Honeymoon

I’m sorry, but it was trash. I gave it 99 pages and gave up. There’s no character development or emotional depth. All the dialogue is trite. He mentions a terrorist-type person who is vaguely “of middle eastern decent.” If I had nothing else to read and no tv and no one to talk to, I would have finished it.

The Honeymoon series!!! Does this guy have a bottom??? Sold his soul to cash a long time ago. Waiting on his collaboration with Taylor Swift or Kim Kardashian!!!…what a joke.

I've read many James Patterson books and, and while I've always enjoyed them, his detective novels had started to get a little "same old, same old" with me. Honeymoon left me pleasantly surprised when I was finally able to put it down and mark it as done. "Things aren't always as they appear" is the recurring theme of this book and Nora Sinclair, the villain, certainly is not what she appears to the men who are unfortunate to come too involved with her. As a beautiful, successful, but elusive interior designer, Nora seems to have everything going for her. Although the book starts off with a death scene, it quickly introduces us to Nora and her husband who is very much in love with her. Soon, you meet her fiancee and you begin to realize that "things aren't always as they appear." The other main character of the story is FBI agent John O'Hara. It's interesting reading because the authors go between two different writing styles when they flip between the characters. When we're following O'Hara, it is written in first person, through the eyes of John O'Hara and when we flip to Nora, the writing style changes to third person. It makes it easy to follow which story-line is being stressed. As I progressed through the story, I found myself caught up in horror of what was happening. I began asking myself questions and wondering about how Nora's upbringing influenced her actions. I watched in horror as O'Hara became entwined in the web that they were spinning with the stories they were telling each other. Again, the theme of "things aren't always as they appear comes into play". As I worked my way through the book, I found myself almost feeling sorry for Nora and found myself feeling that O'Hara was getting what he deserved as they each got caught up in their own web of stories. Patterson and Howard Roughan do a fluid job of breaking this 390 page book into 117 chapters that made me want to keep turning to the next page to see what would happen next. If you like the classic "whodunit" type of fiction, you probably won't like this book because you already know those answers. If you like to get into the psychology of a character, you are going to love this book because Patterson and Roughan do an excellent job of delving into the psyches of all the major characters involved in this novel and making the reader realize that "things aren't always as they appear."

This well-paced, entertaining thriller pits two seasoned role-players against each other: John O'Hara, undercover FBI agent, and Nora Sinclair, charming serial killer. Nora, thin and gorgeous, with expensive, discerning tastes, is the type of woman men dream of seducing. She's witty and fun, and wealthy men cannot help falling for her. And fall they do - literally - as Nora has a method of murder that escapes detection. When John O'Hara is assigned to her case, life for both gets complicated as the two jockey for information, never certain what the other knows. Told from the alternating points-of-view, the novel delves into the psychology of both characters, allowing the reader to know more than they do, which makes for great suspense. (The audio version is read by two actors, one male and one female, which increases the sense of characters at cross-purposes.) This book makes a great beach or vacation book - except for the end, which fails to address certain points brought up earlier in the novel. The brand-name dropping gets tedious at times (trust me, you'll be able to recite the kind of water Nora drinks, the model of car she drives, and the list of contemporary thriller writers her mother likes to read.) And the plot twists seem manufactured instead of natural. Despite these flaws, Patterson and co-author Roughan cook up a sometimes steamy, sometimes harrowing tale of murder and intrigue. Readers of thrillers will enjoy this, although it's not one of those books that sticks with you. The fast-paced plot and the two points-of-view keep readers turning the pages, hungry for what happens next.

The very complex Nora Sinclair is faced with the age-old question of whom to kill first---her husband or her fiancé. Murder is the name of her game, having already poisoned her first husband and currently in the process of whipping up tainted entrees for her two latest conquests. Nora is beautiful, seductive, and totally enthralling to men. Capturing them is easy; the thrill comes with the murders and the transfer of their millions to her Cayman Island account. Will Nora meet her match in FBI agent John O'Hara? Will she be able to seduce the professional man hand-picked to destroy her? Will his cover be blown? And who is the mother of those children he is taking to Yankee stadium? The novel races along with short, suspenseful chapters that keep the reader's adrenaline flowing and make it near impossible to quit turning the pages. O'Hara's father warned him that things aren't always the way they appear and many twists in this book give credence to that mantra. My only disappointment is that the author failed to let us know the contents of the letter Nora's mother, a husband-killer herself, wrote to her daughter. However, if you like your sex steamy and your plot twists surprising, this will be a top-notch story for you to savor.

In James Patterson's newest co authored novel, Honeymoon, one of the main characters is often heard saying to himself that "things aren't always the way they appear." And as the book Honeymoon unfolds these words couldn't be truer. In this roller coaster read of a novel written by a master of suspense and co authored by Howard Roughan, readers are witness to a black widow, Nora Sinclair who masterminds the demise of three wealthy men. When an FBI agent is hot on her trail to prove her guilt. he finds himself unfortunately also caught in her web. I really did enjoy this book. In many ways this was a return to the old time Patterson writing that I have come to love over the year. And while I was still left with some unanswered questions I still highly recommend this book. Also, as I turned the last page it occurred to me that the word sequel was written all over this page as the main character John O'Hara is very bit as engaging as Patterson's well known character Alex Cross. Finally, because I so enjoyed this book I also read Howard Roughans debut book The Up and Comer and plan on reading his second book as well. I always love finding a new to me author and if it wasn't for Honeymoon, this might not have happened.

I am an avid Patterson reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was interesting, full of plot twists and surprises, and great characters. I could not put it down. Recommend highly.