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Summary: No more cats!
Review: I have read all of Cornwell's books so far, with the exception of Black Notice. This is the only one I didn't mind putting down. Really could have done without the cat! I am an animal lover and think that many animals are rather intelligent, but COME ON!
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Summary: I hate the ending
Review: I read this book because I like Patricia Cornwell's style of writing. I was a little disappointed that is was not a Dr. Scarpetta series but I read it anyway. But I hated the ending. She could have written a few more pages to wrap it up. But to end it so suddenly, it's like you are hanging on a cliff and she lets you fall but no net to catch you.
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Summary: A Cat solves the mystery????? PLEASE!!
Review: I can't believe that P.C. would think her readers would say "O.K. yeah, I think a cat could solve the mystery, they are very smart animals, you know, they notice things like city light." COME ON! I think this book was written for cats. They would enjoy it more. The cat was the only smart character in the book. I was terribly dissapointed in this book. Better luck next time.......a CAT!!!???!! Come on!........cat....huh...that's a good one.
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Summary: this was a great charecter-based story
Review: i've read all of patricia's books and ofcourse loved 'em all. i think this is one of her best simply because it has been developed carefully with superb detail to the charecters' backgrounds and emotions. and for once, the killer and real suspense took a back seat. so what? i loved the good guys and what THEY thought!! really liked southern cross too--but there needs to be more between brazil and west!
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Summary: Glad I'm not alone......
Review: I am so glad not to be alone in my dislike for this book. I re-read it (gasp) because I thought maybe I didn't like it the first time because I was disappointed not to find Dr. Kay and the others there. Not the case. After the second mind numbing read I am still disappointed.....do I dare attempt Southern Cross?!?!?!?!
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Summary: Patricia - What Happened.This one blew your Great reputation
Review: Hornet's Nest was very disappointing. I read all of Patricia Cornwell's novels and this one was just very badly written. The worst part for me was when the cat started sharing an opinion at the end of the book! Huh.. Stick to Kay and real life characters... This took me a year to finish.. I kept picking up better books and wondering if the book would get better.
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Summary: i love cornwell's work but hornet's nest is a BIG exception
Review: i love the scarpetta novels. the fast paced novels always keep me guessing. also, it is easy to identify with scarpetta's constant struggle between her personal and professional life. so when i discovered hornet's nest i was thrilled to find a cornwell book i had not read! never in my life have i been so disappointed in a favorite author. my mind felt soiled after i muddled through the pathetic book. i am not even going to bother reading southern crossHowever, i decided to give her another chance with her newest scarpetta--black notice. Cornwell is back on track (thankgoodness!) and i enjoyed it immensely.
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Summary: Yuck! This Book Was Too Nasty to Finish!
Review: Yuck! This book is waaaayyyy below the standard that Cornwell set for herself in the Kay Scarpetta series. It's badly written with characters that are so nasty and disgusting that you want to take a shower when you put the book down. I couldn't even finish it.
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Summary: Don't give up on this one....
Review: Although it took me some time to read this one, I was ready for a change from Scarpetta, and some new characters. I disagree with most of the comments and think it was another great Patricia Cornwell book!
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Summary: A sell-out
Review: Patricia Cornwell is a great author, as I have read all her books that preceded this. I was ready for a change from Kay Scarpetta, and kept an open mind - however this book just slagged on and it seemed too much like what I call the Microsoft Word macro 'what would a cheesy bestseller author say now' was in full-force. Like another one of my old faves, Dean Koontz, this novel was chock full of 'plug ins' that are rampant amongst the bestseller 'read em quick, I am going to keep you up, here comes something sleazy' disease. I am NOT an arrogant 'I don't read bestsellers' person, as I look to books for entertainment as opposed to the mass wasteland of TV - however I hate to see great authors stoop below what I think they are capable of - there is nothing like a great book - and this is one that is good, but only if you have nothing else left in your bookshelf to read!
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