Reviews - The 5th Horseman

301 reviews for:

The 5th Horseman

James Patterson

3.85 AVERAGE

reading_leaf's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wonderful digestible complicated but not too much for the brain mystery! Give it a read! Also rather eloquently written if I do say so myself!

Content Warnings

laurahorn's review against another edition

5.0

Love these characters!

andiesmith's review against another edition

3.0

i enjoyed this book! a good twist at the end.

embingham's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 stars really. I wasn't horribly impressed, but I did like the method of following a crime and a court case simultaneously. It was interesting enough, but I felt like it had a few holes and it ended abruptly.

kkilburn's review against another edition

2.0

Meh

I agree with other reviewers that this is the worst entry in this series so far, for the same reasons. The attempt to combine three narratives, only two of which are even remotely related, is a pretty abject failure, to the detriment of al three story lines. Character development is pretty much non-existent (unless you count being repeatedly hit over the head with Yuki's grief over her mother's death), and a few inconvenient facts are simply tossed out the window to make matters easier for the writers (nurses check patient ids before dispensing meds, and no parent of a 5-year-old staying in a hospital is told to leave because visiting hours are over).

I will give the series another shot to see if it continues this downward trajectory; I am hoping this book is a fluke and the next one is the pleasant read I have come to expect.