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The Murder House by David Ellis, James Patterson

sjm1980's review against another edition

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5.0

Absolutely loved it. Not had a book that gripped me as this one did for a few years. JP does it again.

nroxiereads's review against another edition

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3.0

Sucked so good. I couldn't put it down, but some of the writing distracted me (these men should not write female characters. Why is this woman's chest so sticky when she sees a fully dressed attractive man, who may or may not be a murderer? Stop it.). However, it's fun. I couldn't put it down.

deeofbkb's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

tonka_truck4's review against another edition

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

2.0

jordan_noel's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.0

aruja_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

5.0

pickletree_books's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

This book was okay. It was a little difficult to follow the story with all the jumps back and forth in the timelines, especially in the scenes where Jenna was having flashbacks during present action. Maybe it was because I listened on audiobook and it was easier to follow in a physical book. I guessed the twists and figured out the truth about halfway through. The red herrings were pretty obvious, and the romance was very lackluster. I've only read the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson and, after this book, I worry the rest of his books are predictable and slow. But thie was coauthored so maybe that was the problem. Either way, I was yelling at the characters for missing the obvious. 

charper15's review against another edition

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5.0

AMAZING! This book had me hooked from the very beginning. Near the end I couldn’t put it down! One of my favorite James Patterson books and I have read a ton! I was completely shocked by the ending!

jmillersox04's review against another edition

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3.0

Entertaining solid who done it book. Easy to follow and wasnt too hard to figure out but left enough to keepnyou guessing.

skylit's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

(Audiobook) The ending was fast paced, filled with twists, and action! I couldn't wait to hear the ending. I'm going to spoil it mainly so I can always look back at it: Justin was the serial killer and Jenna Rose was the daughter Holden the 6th left behind! Turns out Justin was holding the knife Aiden used to kill Holden the 6th over him and so he was forced to be part of the BB shooting. In the end, Justin went to jail and Noah and Jenna bought a house together. Also Jenna ended up with the Holden millions.