Crystal (CrystalWith2Cats) - , reviewed on 7/8/2010 + 7 more book reviews

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I love James Patterson. I really do. However, this book felt like a rush job, an afterthought of sorts. So many ideas and story lines piled into one tale does not make for a very good book. There are so many characters it's hard to keep them straight. I had to keep backing up, thinking "who the heck is that?" With the various things going on, it felt like James Patterson initially had an outline for a new series with plots to be laid out over several books, only to scrap that idea in the end and jumble all the ideas he had into one story. Also, the narrator left a bit to be desired. There was something about his voice (reminded me of a Jack Nicholson wannabe) and his inability to go back and forth between characters and accents. He also seemed to change the voice of the main character several times. It got annoying, and with all the characters in the story, made it harder to follow along. Considering the way this story ends, it seems likely that there will be another book along this vein. If so, I really hope James Patterson can tailor that new book into something a little more easy to follow. And for heaven's sake, don't introduce anymore characters!

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