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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Duet narration is where it is at! It totally kept me interested in the story. I love James Patterson books!
This one felt disconnected and confusing to me which was a surprise.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ugh. You're always taking a risk with James Patterson. Often, his books can be trashy, fast-paced fun. But Honeymoon, which my edition claims is the "Worldwide Thriller of the Year", is an unmitigated bore. Thankfully, the 2 to 3 page chapters ensure it can be read quickly and easily - otherwise you most likely would put it down and not bother picking it up again!
The book jacket tells us that John O'Hara is an FBI agent on the trail of Nora Sinclair, whose rich spouses or fiances have a habit of dying. The thing is, that could almost be considered a spoiler, because O'Hara's identity isn't fully clear until almost halfway through the book! Indeed, this book's only attempts at plot twists is having an unidentified person turn out to be a person we already know, and all of which are groan-inducingly predictable and obvious. For example: Note the sarcasm.
While some of the material is okay on a trashy potboiler level, the book was a lot more dull and lifeless than I expected. Patterson usually throws in a lot of gratuitous action, but here the proceedings were rather flat and it never really felt as if much was actually happening. Other plot strands are ill-defined. For example, the whole thing with "The Tourist" and the briefcase and its connection to the rest of the plot was very vague. Then there's all this set-up for a note Nora's mother Olivia wrote for her, only for it to be abruptly dropped and never mentioned or explained!
2 stars is generous, but there are plenty of worse books out there, and this was certainly a lot better than the stinker I read just prior to this! But Patterson and his co-authors are capable of much more interesting, better-paced and entertaining trash than this!
The book jacket tells us that John O'Hara is an FBI agent on the trail of Nora Sinclair, whose rich spouses or fiances have a habit of dying. The thing is, that could almost be considered a spoiler, because O'Hara's identity isn't fully clear until almost halfway through the book! Indeed, this book's only attempts at plot twists is having an unidentified person turn out to be a person we already know, and all of which are groan-inducingly predictable and obvious. For example:
Spoiler
The Tourist is actually John O'Hara as well! OMG! The blonde following Nora is actually Elizabeth Brown! OMG! Susan is actually John's ex-wife! OMG! No way!While some of the material is okay on a trashy potboiler level, the book was a lot more dull and lifeless than I expected. Patterson usually throws in a lot of gratuitous action, but here the proceedings were rather flat and it never really felt as if much was actually happening. Other plot strands are ill-defined. For example, the whole thing with "The Tourist" and the briefcase and its connection to the rest of the plot was very vague.
Spoiler
I think it was only there for the "so what?" twist that The Tourist was actually John, which added zip to the story.2 stars is generous, but there are plenty of worse books out there, and this was certainly a lot better than the stinker I read just prior to this! But Patterson and his co-authors are capable of much more interesting, better-paced and entertaining trash than this!
Audiobook performed by Campbell Scott and Hope Davis
Nora Sinclair is beautiful, smart and alluring. She has more men attracted to her than ants to a picnic. But the honeymoon won’t last long; people around Nora tend to end up dead. John O’Hara is the FBI agent who is determined to catch this modern-day “black widow.” He has his own issues and despite what he suspects about Nora he finds himself drawn into her web.
Patterson and his team can sure churn out the fast-paced suspense/thrillers! The action is quick and the target ever moving. The writing may be simple, but the plot holds the reader’s attention. Of course, there will be a twist (or two) to keep our protagonist just slightly off balance (and the reader, turning pages). Good beach / vacation read.
I was glad that the producers chose two talented voice artists to read the audio version. Campbell Scott takes those chapters from John O’Hara’s point of view. While Hope Davis is chilling as the cunning and twisted Nora Sinclair.
Nora Sinclair is beautiful, smart and alluring. She has more men attracted to her than ants to a picnic. But the honeymoon won’t last long; people around Nora tend to end up dead. John O’Hara is the FBI agent who is determined to catch this modern-day “black widow.” He has his own issues and despite what he suspects about Nora he finds himself drawn into her web.
Patterson and his team can sure churn out the fast-paced suspense/thrillers! The action is quick and the target ever moving. The writing may be simple, but the plot holds the reader’s attention. Of course, there will be a twist (or two) to keep our protagonist just slightly off balance (and the reader, turning pages). Good beach / vacation read.
I was glad that the producers chose two talented voice artists to read the audio version. Campbell Scott takes those chapters from John O’Hara’s point of view. While Hope Davis is chilling as the cunning and twisted Nora Sinclair.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oooooh! This is the first Patterson book I've read that doesn't feature Alex Cross or the Woman's Murder Club, and I LOVED it. I read the book cover, and almost put it back at the library sale, but decided to give it a try. Better than I expected, by far. The main crazy person is just the right amount of crazy, and there were really neat little twists and turns along the way. Really liked it. Read it in one day.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2008, All I can say is WOW what a page turner.. I mean it's full of surprises that knocked the breath out of me.. I so love surprises !!!
Just like Koontz, James Patterson and I have an iffy relationship but I have to hand this one to him, it was pretty entertaining.
Unlike his other stories this one was everything but predictable. The twists and the ending were pretty satisfying as well, that’s usually where his novels fail for me.
Overall it was a quick and entertaining read.
Unlike his other stories this one was everything but predictable. The twists and the ending were pretty satisfying as well, that’s usually where his novels fail for me.
Overall it was a quick and entertaining read.