is important to him and he tries to find his family via a couple of ancestry sites. Connections are made but there is nothing straightforward about the next step.

This is a complex story with several threads, as is typical of Coben's books. There are recaps on the previous book so the reader knows who the characters are - as much as they appear anyway. Nothing is as it appears, though. The story is modern with the DNA aspects and reality television stars, online trolls, as well as the use of the latest technology. Told mostly from the grown 'boy from the woods' point of view, but not entirely, plus one other character in the first person who holds the key to everything.

An action-packed adventure, some espionage, vigilantes and dodgy law-enforcements. Oh, and murder. There is also loyalty, affection and romance for older folk. But mostly it is a book about fitting in and identity. Cleverly plotted, well paced, complicated but explained in a satisfying ending. Recommended.

This is the second in the Wilde series... if you havent read the first yet go back and start there. The first book is good and this one is even better!

The story develops Wildes character and history further with plenty of twists and turns along the way.
Great character development and well thought out plot.

Looking forward to book 3!

Even though this book is 2nd in a series, I read it as a standalone and it still works.
Wilde doesn't remember anything about his childhood and parents as he was found in the woods alone and 35 years later he is still trying to find some answers. When he signs up to a DNA website he begins to discover relatives which are then somehow connected to murders on a much bigger scale. This story uses 3 different plot points to create an intriguing story which all comes together at the end for a book full of mystery and intensity.
I liked Wilde and his friends but thought there was quite a lot happening at once which was hard to keep up with. Overall a thrilling fast paced book which I didn't want to put down.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

I'm a big Harlan Coben fan and was looking forward to getting stuck into The Match, having really enjoyed several of his other novels. I have to be honest and say that whilst this was still good, it just wasn't as enjoyable a read as the others I've read.

It's a complicated story with a lot of characters to keep up with, and perhaps I just don't get enough regular reading time to have managed to keep up with it all. Having said that, if you can invest the time and really get stuck into it it's an intriguing story and one that you definitely want to find out the end to.

I enjoyed this book, it was easy to read and held my attention. I will be reading more from this author :)

"At the age of somewhere between forty and forty-two – he didn’t know exactly how old he was – Wilde finally found his father."

Wilde doesn’t know his family. He doesn’t know where he was born. All he knows is he was found as a small, feral child in the woods near mountains in New Jersey, with no name or idea who he was. Now, he’s found a match on a DNA ancestry website, to none other than his father. But the man has no idea he had a son, and claims he doesn’t know of the mother could be.

Wilde decides to let things lie and move on with his life. But then he finds more family members online, which somehow draws him into the world of doxxers and a highly secret group that exposes – and punishes – online trolls. When members of the group get killed, one by one, Wilde investigates and soon is in danger himself.

At the same time, a reality TV star goes missing after shocking revelations that appear to show he’d sexually assaulted someone. The matters are linked, and it’s up to Wilde to discover how.
I wasn’t so crazy about the first Wilde book, ‘The Boy From the Woods’, even though the concept fascinated me. So I’m not entirely sure why I requested the second book from NetGalley but I’m not sorry I did. I was intrigued by Wilde’s discoveries about himself and especially about the central premise – I’m sure we’ve all wished that online bullies could be found and punished.

‘The Match’ is pacey, interesting, full of tension and a great action thriller.

Yet another brilliant book from Harlan Cobain, Wilde who was found living in the woods as a child, and knows nothing of his past or real family. A D.N.A test links him to his father however things are not going to be straight forward as is usual in Harlan's stories as other relatives are revealed and Wilde is accused of murder .Plenty of other side stories are woven into the plot and yet another success.

Sequel to The Boy from the Woods, which I have read, but the start of this book recaps the story well enough that you dont feel you are missing any knowledge.

Wilde was found in the woods as a young child with no parents. Roll on to The Match he gets a match on a DNA website and discovers his dad and a 2nd cousin, but there's more than initially meets the eye and Wilde begins investigating his 'new' family.

Great read that's hard to put down!

I absolutely loved this book. It too some time before I started it as it’s the se one of a series - and I had to read the first book before this one.

It kept my interest throughout. The characters developed over the two books

As all of this author’s books, it was gripping and I can’t wait for the third novel in the Wilde series.

Now whilst I won't say I didnt enjoy this book, I will say it wasn't in my top Harlan Coben reads.

This was definitely a read that you had to concentrate on at all times. It was rather confusing and chaotic at times and while ot was far fetched as a whole it was a plot that grabbed my attention.

This book continues Wilde's journey on from A Boy From the Woods but I think it's such a crazy tale in the first place you can easily just read as a stand alone.

Just remember this is not a book you can go into hoping to just pick up and put down relentlessly, theres ALOT going on and ALOT of characters to keep track of.

3*

Thanks to Random House UK for the ARC.

I would highly recommend this to any reader who is a fan of thrillers full of suspense. Who knew a DNA match on an ancestry site could lead to murder and mayhem! There are lots of twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. This is the second In the series based on the character Wilde, although I read it as a stand alone and still enjoyed it.