Honeymoon

Relentless attention grabber Intricate yet easy to follow plot Female villain central character a big plus Flowing narration Enthralling read

This was a different type of book than the normal Patterson I’m used to. I did pick it up because I looked at his outline for the book on the Master Course Series, and I was curious to compare it to the actual novel. It was definitely entertaining, and even though the villain is wicked, somehow there was a secret rooting for her (not in the killing but in other ways). The ending was not unpredictable, one could like this ending but I kind of would’ve liked a more sinister one. Interesting first person POV of O’Hara, yet the main character in my opinion was Nora, which was said in third person. I would have liked a little more character development, as most of the characters showed a superficial offering into their persona. Did like the quick chapters that moved pretty fast. Overall though, a good fast read.

This is actually a lot faster read than I thought, and it took me quite a while to get into James Patterson's style. However, he uses this book for his Masterclass and I really wanted to read it to know what he was referring to or to see the changes between his outline and the story. Although this was completely predictable for me, I liked the characters and the storyline itself. This IS an older book so the references in it are old, but I actually am old enough to remember most of the things that are referenced so it worked out for me. The switching between narration was sometimes very difficult to follow but if you don't have very many distractions then you should be fine for the most part. Every now and then I had to go back a few pages to figure out what was going on, but usually I was just confused because it abruptly switched to another character or point of view! Once you get used to it, though, it's a little expected.

I really enjoyed this novel. I’ve been a long-term fan of most of his stories. I read the good ones and the less than good ones, and this one was one of his better efforts. Being picky, I spotted a glitch in the logic of Nora Sinclair being able to so easily get away with the murder of Connor. Nora first poisons Connor with the omelet, then finishes him off with the fizz drink. Then, in Chapter 19, she scrapes the remains of the omelet down the disposal, turns on the disposal, and thoroughly washes the plate, fork, and omelet pan. Okay, that’s cool, she’s covering her tracks. But then, in Chapter 20, she tells the investigating police about the omelet she made for Connor and the moment he said he was feeling sick. It would seem to me that any half-decent police officer would want to get a sample of the omelet to see what might have made Connor sick. And if so, then any half-decent police officer would have been suspicious to discover that the omelet had been flushed down the disposal and that someone (Nora was the only one there) had washed the plate, fork, and omelet pan. It’s a glitch, but I let my suspension of disbelief widen a little bit in order to stay engaged.

Unlike any James Patterson book I’ve ever read. Still do think I liked it as much as many of his other books BUT, that being said, I HAD to Finish It! So 4 Stars because if my indecision.

Got the book because James Patterson kept referencing it in his Masterclass. It was a quick read and I liked the idea but too many things didn't match up. Some of the discrepancies are - Spoiler Alert- One, O'Hara admits to being on another gig in Chapter 12 (presumably the Nora Sinclair case as noted in Chapter 105) but Connor, the reason for the investigation is not even dead yet. He dies in Chapter 18 and the money transfer happens in Chapter 21. Chapters 48 & 50 set Molly up as being smart and very much in on the case but when Nora suddenly visits the office in Chapter 87 demanding to see the insurance policy, O'Hara is left totally in the dark. Not a word to say Nora was here snooping around. Hard to believe. Nora sets up her Cayman Islands account in Chapter 14 under the name of Olivia Sinclair, after O'Hara admits to being on her case. In Chapter 21, we are told that the account is christened in style with 4.2M of Connor's money. Later in Chapter 60, she transfers about $6M from Jeffrey but in Chapter 106, Nora has an unexplained $18.5M in her account. Agent O'Hara is absolutely clueless about Nora's background; parentage. He is surprised to hear about her family. Strange, if you have a file on someone you think is a serial killer. In Chapter 73, Nora, in spite of the fact that she is just beginning to fall for him, tries to kill him with an omelette for no reason. No justification is given for the poisoning and no follow up occurs. First she tries to kill him and then she just goes on sleeping with him like nothing happened. In Chapter 79, Olivia puts a letter, detailing so many things she had wanted to say for so many years, in Nora's purse. By chapter 110, the letter becomes a 'note that Emily is able to read in a few minutes. In Chapter 85, Susan gets a call from Nora asking for O'Hara and Craig Reynolds in the same breath which would suggest to even the dumbest agent that O'Hara's cover was blown but amazingly, not only does she not inform O'Hara, she doesn't do anything else about it. Zilch. O'Hara is happy to go on a ride with Nora in spite of Susan and Molly having spoken with her that weekend. According to chapter 94, O'Hara had just given the details of Nora's account to the Bureau and they were working on tracing her transfers. The problem though is that the Bureau is supposed to already know about the account because that's how they accidentally stumbled on Nora in Chapter 117. Meanwhile O'Hara is also unaware that Nora has been using Olivia as an alias and as her account name. He tries to correct Keppler in Chapter 92. Lastly, what were the charges against her that were dropped? Because it was never proven that she killed the men. Connors corpse showed zero foul play. Too many loose ends. I think the authors ought to rewrite the book.

Enthrawling_keeps you riveted from the beginning. Twists & turns on every page. Money, crime & romance, A winning combination Not to be missed

I am always captivated by James Patterson. I finished this book in a day and a half. Can't wait to start the next one.