For what it's worth, The Beach House had me completely glued from the first part up to the last part. Although it didn't send me the kind of hair raising experience, I was glad I ever borrowed the book.

I would say that it was an ease to read through the whole book with just one sitting. I thought at first it was really annoying the way the chapters were chopped into a few pages, but, after a while, I got used to it. I didn't even notice that Patterson co-wrote this book. I suppose that I wasn't really paying much attention to the cover and I'm pretty sure I haven't come across any books of Peter de Jonge.

What was very interesting was the fact that I couldn't guess what Peter Mullen could have done that resulted to his misfortune. I mean, if you're reading through a book and analyzing what is being laid on the table for you, you'd have theories yourself or base your intuitions as a reader on what the characters have to justify for themselves. Maybe I'm just an airhead, but I really had no gut feeling that Peter Mullen did what he did. The misleading twists really had me going.

The romance part was really low key, which was exactly the right amount to balance the tragedies out. I liked how it involved sensuous points but not basically about romance and a fleeting idea of love. The only cheesy part in this book was when Jack proposes to Pauline, which isn't actually all that cheesy! I told you, it's just the right amount.

Four stars for an actually interesting book from James Patterson! Kudos.

I used to read quite a bit of James Patterson years ago but it's been a while since I read one of his books. The Beach House was a good one to choose as it reminded me of the amount of intrigue and suspense that James Patterson manages to get into his books. With short, punchy chapters - most chapters only 2 or 3 pages long, you constantly promise yourself 'just one more chapter' until suddenly the book is finished and you find that you've read it in one sitting.

Jack Mullen is a law student who returns home when his 21 year old brother, Peter, is found dead in suspicious circumstances. The inquest rules accidental death or suicide but with all of the witnesses having been threatened or bought, Jack knows that isn't the true story of Peter's death. As Jack starts to look into Peter's life, it all leads to billionaire Barry Neubauer's annual party at his beach house in The Hamptons. Jack and his friends have a plan to get justice for Peter and to manoeuvre Barry Neubauer into a position that his money can't buy him out of.

The Beach House is such a quick read as it is so addictive that you can't put it down once you pick it up. Not simply a battle of good versus evil (I spotted the Empire Strikes Back reference) but more a reassurance that money can't buy you everything. You might be able to buy the law but you can't buy the truth, I said as I fist bumped the air.

I absolutely loved The Beach House; it firmly reminded me why James Patterson is a bestselling author and with the addition of Peter De Jonge, he has written an outstanding, fast-paced, unique legal thriller.

I enjoyed reading this book, as I have with all of Patterson's books that I've read. No complaints here!

A law student takes on his sleepy Hampton hometown in solving his brother's murder.

Do you want a novel that moves too fast, adds in an unnecessary romance, blatantly ignores the criminal justice system, but proves a point about the "little guy" winning against the "big guys?" Because this is that novel.

And I only give it 2 stars because the "twist" is one I haven't seen before. No way would this work as well or play out in the way it is depicted in the book, but it is original.

Honestly, I can see that the person picking up and liking this is going to be looking for a fast read that they could enjoy in a beach or flight, to probably finish in an afternoon or the duration of the flight. This isn't high brow literature, and frankly it doesn't need to be. I just lost it at the end, no way would that happen. Nope.

Every time I only planned on reading a few chapters, I always read more. So tough to put this book down. So many twists and turns, all very unexpected, with a very satisfying end. Definitely read this if you like murder mysteries.

My first and last James Patterson book. This was so painful.

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The Beach House by James Patterson


I do not get why I cannot get involved in any Jame s Patterson books I read. This one was no different. AND it takes place in the Hamptons..much fun!

Except not really. Way to many characters and not that interesting a story. I did not really c are to read to the end because the story never felt scary or creepy or like much of anything.

And I think that is the issue. I always know I am reading when I try Patterson. I never get lost in his books.

The only thing I liked about the book was the beach setting. But I feel there are so many better mysteries out there. I think at this point I c an say no more James Patterson for me.

I had to push through the book to finish, putting it down, then picking up a few months later. Not a huge fan. Had my mind wondering while reading.

The beach house

This story frustrated me to no end. I wanted to reach into the pages to invoke justice on some of its characters. I'm glad that in the end justice was served.

Just. Such. Awful. Crap.
Why did I finish? I'll admit that at first I was drawn in by the lure of handsome young brothers in the Hamptons; one murdered, one seeking justice. But it quickly became entirely ridiculous. Still, I kept telling myself that it couldn't get worse. Or more puerile. Or hackneyed. But it was a bottomless drop. And then that became a kind of fascination. A hideous, grimace-making fascination. Which might be a reason to pick this up. If you have superfluous brain cells to kill.

2 stars is generous. this book could've been good, but instead it was bad. a common issue i have with books is that they are too slow. that was not the case with this book, it was simply badly written and felt like they were trying to piece together 4 different books and just built a mess of a book. it was confusing and the dark subject matter that i had no idea was even involved, was kinda just thrown in your face like its a joke. Jack is supposed to be funny and likeable, but i thought he was a mess. Him and his whole friend group behave like 30 yr old children and his grandpas a pervert. don't recommend.

Why do I keep reading James Patterson? Is it because I keep hoping that among the books of his I get in hand me downs or from Little Free Libraries, there will be one decent book?

Ok. This was one of his better books... but not by much. There's the usual Patterson style with short, choppy chapters, and a ending that is quickly wrapped up. One thing I really had to wonder here, given what was revealed at the ending, is how the main character didn't end up with HIV. For real, given how long the main antagonist had had HIV, it didn't take me long to connect the dots.