The Beach House

Rating:
Summary: Not One of His Best
Review: Read several of his books and kind of enjoyed most. This last one was hard to get through. Good plot delivered with no substance. To flat including the so called "romance" which would've been better left out.
Hope his next book is more enjoyable.

Rating:
Summary: This book is an insult to any intelligent reader
Review: The book is extremely weak. It takes the reader through a plot of interesting characters with a somewhat believable story until the last several chapters. At this point it seems that a six year old was consulted to define the end of the book. It makes no sense and becomes extremely poor. I was so angry that someone would expect me to believe such rubish that I did not finish reading the book. I would not even recommend it as a free gift to anyone. I will never buy another book by this author. Back to Grisham!!!

Rating:
Summary: A big disappointment
Review: I bought this book looking for a fun, fast-paced read - instead, I found myself struggling to finish it. The plot veers between the ludicrous and the utterly predictable; the characters are one-dimensional and stereotypical. The denouement is silly and mawkish. Overall, a waste of time and money.

Rating:
Summary: What was the motive?
Review: The book wasn't all bad, in fact it was enjoyable and easy to read, however the plot was incomplete. What was the killer's motive? It was not totally clear... A bit of a disappointment for Patterson as he usually excels in this sort of plot, just not this time.

Rating:
Summary: Don't Bother
Review: I got this book from the library which is the only way to go if you want to waste your time. Silly plot, no character development, and not even a good beach read.

Rating:
Summary: Beach Depression!!!
Review: I thought this was going to be a slick, stylish and suspenseful
book when I saw the cover and Mr. Patterson's name on the top. But instead of an enjoyable read I was submerged into some kind of sick and perverse world. The characters were unlikable and the dialogue was inane. Mr. Patterson must have had a high fever and was delirious when he wrote this. I've enjoyed his previous books but Beach House was a downer. Maybe a tidal wave will take the house out to sea. My greatest fear is that this becomes a series...

Rating:
Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: This is the second best book I've read this year, second only to "Conquest of Paradise: an end-times nano-thriller", a book very similar to "Beach House" in its level of suspense. This is one of Patterson's best. I simply couldn't put it down. The level of suspense keeps you hanging onto each page from chapter to chapter. Intrigue lurks around every corner. Mystery, love, tragedy, deceit, mayhem and suspense drip from every page. You simply won't want to quit reading this one, and I guarantee you won't get bored. An excellent book!

Rating:
Summary: ugh.
Review: i promised someone i would read it, so that's my excuse. it went from bland to ridiculous to flat-out awful. i've never been moved enough to leave a review and i'm sorry it's the negative that moved me enough to do it.

Rating:
Summary: If you don't mind some SICK details....!!
Review: Gosh! This is a very sick story---- at least for me! It starts off all right and then all the sick stuff begins to unfold and it just made me go, "YIIIIIKES." Yet I finished the book! It was like a CSI episode, that is all! Believe me, not a book to shell out money on! Better go get it from your library!!

Rating:
Summary: Highly Disappointing
Review: Unbelievably lame and unrealistic plot, flat and un-interesting characters and bland predictability make this book a flop. I couldn't stop reading it in the hopes that it would redeem itself. It doesn't. Don't waste your time.