Book Review: James Patterson – 21st Birthday

I must open my review of the latest instalment of James Patterson's hugely successful 'Women's Murder Club' series with a disclaimer. I don't read these books because I love them and can't wait for the next one. I read them because I've read all of them, and I have an interest in how the characters …

Book Review: James Patterson – The First Lady

I hope that this is the worst book I read all year. Because it is BAD. In truth, I wouldn't have looked twice at this book if I wasn't on my first charity shopping trip of the year and it was sat in front of me for just £2. And I thought, oh well, sometimes …

Book Review: James Patterson – 20th Victim

I'm fully aware that this is the seventh review of this book series on this blog, and as a result I may be becoming as much of a broken record as the series itself. Which is why I'm going to change tack slightly here, and talk about the shining star of this series. Cindy Thomas …

Book Review: James Patterson – 19th Christmas

The first festive outing for the Women's Murder Club is as fully of cliche and filler as you would expect; but it manages to be an improvement on '18th Abduction', even if that isn't saying much. As readers of my blog will be aware, I have a love-hate relationship with this series of books. My …

Book Review: James Patterson – 18th Abduction

It's rare that I write this; but this is one of the worst books I have ever read. I've been reading this series for many years, and I'm wondering why I after reading this book. It is nothing but filler. There are no stunning plot twists, no interesting character developments and zero of much substance …

Book Review: James Patterson – The Medical Examiner (BookShot)

Originally posted on April 6, 2019 Claire Washburn, the Women’s Murder Club’s resident medical examiner, goes into work on Monday morning, to find two bodies from a shooting in a room at an expensive five-star hotel. Nothing too extraordinary there. Yet, when she goes to perform a different autopsy, one of them starts breathing again. …

Book Review: James Patterson – The Trial (BookShot)

Originally posted on April 3, 2019 I had never read one of James Patterson’s BookShots before. The principle is clear: around 120 pages (so about a third of the length of one of his full length novels), fast-paced and no messing around. It did what it said on the tin. This is part of the …

Book Review: James Patterson – NYPD Red 4

Originally posted on February 22, 2019 Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald are at it again — dealing with high profile crimes linked to the rich and famous and battling with inner-city politics whilst trying (and usually, failing) to sort out their messy personal lives with their respective partners and their own history. The fourth edition …

Book Review: James Patterson – NYPD Red 3

Originally posted on February 8, 2019 James Patterson is not someone who requires an introduction. I remember, back in around 2012/2013, I had finished the first 10 or 11 books of the Women’s Murder Club series (check out my reviews on the last four!) and was fully on a Patterson wave. He began a new …

Book Review: James Patterson – 17th Suspect

Originally posted on February 5, 2019 When a series reaches book 17, often, it is time for the author to hang it up. The stories are getting tired, the plots are getting repeated. In this case, the novels are getting shorter. There have been times, especially whilst reading 17th Suspect, where I believe that James …