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Guilty Wives

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), David Ellis

3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 · rating details · 12,513 ratings · 1,401 reviews

No husbands allowed

Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days th

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Published March 26th 2012 by Little, Brown and Company (first published January 1st 2012)

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Apr 18, 2012 Meg ♥ rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: e-books, z-2012-reads

This book made me laugh. Probably not in the way JP intended, either. I was laughing at how ridiculous the beginning of this book was...but then it got okay.

A group of four women decide to go on a little vacation to Monte Carlo. Each woman is married, some more happily then others, but not one of them seem to be fully satisfied with their lives. When they get off the plane they decide to lay poolside topless and quickly meet a few men. Then they leave with the men to get a room and have a huge o...more
This book made me laugh. Probably not in the way JP intended, either. I was laughing at how ridiculous the beginning of this book was...but then it got okay.

A group of four women decide to go on a little vacation to Monte Carlo. Each woman is married, some more happily then others, but not one of them seem to be fully satisfied with their lives. When they get off the plane they decide to lay poolside topless and quickly meet a few men. Then they leave with the men to get a room and have a huge orgy. LOL ...JP's obvious sexual fantasies aside I could have probably dealt with the orgy coming on so quickly if they had given some reason why these women all wanted to go out and turn into massive skanks the second they are away from their husbands, and also if I could ignore the fact that one of the girls was described as shy and quiet, but she's right there to jump into the orgy....It didn't make sense at all.

Anyways, it turns out that two men get killed that night, but all of our girls are, of course, too drunk to remember a thing...Then it gets worse when they find out who one of the guys were...He was undercover so they had no idea, but lets just say he's a very important person. (don't want to give anything away!) Basically then they are immediately taken to jail and labeled terrorists.

One night of craziness is costing them everything. They are treated horribly at the jail, and are humiliated when their families all come to see what has happened. Most of the rest of the story takes place explaining what happens to them in jail, and their court appearances.

As far as mysteries go this one fell flat. We are supposed to wonder who actually killed this man, and wonder if our wrongfully accused ladies will ever get out of jail, but honestly I didn't care at all. Sure there was a hint of curiosity, but for the most part I kept thinking "what goes around comes around", and felt no sympathy for these women at all. I almost did not finish this, but I'm glad I did. The ending was actually pretty good.(less)

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May 08, 2012 Nancy rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Most disappointing James Patterson book I've ever read.

This is the first book review I have ever done and I'm sorry to say it is not a good review.

I am an avid reader and I have always looked forward to the new James Patterson books. I can't remember ever having a book that I just couldn't finish reading. I think this might be a first for me.

I have always loved reading the James Patterson “Women’s Murder Club” series, the Alex Cross series and I really enjoyed the “Private” series. I could ha...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Nuraini rated it 4 of 5 stars

Have always love James Patterson's works! I know I have to get this book after I read the preview.

I WISH THEY MADE THIS INTO A MOVIE, SERIOUSLY!

I mean, it was really an awesome page turner as I finished it within a night, mind you! That's the thing about crime/thriller books. You just can't put it down! :)

I felt the character. I felt Abbie's angst, courage, pain and the eagerness to find the whole truth.

I really enjoyed the way the book flowed and this was an exciting read!

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Mar 30, 2012 Rick Fisher rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: JP fans but not beginners of his work

Shelves: crime-drama, mystery

"Guilty Wives", the newest in the mega-library of James Patterson is traditional JP fair. It's tightly written and easy to read. This one is perhaps longer than most and could have been better is shortened about fifty pages. A little less drivel at the beginning would have been great, because this one really started picking up pace and becoming enjoyable well after the court hearings and the entrance to prison.
Predictable, yes. Enjoyable, yes. One of JP's best, no.

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Apr 07, 2012 Racheal Kalisz rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Not at all like any James Patterson book I have read before.

A girls weekend away goes terribly wrong and these ladies end up in a horrific French prison...two of them for life. Abbie is intelligent, and despite her incarceration and constant abuse, she figures out how her night of fun and passion goes wrong.

I loved this book. The suspense built from page one and did not let up until the last page. Great Read!

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May 03, 2012 Nena rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: womens-reads, 2012-reads

Audiobook Version:

Ever since reading Kiss the Girls and the infamous snake scene, I have sworn off James Patterson.

I saw this on my audio library on the new book list and listened to about 60 seconds of the preview. I was hooked by the end of the first sentence. I had no idea it was written by Patterson until that moment.

I just finished this last night and can't say enough about this book! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. The story started off running and just kept going right until the e...more Audiobook Version:

Ever since reading Kiss the Girls and the infamous snake scene, I have sworn off James Patterson.

I saw this on my audio library on the new book list and listened to about 60 seconds of the preview. I was hooked by the end of the first sentence. I had no idea it was written by Patterson until that moment.

I just finished this last night and can't say enough about this book! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. The story started off running and just kept going right until the end.

I cannot believe that Patterson wrote this all by himself. It's obvious he had some help in the form of someone reeling him in because he manages to handle the more phsycially violent scenes in a tasteful way.

The story is gripping. I couldn't wait to find out what happens next. This should be made into a movie. There is so much action, suspense and cat-and-mousing going on here, that I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Most of the chapters are written in first person being told by the main character, Abbie,but there are chapters written in third person (fly on the wall style) sprinkled throughout. More often than not, this back and forth writing style doesn't work well in most books, but in this case it did and was done with expertise and finesse. In fact, the book was so well written and the story so compelling that once again, I have a hard time believing that Patterson wrote this all by himself. I will do a little googling to confirm my suspicions. I am usually right when it comes to knowing when an multiple-book author has help and not too keen on the ones that do and don't give credit where credit is due. The one thing I hate is ghost writing.

After reading this book, I am curious to see if there are any other Patterson books worth my while. I am reluctant to delve however, because the snake scene in Kiss the Girls left a bad taste in my mouth for this guy. It's been well over ten years and I still can't get that image out of my head. Sick, twisted pervert!

All I can say for now is that everyone else out there who has blacklisted Patterson for his hatred toward his female characters can safely pick up this book and know that you are getting a great story, a great plot, alot of action, suspense and a even an ending that won't disappoint you. And most likely a ghost writer.

I am giving this four stars (only because I can't decide whether or not the fake French accent that the narrator used was more annoying than helpful to the listening experience) and highly recommending this to all my mystery/suspense/action book lovers out there.

Well done, Patterson (or whoever you are) . . . for once.
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Apr 04, 2012 Donna rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: did-not-finish

I usually love, love, love Patterson's books and can't put them down. Unfortunately this wasn't one of them. Perhaps it gets better as you go along, but I just couldn't make myself spend anymore time on it. Four women jet off to Monte Carlo, drink, party heavily, and cheat on their husbands. They wake up the next morning to chaos and are whisked away to be arrested for the murder of two men. At no point in all this did I develop any sympathy or affinity for these women. Do bad things, bad things...more

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May 23, 2012 Wendy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Ordered this up on my nook while lounging in Vegas poolside. It was a fun, quick read. Perfect for vacation. A departure from my usual interest in that it was current-day modern. Two people stopped me when they saw what I was reading to share that they had read the book and LOVED it. If you are a James Patterson fan, it doesn't disappoint.

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May 14, 2013 Dee Bright rated it 2 of 5 stars

I generally love Patterson, but this one missed the mark for me. I'll explain why, hopefully without giving away the ending for those who choose to read it.

-- the sexual content near the beginning was too graphic for me
-- the interrogation and trial seemed to go on and on and on, more frustrating than engaging. I ended up COMPLETELY SKIPPING AT LEAST A FORTH OF THE BOOK just to get into the story.
-- I felt several key characters were inconsistent. One example: the lead inspector grills 4 innocen...more

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Apr 20, 2013 Eliabeth Hawthorne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller

Guilty Wives opens with Abbie and one of the other wives in prison for murder. Right off the bat, we know the outcome of the trial, that someone in prison wants Abbie dead, and that one of the other wives is murdered while imprisoned. Within the first couple of chapters, we know who the real killer is. Not much suspense when you’re given everything up front. It was around chapter 76 before we hit a point in the story where I didn’t know everything.

While it would have been a much better story had...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction

"Guilty Wives" can't decide whether to be a mystery or a commentary on social justice. In the end, it isn't successful as either one. I'm a James Patterson fan -- his books are great for a quick, fun, mindless read. Upon closer inspection, I now see that he co-authored it, which I think means the other author wrote it and Patterson made an edit or two. The story opens in prison, where Abby Elliot and her three best friends are serving time for what we quickly learn is a high-profile crime. The b...more

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Dec 15, 2012 Kari Ramirez rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review was originally posted on my blog here: http://knowitnotsomuch.blogspot.com/2...

I've complained quite a bit about James Patterson books. I've found that most of the books he co-writes (in which I believe the newbie author writes and he just slaps his name on) to be awful. They are usually full of annoying italics and horrible catch phrases. I pick them up out of habit and I'm usually angry that I wasted my time on them.

This one was much better than the others. Abbie was both likeable...more

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Nov 25, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

James Patterson books are usually the same, once you have read one or two you will find a newer novel with the same plot line. I found that Guilty Wives was written how James Patterson used to write when he wrote his first few novels, such as Kiss the Girls and Along Came A Spider. This book was like that old style but it was more elaborate and gripping. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was refreshing to see a strong female character like Abbie Elliot in the lead because she truly believed she was in...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Linda Munro rated it 5 of 5 stars

Speed reading at its best took me through 'Guilty Wives' in record time.

When four best friends take a weekend vacation to Monte Carlo, they each succumb to their unhappy marriages and live a wild and reckless weekend, only to be arrested, arraigned and jailed for the murder of the extremely popular French President and his loyal bodyguard.

The women are repeatedly offered reduced sentences for a signed confession to the murders; however, all four must agree or none will receive the sentence. Refu...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Valerie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was phenomenal. James Patterson and David Ellis are two of my favorite authors and when I saw that they were teaming up, I could not get my hands on the book fast enough. I was curious to see how their two styles would blend together and quickly realized that there was a legal/courtroom facet to this story (Ellis' forte) and a mystery aspect (Patterson.)

I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but this story had me on the edge of my seat and I didn't know what the truth of the s...more

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Sep 30, 2012 Jan Derksen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Enkele minuten nadat Abbie en haar beste vriendinnen uit de privéhelikopter zijn gestapt, betreden ze het meest luxueuze hotel dat ze ooit hebben gezien. Hun presidentiële suite kijkt uit over Monte Carlo en de vriendinnen geven zich over aan zon, sashimi en champagne. Dagenlang leiden ze een leven vol glitter en glamour, dat wordt bekroond met de nacht van hun leven.

Maar de ochtend daarop brengt meer dan alleen een fikse kater: de vriendinnen worden gearresteerd op verdenking van moord en belan

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Sep 24, 2012 Alasandra Alawine rated it 4 of 5 stars

I think it would have been better IF the readers hadn't know who set the wives up from the beginning of the book. But all in all it was a good read. Four wealthy women who are living in Bern Switzerland with their husbands plan a "girls only" get away to Monte Carlo. Unbeknownst to them the husbands are in Monte Carlo spying on them and they don't like what they see. After spending the night on a yacht with some rich playboys the wives are accused of murdering Devo and Luc. But unbeknownst to an...more

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Sep 09, 2012 David Savage rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Guilty Wives is a story of four women who go on holiday together without their husbands and end up in a French prison accused of the murder of a prominent politician. A thriller of love, lust ,murder and ultimately betrayal.

Abbie, Winnie, Serena and Bryah are 4 friends who go away to Monte Carlo for a lavish girly weekend. They enjoy their weekend in high-end casinos, luxurious hotels and night clubs but after partying onboard a private yacht they awake to being surrounded by the French Police a...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: book-club, 2012, fiction, 4-stars, reviewed

A gal from the office decided to start a monthly book club (and like most book clubs, it'll be a monthly excuse for drinks with the girls. Yay booze!), and this was our first pick, drawn at random from secret ballot suggestions.

Reasons I Figured I Wouldn't Like This Book:

A) Patterson & Co publish approximately 829377292 books a year and they all read pretty much the same.

B) Books written in first person usually end up annoying me.

C) Books with female leads set current day usually make me...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Gail rated it 2 of 5 stars

Easy read if you want something that will hold your interest for a moment. Great classic it is not, can't even say it is a great James Patterson - I still maintain he is churning out numbers to fulfil some contractual commitment.

Unfortunately. Because I think this had the basis of a great book. It starts right in the middle, which is unusual in itself - and quite tantalising. But far too many drab pages describing prison (I spent 5 years in a girls' boarding school and didn't need the reminder!)...more

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May 22, 2012 Dianne Socci-Tetro rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars

Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis

I have not read anything recently by either author so I can’t judge this book by any past books of theirs. All I can say about Guilty Wives is ‘wow’. If anyone is looking for something that will keep your brain engaged and keep you on the edge of your seat, then I cannot recommend this book enough.

If just one tenth of what these authors wrote about Frances legal system is correct, then I have to really thank God for ours, no matter how it...more 4.5 stars

Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis

I have not read anything recently by either author so I can’t judge this book by any past books of theirs. All I can say about Guilty Wives is ‘wow’. If anyone is looking for something that will keep your brain engaged and keep you on the edge of your seat, then I cannot recommend this book enough.

If just one tenth of what these authors wrote about Frances legal system is correct, then I have to really thank God for ours, no matter how it can seem unfair to some people at times. This was a very fast-paced novel written in the first person. Everything is seen through the eyes of Abbie Elliot and I think that this creates a wonderful tension throughout the entire book and especially through the courtroom scenes and her incarceration.

Abbie and her three close friends are going away for a girl’s weekend in Monte Carlo. They are rich and very privileged women. They have also been somewhat mistreated by their husband’s, and in one instance even abused, so that gives them a bit of leeway to act as they did when first arriving in Monte Carlo. In the first part of the book, leading up to their arrest and for even a time afterwards, you will not feel that you will ever come to like or sympathize with them. You may even feel contempt for them as I did, until the the horrors of what they are facing starts and the unspeakable happens. Now they are involved in a murder investigation and implicated in the murder of a high powered person, one I would never have thought to be in a position TO be murdered!

The fast pacing, wonderful descriptions and well-written trauma bring to life what is most likely every persons nightmare. Being thrust into a situation that you have no control over, being abused and kept helpless by some of the people that should be protecting you, people whom you’ve trusted, this is some of what these women faced.

I hate to use a cliché, but this was one heck of a gripping read. I could not put this book down and if it is any reflection at all of what Mr. Patterson and Mr. Ellis can accomplish together, then I hope they will collaborate again in the very near future.

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May 09, 2012 Aaron rated it 4 of 5 stars

Abbie Elliott is on vacation in Monte Carlo with three of her best friends. They are there to paint the town red and enjoy themselves. They play big in the casinos, and they also meet some interesting guys and end up having a bit of a fling. Unfortunately, things go terribly wrong when Abbie's beau, a famous actor, has disappeared, and two of the other guys turn up dead ... and one of them was the President of France.

The four women find themselves on trial under charges of conspiracy, murder, an...more

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May 04, 2012 Kathy rated it 2 of 5 stars

I have read most or all of James Patterson's books. Compared to the others, this one was so-so. The plot was about as absurd as it gets. Four women go off on a girl's vacation. which is really a thinly disguised vacation to let loose and swing with the best. Of course, most are fabulously wealthy, so they can easily spend time throwing money around. They pick up four guys and end up on a boat. There is a crime, for which the four are arrested, tried and found guilty. The whole plot idea was too...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Jodi rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book did not hold my interest like his past books. It was about a group of 4 wives that went to Monte Carlo for a four day vacation from their husband, children and life. They had known each other for years. The drinks started flowing and judgement went out the window. After a long day of partying they were awoken by French Police and swat team. They were taken off the yatch, separated and interrogated. Their problems were just beginning. They learned that two of the men they were with were...more

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Apr 16, 2012 Tom Tischler rated it 4 of 5 stars

Abbie Elliot is in Switzerland with her diplomat husband. She has
3 friends who have a lot of money and the one with the most gets her
husand to give them a 4 day holiday in Monte Carlo. This is 4 days at
the finest hotel in the presidential suite. All afternoon of the first
day they parade around the pool in their little bikini's. In the
evening they head for the casino where they meet 4 guy's and after a
night of heavy drinking they wind up on someone's yacht. In the morning
they wake up surround...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Anni rated it 4 of 5 stars

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No husbands allowed

Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days they're free to live someone else's life. As the weekend moves into pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, a...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Kay rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, mystery

Four women in their forties leave their husbands and children to fly off for a weekend in Monte Carlo. After spending an afternoon flirting with the pool boys and any men at the resort pool [2 of them topless no less] they hit a club where they pick up 4 strangers. Next is the casino and then back to a yacht for an orgy. Pardon me, but this sounds like a man's dream and not anything believable! From the background, these women appear to be stable and not with a Paris Hilton lifestyle!

Two of the...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Carol MacInnis rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-thriller

Four women, all best friends, were on their way for a get-away weekend to Monte Carlo. Abbie Elliott moved to Switzerland from the U.S. Abbie and her unfaithful husband Jeffrey and two children are not among the richest people in the world, but they are comfortable. Winnie Brooks and her husband Christien have two children. Bryah Gordon is a beautiful woman married to Colton who phyically abuses her. Serena Schofield, also beautiful and a former U.S. Olympic skier married to very rich Simon and...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Sonya rated it 3 of 5 stars

James Patterson is an accomplished writer and it shows in his eloquent writing, well place prose, detailed and descriptive surroundings. Having never been to France he made me see it. Now after all those compliments you’d think this would be a glowing review to a degree it is. Let’s start with the tag line What happens in Monte Carlo…. could get you murdered. The overall press kit for this book reveals no details of the crime committed (and I wont now) only that it’s unthinkable. I mean that was...more James Patterson is an accomplished writer and it shows in his eloquent writing, well place prose, detailed and descriptive surroundings. Having never been to France he made me see it. Now after all those compliments you’d think this would be a glowing review to a degree it is. Let’s start with the tag line What happens in Monte Carlo…. could get you murdered. The overall press kit for this book reveals no details of the crime committed (and I wont now) only that it’s unthinkable. I mean that was a genius piece literary manipulation withholding from the reader all the facts to determine who the victim is and the crime perpetrated and ultimately the direction the story takes, bravo. That little nugget shocked me the identity of the victim because as I read I wouldn’t have come to the conclusion that identity of the victim would cause such a ruckus and explained the roughing up the girls get at the start.

There is mystery, murder, wrongful imprisonment, a prison break, betrayal, a little sex, a little something for everyone. So my next statement that follows, will make you go huh? For one thing we start the book at the prologue where the girls are already convicted and serving lengthy sentences. Great so I’m thinking what follows next is coping with prison life, handling difficult guards and so forth. No –what follows is the long boring tale of their arrival, the crime, trial and conviction boring blah blah. If you are like me you bore easily and having to read through 86 chapters to get to the good stuff. Is dangerous for readers like me because the put down-ability is a definite possibility, but once I got there I needed to know how it ended I read through the night and wasn’t disappointed.

What did disappoint me though was the need to spill the entire boring story of how the girls got imprisoned in the first place. If it were me I would have sprinkled the back story in snippets through out their prison stay.Because that one big helping down your throat at once could cause some people to put the book down. For the mystery buffs and television crime show enthusiasts you will clearly see the net of the frame up as it spreads through out the book. It’s obvious–so much so its a little insulting. Even if you’re in the dark about all the players. The interrogation scenes in this book will irritate you (maybe that’s just me) not to mention cruel guards. Still I enjoyed Guilty Wives the ending saved the book for me but I can’t overlook the fact I had to read the majority of the book to get that feeling so I gave Guilty Wives 3.5 /5.

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Oct 29, 2012 Haley Mathiot rated it 4 of 5 stars

There were some awesome things about Patterson's new book, and some not so awesome things.

First of all, the awesome:

In general, the characters were very well developed and written. The narrator, Abbie Elliot, is wonderful. She's super strong, very brave, snarky, smart, clever, broken, imperfect, but loveable all the same. She was perfect for the protagonist. At first I thought Patterson was going to pull the "Switch-Point-of-View-Every-Chapter" thing, and I was relieved when most of the book was...more There were some awesome things about Patterson's new book, and some not so awesome things.

First of all, the awesome:

In general, the characters were very well developed and written. The narrator, Abbie Elliot, is wonderful. She's super strong, very brave, snarky, smart, clever, broken, imperfect, but loveable all the same. She was perfect for the protagonist. At first I thought Patterson was going to pull the "Switch-Point-of-View-Every-Chapter" thing, and I was relieved when most of the book was from Abbie PoV. She was a good protagonist.
As far as the audio recording itself, the French was very good. I'm a stickler about French being pronounced well, since I've studied the language, and (name) did an excellent job.
Very vivid sensory details. This can be good and bad—there were a few scenes where the details seemed to slow down the action, which made it more frustrating when I just wanted to know what happened, but it also increased the tension. I could see all the characters and the actions and facial expressions very clearly.
The not-so-great:

There were quite a few times when Patterson would explain something, and then a few chapters later, would re-explain something as if he hadn't explained it the first time (and it got really annoying). Examples: Lexi, the arsonist, was ALWAYS referred to as "Lexi the arsonist." after the first time he told the story about her, I didn't forget who she was, but he constantly referred back to her with that little tag, as if I'd forgotten who she was. there were other things too, like when he explained something about the prison system, or the court case, or whatever else… and it was really annoying.
The writing itself just wasn't that great. It was right for the type of book, but it didn't stand out as excellent or lyric or entrancing, like Erin Morgenstern or Danielle Dixon.
The plot itself… it was interesting, but I figured it out really early. like, within the first few chapters I knew exactly what happened, and I just wanted to see it confirmed and see how Abby survived this life-threatening challenge. That's unlike Patterson—usually he's pretty good at keeping it a mystery.
Two little words that a lot of people won't pick up on: Prison Guard. Refer to them as "Prison Guards" and they get majorly pissed off, or so my criminal justice professor and former prison worker tells me. They're called "Security Officers." They were referred to as "guards" the whole time, and it got on my nerves. Call me "one of those people," but hey, you are reading my blog for my opinion, so here it is.
So that's the breakdown: I liked it a lot, and I tore through it, and found it almost impossible to stop reading (listening to), but there were some things that could have made it better.

Content/Recommendation: Some explicit sex, one near-rape scene, Some language. Ages 18+(less)

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