So I just finished Cross My Heart, the latest in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. Here I am once again left with another Patterson cliffhanger! The Cross family has bee taken by a madman. This happens towards the end so it's not until the next book that we'll get some resolution. Will everyone make it out alive? I feel like they will. So does that make this predictable? Maybe. He gets the bad guy, saves the day and will sit down to family dinner. Not that I want someone to die, but... I don't know.
What was the best part of this one? The moment Alex thinks his entire family is dead he acts like I would expect a grieving father and husband. He's no super hero. He wants to die. Good thing that homeless person didn't succeed in killing him, but it seemed like a valiant effort.
Overall, I liked it. Probably not my favorite in the series though. What I do like about Patterson's writing is the third person point of view of many characters. I like "seeing" what's going on from different angles. I know a lot of people like to write in first person because they feel they can write a more in depth piece about that main character. For anyone who thinks writing a passionate piece in third person can't be done, read this book. You are the walking dead with Alex as he roams the streets of DC (and when you read this book you will totally get my reference to the walking dead).
Enjoy! Read often!
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