Sunday, June 30, 2013

Book #20 in 2013

12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.

Latest installment of the Women's Murder Club.  Another mishmash of plots, similar to Kill Alex Cross, but still okay as a summer page-turner.  The Lindsay-baby subplot was a yawner, but the trial line was interesting enough.

3.5 stars.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Book #19 in 2013

Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson.

Not his best, not his worst.  The three plot lines (terrorist, kidnapper, foster kid) are so dissimilar that it felt forced, like "I can't make this plot line into a book on it's own, so let's throw in this other stuff." I never really understood the reason the kidnapper struck, either.  His backstory was too undeveloped.

3 stars as a summer page turner.