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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
thought it was one of his better one's where he didn't have 2 different stories going cant wait for the next book real cliffhanger
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the first ever James Petterson book I picked up and I'm glad I did. I liked the flow of the story and the build up towards finding the culprit. I also loved the chapters that include Dr. Cross' family. It's very heartwarming, especially the part when he decided to tell Ali that he heard his voice from the helicopter when Ali escaped M later on, when they were alone.
Also, it's probably bad but I loved M's character đ.
Also, it's probably bad but I loved M's character đ.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Blood
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Predictable. I've been ready Patterson for almost 20 years. Kinda feel like they are all the same now.
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yet again Patterson delivers another brilliant installment in the Cross series - other reviews think there are too many now but I feel that the Cross books are still fresh and exciting.
Once again Cross has to face demons from his past and once again his family face danger - but instead of feeling old... this is another fast paced, gripping read.
Thanks to NetGaller for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Once again Cross has to face demons from his past and once again his family face danger - but instead of feeling old... this is another fast paced, gripping read.
Thanks to NetGaller for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Alex Cross travels to be a witness at the execution of a killer that he and a former partner convicted. However, before the death certificate is even dry another killer strikes, one with alarming similarities to that of the recently deceased killer. Are they looking at a copycat? Did they get the right guy first time around?
The Edgerton family are wealthy beyond belief and they vow to ruin Alex and prove that he fromaed Michael. Can Alex prove the conviction was safe before the killer takes someone close to home?
This a great book and Mr ptterson has long been the master of the Craft but I do feel that the series is starting to log slightly. There are only so many times the Cross family can be in peril and survive.
Still a tightly crafted story, just wondering if it's time for Alex to retire and a new leading man emerge?
The Edgerton family are wealthy beyond belief and they vow to ruin Alex and prove that he fromaed Michael. Can Alex prove the conviction was safe before the killer takes someone close to home?
This a great book and Mr ptterson has long been the master of the Craft but I do feel that the series is starting to log slightly. There are only so many times the Cross family can be in peril and survive.
Still a tightly crafted story, just wondering if it's time for Alex to retire and a new leading man emerge?
I really enjoyed this. Iâm a big fan of the Alex Cross series but I have just read the previous book in the series and was a bit underwhelmed by it and felt the series was getting stale. Criss Cross however is an excellent pacy read. Alex and John are back together, there is lots of family action and some of Alexâs old nemesis's return to make for a cracking good read. Can be read as a standalone but the subplot development and characters are a joy, especially young Ali
âThe past will hunt you downâ it says right there on the cover and I wish it was sarcasm by Patterson to put it there. Because the past hunts only him down.
Letâs start at the beginning, though: In typical Patterson redneck manner, he lets Cross witness the state-sponsored murder of a killer he put away - right after Cross framed the guy... Cross himself about the framing part:
âYou might ask if I believed the ends justified the means, and Iâd answer that in this case, yes.â
Wow, just wow. But, hey, weâre not yet done with such crap because next to believing in state-sponsored murder, god and similar sources of evil, e. g. patriotism, Cross is just plain unbelievably dumb (how that reflects on his creator is left as an exercise to the readerâŚ). An example: Right before heading deep down into an underground bunker (!) of one of those âpreppersâ, he asks his friend Sampson:
âIâm not back in an hour, use the Find My Friends app and come get me.â
Yes, riiiiiightâŚ
Since our author obviously thinks he needs to be up-to-date with blackmail practices, he showcases his deep knowledge about crypto-currencies by letting a nerd (of all thingsâŚ) say the following:
âThe Ethereum stopped moving,â he [the nerd] said. âOkay,â I said. âWhere is it?â âIn two hundred and fourteen accounts spread out all over the world. Some of it has been downloaded to so-called hard wallets, but I have the codes for them. Not a Bitcoin of it has been spent, though. As far as I can tell.â âSo itâs just sitting there?â
Youâre not required to know but Ethereum and Bitcoin are two different crypto-currencies and the above is like saying âhe didnât spend a Dollar from the thousands of Euroâ. It just makes no sense and simply displays how ignorant the author actually is.
But letâs put these blunders aside - is it a decent story? Well, itâs not too bad but, unfortunately, weâve ready it all before - Jannie running? Check! Nana Mama being an annoying wise-crack? Check! Ali being⌠Well, I wonât spoil that one for you but, hey, âthe (history) book on the shelf, Is always repeating itselfâ - WATERLOO! (Yes, Abba is much more entertaining!)
Patterson doesnât stop at repeating himself, though, no: He even puts in large portions of previous investigations, including some Kyle Craig crap and other rehashed nonsense.
And then thereâs the ending⌠Again, I wonât âspoilâ (haha!) it for you but, honestly? How cheap can one author get?
Seriously, James Patterson is dead to me. And nothing of value was lost.
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Letâs start at the beginning, though: In typical Patterson redneck manner, he lets Cross witness the state-sponsored murder of a killer he put away - right after Cross framed the guy... Cross himself about the framing part:
âYou might ask if I believed the ends justified the means, and Iâd answer that in this case, yes.â
Wow, just wow. But, hey, weâre not yet done with such crap because next to believing in state-sponsored murder, god and similar sources of evil, e. g. patriotism, Cross is just plain unbelievably dumb (how that reflects on his creator is left as an exercise to the readerâŚ). An example: Right before heading deep down into an underground bunker (!) of one of those âpreppersâ, he asks his friend Sampson:
âIâm not back in an hour, use the Find My Friends app and come get me.â
Yes, riiiiiightâŚ
Since our author obviously thinks he needs to be up-to-date with blackmail practices, he showcases his deep knowledge about crypto-currencies by letting a nerd (of all thingsâŚ) say the following:
âThe Ethereum stopped moving,â he [the nerd] said. âOkay,â I said. âWhere is it?â âIn two hundred and fourteen accounts spread out all over the world. Some of it has been downloaded to so-called hard wallets, but I have the codes for them. Not a Bitcoin of it has been spent, though. As far as I can tell.â âSo itâs just sitting there?â
Youâre not required to know but Ethereum and Bitcoin are two different crypto-currencies and the above is like saying âhe didnât spend a Dollar from the thousands of Euroâ. It just makes no sense and simply displays how ignorant the author actually is.
But letâs put these blunders aside - is it a decent story? Well, itâs not too bad but, unfortunately, weâve ready it all before - Jannie running? Check! Nana Mama being an annoying wise-crack? Check! Ali being⌠Well, I wonât spoil that one for you but, hey, âthe (history) book on the shelf, Is always repeating itselfâ - WATERLOO! (Yes, Abba is much more entertaining!)
Patterson doesnât stop at repeating himself, though, no: He even puts in large portions of previous investigations, including some Kyle Craig crap and other rehashed nonsense.
And then thereâs the ending⌠Again, I wonât âspoilâ (haha!) it for you but, honestly? How cheap can one author get?
Seriously, James Patterson is dead to me. And nothing of value was lost.
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