Cost: $4.95US
Page Count: Some
When I sat down to write these reviews (3 for 1, right!) I skimmed through some other opinions on the internet and found that…well, just about everyone hates I, Michael Bennett. Seems a little rough, but to each their own.
There is NOTHING better than a book written by James Patterson to break you of a serious reading slump. His books are literary popcorn. Page after page read and gone before you can blink an eye. I, Michael Bennett is another one of his speed-readers.
I dislike the premise of the Bennett series from the start. Mainly it had to do with the 10 kids, dead wife, grandfather priest, and hot nanny - thing. So, I reluctantly picked up I, Michael Bennett and gave it a whirl. It wasn't too bad.
Let's start at the beginning. Warning, spoilers abound…because, well, I just don't care about you or your feelings. So, Michael Bennett, a NYC detective collars a real bad guy, Mexican drug lord Manuel Perrine. This is apparently a big deal and feather in the cap of Bennett. Until, things go haywire.
Bennett's good friend gets shot and all hell breaks loose because Perrine really, really does not want to be in jail.
Meanwhile, in Upstate New York, hot nanny has the kids and the priest on a little family summer vacation. Bennett joins when he can…with the trial going on in the city, it's tough. So, the family has having a great time in a cabin near a town where tough times have fallen. Once an idyllic rural town, drugs and gangs have taken over…welcome to America, Mr. Patterson.
Here's the rest: 2 of Bennett's kids get shot because they were trying to get some poontang. Bennett gets pissed. Bennett is also working with an old (hot) friend on the Perrine case because she is a DA. Back and forth between vacation and work for Michael. Drug gangs in Smalltown USA are paid by Perrine's people to get Bennett. Doesn't work. Bennett clears the gangs with the help of the local police force and Perrine escapes during his trial. Then…Bennett and his brood must relocate with the help of the US Marshal Service. Witness protection, baby!
Since you are getting 3 reviews in 1 these will be quick…Patterson-style.
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Gone by James Patterson
There is NOTHING better than a book written by James Patterson to break you of a serious reading slump. His books are literary popcorn. Page after page read and gone before you can blink an eye. I, Michael Bennett is another one of his speed-readers.
I dislike the premise of the Bennett series from the start. Mainly it had to do with the 10 kids, dead wife, grandfather priest, and hot nanny - thing. So, I reluctantly picked up I, Michael Bennett and gave it a whirl. It wasn't too bad.
Let's start at the beginning. Warning, spoilers abound…because, well, I just don't care about you or your feelings. So, Michael Bennett, a NYC detective collars a real bad guy, Mexican drug lord Manuel Perrine. This is apparently a big deal and feather in the cap of Bennett. Until, things go haywire.
Bennett's good friend gets shot and all hell breaks loose because Perrine really, really does not want to be in jail.
Meanwhile, in Upstate New York, hot nanny has the kids and the priest on a little family summer vacation. Bennett joins when he can…with the trial going on in the city, it's tough. So, the family has having a great time in a cabin near a town where tough times have fallen. Once an idyllic rural town, drugs and gangs have taken over…welcome to America, Mr. Patterson.
Here's the rest: 2 of Bennett's kids get shot because they were trying to get some poontang. Bennett gets pissed. Bennett is also working with an old (hot) friend on the Perrine case because she is a DA. Back and forth between vacation and work for Michael. Drug gangs in Smalltown USA are paid by Perrine's people to get Bennett. Doesn't work. Bennett clears the gangs with the help of the local police force and Perrine escapes during his trial. Then…Bennett and his brood must relocate with the help of the US Marshal Service. Witness protection, baby!
Since you are getting 3 reviews in 1 these will be quick…Patterson-style.
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Gone by James Patterson
Cost: $2.95US
Page Count: Some
Gone picks up right where I, Michael Bennett leaves off. The Bennett gang has been moved out to Northern California to a farm. The kids, predictably, both love and hate it. Hot nanny really loves it as she was raised on a farm. Priest doesn't give a shit.
But Bennett, HATES it. No policing to be done.
Perrine has people out to find and kill Bennett because he hates him, of course. Thus begins a game of hide and seek. Bennett is homeschooling the family and Gone deals a lot with the dynamics of the family unit. This was boring to we. Who cares, really?
A friendly pot farmer nearby is introduced (then killed). He seems cool.
Perrine's folks finally find Bennett's group and perform a raid while Bennett is gone consulting with the FBI and another hot female. Kind of predictable.
Anyway, Bennett rushes back to find dead people and no family. Where are they? With the kindly pot farmer, of course. Pot guy has a sweet underground bunker and has everyone safe. Then…he gets killed trying to save the day. Who says potheads don't have an industrious streak?
The US then raids Perrine's compound in Mexico and that fucker is killed dead.
The Bennett's can now go back to NYC. Yay.
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Burn by James Patterson
Gone picks up right where I, Michael Bennett leaves off. The Bennett gang has been moved out to Northern California to a farm. The kids, predictably, both love and hate it. Hot nanny really loves it as she was raised on a farm. Priest doesn't give a shit.
But Bennett, HATES it. No policing to be done.
Perrine has people out to find and kill Bennett because he hates him, of course. Thus begins a game of hide and seek. Bennett is homeschooling the family and Gone deals a lot with the dynamics of the family unit. This was boring to we. Who cares, really?
A friendly pot farmer nearby is introduced (then killed). He seems cool.
Perrine's folks finally find Bennett's group and perform a raid while Bennett is gone consulting with the FBI and another hot female. Kind of predictable.
Anyway, Bennett rushes back to find dead people and no family. Where are they? With the kindly pot farmer, of course. Pot guy has a sweet underground bunker and has everyone safe. Then…he gets killed trying to save the day. Who says potheads don't have an industrious streak?
The US then raids Perrine's compound in Mexico and that fucker is killed dead.
The Bennett's can now go back to NYC. Yay.
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Burn by James Patterson
Cost: $3.95US
Page Count: Some
So, I read these three right in a row. This is something I hardly ever do and I wish I would have stopped with Gone. But, no. Burn was in the bargain bin so I had to keep going.
Anyway, the Bennett's are now back to their old lives in NYC. Kids are in school. Hot nanny and Bennett are heating things up…a little. Bennett is back to work. Sort of.
Bennett has been reassigned and is disappointed. He has been put with a ragtag community policing division and things couldn't be more dull.
That is until Bennett is asked to consult on some major jewel heists. This is cool…I like a good jewel heist. However, this part of the story falls flat. Bummer.
Now for the cannibalism.
Apparently, there is a section of the upper crust of society that enjoys eating people. Neat. Bennett and his team get on this case…due mainly to some burned building. Anyway, Bennett turns his little unit of miscreant cops into a crime fighting machine. That's nice.
Police work ensues and Bennett and his crew figure it all out.
The end.
Wish I had not have read this one.
So, I read these three right in a row. This is something I hardly ever do and I wish I would have stopped with Gone. But, no. Burn was in the bargain bin so I had to keep going.
Anyway, the Bennett's are now back to their old lives in NYC. Kids are in school. Hot nanny and Bennett are heating things up…a little. Bennett is back to work. Sort of.
Bennett has been reassigned and is disappointed. He has been put with a ragtag community policing division and things couldn't be more dull.
That is until Bennett is asked to consult on some major jewel heists. This is cool…I like a good jewel heist. However, this part of the story falls flat. Bummer.
Now for the cannibalism.
Apparently, there is a section of the upper crust of society that enjoys eating people. Neat. Bennett and his team get on this case…due mainly to some burned building. Anyway, Bennett turns his little unit of miscreant cops into a crime fighting machine. That's nice.
Police work ensues and Bennett and his crew figure it all out.
The end.
Wish I had not have read this one.
