Kiss the Girls (1994)

This one's hard to explain. I liked reading a book was North Carolina references, mainly in Durham and Chapel Hill, and I usually like suspenseful stories, but there's something about James Patterson's stories that I have a hard time warming up to. His short little chapters kinda get on my nerves, in a way that feels almost condescending. I felt this way about [b:The Beach House|7510|The Beach House|James Patterson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165625946s/7510.jpg|22576] as well. Eventhough I have mixed feelings about this book, it was a page turner, partly because I wanted to find out whodunit, and partly because I wanted it to be over!

I wonder how I'd like the movie. ( )

This was good. I really enjoyed Along Came a Spider a few years back and while this wasn't as memorable, it was still pretty good. I was hooked from the very first page and read it right through in one sitting as I couldn't put it down without knowing who was behind the mask. It was fast paced and suspenseful, a definite page-turner. I did have a couple problems with it though. One of the scenes was far too graphic and unnecessary- a cheap shock tactic that served no real suppose. Also, leaving Kate alone like that was so unbelievably stupid, I still can't figure out why they did it (other than to add another scary scene.) Other than that though, it was excellent and very compelling and I'm very interested in the rest of the series. ( )

A two-dimensional thriller. That's not to say that Patterson doesn't keep a good pace going, or that there's anything wrong with his terse, no-frills writing style, but there's just nothing here that sticks. As with other Patterson books I've read, it feels more like I'm just watching a cheap made-for-TV movie (complete with a minor plot hole or two that make you go "Really?") with cheap made-for-TV characters, rather than a tale that really engulfs you and pulls you into the characters' world. I can appreciate and even enjoy an easy, mindless read (I mean that in the nicest possible way, I really do), but at the end of the day, I prefer characters and situations that have enough depth in them to where they occupy space in my brain for some time after I'm done reading. This book just doesn't do it. ( )

Lost niece double serial killer dilemma for Alex Cross.

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I found this book to be very frustrating in places and I was left feeling disappointed as I had read other books by the author and absolutely loved them.

There is one chapter in this book that a villain does something that absolutely left me sitting in shock, I was not sure if I was going to be able to finish this book. If this one chapter was left out than perhaps I would have enjoyed this book a lot more.

Overall if I ignore the one chapter I didn’t like this was a good book and I did enjoy reading it.

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