You've Been Warned by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
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Book Reviews of You've Been Warned
Book Review: Have you been Warned
Summary: 1 Stars
I am glad that I am not the only one hating this book. James Paterson is sending out books at the speed of light. He should be thinking quality not quantity. To think that this is the same man who wrote Kiss the Girls and kept me on edge throughout the book - there is just no comparison. Very disappointing. He should write on his own not with a partner. The last murder club book I read 6th Horseman was also not up to standard.Book Review: No substance in the writing
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the first and last Patterson book I have ever read. I decided to try one of them and I was really disappointed. The story line was not all that bad but I felt like I was reading a book designed around an 8th grade reading level. The vocabulary was basic along with the redundancy of the plot. I cant really describe it any other way. I dont think the story itself was all that bad but the writing was horrible. If you are going to crank out a fast book for a fast buck.. give it some character and some substance. Book Review: Call me Crazy, but i actually enjoyed it!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was pretty interesting. It was a thriller with lots of suspense and a little scary for me. Maybe i am just weird, but i actually enjoyed it and i think it is much better than couple of the James Patterson books, such as Double Cross. With so much suspense, i could not put the book down. The story was simple but the twists and turns made it mysterious. I at one point thought Kristin was schizophrenic from the way she was in the book. Good read. !! Book Review: Much better than I expected
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read a few James Patterson books, and at most would have rated them a three. In general, I found them facile. Sometimes the plots were interesting, but the books unfortunately degenerated into plots for plots sake. Characters were either at most two dimensional, or pretty unsympathetic. His books left me cold; I took them out of the library when nothing else better was available.
This Patterson/Roughan is in a class by itself, at least among the Patterson books I've read. It's an example of magical realism -- where ordinary people in ordinary reality find themselves in fantastical situations. In this case, the protagonist (and reader) have good reason to question the definition and borders of sanity. The book is an interesting read for that reason alone.
The precipitating event is not enough for fantasms to tar the heroine to the extent that they do, in my opinion, but the heroine's kalidescope of experiences is internally consistent and, to my mind, fascinating.
I would have rated this a four considering the books I've read, but a five given the Patterson books I've read. After I took a look at other readers' ratings, I decided on a five. This is a book for people willing to broaden their expectations of an author's works. It deserves a lot more than the 1 rating many people have given it.
Book Review: bleh
Summary: 2 Stars
This was a fast read, even faster than usual Patterson books. That is because there's not much to this story. Its a weird plot and there's not much 'mystery' in it. I'm coming to expect to be disappointed with Patterson's co-written books.