Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas was not a novel I expected James Patterson to write. I expected action, action, and more action, but instead I read a soft, sweet, and heartwarming story. The story follows Katie after she falls in love with Matt, one day Matt runs away and leaves behind Suzanne’s diary for her son, Nicholas. Katie discovers that Suzanne is Matt’s old lover and Nicholas is his child. Though this is meant to devastate Katie, through reading the diary, she comes to like Suzanne. One of the techniques that Patterson uses that I hope to use in my writing is turning a common stereotype. Readers are expected to hate the “other woman” or even to hate the man who deceives women, yet here, Suzanne’s diary makes Katie smile and feel for Suzanne. There is a story that I even printed out, it’s called “The Story of 5 Balls” where it tells you that work can come and go, but family, health, friends, and integrity are things that are breakable.