Read by Therese Plummer
juvenile and wordy
will read the next in the series though. ( )

One of the darkest things I've ever read but so good ( )

Wasn't sure about this one. A cross between Hunger Games and Divergent. I suspect this will be big with those fans and I also suspect a sequel or two. ( )

I haven't read any other books by Patterson but I was aware that he is well known and quite prolific. The book starts with the disappearance of Becca Greenfield from her small town. She isn't the first kid to suddenly disappear and none have ever come back after vanishing. Becca's sister frantically starts hunting for her but the odds are stacked against her. Becca is under arrest and being held in the Crazy House, a secret place where no one gets out alive.

After two chapters I quickly realised that this was aimed at the YA audience, especially those with an interest in dystopian novels. Although this isn't the kind of book I would normally go for I decided to stick with it and see where it went. I think the best way I can sum up my feelings about this book is, meh! I didn't particularly like any of the characters but they were ok. The plot is pretty interesting but isn't properly explored. There are twists and turns but they are largely telegraphed and so become fairly obvious.

It was a little disappointing to find out that Patterson is basically a book conveyor belt these days who values quantity over all else. It was ok but I won't be rushing to read the next book any time soon. ( )

James Patterson finally makes it to dystopian YA. It's okay, but I've read better. A quick read that could have much more world building early on, you are just tossed into the plot and only at the very end do you get any sort of big picture. ( )