Sundays at Tiffany's (~)

So, when I said I was going to read something easy...I guess I didn't clarify. I meant chick lit... so I just finished Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. I probably could have finished it within a day, but I wanted to space myself out with it as I've been so used to taking months to finish a book...

So this one is about a woman who falls in love with her imaginary friend (who she had when she was 8) and accidently runs into him in real life when she was in her 30's. It follows their 'love story', although it wasn't a very well developed story. But I suppose after reading the Millennium series, no stories would have the plot twists and such that that series did. But anyway, the premise behind the book was cute and I could definitely see a romantic comedy movie come out of it, if the story itself could be better developed.

It was a nice step back into the world of reading fiction. But now I'm onward to Tatiana de Rosnay's A Secret Kept, if it's anything like Sophie's Key, I should love it! But until then, Happy Reading!

The Postcard Killers (~)

I've finished yet another book, this one was a mystery by James Patterson and Liza Marklund called The Postcard Killers. It was an alright read, not a favourite, but certainly not terrible. The plot development is okay, but not intricate like most mysteries I read. It makes it easier to follow, but for a mystery, it solved the mystery part quite early for a book that is 420 pages. The characters weren't all that well developed either coming away from this novel, I felt that I hadn't really gotten to know the characters, and I certainly didn't feel for them. I guess you could almost say the characters appeared emotionless. Although they tried to make the American detective seem angry, I just didn't feel it.

So basically this book is about murders that have been occurring in Europe where the killers mail postcards to local reporters, and then polaroid pictures of the murder victims after they have been killed. An American detective becomes involved when his daughter and her fiance is one of the victims. He becomes obsessive and tracks the killers and attempts to stop them from killing again. In the end, you can guess what happens, and voila, it's the end!

Interesting plot-line, and if it had actually had a bit more thought put into it, I probably would've given it a higher rating. I'm not sure if I'm interested in reading another James Patterson, especially with how this one is written, but I suppose I could always blame it on the fact that there are in fact 2 authors, and perhaps James Patterson by himself is a little better. I guess we'll see, and I will attempt to read another one of his novels later!

Not sure what I will be reading next, but until then, Happy Reading!