You've Been Warned by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
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Book Reviews of You've Been Warned
Book Review: Where Is the REAL James Patterson?
Summary: 2 Stars
Why did James Patterson decide he needed to resort to such bizarre, out-there topics?? First the flying children, then the imaginary playmate, now this nightmare of a book. I loved his Women's Murder Club series, Sam's Letters to Jennifer, Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas, and of course,
Alex Cross. Bring back the James Patterson plots we all know and love and please get off this tangent, Mr. Patterson.
Book Review: Don't Bother With This One!
Summary: 1 Stars
I love most of James Patterson's books and he is one of my favorite authors. Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, great characters and great reads for suspense and entertainment. But... he's now venturing off with other authors why, I don't know but this is the second one I've read that I was sorely disappointed. This one especially. I couldn't wait to get through it and I found myself skipping over most of it to see if there was a point to the story.
I figured the plot quite easily but was hoping for something, anything to make it worth my read. If you've seen the movie the Sixth Sense, you'll see it's a weak spin of sorts from that theory.
I love a good read but this is not one. My message to fans of James Patterson is to stick to Alex Cross and the Murder Club books and skip all of the rest and especially if he aligns himself with another author.
I wonder if Patterson's goal has moved from author to one of seeing how many books he can write and co-write?
Book Review: You've Been Warned, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
Summary: 1 Stars
This AWFUL book doesn't even deserve one star but because I'm a long-time James Patterson fan, I'm being generous. Patterson is a masterful storyteller so this book had to have been written by the 'co-author' and maybe proofread by Patterson, because this dumb drivel could never have come from JP. From now on I will never buy any Patterson book with a co-author, this is the 2nd one I immediately tossed into the trash after reading instead of passing on to friends. Finishing this truly crappy book was an ordeal but I kept hoping that somehow the story would make sense and redeem itself, but it didn't. RUN DO NOT WALK away from this book, don't waste your money, and if a friend gives you the book, do yourself a favor, use it to burn in your fireplace or throw it quickly into a landfill where hopefully it will disintegrate quickly. Book Review: About the Negative Reviews
Summary: 1 Stars
The reason this book has drawn so many negative reviews, including mine, is that readers thought they were getting a Patterson novel and felt cheated. This book doesn't read like Patterson because it isn't Patterson! For whatever reason, too many good authors these days are lending their names to books written by (they call it "with") someone else, in this case Howard Roughan. Even Robert Ludlum is still "writing" novels, though he died in 2001. You've Been Warned is weird, confusing, and completely unsatisfying. It doesn't even come close to the high standards found in books Patterson actually wrote himself.Book Review: I disagree with the others!
Summary: 5 Stars
OK, I'm going to disagree with everyone here. I couldn't put this book down! I guess it's because I love anything to do with the supernatural. for christians the ending is fantastic. It's another view of hell, and life after death. I LOVED it, and I search for good books because I have such a hard time finding them!