Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (Chapters 1 - 3)

A good book so far, as i began reading this book, i immediately got hooked on it. This book is about a murderer on the loose with his female companion who are pretending to get to know people and befriend them so they can gain their trust and then kidnap them then later killing them. But it isn't just about the murderers, it's also about a family, the Baye's who begin to struggle with their son, Adam's dramatic change in behavior ever since his friend committed suicide. So far, I've read the reviews for this book and it's a must read book. You could check them out here at Amazon.com

The reason I chose to read this book is because first the cover and title really caught my attention. Also because thrillers and suspenseful stories are my favorite stories to read. I can never get enough of them. It might have it's sad parts (who knows), but no matter what, i'll keep on reading. Now let's get down to chapters 1 - 3. 

Chapter 1:

         The story Begins with the character Marianne, who is in a bar taking shots by herself, feeling depressed. According to the story she has done something wrong but we aren't sure what that something could of been. She then meets this couple of strangers a man with a very interesting mustache and a woman with straw-like hair. (You meet the strangest people in bars i guess.) They befriend her by having a conversation about the most random things until she (Marianne) starts to feel sick to her stomach, the lady with the straw-like hair tries to help her and tells her that she's going to take her outside to get some "fresh air". Little did Marianne knew, she was being taken to a dark ally and thrown into a white van that belonged to the mysterious mustache man and straw-haired lady. they tie her up and tape her mouth shut and the chapter ends there. I personally believe that you really shouldn't trust complete strangers with certain things, Marianne was too drunk to even pay attention that one of them had slipped something into her drink to make her feel the way she did. It was a pretty scary chapter, you could pretty much imagine every little detail that's going on like as if you're watching a movie or as if you're watching the events happen before your very eyes.

Chapter 2:

           This chapter transitions and focuses only on the Baye family. (Don't worry, you'll find out what happens to Marianne soon just not right now.) The Baye's, Tia and Mike have a son named Adam, and he has been acting differently ever since his friend has committed suicide. Tia has lost all trust in his son and decides to install a spy system on to his computer. She feels that way she will know what her son is doing at all times and to constantly keep watch over him so he won't do anything bad, Mike on the other hand feels like it's an invasion of privacy and as much as he cares about his son he doesn't feel like installing the program is unnecessary but Tia's mind was made up and there was nothing Mike could do about it. Eventually Tia convinces him that it's necessary and it's for the best for their son. 
I personally believe that they did well installing that program, because a child who has been dramatically changing in behavior should be watched closely and if they see that something that they did was unacceptable that they should take action. 

Chapter 3:

      Chapter three is where things start to get a bit hectic. Tia is still concerned about her son's behavior and is wondering of how to make him go back to the way he used to be. She's at work and gets called down to her bosses office. she is given a deposition. She takes it bout she is more concerned about her child at the moment. she got an alert on her phone from the spy system and she was given a conversation that her son, Adam had with another "friend" of his. Adam was invited to a party where there will be a lot of drugs and alcohol. She later texts her husband to go home immediately to talk about it. When Mike gets home, suspicions begin to rise. They've never seen the name of the mysterious guy who's been contacting with their son. fearing the worst, they think of a plan to make sure their son doesn't go to the party.

This chapter is where things start to get interesting, the mysterious "kid" who's been sending instant messages to Adam, and what ever happened to Marianne? Keep reading the blogs and find out. :]