Category: Hardbound

Inferno by Dan Brown

Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)Inferno by Dan Brown

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wooo! That was a very entertaining book! The action starts right off on the first page and never lets you go until the shocking ending. I’m trying to remember if I’ve read anything else that had such a twist so bold that it affects the future (at least in the book). Definitely a must-read!

For One More Day by Mitch Albom

For One More DayFor One More Day by Mitch Albom

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was hard to read for me, not because it’s awful, but because of how I can relate to the story. I started this book before my mom died (who was dying of cancer at that point), and when I found out that the story was about a man seeing the ghost of her mother and experiencing a day with her, it felt too painful for me to continue so I didn’t read it for a few months. It’s been 2 months now since my mom passed away and I felt I could read it now. Some scenes in the book reminded me strongly of my mother, and I had to keep reading just so I don’t get bogged down on a page. Finished it in a couple of days.

Story-wise it’s entertaining enough. There’s a “twist” in the end which I didn’t expect because I’ve forgotten if the author delves into twist-endings or not. (I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven before but only vaguely remember twist). Come to think of it, the book sounds the same like The Five People, about souls meeting other souls who had an impact in their lives.

I’m more of a crime/thriller reader, but once in a while I crave these kind of emotional stories. I’m glad I read it.

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Private by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Private (Jack Morgan, #1)Private by James Patterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The book was ok. It was an entertaining read but I had several issues with it.

1. The protagonists were trying to solve 3 cases. I think my threshold is only 2. 3 cases gets confusing.
2. They should have focused more on the main characters and stopped giving us background characters that you don’t know if they mattered to the whole plot or just “extras.” It was tough remembering who was who.
3. The book reads like other James Patterson books, filled with rich people in rich surroundings. The crimes are starting to sound generic too. I wonder if JP has a stack of index cards with notes on different crimes, and he gets to randomly choose to which series he would assign the story.
4. I didn’t like the main character so much. A secondary character, Justine, was more likeable.

I think this is the first book of a new series starring Jack Morgan. I’m going to just stick with JP’s other series for now and not continue this until maybe I’ve demolished my to-read pile.

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