djinnia's review against another edition
3.0
Tandy Angel narrates this book. Her parents are found dead in their bedroom, and the Angel clan are all under suspicion. Harry, Hugo, Tandy, and their famous NFL brother, Matthew come together and fall apart as they learn secrets about their life as science experiments.
Tandy is almost robotic at the beginning of the book, but as the book continues, the complexity of her situation increases as she learns of what her parents did to her and siblings. Her feelings are revealed in increments as her world falls apart.
I would read the second book in this series (if there is one) to see what happens to Matthew. You have to love loose threads to get you to read the next book.
Sometimes I had to put the book down. It was either that or throw it across the room in frustration. I wanted it to get to the point sometimes, but it wasn't horrible. Slow at points, it took a lot to get through those points.
All in all, it was mostly worth the effort to finish it.
Tandy is almost robotic at the beginning of the book, but as the book continues, the complexity of her situation increases as she learns of what her parents did to her and siblings. Her feelings are revealed in increments as her world falls apart.
I would read the second book in this series (if there is one) to see what happens to Matthew. You have to love loose threads to get you to read the next book.
Sometimes I had to put the book down. It was either that or throw it across the room in frustration. I wanted it to get to the point sometimes, but it wasn't horrible. Slow at points, it took a lot to get through those points.
All in all, it was mostly worth the effort to finish it.
bookishnicole's review against another edition
4.0
I really loved the intricacies of the plot of this book, I felt that it was a great way to also introduce young adults into the world of James patterson and his sometimes writing (cause lets be honest, the amount of books that he publishes in a year is just not humanly possible).
When were introduced to the plot, Tandy, our main character doesn’t hide the fact that she is an unreliable narrator, wwhich can be hard to read sometimes. Not knowing if you can trust your narrator makes all of the facts seem off. And its not that you don’t trust her because of her, but its because of how she talks about things from such an objective point and that she tells you not to trust her.
I personally found myself growing to trust her through the book because I found her likable in the way that you like Temperance Brennan in “Bones,” its because shes the entirely objective person who looks at the facts and not the emotions behind actions or reasoning. For Tandy its cold hard reasoning.
I think of of the other reasons that I found this book really interesting was because of the who done it aspect and the science that went into the parents background. The parents in this muder case, were both scientists with a lot invested in their children which came to be really interesting when it came to all the decisions that the kids made.
This book left a lot of things open at the end mostlyt to explore the lives of the family, and what their lives were like before the parents died and now what they are like now that they are dead. They lived such a life of extravigance and excess that it’s going to be a harsh shock to see how they handle it. I am looking forward to the next book.
When were introduced to the plot, Tandy, our main character doesn’t hide the fact that she is an unreliable narrator, wwhich can be hard to read sometimes. Not knowing if you can trust your narrator makes all of the facts seem off. And its not that you don’t trust her because of her, but its because of how she talks about things from such an objective point and that she tells you not to trust her.
I personally found myself growing to trust her through the book because I found her likable in the way that you like Temperance Brennan in “Bones,” its because shes the entirely objective person who looks at the facts and not the emotions behind actions or reasoning. For Tandy its cold hard reasoning.
I think of of the other reasons that I found this book really interesting was because of the who done it aspect and the science that went into the parents background. The parents in this muder case, were both scientists with a lot invested in their children which came to be really interesting when it came to all the decisions that the kids made.
This book left a lot of things open at the end mostlyt to explore the lives of the family, and what their lives were like before the parents died and now what they are like now that they are dead. They lived such a life of extravigance and excess that it’s going to be a harsh shock to see how they handle it. I am looking forward to the next book.
datoismyname's review against another edition
3.0
Like all other James Patterson collaborations this does not fail to entertain me. It was a quick read but fell flat with the ending. Everything was building to come to a twist but when I did get the twist I was left wanting more.
That being said, any James Patterson collab leaves me wondering who actually wrote it. I'll betcha Maxine Paetro did most if not all of the work.
3 stars. I was entertained.
That being said, any James Patterson collab leaves me wondering who actually wrote it. I'll betcha Maxine Paetro did most if not all of the work.
3 stars. I was entertained.
morganmarrier's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
littlefoot10's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoy James Patterson.. got the second book for Christmas and I bought the other two... I like the short chapters (like all James Patterson novels) and I'm excited to see the character development of Tandoori...she's really unique!
allyups's review against another edition
4.0
A enthralling mystery by the master writer James Patrerson and co-author Maxine Paetro that is sure to be interesting for all ages and to keep you guessing at the questions behind all homicides: who killed them and why?
totallynotaubrie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lphel's review against another edition
3.0
Fast-paced with very short chapters and an interesting narrator.
itsellie's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not really clear on how I feel about this book . i think that if i had read it when I was younger I might have enjoyed it more but as of now I found Tandy very arrogant for her age and the characters didn't have much depth to them but that';s understandable since they are all practically robots. i am still going to continue this series because I own the second book and I might as well
katleap's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
I really liked this book.
Sometimes I struggle with Patterson a bit. I also get bored with it easily. Tandy is not boring. She caught me as reader right from the start. I read the book in one sitting, front to back. That says a lot right there.
Tandy Angel is woken up by the police in the middle of night. Her parents have been murdered and everyone in their small household is a suspect. Her 10 year brother Hugo. Her twin Harrison. Her mother's personal assistant, Samantha. her older brother Matthew who was not in residence at the time. Even herself. As the book goes on, each person is revealed to have motive and means.
I really liked Tandy and her siblings. Each was different and had their reasons. Harrison was broken, but not really. Matty has anger issues, really. But I adored Hugo. He is a little sh*t, totally sociopathic and adorably funny.
I was kept guessing. The ending worked. I look forward to the next book. (there were to many loose ends for there not to be another book.)
I really liked this book.
Sometimes I struggle with Patterson a bit. I also get bored with it easily. Tandy is not boring. She caught me as reader right from the start. I read the book in one sitting, front to back. That says a lot right there.
Tandy Angel is woken up by the police in the middle of night. Her parents have been murdered and everyone in their small household is a suspect. Her 10 year brother Hugo. Her twin Harrison. Her mother's personal assistant, Samantha. her older brother Matthew who was not in residence at the time. Even herself. As the book goes on, each person is revealed to have motive and means.
I really liked Tandy and her siblings. Each was different and had their reasons. Harrison was broken, but not really. Matty has anger issues, really. But I adored Hugo. He is a little sh*t, totally sociopathic and adorably funny.
I was kept guessing. The ending worked. I look forward to the next book. (there were to many loose ends for there not to be another book.)