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Now You See Her by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
3.0

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The whole thing that goes down when Jeanine and Peter first meet was an immediate red flag. Of course, from that moment I already knew that they would get married. It was kind of like that bullshit "he saved my life, I love him" thing and I was not a fan.

My issue with Jeanine is that she's an idiot for giving up a scholarship because her boyfriend and best friend betrayed her. It's Spring Break, you're a senior. You're about to start the rest of your life, finish your damn degree and then go ghost. Literally after Spring Break there are only two months left of classes, she could have survived it. I know that she's been through a lot up to this point, but you can't just throw a scholarship down the drain because your feelings are hurt.

I also really had an issue with the fact that the catalyst for her life changing is her boyfriend cheating on her. It made her suicidal and I know that when people think that they're in love they get hurt and heart broken but she almost drove off of a cliff because of him. She had every right to be upset. I just hate when people put all of their happiness into one person like that, someone who really isn't even worth it.

And then there's the whole thing with Peter and his ex-wife and so Jeanine plans on getting kidnapped by the Jump Killer and then actually gets kidnapped by the Jump Killer. It's a lot. But why the hell would you hitchhike with a killer on the loose? One who targets women you age? Come on!

Then she runs away, changes her identity and starts a new life. But of course it all comes to bite her in the ass.

I like how close Jeanine and Emma are. For that reason, I thought she (Emma) was a little stupid for getting so mad at her mom when Peter found her. Considering that her mom told her that he was dead and that he had a different name, she should've figured something was up. They're just too close for that. Also, since her mom lied to her, why would she trust him in the first place? It didn't make sense to me, I feel like she didn't ask any questions at all. She just accepted that this random man said he was her father.

Peter is a psycho. Like his character could be featured on Criminal Minds he's that sick. I kind of guess that maybe he was in with the Jump Killer I just didn't know that they would be best friends or that he sent him to kill Jeanine in the first place. I also wasn't expecting him to kill his new wife and kids. Since he killed his first wife while she was pregnant, I was surprised he even kept her alive that long. Also he was going to sell his daughter in Mexico. Really? I don't understand how you can just not care about your own kids.

I like that it's a happy ending but I felt like Jeanine and Charlie's romance was bullshit. They spent less than a week together working on a case, barely knew each other and then a year later were married. Their relationship didn't even really develop in the story it just sort of happened. And honestly Jeanine doesn't have time to be falling in love while she's running for her life.

I did feel like it was fast paced. Something was always happening and with every turn of the page there's something else thrown into the mix. It was like watching CSI: Miami (which I loved before it was cancelled). Actually the story is very much like something that would be on that show come to think of it.

I would give it 3.5 stars.