Quite a gripping read, but not to sure about the ending.

Really enjoyed this book, it was very well written, the characters were great and I really had a hard job putting it down. Thoroughly recommend this its a great read!

I was quite excited to get into a James Patterson novel, but I somehow missed the fact that this was a YA dystopian story. Had I realised that I would have immediately skipped it. My fault…..

Having said that, the book wasn’t bad, and the characters were enjoyable as well.
As for the plot….. Take what you would think should be incorporated in a YA dystopian novel, and you will find it here. Possibly a good thing for YA dystopian fanatics, or those new to the genre, but for those others, it will be a little clichéd.

Anyway, thanks Netgalley and Random House UK for a review copy.

A new YA novel. Not really my interest but I did like the way it was written.
I definitely think a great story for young teens.
Set in a world in the future where there are Cells for neighbourhoods. Rules, laws and curfews to follow, or punishments received.
Teenagers go missing and one is the twin sister of Cass. Becca is thrown in to max security prison on death row. Cass needs to find her a get her safe, because the wrong twin was taken, and they both could loose their lives.

A solid YA dystopian suspense novel. There are excellent horror elements within a well-developed world. Crazy House is quite the fast-paced page turner. You'll find yourself needing to know if Cassie will find Becca before it's too late. James Patterson pairing up with Gabrielle Charbonnet may have been a smart move on his part because this is his best young adult novel. The cover is intriguing. If you are on the lookout for a young adult dystopian thriller, don't hesitate to check out Crazy House.

I received a free ecopy of this book in return for an honest review. Many thanks to Netgalley and and the publisher for the opportunity

Dystopian fiction is very in vogue at the moment and personally I never get tired of these cautions for the future. Some of these stories have never seemed closer to happening for real. In this gem, the country (I'm assuming America) is broken up into productive little 'cells' of land. Each cell is entirely separate. The citizens are not allowed to leave and go to other cells and they are definitely not encouraged to ask who benefits from the products they work hard to produce. 'Careful' Cassie and 'Ridiculous' Rebecca are twins but while Cassie works hard and keeps all the rules, Rebecca is a wild child who is always breaking rules. When Rebecca, like previous teens in their cell, disappears, Cassie needs to start breaking rules to find her. The narrative alternates between Rebecca in a hellish teen prison and Cassie searching for her sister. Cassie's slow realisation that her society is not as wholesome as it seems, intertwines with Rebecca's toughening survival instincts. If you are looking for teen romance, it is in there too, but a fairly minor plotline buried under quite a bit of gruesome stomach churning action. While this is a dystopia I would consider it dystopia-light as the political detail is limited. I felt the ending was quite abrupt. When you are reading a page turner and unexpectedly run out of pages it is blow. Makes a change from current abundance of romance heavy YA tales.

Crazy House
James Patterson
Book Review: ♥ ♥ ♥ ❣
Becca and Cassie are twins. Cassie aims to be the perfect student and thinks of herself as the good twin. Becca is the more adventurous one. She likes to test the boundaries.

In a world where everything isn't what it seems. Teenagers are disappearing and taken to a prison. There is no trial, and the rules are strict. Becca was never good at following the rules. Unfortunately, she is taken to the camp by mistake. They wanted her sister. The bond between these two is strong. Cassie won't stop looking for Becca until she finds out the truth.

Crazy House is a dystopia suspense novel aimed at the young adult audience.

3.5 stars out of 5.

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley*

368 pages. £14.06 Hardback.
Expected publication: May 22nd, 2017