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Rating:  - Original and entertaining...A fantastic novel.
The flying children are back in a non-stop thriller.Max, and her group of winged pals have escaped the horrors of government experimentation at a place called "the school." Now, living among the civilized world for the first time, Max and crew long to be reunited with Kit Brennan and Frannie O'Neill, the couple that rescued them, and at long last return to the lake house, the cabin of safety for the winged children. Unfortunately things will not go smoothly and the children will battle for their lives. As a legal battle ensues over the custody of the children, Max realizes her worst nightmare is about to become reality as a survivor from the destroyed "school" has re-surfaced with a sinister plot. Max, Matthew, Icarus, Oz, Peter, and Wendy, with the help of Kit and Frannie must fight for their lives while staying one step ahead of a monster set out to destroy the future of human existence. 'The Lake House' is the thrilling sequel to 'When The Wind Blows.' From the prologue to the last page you are held captive by science, action, interesting characters and surprising plot twists in this fantastic thriller that stretches the imagination. Only at the hands of James Patterson can a story of winged children be an entertaining page-turner. Trademark short chapters, and shocks at every turn keep things cooking as you race to the satisfying climax. Once again, James Patterson scores a bulls-eye with a novel that's sure to please his fans, and land at the number one spot on all the bestseller lists. Nick Gonnella
Rating:  - When the wind blows near the lake house kids fly again
Max and the other kids with wings are back in the sequel to Patterson's biggest selling book When the Wind Blows. If you were not a fan of the first one then don't buy The Lake House as it takes genetic engineering and the kid's abilities to a new level. If however you were a fan, then your journey into the weird winged children's world will take your imagination far. The Lake House starts off a bit slow with Frannie O'Neill and Kit in court fighting for custody of the children against their biological parents. Dr Ethan Kane head of a secret sub branch called the hospital of the evil labs known as the School that the kids were created in brings action to the book about a quarter of the way in. The thrills and action keep up until near the end. The ending is a little too convenient for my liking. If you only like Alex Cross type Patterson novels then you probably won't like this but if you like most of what Patterson has written then you'll love this. Unlike other Patterson series books which you can read as stand alone novels if you haven't read their predecessors, with this one you really need to have read When the Wind Blows first to understand the emotions of the children towards Frannie and Kit and some of the story line.
Rating: - All plot with little else.
This is a weak, comic-bookish Sci-fi tale. Patterson can write much better than this. Oddly, the science is off to the point of silliness. For example, the mad scientist produces copies of himself so he can do many things at once. They are described as clones, but somehow they are mechanical supermen--a head continues to talk, while dangling barely connected at the neck.If you must read this sequel, or everything by Patterson, save your money and get a used copy.
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