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Jul 22, 2010
Jerry
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Fun read, but sequel almost repeat of original...
Like most Patterson novels, this one raced along (on top of his usual short chapters and fast pace) to a relatively satisfying conclusion, although somehow it seemed like the last 15 miles of a 500 mile race were mysteriously eluded. But unlike the author's other efforts, there wasn't much original in this story. Not only is the cast identical (except for the villain) to "When the Wind Blows" (namely, Kit, Frannie, and th More...
Like most Patterson novels, this one raced along (on top of his usual short chapters and fast pace) to a relatively satisfying conclusion, although somehow it seemed like the last 15 miles of a 500 mile race were mysteriously eluded. But unlike the author's other efforts, there wasn't much original in this story. Not only is the cast identical (except for the villain) to "When the Wind Blows" (namely, Kit, Frannie, and th More...
May 12, 2010
Paula
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‘The Lake House’ is the sequel to ‘When the Wind Blows’ by James Patterson.
‘The Lake House’ begins six months after the events in ‘When the Wind Blows’, the children’s lives have changed and they have been reunited with their families but the flock miss Kit and Frannie, the couple they consider to be their parents.
Again, the powers that be are after the flock for their own gain, it seems they have escaped from one terrible place to return to another one, with only Kit a More...
‘The Lake House’ begins six months after the events in ‘When the Wind Blows’, the children’s lives have changed and they have been reunited with their families but the flock miss Kit and Frannie, the couple they consider to be their parents.
Again, the powers that be are after the flock for their own gain, it seems they have escaped from one terrible place to return to another one, with only Kit a More...
Feb 01, 2010
Lisa
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Mar 23, 2010
Kathy
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sequel to wind blows... Max and Oz become lovers (and the story end with the birth of two human/bird babies that hatch from an egg)... the evil doctor is after them - he is scooping out all the organs from unknowing volunteers (when multiple organs are transplanted, there is more success).. at least the donors are wooed into unconsciousness living out their fantasy in a dreamworld the doctor creates for them... the doctor is charging 100 million dollars to those who need new organs... and he is
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Mar 07, 2011
Samantha
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This was a great book! I read the Maximum Ride novels and only heard of these two books (When the Wind Blows, & the Lake House) recently. It's a very similar story, but the cast is a little different and I really liked the more adult view of it. I can't wait to read When the Wind Blows.
Six kidnapped newborns were altered to become part-avian. The bird-children were raised in a secret research facility as lab-rats, and they escape in the first book. In The Lake House, there's a custody More...
Six kidnapped newborns were altered to become part-avian. The bird-children were raised in a secret research facility as lab-rats, and they escape in the first book. In The Lake House, there's a custody More...
Mar 09, 2009
Michelle
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I've never before read such a ridiculous, poorly crafted book with such blatant mistakes. There was bad writing and overblown language, but the huge problems with details in this book were impossible to ignore.
Like the fact that Frannie tells this story as a narrator to an audience, except when there are perspective switches to characters who tell the story in more conventional third person.
- And when there are riflemen shooting at the kids, and they shoot down a plane (with a More...
Like the fact that Frannie tells this story as a narrator to an audience, except when there are perspective switches to characters who tell the story in more conventional third person.
- And when there are riflemen shooting at the kids, and they shoot down a plane (with a More...
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Sep 05, 2011
Raikoala
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This sequel is the only book from the series I have listened to as an audiobook (German), and it was decent and enjoyable entertainment. I found the science fiction a bit too far-fetched at times, or rather, in need of more explanation to make it a little more believable, but it is possible that the audiobook was abridged. I would have enjoyed a little more depth - the overall idea of the series is quite catching, but has a lot more potential than the book makes use of, even as part of a series.
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Aug 25, 2011
Jen Lynn
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This sequal to When The Wind Blows continues to follow Frannie, Kit, Max and the other "bird-kids" as they uncover a terrible secret that could change the history of the world, and kill all involved at the same time.
The Lake House was very similar to the first in the series...actually it WAS the first in the stories, just retold with a few small additions. It was easy to read and fast paced, the evil scientist/doctor was again out to get the children so that he can further More...
The Lake House was very similar to the first in the series...actually it WAS the first in the stories, just retold with a few small additions. It was easy to read and fast paced, the evil scientist/doctor was again out to get the children so that he can further More...
Oct 11, 2010
Joy
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"Six extraordinary children are trying to lead normal lives in the Rocky Mountain countryside. They live in different homes, with different families, but there is something powerful that connects them. Something that puts them in terrible danger. The only time they've ever felt safe was when they were together in the waterfront cabin they call the Lake House. And the only people they've ever trusted are Frannie and Kit, the couple who rescued them from unimaginable evil once before." W
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Sep 02, 2011
Arni Vidar
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When I read When The Wind Blows, I discovered a whole new side to James Patterson's writing, and I must say it was a delightful thing to read. This sequel, however, sadly falls more than a little short of the first book.
Well, the first half of the book was fine. Gory and sexy and dramatic and suspenseful as it should be, but when it came to the ends of the plot threads, I felt like Patterson just completely lost interest, or was simply out of ideas. The first plot ending is hurried a More...
Well, the first half of the book was fine. Gory and sexy and dramatic and suspenseful as it should be, but when it came to the ends of the plot threads, I felt like Patterson just completely lost interest, or was simply out of ideas. The first plot ending is hurried a More...
Jun 12, 2008
Corinne
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My sister gave me this book almost a year ago and I just barely got around to reading it. It isn't the usual type of book I read so I was a little skeptical at first, but once I started reading it I didn't want to stop. I really enjoyed it. It was a fast and easy read. I want to read the first book When the Wind Blows now to see how it all started.
Aug 06, 2009
Sarah
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It seems that a lot of James Patterson's books are either hit or miss with me. This was another one that seemed too far-fetched for me. I got about halfway through it before I decided I wasn't going to bother wasting anymore time on it. It seemed pretty good from reading the synopsis of it, but then when I read it the synopsis was truthful and all but it left out a good deal of the real storyline, for example that the kids in the book are half human, half bird. It also states in the beginning of
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Jun 09, 2010
Talina
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The lake house is an amazing book written by a brilliant author.The feeling of horror and love and heart break between the characters is crazy.I cried,I laughed,I smiled,I frowned-I was intune with everything about this book.This book is basically about six kids from age rage four to twelve that was injected with bird DNA while they were in their mothers wombs.The parents were told that thier children had died,but they were really taken and put into a lab called The School.Here,children like the
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Jun 08, 2011
Kaye
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I was a little confused by this and "When The Wind Blows" until I realized they were adult versions and the premise of the Maximum Ride Series. Then I realized they had been written before the Maximum Ride series. If you love Maximum Ride just stick with the young adult series. The main bird/children are here and trying to be a family. Of course an evil scientist is after them. The story is action packed but I was a little uncomfortable with the more adult language and actions (ag
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Mar 29, 2009
Shannon
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Once again this had a great story but there were huge gaps left. I felt that the author needed to spend more time describing how things happened, but he did do a better job of rounding out the characters than he did in the first book. It seemed almost like there was a chapter missing towards the end of The Lake House. I also thought there could have been a better transition between When the Wind Blows and this book. I was expecting the story of their time AT the lake house. In reality it's menti
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Feb 19, 2010
Hannah
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This is one of my favorite books it teaches you about being close to your family that you care about the most and to not give up on anything you believe you can do. The main Character Max is an inspiration to me because shes strong minded, loving, fun, and her leadership characteristics defines who she is and makes the book that much more interesting. Max is her own person and will do anything to pretect her family and to destroy the people who hurt her the most (The School). Max and her family
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Oct 24, 2011
Greg
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I wasn't terribly thrilled with "Lake House" as I was reading it, but when I got to the end, I started flipping back through to see if I had accidentally skipped some pages, or if my copy had a printing error. Patterson completely skipped the action he was building up to. On one page, the characters are preparing to escape their confinement, on the next, everything is over. Not even any explanation of how they got out, or what the bad guys were doing. I kind of feel like saying I was c
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Nov 13, 2009
Natali
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I thought the Lake House was a good follow up to When the Wind Blows, the book before this one. Much of the book was very confusing, and some of my questions weren't answered at the end of the book, but the story kept me reading up all night. Frannie, Kit, Max, and the flock think that it's all over; no more evil scientists, no more random murders, and no more human experiments. But the School's experiments were just the beginning. There is a place called the Hospital; even worse than the S
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Dec 14, 2011
Stacy
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Packed with page filling redundancies. It had so many possibilities but I remember reading somewhere that his first of the series startled him in being a best seller. Obviously he wasn't prepared for that, it's gives me the feeling he did not want to write it and in places it reads as if written by a very untalented teenage girl. He saves the story but that's only after it's bored me to tears. I would not have continued reading if it hadn't been recommended by a relative ( the whole series--egad
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Jul 08, 2009
Neko
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This was my first James Patterson novel. It was a fast read and each chapter was only a couple of pages long. I'm not impressed with Patterson's "voice" yet. We just didn't click on that level. However, the story was interesting and kept my attention. The change in perspectives was sometimes difficult to adjust to. Sometimes the story is told by one character and in the next, a different character's point of view. The ending was a little bizarre, but I won't spoil it.
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Dec 04, 2010
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Jul 23, 2010
Kim
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I gave this cover a quick read and thought it sounded good. Wow! This is a sequel to another book, which I did not realize but it gave enough of a recap in the 1st or 2nd chapter to cover me. But wow!!!! it was weird about these bird children........after you get past that the story was good but the ending to me was missing a few chapters - too quick and unbelievable (not that the bird-kid thing is not) :)Yes ans the kids having sex when they are like 12.....but it is ok because they are in bird
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Mar 11, 2011
Anothertag
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This is the sequel to "When the Wind Blows" "When the Wind Blows" I enjoyed very much. "The Lake House" not so much. It is still fast paced but I was reading just to get it over with. It is about amazing medical research and implementation of such knowledge and the running away and capture of the same children that were in the first novel...somehow the story just got old. Also, I am supposed to be rooting for Frannie and Kit but I couldn't. But if there is another s
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Dec 20, 2010
Darlyn
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I never know the book was actually the sequel of When the Wind Blows and a prequel of Maximum Ride Series until I read about it somewhere early this year. I love the series so much and gave a little effort hunting this book in a used bookshop, hoping that I will know a little bit more on the series of how it started. It was a very quick read, plus it's a page turner with short chapters. Although with quite a lot of characters, I don't easily lost track because each character have their own indiv
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Oct 02, 2011
Mariela
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I read the Maximum Ride novels before reading this series. I have to say that the Max in Maximum Ride is a whole lot better than the Max in this book. This Max is much more sensitive and it's weird. The other Max kicks butt and is a bad-ass. So the names are knew for the flock. I somewhat like Oz but he's more reckless than Fang. I love how Patterson explains more of whats going on scientifically instead of being in the dark like the Maximum Ridde no More...
I read the Maximum Ride novels before reading this series. I have to say that the Max in Maximum Ride is a whole lot better than the Max in this book. This Max is much more sensitive and it's weird. The other Max kicks butt and is a bad-ass. So the names are knew for the flock. I somewhat like Oz but he's more reckless than Fang. I love how Patterson explains more of whats going on scientifically instead of being in the dark like the Maximum Ridde no More...
Sep 16, 2009
Sandie
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This is the sequel to When the Wind Blows and I was really looking forward to it after how much I loved the first book. This one was really good, but it moved slower for me then the first one did. I was appalled again by the ongoing genetic horrors that were happening in the book, and a little thought in the back of my mind was saying what if science was really doing that or wanted to do that.
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I felt bad for the bird kids and the way many people treated them as freaks or that they should More...
Mar 30, 2009
Elle
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This is a different type of book that Patterson writes here. As you have seen, this book follows Where The Wind Blows. These are the first two books that have the 'Bird Kids' in them, and were basically written for an adult audience. My guess is that he liked the characters and thought they would have a better audience with the younger generation- therfore the Maximum Ride series came about. Not his best writting, that is for sure. A quick read when you have nothing else really to read- honestly
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Jan 08, 2009
Gette
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The story begins with When the Wind Blows .[return:][return:]Frannie O Neill is a veterinarian in a small Colorado town, working tirelessly at her job in a bid to numb the pain and confusion over her husband s unsolved murder not very long ago. While driving home late one night, she makes an incredible discovery in the form of a young girl, fleeing from her. The girl had wings.[return:][return:]Kit Harrison, an FBI agent who earned the nickname Mulder for being as eccentric as the chara
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May 15, 2008
Tabby
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The first book he wrote Where the Wind blows introduced us to a widowed veterinarian, an FBI agent and charming children whose only difference to other children is the wings on their backs and their ability to fly. The very people who have scientifically engineered and altered them basically hold them prisoner in a facility. By the end of the book, though, these children have escaped their captors and a re spending idyllic days with their rescuers - the vet and FBI man - at a secluded lake More...
Jan 21, 2008
Iris
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The sequel to When the Wind Blows, it is (of course) the continuation of their lives after what happened in the previous book.
If there wasn't this sequel, Book 1 seemed to have ended on a happy note (for the children), but a gruesome point. All six children (Max, Matthew, Icarus, Ozymandias, Peter and Wendy) were safe; their families had finally been found, and Kit and Frannie were together. Those involved with their "birth", their mutation, seemed to have all died. Everyone was More...
If there wasn't this sequel, Book 1 seemed to have ended on a happy note (for the children), but a gruesome point. All six children (Max, Matthew, Icarus, Ozymandias, Peter and Wendy) were safe; their families had finally been found, and Kit and Frannie were together. Those involved with their "birth", their mutation, seemed to have all died. Everyone was More...
