I had no idea what to expect with this book, but having enjoyed the movies, Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, and having read When the Wind Blows and Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, I was game to read another James Patterson book.
First, I thoroughly enjoyed Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, a really touching love story that was uncharacteristic for Patterson at the time. Now, When the Wind Blows I found to be a little strange (people that could fly), but what the heck, it took place in the foothills of Colorado (Boulder and Idaho Springs) and since I was living in Colorado at the time, I was interested in reading that book.
The Beach House was different from these others. Taking place in the Hamptons, a murder occurs in the exclusive community that has the locals crying foul. It was an extremely quick read for me, which means that it kept my interest and made me want to turn the page to find out what was going to happen next. That being said, I found it a little bit of a let down. It was "okay". I don't know, but for me I could take it or leave it. It's not a book that I'm going to say, "Oh, you have to read this." This disappoints me a bit because When the Wind Blows didn't blow me away either, no pun intended. I guess I'd have to say that these were beach reads and nothing more. It is commercial fiction after all, not literary genius. So I give this neither a thumbs up or thumbs down. To me, it was average.
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