Title: Along Came a Spider
Author: James Patterson
Series: Alex Cross #1
Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)
My Bookshelves: Mystery, Thriller
Pace: Slow
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 1993

I used to absolutely love thrillers, and whilst Along Came a Spider was a brilliant book, I’ve realised that this is most definitely not my genre anymore. I think because I have children now and a lot of emotionally taxing roles in my life. Thrillers used to give me, well, a thrill, but now I really don’t need that in my life.

There is so much evil seeping off of the pages of Along Came a Spider. Everything about this story kind of hurt my heart. Again, I’ve noticed that since becoming a mother, the idea of children being victims of violence makes me break a little bit inside. It’s what’s supposed to happen, this isn’t going to be a happy story. But at this point in my life, I read for joy, not for thrills.

Along Came a Spider has so many twists and turns. Every time I thought that I had a handle on the trajectory of this story, something happened. It meant that, whilst I didn’t necessarily feel comfortable reading this, I also didn’t want to look away from this story. It was a very well named story – a spider web of insanity and intensity that continuously closes in around Alex Cross. It might be a long time before I read Kiss the Girls, but at least I know this is a well crafted thriller that will keep me guessing continuously.

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