Reviews

The Murder of an Angel by Maxine Paetro, James Patterson

agirlsnightbookbash's review

3.0

I liked this better than the 3rd one but it was a little slow and all over the place. I like the finality of it.

littlefoot10's review

2.0

Very disappointed with this book... didn't really add anything to this trilogy, it didn't clear up anything from the previous books. I really wish it would have been better. However it was a short light read..that was a plus finished it in a dayish. Glad i read it first out of my book haul just because it was not what I was hoping for or needed !!! I really enjoyed the first two books in this series, and I will definitely re-read them.. but this is just un-necessary. It felt like nothing happened the whole novel. I feel very bad that I didn't enjoy this book, especially since it's the first James Patterson novel I did not enjoy.. but .. guess it just wasn't for me.

minaspecht's review

1.0

My understanding was that this was to be the fourth and final installment in the Confessions Series. Unfortunately, after reading it, I still believe that to be true and that is extremely disappointing. I had a hard time staying focused and intrigued while reading this installment while all the other books grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go. Everything seemed jumbled and rushed. Especially the ending. The conclusion just sort of came from no where and it wasn't satisfactory at all. None of the resolutions seemed fitting for how the rest of the series has gone. From Tandy's relationship with James to Katherine's reappearance (not to mention where her baby came from?) to Matty's downward spiral, it was all wrapped up sloppy if wrapped up at all. The only reason I hope that I'm wrong and there is another book is that it will be a chance at redemption for the series as a whole. Because I really did like the first three books so much!

dana_tibbetts's review

4.0

I liked the book but I felt like it was more fast than the other in the series. I also felt like we got closure but at the same time I wish there had if been more. All in all it was a good book and I recommend reading it.

tabatha_shipley's review

3.0

Very similar to the rest of the series.

If you liked the rest, you'll love it.

kiera7's review

5.0

Oh my lord that was amazing!! If I didn't think this series was incredible before, I do now. There's just so much going on! Action, mystery, betrayals. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Once again, James patterson's writing has impressed me immensely. I wish the book had been longer and a little more fleshed out, but I still enjoyed it a lot.

dannie_inthesky's review

3.0

I need better closure than this

zoe_library_reads's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

optimisms's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

It got worse.

Yes, I did end up reading this one, even after how much I hated Book 3. I had no delusions about this book being good, but the audiobook was only 5 hours and I knew on >2.5x speed, it would take less than 3 – and I hate leaving things unfinished. 

It was just as bad as I expected it to be after Book 3. The characterization continues to devolve, drawing more and more characters into the mess.

Spoiler

CP is a complete caricature now, James doesn't care about Tandy at all, Peter and Royal Rampling both go from awful in a mildly unbelievable way to full-blown cartoon villain, Tandy has the therapist from hell, and more

. This book carries on Book 3's habit of introducing "shocking" events that disappear a chapter or two later, and the amount and scale of these events increases to a ridiculous degree. There's

Spoiler

a shooting, a car crash, a lawsuit that gets dismissed in the same chapter, a plane crash, another shooting, an attempted stabbing, a possible poisoning that ends up just being food poisoning, a forced hospitalization, and an attempted overdose

. Every time something new happened, I couldn't decide whether to roll my eyes or laugh at the absurdity. This book also added a new bad habit of its own, of scenes straight from r/thathappened, where one of the Angel kids gets mad at an adult in authority, monologues at them about why they suck, and then everyone claps because it was just such a good speech. Just don't read this book.

mirandadel44's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0