The Lake House by James Patterson

Rating: 3.0

What it's about:
The flying children from When the Wind Blows are back at last for a thriller that tests the limits of the imagination-a suspense story that really soars. -taken from Barnes&Noble.com

My thoughts:
I thought The Lake House, sequel to When the Wind Blows, was a mediocre book. The plot was kind of interesting but not all that different from When the Wind Blows. The kids, along with Frannie and Kit, are being chased again. This time, instead of being chased by people from The School, they are being chased by people from The Hospital. The thing that annoyed me most about this book, and a little with the first book as well, was the use of such corny dialogue from the kids. Overall, this wasn't a bad book, it just didn't keep my interest like When the Wind Blows.

When the Wind Blows by James Patterson

Rating: 4.0

What it's about:
Frannie O'Neill is a talented Colorado veterinarian haunted by her husband's murder. But the course of her life is about to change again. After another bizarre killing, Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on her doorstep. And late one night Frannie stumbles upon a strange, astonishing phenomenon.
Her name is Max. Only eleven years old, she will lead Frannie and Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical and inhuman plots of modern science.

My thoughts:
When the Wind Blows is an entertaining mystery/suspense page turner. It's about some genetic researchers who create a small group of children with wings. They can fly like birds. They unethically experiment on children in a secret laboratory in the mountains. But one day, two of the children escape. And that's where the thrills begin.
The truly scary part is that it's all plausible. James Patterson writes at the end of the book how all the scientists he interviewed said that the things that happened in the book are already happening or are going to happen in our lifetimes. So maybe one day, all our childhood fantasies of flying will really come true. I'm looking forward to starting on the sequel, The Lake House.