vibecalledjess's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read and somewhat entertaining. I just was expecting a little bit more because it was Patterson.
Caleb has a lot of potential as a protagonist and I know his character gets fleshed out more in other novels. A homicide detective that also owns a food truck in New Orleans. I’d still pick up another BookShot or another in the series. Quick summer read.
Caleb has a lot of potential as a protagonist and I know his character gets fleshed out more in other novels. A homicide detective that also owns a food truck in New Orleans. I’d still pick up another BookShot or another in the series. Quick summer read.
thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
elizabethb81's review against another edition
1.0
This book is more Hallmark movie than hardboiled. It's cheesy, predictable, and just down right terrible, but you'll read it for the same reasons you watch a Hallmark movie of the week - it requires zero brain cells and is good for when you want to relax. I don't recommend it, except for those moments when you need a really cheap, really easy read and it's this or a cereal box.
sheepdoc's review against another edition
2.0
Book was ok. Delivery on FB messenger needs work. Too slow. Bites too small.
sean67's review against another edition
1.0
Someone is killing chefs and the cop who is also a chef needs to solve the crime.
There are some major issues here, it does feel like a cheap imitation of the UK TV series Pie in the Sky, all be it with an American lead character, and so he is much more rugged and not the old shall we say rotund geezer the UK has int the show.
the other is that this geezer is not actually a chef, he works in a food van making what the Americans call sandwiches, I assume it is hamburgers, and french fries. That is not a chef - it is a burger flipper. They might be decent but he is still not a chef.
I couldn't get past this - every time the book mentioned he was a chef (and that was many, many times) I would say nope mot a chef.
Anyway apart from those two things. the plot was lame and the ending lamer still.
There are some major issues here, it does feel like a cheap imitation of the UK TV series Pie in the Sky, all be it with an American lead character, and so he is much more rugged and not the old shall we say rotund geezer the UK has int the show.
the other is that this geezer is not actually a chef, he works in a food van making what the Americans call sandwiches, I assume it is hamburgers, and french fries. That is not a chef - it is a burger flipper. They might be decent but he is still not a chef.
I couldn't get past this - every time the book mentioned he was a chef (and that was many, many times) I would say nope mot a chef.
Anyway apart from those two things. the plot was lame and the ending lamer still.
chelseamayxxx's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Such a quick short read. Some of the characters were boring and the plot was really good I just wished it was a full sized book xx
kmv97's review against another edition
5.0
This was my first time reading anything by James Patterson, and I can say I was definitely not disappointed! I couldn't stop reading it!
mboyea's review against another edition
3.0
Great for a short story but wasn't able to connect with the main character(s). Unsure how I like the idea of a detective/chef.