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Title: Luna de Miel/Honeymoon
ISBN: 8495618850
Author:
James Patterson
Publicate Date: 2005-04-30
Publish: 2005-04-30
List Price: $18.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Lame...
I generally enjoy books by James Patterson. Although they're not great works of literature, they tend to be short, entertaining and suspenseful. But after reading Honeymoon (co-written by Howard Roughan), the only word that comes to mind is lame.
Nora Sinclair is a drop-dead gorgeous, high-end interior decorator. She is also suspected of being a serial killer--murdering men to whom she is either married or engaged. FBI Agent John O'Hara goes undercover, representing an insurance agent. He claims that Sinclair's latest victim left her the beneficiary of a million dollar insurance policy. But in the course of trying to get Sinclair to break, the two end up becoming more involved than either of them expected. Will O'Hara become Sinclair's next victim?
Unlike Patterson's Alex Cross series, Honeymoon doesn't have much going for it. The plot is pretty lame, and the sub-plot was confusing. There wasn't a single character that I cared about or that the reader could grow to like (except for maybe a few of the victims). I also had to laugh in that my edition contains a reading group guide of discussion questions! That in itself was pretty laughable. The only reason that I gave it two stars is that there were a few surprises at the end that were somewhat redeeming.
So for Patterson, I think I'll stick to Alex Cross or his Women's Murder Club mysteries.
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2: So so thriller
Hailed as the 2005 International Thriller of the Year, Honeymoon is a quick, fast paced read that I would love to say will keep you on the edge of your seat. However, for me, it did not. While I was able to read this book in one sitting, it held very little mystery for me. Nora Sinclair is a selfish, conniving, money hungry black widow with nothing more to do with her life but have sex with rich men and then kill them off as she steals their offshore money and puts it in her own account. All this is revealed within the first couple of pages.
As the story goes along we are introduced to an insurance agent who is actually an undercover FBI agent named O'Hara. I really like O'Hara at first but then he got greedy and did something that really just pissed me off. But I won't get into that because it will spoil the book for others. Throughout the book, there are mysterious people trying to figure out Nora Sinclair (we aren't told who these people are until the end of the story but I had it figured out long before then). While the book doesn't hold much mystery, it is well written in that same Patterson way we have all come to know and love.
I guess my problem with this book and that I like a mystery that I don't know who the killer is until the very end. This book I knew the killer as soon as it started. I've read a lot of James Patterson novels and am a big fan of his Alex Cross series, however, I didn't experience that same feeling with Honeymoon. All in all, it was a big let down for a book that was so hyped.
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3: No more Patterson for me
Dumb plot. Poorly written. Inane dialogue.
This guy is turning out more books per year that Robert Parker. And of about the same quality.
All of that equals no more Patterson for me.
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4: A New twist on familiar story line
I enjoyed this book, as I enjoy all of Mr. Patterson's books. This story line was quite familiar to me as it reminded slightly of the movie black widow. If I try to explain it, Ill just give it all away just read the book it was suspenseful and not always easy to anticipate which is always a plus. there were unexpected twists and turns that keep you guessing and glued to the pages. A great read from an awesome writer.
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5: Usual
Usual Patterson...hard to put down, enjoyable read, but nothing ground breaking. Nora was a likeable murderer. At times we could predict where the book was taking us but it still left us with enough twists and turns to keep the pages flipping.
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