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The Ninth Month

The Ninth Month

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  • Create Date：2022-09-14 11:22:16
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  • Author：James Patterson
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Summary

Mother-to-be Emily Atkinson is sure she's being stalked。 But without proof， will anyone trust her mother's intuition？ The newest psychological thriller from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Midwife Murders。 Emily Atkinson leads a complicated life in New York City。 She's a successful marketing executive who lives in a luxury apartment and enjoys a glamorous existence until she lands in the hospital with a double diagnosis: she parties too much--and she's pregnant。 Her nurse and new best friend， Betsey， helps Emily rediscover how much she loves morning runs in the park and quiet nights at home。 But as a series of women in her wealthy social circles go missing， Emily's pregnancy becomes decidedly high-risk。

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Reviews

Khurshid Ali ，

This was another brilliant written book by James Patterson。 We can see the twists， turns and humour coming through。Imagine you were rich and pregnantImagine knowing you were being followed but could not isolate the faceEnter a best friend worried her friends missingThere in lies the plot and twists。

Lori ，

I really tried to read this I could not get in to it。 After so many pages I would walk away and think I would read a few more hoping it would get better， for me it did not。

Francesca ，

The book was too long。 Could have skipped 100 pages of story。 Too much descriptive words not needed。 Another James Patterson story I did not like。 Could not empathize with main character Emily。

Melissa ，

Confusing and kind of annoying with unlikable characters。

Judy ，

I have read nearly all of James Pattersons books， but this is my least favorite！

Fred Kuriger ，

455 pretty ridiculous pages。 Definitely one of the weakest JP books I’ve read。

Lawrence Grey ，

This was a very different story for Patterson so I’m sure DiLallo wrote most if not all of it。 I found the tale interesting and entertaining and kept me on edge but even with the twist at the end， I found the ending to be extremely weak and felt like they needed to just wrap it up to meet a deadline but of course free from the local public library

Dawn ，

Lately， JP's book area hit and miss for me。 This book was a huge miss。 I didn't like any of the characters in the book。 The ending was a little bit of a twist but some parts of it were hard for me to believe！ Lately， JP's book area hit and miss for me。 This book was a huge miss。 I didn't like any of the characters in the book。 The ending was a little bit of a twist but some parts of it were hard for me to believe！ 。。。more

Susan Stephens Ballain ，

The ninth MonthI wasn’t so sure of this book at the beginning but o kept reading！ It got better for me and I loved the the book！ It actually stumped of the ending and I was shocked at how it ended！

NANCY ，

predictable A big disappointment。 Story line predictable Too basic。 Very little mystery or intrigue， It is one of very few Janes Patterson books I have not not have neither not enjoyed nor feltworth the money。

Melissa Borsey ，

This did not feel like a James Patterson book。 While it was suspenseful and had a few very good twists， it just felt soooo long and usually a James Patterson book moves at a fast clip and keeps you looking forward to the next chapter。 I thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。

Linda ，

I really didn't like the main character in this book。 I really didn't like the main character in this book。 。。。more

Patricia Bethel ，

Best book ever！ I could not put this book down。 The friendship that Emily and Betsy had was awesome。Yes， Emily had her wild moments but Betsy was the sensible， stable one。 I was shocked with the end of the book to find out that Ted and detective Joel were working together。

Colleen ，

There were 100 chapters or 12 hours in the audio book。 The low rating is due to the excruciatingly slow progress of the plot。 I especially liked the character of friend Betsy。 Rich Emily was wasting her life partying on drugs & alcohol until she learned she was pregnant。 Orphan as a young woman she was making poor choices。 The plot ended well and I thoroughly enjoyed the last 10 chapters。 Just took to damn long to get there。 As a whole I enjoy reading James Patterson books。 I've read a couple of There were 100 chapters or 12 hours in the audio book。 The low rating is due to the excruciatingly slow progress of the plot。 I especially liked the character of friend Betsy。 Rich Emily was wasting her life partying on drugs & alcohol until she learned she was pregnant。 Orphan as a young woman she was making poor choices。 The plot ended well and I thoroughly enjoyed the last 10 chapters。 Just took to damn long to get there。 As a whole I enjoy reading James Patterson books。 I've read a couple of others where J。P。 coauthored with Richard DiLallo。 Underwhelmed。 Will avoid these in the future。 。。。more

Kiki ，

I strongly disliked the reasoning for all the events in this book and hated that the main character continued to drink while pregnant。 I realize that mirrors reality for some pregnant women， but it made it very difficult to connect with the character。 In fact， it was frustrating and caused me much angst。 Definitely not one of the better products churned out by the JP factory。

Laurie ，

Not quite what I expectedLet me start by saying I am a huge James Patterson fan， that being said I must say this didn’t seem like one of his regular books。 I was a little confused with all the red herrings thrown in but the end was very abrupt。 I am used to a little more build up。

Sandra ，

GreatThis was really a great story。 Keeps you on the edge of your seAT。 Thank god for good friends。。 。good read

Pat Hilke ，

Great！Another great book by James Patterson。 This one really kept you guessing about Emily。 I literally couldn’t put it down。

Emily Christopher ，

The Ninth Month⭐️⭐️。5Genre: ThrillerFormat: Kindle eBook Date Published: 8/23/22Author: James Patterson with Richard DiLialloPublisher: Grand Central PublishingPages: 496GR: 3。81I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased。Synopsis: Emily Atkinson leads a complicated life in New York City。 She’s a successful marketing executive who lives in a luxury apartment and enjoys a glamorous existence until she la The Ninth Month⭐️⭐️。5Genre: ThrillerFormat: Kindle eBook Date Published: 8/23/22Author: James Patterson with Richard DiLialloPublisher: Grand Central PublishingPages: 496GR: 3。81I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased。Synopsis: Emily Atkinson leads a complicated life in New York City。 She’s a successful marketing executive who lives in a luxury apartment and enjoys a glamorous existence until she lands in the hospital with a double diagnosis: she parties too much—and she’s pregnant。 Her nurse and new best friend， Betsey， helps Emily rediscover how much she loves morning runs in the park and quiet nights at home。 But as a series of women in her wealthy social circles go missing， Emily’s pregnancy becomes decidedly high-risk。My Thoughts: This book moved a little on the slow side for me， it did finally speed up towards the end。 The chapters were short， which was a plus。 I was initially attracted to the premise of this book， which was unusual， a missing high risk pregnant woman and the frantic search to find her。 Probably could have cut some pages out and it would have made for a faster paced book。 The story was narrated in an alternating timeline with multiple POVs。 I felt this wasn’t a typical James Patterson book， now I know it’s is another author under Patterson， but still， you expect a certain level of excellent writing when associated with Patterson and this just did not match up for me。 The ending felt a bit open， abrupt， and/or not complete。 This was a good mystery book， a tad predictable， with a twisty ending （still ended abruptly）。 。。。more

Clare ，

I was intrigued by this book when I read the synopsis， but when I actually started reading it I just got more and more frustrated and annoyed at the main character。 Now I know a lot of that is to do with my family history but even so in my opinion she （the main female character） just needed a big a slap upside the head。 I know violence is new the answer but I would have felt better。That being said I was quite impressed with the last few chapters。

Kathy ，

I cringled every time Emily had a drink， I was in shock。 I was surprised how invested nurse Betty was。 And the ending。。。。。

Charleen Hird ，

Do not read this if you are pregnant…emphasis on pregnancy and peeing really is overdone。 It was a decent mystery with an excellent twist at the end， but too drawn out and long。 Why did two men decide to try to get into the heads of pregnant women？ Guess that’s why all the cliches were overdone， over and over。 Very disappointing。

Carylanne ，

I don't get it ！！！！ is No-one pre-reading these novels？？？？ I can not believe that Mr。 Patterson， himself， is actually agreeing to allow his name to be dragged through the past several years with this drudgery。 Seriously， there were years that I waited for each and every novel from this man's typewriter。 NO MORE the past 10+ novels have been junk ， a waste of good money， and what a blow to his legacy。 WAKE UP ！！！！！I did make it 41%， but， only because it's all I had at the time。 I should have quit I don't get it ！！！！ is No-one pre-reading these novels？？？？ I can not believe that Mr。 Patterson， himself， is actually agreeing to allow his name to be dragged through the past several years with this drudgery。 Seriously， there were years that I waited for each and every novel from this man's typewriter。 NO MORE the past 10+ novels have been junk ， a waste of good money， and what a blow to his legacy。 WAKE UP ！！！！！I did make it 41%， but， only because it's all I had at the time。 I should have quit after the line Betsy said。。 or the doctor is tired of my whining， so am I。。。 I WAS TOO 。。。more

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Marilyn Langeveld ，

Holy Smokes。。。。。Had to go sit by my husband during the last 30 pages。 What an ending。 the books characters were interesting。 I thought the setup of the chapters was inviting expectionly for woman。 Love his books。。。。。language was a bit much but story had you looking right over it。

Casey ，

I am a huge Patter fan， but this book wasn’t one I enjoyed。 200 pages of this book could’ve been cut out！ Over all I liked the characters and the plot。

Barb ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SpoilerFirst， why would a nurse want to give birth in a bathtub when she clearly had time to get to the hospital？Did anyone else think that the ending was “off？”Emily said “my ambulance is skidding “ and a sentence later says “clearly our car is out of control “。It’s like it just ended。

Maryann Fox ，

not as good as his usual books， found it to drag on

Debbie Viscosi ，

I received this book from Grand Central Publishing for an honest review。 Emily is a broken person。 She works at a marketing firm and is a functional alcoholic。 At the hospital， she learns that she is pregnant。 Her nurse， Betsey， shares that she is in the early stages of pregnancy too。 Emily doesn't know what to do。 Betsey steps in to help her。 She guides Emily to her own doctor for prenatal care。 Betsey sees the damaged person that Emily is and wants to help her。 Betsey is the type of friend we I received this book from Grand Central Publishing for an honest review。 Emily is a broken person。 She works at a marketing firm and is a functional alcoholic。 At the hospital， she learns that she is pregnant。 Her nurse， Betsey， shares that she is in the early stages of pregnancy too。 Emily doesn't know what to do。 Betsey steps in to help her。 She guides Emily to her own doctor for prenatal care。 Betsey sees the damaged person that Emily is and wants to help her。 Betsey is the type of friend we all need。 Compassionate， caring， and willing to talk tough when necessary。 Patterson and DiLallo take us on a journey through friendship， pregnancy， perseverance， and fear。 Emily isn't sure if she's imagining it but she thinks she's being followed。 Who would follow her？ Why？ Women have disappeared recently， will Emily be the next victim？ This story is gripping and moves quickly toward a surprising conclusion。 Yes， it is fine to stay up all night to finish this book。 。。。more

Mags ，

Shockingly bad。Whoever wrote this needs to go back to their day job。

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