First Love Author: Visit Amazon's James Patterson Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0316207047 | Format: EPUB
First Love Description
About the Author
James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels
, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including
Kiss the Girls and
Along Came a Spider. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling Women's Murder Club novels, set in San Francisco, and the top-selling New York detective series of all time, featuring Detective Michael Bennett. James Patterson has had more
New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to
Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson's books have sold more than 280 million copies. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
Emily Raymond is the ghostwriter of numerous young adult novels, including a #1 New York Times bestseller. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.
- Series: First Love
- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 13, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0316207047
- ISBN-13: 978-0316207041
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Since my internet has been out for a few days I took the privilege in reading this book at my own, slow, enjoyable pace. Because that is what this book deserves, to be read slowly and absorbed like a sponge. It wasn't the easiest thing in the world to do, especially when all I wanted to do was read it all in one instant so I could see what would happen next without having to wait any. First Love is a contemporary young adult romance that ties a great deal into the authors own past. Knowing that his past had a great deal to do with this particular story being written is one of the main reasons I wanted to read this book, and agreed to do so for the publisher, free, in exchange for my honest review of it. Not only that but I have always wanted to try James Patterson's work but have never been able to get my hands on one of his books.
One thing that everyone should remember when picking up this book is the fact that it ties into the authors past. If you don't skip ahead of the introduction note from Patterson in the beginning of this book you will get a big clue as to what will happen some time during this story of his. Which is why I went from being totally pissed about one of the characters surprising us with the news of having cancer to total sadness and acceptance. You can't read his introduction letter about how his first love had had cancer and then expect a story that is inspired by that love story to not have a cancer twist in it. If you do then you are the one setting yourself up for a big disappointment, not the author. As one of the main characters in First Love says, you can't have a good story with just the good parts. It all has to be in there, the good and the bad, or else it's not a real story.
Every first love is a love which memory can never forget...
In a story that is remarkably inspiring, poignant, memorable and full of adventure, James Patterson, the bestselling author of the Alex Cross thrillers and The Women's Murder Club series, has taken a leap into a world of romance with his new novel, First Love, in collaboration with Emily Raymond. For those who have identified him with his brand of heart-pounding, out-of-this-world thrillers, the switch is like having a bad dream. But once you get into the story, you'll understand why James Patterson has to tell this tale.
Axi Moore is a 'good girl' who comes from a family ravaged by tragedy in the small town of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Her normal world was turned upside-down with the death of her younger sister, Carole Ann, from an incurable cancer. She was also diagnosed with cancer. Unable to cope with the situation, her mother ran away, never to be seen again. Her heart-broken father takes to drinking, to escape reality. It's a family devastated by tragedy in every conceivable way.
But a flicker of hope keeps burning deep inside her,and a chance encounter with another cancer patient, Oscar James Robinson, paves the way for Axi to embark on an impulsive cross-country road-trip. It is the most beautiful, funny, painful, and life-changing experience, a dream come true for both Axi and Robinson. Making the most of the best and the least of the worst, taking their fragile life one day at a time, moment by moment, Axi and Robinson make the most of it and enjoy the time they are sharing together, with Axi taking snapshots of their adventure which are spread all over the book. But their happiness is short-lived as the carefree adventure soon spins out of control. Will Axi and Robinson survive the ordeal?
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