Book 18) - A compulsive psychological thriller - Therapy (Alex Delaware Series

I agree with another viewer - this book is too confusing to be enjoyable. There were too many characters, too many possibilites, too many twists, turns, dead ends and too many crimes done by too many people. I finished it with a sigh of relief.

This is my first Johnathan Kellerman read. Although some of the other reviewers lamented over it not being one of his strongest, I enjoyed the audio immensely. It is not the most complex novel but I was entertained by the exchange between Milo and Alex. I will definately read Kellerman again and recommend him.

I had a hard time finishing this book. The characters were all created nicely, but the book bored me, the end was just too bland, nothing shocking, and no resolution for the reader. I won't read any more of his books.

Jonathan Kellerman needs to get some therapy about his writer's block. This book was poorly written with plenty of 'filler' and not much story. His editor needed to cut out endless passages that do not add to the story telling or plot. For example, his love life adds nothing but some misguided "insight" of a therapist. In the jacket, it says the author is a psychologist, but he writes like he has never seen a couch, let alone been in the profession.
In short, the book is a waste of time when there are so many other great books out there. read "Motherless Brooklyn" or reread Dan Brown , butn don't waste your time on this one flat bore.

I bought this book with the intention of it being a murder mystery. In reality, it turned into something other than the murder mystery itself that was, to me, a little boring. The writing is good and the author is good about letting you know who is speaking, I just felt that when the story came together, the murder plot was really a minor story plot.

Too much dialogue. Too many characters. Too much information. I put it down too often, and it took me a long time to read it, which is not a good sign. Every character was eating; the sister with the biscotti, the doctor with the peppermint stick, the ex hubby with the popcorn - it was his writing style just slapping me in the face and too obvious.

Milo's one of my favorite fictional characters and I'd follow him almost anywhere, but I struggled to keep all the threads together through the middle of this story. And the more I learned about some of the characters, the less I could invest in whether justice was done.

Kellerman has most of the good stuff back in this book. We have a love triangle, a tricky murder, and a solid tie-in to psychological concerns. Unfortunately, he chokes on the ending and does not manage to pull it through to a conclusion that the strong beginning deserves.

Still, I'm encouraged to see that he can turn in a series entry this strong this late into the series. I'll pick up Rage with a lighter heart and more hope sometime in the near future.