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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Luckily, I wasn't expecting much with this book. The characters were two-dimensional, and the plot seemed to be made up on the fly with little regard for what happened later. Potentially interesting clues were left dangling without resolution, and potentially interesting plot lines - like Olivia's psychosis - were left unexplored. And the sentences. The super. Short. Sentences. So many of them. Ugh.
On the upside, it was a fast read, and the hope for some sort of plot or character breakthrough kept me motivated up until the last word. When that breakthrough never happened, I wasn't too disappointed because I wasn't that invested.
On the upside, it was a fast read, and the hope for some sort of plot or character breakthrough kept me motivated up until the last word. When that breakthrough never happened, I wasn't too disappointed because I wasn't that invested.
A great Patterson page-turner. I only saw a few things coming, but most of the turns were pleasantly unexpected. The title confused me a little because a honeymoon does not actually take place, but I guess that a title like Black Widow would be a little too obvious.
Overall, I would recommend it!
Overall, I would recommend it!
2.5 stars, I guess.
A student I don't know well yet told me all about a book he loved and offered to let me borrow it. It was this one. As many times as I recommend books to students, I feel it's my job to take their recommendations from time to time as well. He brought the book to school to let me borrow, and I promised I'd read it.
This is honestly the first James Patterson book I've ever read. And will it be my last? Possibly. This kind of cookie cutter mystery/thriller just isn't really my thing. I spent my middle school years inhaling Mary Higgins Clark books, and so maybe I just moved on. I don't really know. The story was interesting enough, but it just really didn't offer much in my opinion. Nothing caught me off guard, and I found it to be pretty predictable.
To me, the most interesting thing about reading this book was the writing. It wasn't bad at all, but it made me feel even less guilt about reading YA. Sure, the scenarios in this book were much more adult (i.e. casual sex, talks of insurance policies, etc.), but the dialogue was bare-bones. There was a lot of telling instead of showing, and I truly believe I've read MULTIPLE YA books that are written better. (I've read a lot that aren't as good too, but isn't that the case for everything?)
I'm not saying I won't ever read another James Patterson because I know he's so beloved, and it's possible one of his books may eventually sound interesting to me. But I can't see myself picking one up any time soon.
A student I don't know well yet told me all about a book he loved and offered to let me borrow it. It was this one. As many times as I recommend books to students, I feel it's my job to take their recommendations from time to time as well. He brought the book to school to let me borrow, and I promised I'd read it.
This is honestly the first James Patterson book I've ever read. And will it be my last? Possibly. This kind of cookie cutter mystery/thriller just isn't really my thing. I spent my middle school years inhaling Mary Higgins Clark books, and so maybe I just moved on. I don't really know. The story was interesting enough, but it just really didn't offer much in my opinion. Nothing caught me off guard, and I found it to be pretty predictable.
To me, the most interesting thing about reading this book was the writing. It wasn't bad at all, but it made me feel even less guilt about reading YA. Sure, the scenarios in this book were much more adult (i.e. casual sex, talks of insurance policies, etc.), but the dialogue was bare-bones. There was a lot of telling instead of showing, and I truly believe I've read MULTIPLE YA books that are written better. (I've read a lot that aren't as good too, but isn't that the case for everything?)
I'm not saying I won't ever read another James Patterson because I know he's so beloved, and it's possible one of his books may eventually sound interesting to me. But I can't see myself picking one up any time soon.