The Lake House is written as a sequel to James Patterson's sci-fi chiller When The Wind Blows. Patterson's normal style is to write about crime thrillers dealing with serious and dangerous, yet common, crimes. Every now and then he breaks off and writes a novel which is different to the rest. When The Wind Blows dealt with scientific experiments on a group of children, and this book continues that story in fervent fashion. The secret that FBI agent Kit Harrison and vet Frannie O'Neill hold between them lies with the six troubled children who were the victims of a controversial experiment: they can fly! However, this is a secret which must be kept safe, and the ...  Read the complete review

James Patterson has become one of my favourite authors partly because his writing style is light enough to make his books easy to read but not so light that you lose interest and also that he has become a master of the twists and the final sting in the tale in his novels. This is the fourth James Patterson novel I have read and the third 'non-Alex cross' one. As with most of his novels this works well as a stand alone story and whilst the characters are not overly developed there is enough on all the major characters to form an impression of them - good or bad. This has been written as a sequel to Where the wind blows. This I assume would have had ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of the book 'The Lake House' by James Patterson. It's really not my usual kind of book, in that it's weird and borders on science fiction so that may account for why I didn't really enjoy reading it. **Warning - supposed to be scary** The front cover warns 'Don't read it alone in your house' so I followed instructions and read it on the train instead whilst commuting to Leeds - something I do a couple of times a month as I'm studying for a masters alongside a full time job and being pregnant.... yes I might be mad. **Children with wings** Anyway, back to the book. The Lake House is one of James Patterson's best selling ...  Read the complete review

James Patterson is most famous for his detective crime thrillers starring Alex Cross but this book is something a bit different. It's still a detective crime thriller really but it's been well mixed with a dose of science fiction too. The result in my mind is an excellent original storyline that was only let down by the writing standard. The Lake House is all about six kids who start the story off at the centre of a unique custody battle. These kids aren't really brothers and sisters but they've raised as such because until now - they were a group of scientific experiments that their biological parents thought were dead. Their strange 'gifts' mean ...  Read the complete review

This is a fantastic read. I couldn't put it down. The story is read in short chapters that keep you on the edge of yoru seat throughout. Story is based around Max. A young girl who escapes with her brother from "The School". Follow Max as she meets a young vet named Franny. Slowly but surely Max begins to trust Fran and slowly begins to unfold the story and the horror of what really happens at the school. Nightmare experiments on babies taken from their mothers, DNA experiments and much worse. Max is special.... and yes she really can ...  Read the complete review