Run by Blake Crouch

Last night I finished Run by Blake Crouch. One of more difficult books I ever read.

The plot has got many holes in it but it still holds. Basically the story evolves around family of four, parents in their early 40s with a teenage daughter and small boy having to constantly run and fight for their survival against cold, hunger, thirst and savage killers. It is a horrific story that makes you think what if this could really happen. At times it got very gripping and I couldn't put the book down no matter what. Crouch shows some master skills in immersing the reader in the book, so much so that at times I had to take a brake as it was getting too difficult to detach from the horrific events.

On a negative side I did not like the way relationship evolved between husband and wife. I had a feeling that corners were cut or not enough attention was put towards this. Their relationship changes as story progresses but I as a reader did not get the true picture of their feelings as these changes happened.

I rate this book as WWR (Well Worth Reading) - 3.5 stars out of 5.

Double Cross - James Patterson

I recently finished Double Cross by James Patterson and must say I was fairly disappointed with it. I get the impression that the book was written rather carelessly. Patterson must have wrote this book whiles thinking about other things, because it is just simply poor. Appart from some poor writing, there are major problems with the plot. I found my self in 'oh, come on!" moments quite a few times. If you are a huge fan of James Patterson give it a go, otherwise not worth spending time on it. I'll give it 1.5/5 stars.