Helpful Score: 18
It never ceases to amaze me how Patterson can go from writing about homocidal psychopaths and then write a beautiful love story ... he really is a wonderfully talented writer. This story is definitely a totally new plot ... one I'm not sure has ever been written about before, and quite ingenius and yet if you stop and think about it ... a wee bit disturbing as well. But you won't be sorry that you read it (I read it in one day) ... Jane and Michael's story will win your heart. It is like all of his other books ... A+!
Helpful Score: 13
Couldn't finish it - this was my second attempt at a James Patterson novel (after "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas"), so maybe his style just isn't for me. After 100 pages, the tone was just too cheesy and the plot too contrived for me to go on.
Helpful Score: 13
The story is told from both the perspective of Jane Margaux, the little girl (later turned woman) befriended by an imaginary friend and the imaginary friend himself, named Michael. As a writing style it does help to tell this particular story but although we have both sides to the story it made me feel a little like we didn't get in depth enough.
For this book you do need to leave your sense of realism at the door, and typically I am fine with that but when I finished this book I thought "Well, that was sweet." and that was it. But I got the sense that maybe the writers were trying to make it a little more than that and it didn't quite hit that particular mark. I guess to me it seemed a little rushed, even though the book was 320 pages.
That said, I would recommend it for a very quick light read. It was entertaining. If you are looking for a book with a little more depth to it I would skip it and recommend "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger instead.
For this book you do need to leave your sense of realism at the door, and typically I am fine with that but when I finished this book I thought "Well, that was sweet." and that was it. But I got the sense that maybe the writers were trying to make it a little more than that and it didn't quite hit that particular mark. I guess to me it seemed a little rushed, even though the book was 320 pages.
That said, I would recommend it for a very quick light read. It was entertaining. If you are looking for a book with a little more depth to it I would skip it and recommend "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger instead.
Helpful Score: 9
It never ceases to amaze me how Patterson can go from writing about homocidal psychopaths and then write a beautiful love story ... he really is a wonderfully talented writer. This story is definitely a totally new plot ... one I'm not sure has ever been written about before, and quite ingenius and yet if you stop and think about it ... a wee bit disturbing as well. But you won't be sorry that you read it (I read it in one day) ... Jane and Michael's story will win your heart. It is like all of his other books ... A+!
Helpful Score: 8
Perhaps I am too old for this book, I felt like I was being talked down to throughout the novel. Is it targeted toward the junior high audience and I missed that information somewhere? Perhaps I did.
A simplistic bit of fluff with repeated use of the same simple adjectives. Not very exciting, albeit a quick read.
A simplistic bit of fluff with repeated use of the same simple adjectives. Not very exciting, albeit a quick read.
Helpful Score: 7
This book was just okay for me. A little strange and left a lot of questions unanswered.
Helpful Score: 5
Absolutely amazing! James Patterson never fails and this book proves that he can write anything. Gabrielle Charbonnet I was not familiar with but this book makes me want to look for other titles. Cannot say enough about this story. I definitely give it 5 stars!!
Helpful Score: 4
Get back the time I wasted reading this book? The premise had me very excited. The end result, not so much. I felt EXACTLY like I was reading a Harlequin Romance. And I love romance novels so I'm not knocking Harlequin. The book was just short on substance.
I'm not a fan of women "suddenly" discovering they rock when a man comes into their lives, so that's another problem I had with the book. One of the GREAT things about this site is that I'm only kicking myself for wasting time reading this book and NOT for having wasted the book store price on buying it.
I'm not a fan of women "suddenly" discovering they rock when a man comes into their lives, so that's another problem I had with the book. One of the GREAT things about this site is that I'm only kicking myself for wasting time reading this book and NOT for having wasted the book store price on buying it.
Helpful Score: 3
This is a VERY quick read. Perfect for the beach/park when you have no interest in a deep, meaningful plot. It's a great story, but it's written like a script and the authors are anticipating the movie version, with cheesy side comments and almost no descriptions. Now if they could only take this great fantasy idea and write a novel!!
Helpful Score: 3
I was completely not expecting this from James Patterson, but I really liked it!
If you want an easy, good read, get this book.
I read it in one day, and I enjoyed all of it!
If you want an easy, good read, get this book.
I read it in one day, and I enjoyed all of it!
Helpful Score: 2
Not quite what I thought it would be about but I did enjoy reading it and found the story line intriguing.
Helpful Score: 2
I love the short chapters and with the great story, it was a very quick read. Although it kind of fell off in the end as if they wrapped the story up too quickly. All in all worth the read.
Helpful Score: 2
Okay, first off, if you're a James Patterson fan and are looking for other novels from him, you first need to know that this is one of his love stories and not one of his thrillers.
I chose this book because I enjoyed Patterson's other love stories (Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, and Sam's Letters to Jennifer). I was looking for more of the same. This fell pretty short of that mark.
This story was far too much fantasy for me... Far too much into the world of pretend. It's really a fairy tale. If you cut out the few pages of sex, it would be a children's book. I found it disappointing and not at all on par with his other two love stories.
If you are still curious and want to check it out, it's a quick read. I read the whole thing in about 2.5 to 3 hours.
If I were to look for something good to say about it, I would admit that there's positive message in it, and it ends on a happy note. (Don't all fairy tales?)
I chose this book because I enjoyed Patterson's other love stories (Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, and Sam's Letters to Jennifer). I was looking for more of the same. This fell pretty short of that mark.
This story was far too much fantasy for me... Far too much into the world of pretend. It's really a fairy tale. If you cut out the few pages of sex, it would be a children's book. I found it disappointing and not at all on par with his other two love stories.
If you are still curious and want to check it out, it's a quick read. I read the whole thing in about 2.5 to 3 hours.
If I were to look for something good to say about it, I would admit that there's positive message in it, and it ends on a happy note. (Don't all fairy tales?)
Helpful Score: 2
This was a cute story and fast read - a lighthearted romance with an amusing and unique twist of a lonely child's imaginary friend.
It's a fast read because the author(s) made most of the chapters very short, which leaves a lot of white space on the pages. Some chapters are only a page and a half long. Not sure if this is to try to make it look like you're getting more book, or story for your money, or what. But this seems to be one of Patterson's traits - less book for the money and then using another author to cowrite. Maybe it's too much bother for him to do the writing himself now that he's so famous? It seems lately that the more famous, or popular, an author gets, the quality of their books and stories decline as they just start churning out anything to keep the money rolling in.
This is a cute book, but not one of his best. I would recommend it as a fun, quick summer read even though I am a little critical of the author in this review.
It's a fast read because the author(s) made most of the chapters very short, which leaves a lot of white space on the pages. Some chapters are only a page and a half long. Not sure if this is to try to make it look like you're getting more book, or story for your money, or what. But this seems to be one of Patterson's traits - less book for the money and then using another author to cowrite. Maybe it's too much bother for him to do the writing himself now that he's so famous? It seems lately that the more famous, or popular, an author gets, the quality of their books and stories decline as they just start churning out anything to keep the money rolling in.
This is a cute book, but not one of his best. I would recommend it as a fun, quick summer read even though I am a little critical of the author in this review.
Helpful Score: 2
This book is stupid. Really, really stupid. Sure it's light and sappy and feel-good. But at its core it's just plain stupid. Jane has an imaginary friend as a little girl. His name is Michael and he's handsome and fun and cares about her in a way that her showbiz mother never could. Then Jane turns nine and Michael goes away. He warns her, but tells her that she won't ever remember him. They never do. But Jane is different. Jane never forgets Michael and how he just left her. Fast forward and Jane is now 32. She's working for her mother, dating an actor who is only with her for her connections and BOOM--there's Michael again. Michael doesn't understand it. Neither does Jane. But the two soon find themselves in the middle of a love story for the ages.
Again, this book is stupid. It's too much like that Cecelia Ahern book, If You Could See Me Now (which, btw, was also stupid). If you can get over the complete improbability of an imaginary friend coming to life (well, I suppose it's possible if the book is actually good), how can you not be creeped out by the idea of the imaginary friend and the woman he looked out for as a little girl hitting it? Ewww. It's like incest. It's like Celine Dion and her creepy manager-turned-husband. But it's really my fault. I knew I would hate this from the beginning once I glanced at the title. There is no famous jewelry store called "Tiffany's" (which, unfortunately, is what the title is attempting to refer to). There is a TIFFANY & CO., but no Tiffany's. This bothers me more than it really should. You'd think I was an heir to the Tiffany fortune or something, the way I get so irate when people call it "Tiffany's" (although, I guess if I was an heir to the Tiffany fortune, I probably wouldn't give a crap what people called it as long as it got them through the door). But anyway, for the record James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet, it's Tiffany. This is the first Patterson book I've ever read. I've heard that it is not indicative if his work, and for that I am grateful. Because if it were, I would be even more suspicious of the American public than I already am for buying this kind of worthless drivel in bestselling droves.
Again, this book is stupid. It's too much like that Cecelia Ahern book, If You Could See Me Now (which, btw, was also stupid). If you can get over the complete improbability of an imaginary friend coming to life (well, I suppose it's possible if the book is actually good), how can you not be creeped out by the idea of the imaginary friend and the woman he looked out for as a little girl hitting it? Ewww. It's like incest. It's like Celine Dion and her creepy manager-turned-husband. But it's really my fault. I knew I would hate this from the beginning once I glanced at the title. There is no famous jewelry store called "Tiffany's" (which, unfortunately, is what the title is attempting to refer to). There is a TIFFANY & CO., but no Tiffany's. This bothers me more than it really should. You'd think I was an heir to the Tiffany fortune or something, the way I get so irate when people call it "Tiffany's" (although, I guess if I was an heir to the Tiffany fortune, I probably wouldn't give a crap what people called it as long as it got them through the door). But anyway, for the record James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet, it's Tiffany. This is the first Patterson book I've ever read. I've heard that it is not indicative if his work, and for that I am grateful. Because if it were, I would be even more suspicious of the American public than I already am for buying this kind of worthless drivel in bestselling droves.
Helpful Score: 2
Charming story. Little quirky but entertaining. Nice change of pace from Patterson. Just a good book to make you feel good.
Helpful Score: 2
This was a wonderful surprise of a book. A quick read, great for an afternoon at the pool or the beach. It takes the reader through a lot of emotions and makes you want to live each day as if it were your last. Any woman can relate to the insecurity issues that are touched on by the main character.
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book. I actually bought it at a yard sale, only because the preious owner kept saying how wonderful the boo was. At first I thought it sounded silly. She said it was a bout a little girl who had an imaginary friend. As I read it I fell in love with the little girl, and cheered at her successes. I was kept enthralled throughout the entire book. I never got bored and it was a little surprising closer to the end. It was an overall 9 of 10.
Helpful Score: 2
This was a sweet lovestory.
Helpful Score: 2
I found it hard to get into this book. It's about an 8 year old girl and her imaginary friend. They met up later in life and fall in love. I don't think this is one of Pattersons's best book but it was worth the read.
Helpful Score: 2
Great idea - what if your imaginary friend is your one true love. But the story was cheesy and overly sweet. I didn't believe the Vivienne character, especially her last scene. This story was pretty flat.
Helpful Score: 2
I found this a delightful diversion....read every spare moment till finished.
Helpful Score: 2
This is a must read. James Patterson never ceases to amaze me on how men CAN be romantic and that there are men out there that know what a woman wants! His Wife must be so lucky! lol
This book is a page turner and keeps you reading from start to finish. Just when you think you have it figured out....your wrong!
Simple, romantic, all around love!
This book is a page turner and keeps you reading from start to finish. Just when you think you have it figured out....your wrong!
Simple, romantic, all around love!
Helpful Score: 2
Great premise-terrible writing. Maybe the quality of his writing is great for suspense fiction, but it was weak for this story... Could have been lots of depth and nuiance, but there was very little in the book. Wish a better writer would have had this wonderful idea for a plot!
Helpful Score: 1
I am a huge James Patterson fan and when I discovered that he could also write romance novels I fell more in love with his writting. He has 3 romance novels in the mix of all the mystery and thriller novels and they are all three so good. This one is at the top of my list of all time favorites. I love it!
Helpful Score: 1
This is one of the books I stayed up all night to read. Nuff said!!
Helpful Score: 1
I have a friend who disliked this book, but I'm a fan of his so I checked this out from the library and it did not disappoint. It's true that the storyline is based in fantasy-but I think that's what makes it such a fun read. It's a quick read, and for me, it was an emotional one as well. There were some unanswered questions for me, but overall I enjoyed it a lot.
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed the sense of innocence in the story. The love story between the main characters is very unreal and that's what I liked about it, the fiction that allowed me to dream. It's a very easy read and has a good vocabulary. I would suggest it to anyone who has an open mind about love, fiction and endless possibilities.
Helpful Score: 1
The book was okay. The thing that made me pick this book was the idea of what the story could be like. Imagine having an imaginary friend from your childhood magically appearing in solid human form one day. What would that be like, and what would happen? So, I wanted to see what Patterson believed would happen. The storyline was predictable once I started reading. The ending wasn't that original. I found myself rolling my eyes at this woman's imaginary friend when he starts to feel attracted to her on a whole other level besides friendship. I know there are rules to being someone's imaginary friend, but I thought it took him a little to long to come to terms with the idea of loving this woman. Overall, it moved slowly, and had a cheese ball ending, which some people will love.
Helpful Score: 1
I am a huge fan of JP's writing. I read 1 - 8 of his Women's Murder Club and anxiously awaiting number 9 next month.
This book was missing something. I put this book down at page 100 and something to read 3 other books before coming back to it. It's not that it was awful or a waste of my time but something about the storyline I felt was lacking. There was a twist to the ending but nothing that made me gasp or shed a tear. I loved his Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas and Sam's Letters to Jennifer but this one fell short. Overall I gave it a 3 star. Maybe it's the person he co-wrote it with. Gabrielle Charbonnet writes a lot of children and young reader books. It's an okay book but not great for sure.
This book was missing something. I put this book down at page 100 and something to read 3 other books before coming back to it. It's not that it was awful or a waste of my time but something about the storyline I felt was lacking. There was a twist to the ending but nothing that made me gasp or shed a tear. I loved his Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas and Sam's Letters to Jennifer but this one fell short. Overall I gave it a 3 star. Maybe it's the person he co-wrote it with. Gabrielle Charbonnet writes a lot of children and young reader books. It's an okay book but not great for sure.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was very good. It was difficult to accept the concept of the imaginary friend at first but if you stuck with it the book became an enjoyable and thought provoking read.
Helpful Score: 1
The story is about a girl (later her adult life) named Jane Margaux who is basically a complete unknown to her major Broadway producer mom. They spend only one day a week together on Sundays to look at Tiffany jewelry and have lunch at one of the swanky restaurants around. Jane is lonely and has only 1 friend, Michael, although completely handsome and funny and her biggest fan. The problem is she is the only one who can see him ... she depends soley on him for affection, comfort and friendship...Nearing her 9th birthday Michael tells her he has to go; that he has to help other children. He assures her that the good thing about their separation is that she will not remember him (in no time at all).
...Years later in her thirties Jane is in a terrible relationship and still is under her over-bearing mother's thumb. Jane is awkward, shy and completely unsure of herself. Just when her life is at is worst she meets a perfect man and learns how to love her herself and to see what she truly is. She also learns about her mother and why her mom is the way she is
I truly enjoyed this feel-good book it was a little predictable in the middle but the ending was shocking to me and I felt like I should have known what was going to happen all along. It more than made up for the middle's lacking. This story is unique among the vast stories out there involving romance. It isn't too romantic or gushy with unnecessary pledges of undying love and expressions that make me feel just plain grossed out. If you enjoy a good love story with a little twist and a lot of immagination then you will really like this book
...Years later in her thirties Jane is in a terrible relationship and still is under her over-bearing mother's thumb. Jane is awkward, shy and completely unsure of herself. Just when her life is at is worst she meets a perfect man and learns how to love her herself and to see what she truly is. She also learns about her mother and why her mom is the way she is
I truly enjoyed this feel-good book it was a little predictable in the middle but the ending was shocking to me and I felt like I should have known what was going to happen all along. It more than made up for the middle's lacking. This story is unique among the vast stories out there involving romance. It isn't too romantic or gushy with unnecessary pledges of undying love and expressions that make me feel just plain grossed out. If you enjoy a good love story with a little twist and a lot of immagination then you will really like this book
Helpful Score: 1
A terrible book. Overly sweet and simple yet at the same time rushed. This uneven sap makes the Twilight saga read like canonical literature. I can suspend my disbelief just fine, but I can not get past poor writing.
Helpful Score: 1
i loved this book part of the end made me cry because it was soo good. haha it is a very easy read and i read it in two days. i actually got this book from my great grandmother last week and thought it sounded interesting. once i read about the author i realized i had read some of his other books. he is a very good writer and this is a very interesting story plot. i do agree with one of the people below that it was short. i wish it could have been a little longer. i hate it when a good book ends.
i also used to live in buffalo, ny and during a trip to nyc i went to a lot of the places he writes about.. tiffanys, per se, the park, cathedral, statue of liberty, and 5th ave. it was fun reading about landmarks i have been to and being about to picture them and the characters together.
i also used to live in buffalo, ny and during a trip to nyc i went to a lot of the places he writes about.. tiffanys, per se, the park, cathedral, statue of liberty, and 5th ave. it was fun reading about landmarks i have been to and being about to picture them and the characters together.
Helpful Score: 1
This was my first JP book, and all I can say is 'too cute!' This is a lovely, light-hearted read. I LOVED the main characters (a woman and her long-time love, who happens to be her childhood imaginary friend)... how honest and unencumbered they seemed. The baggage they did carry was more funny than weighted. Even the lousy boyfriend in the story was so transparent that I didn't feel threatened by him but found him to be more of a humorous sidekick. Anyway, every once in a while it's fun to curl up with good eye candy, and this book dishes it out tastefully. The only thing I was a little disppointed by was the ending. I won't be a spoiler, but it was a bit too cheesy, even for my taste. But the rest of the book was so enjoyable, I won't hold it against him.
Helpful Score: 1
A very sweet love story. Would recommend to anyone who loves a good love story.
Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book. While it may seem far fetched to some people, I believe the story line was unique, imaginative, and heart warming. It's a quick, easy read as well. Enjoy!
Helpful Score: 1
First let me say, I am a huge James Patterson fan. However, I thought this book was so awful I stopped reading it half way through (which has never happened to me before with his books). It was just too unbelievable for me. Don't waste your time.
Helpful Score: 1
I absolutely loved this book. It wasn't about "real life", it was about innocence and young love. I couldn't put this book down! This is definitely a must read!
Helpful Score: 1
This is one of the sweetest stories I've ever read; it gave me the same feeling as eating a candy bar--without all the caloric guilt. I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the humorous voice of the main character, although I do think the storyline could've had a little more drama. My grandma also loved this book and read it very quickly.
Helpful Score: 1
I thought this was one of the sweetest books I have read in a long time. It was simple, easy and left me feeling that little high you get from a happy ending.
Helpful Score: 1
As long as you put your sense of belief onto a shelf before turning the first page of SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY'S, you'll be fine.
It's a fast-moving read, as all of Mr. Patterson's books are, a love story of sorts that includes an interesting yet weirdly strange plot device. I enjoyed the basic writing and even the tone of the story, but parts of it were just so unbelievable that, at the end, I closed the book with a feeling of "Huh?" more than "Wow."
Patterson's fans will undoubtedly like it, but I wish he'd stick to subjects he writes about best -- murder and mayhem.
It's a fast-moving read, as all of Mr. Patterson's books are, a love story of sorts that includes an interesting yet weirdly strange plot device. I enjoyed the basic writing and even the tone of the story, but parts of it were just so unbelievable that, at the end, I closed the book with a feeling of "Huh?" more than "Wow."
Patterson's fans will undoubtedly like it, but I wish he'd stick to subjects he writes about best -- murder and mayhem.
Helpful Score: 1
This is a delightful book, good story, difficult to put this one down. It is not a mystery but a love story. Lovely.
I LOVED this book. It was such a sweet story. It made me laugh & cry.
Helpful Score: 1
Age Range: If this were a movie, I'd say Rated-R
Thoughts:
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! This book is amazing!!! I highly, highly recommend it. It's so darn awesome. It's one of THE best love stories I have ever read, and that's saying something, because I have read a lot of those. Awww <---I'm going to be thinking this every time I think about this book. I already miss Jane and Michael awwwww!!!! ehem..Anywho..this book is like none I have ever read before (yeah, yeah I saw that often, but it's soo true!) It's so darn original you have no idea, unless you've read it of course haha I absolutely love the idea of imaginary friends, which is one of the reasons I love Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends hehe. This book is about Jane and her imaginary friend Michael(!!!) who of course no one but her can see. When Jane's ninth(I know for sure it's her ninth birthday, on bn it says eight..hmm weird) birthday comes around, it's time for Michael to go. What always happens is that imaginary friends (yes there are more!) leave their kids then those kids forget about them, forever. But this time, for some crazy reason, it's different. Michael leaves, but Jane never forgot Michael like she was supposed to. :( The universe or The Man, has something in store for these two because..something very interesting is about to happen in the crazy world of Jane. :)
The writing is AMAZING! I loved the story and how it was put together. The chapters alternate from Jane's point of view to Michael's, so the reader finds out what each is thinking, it's nice. :) At times it could be so very funny and at others so very sad :( At some point I wanted to cry because I thought something horrible was about to happen, this book is just so gripping! It is a completly lovely page turner that I had to finish once I got started. Like I said before, I highly recommend it.
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OH MY GOODNESS!!!! This book is amazing!!! I highly, highly recommend it. It's so darn awesome. It's one of THE best love stories I have ever read, and that's saying something, because I have read a lot of those. Awww <---I'm going to be thinking this every time I think about this book. I already miss Jane and Michael awwwww!!!! ehem..Anywho..this book is like none I have ever read before (yeah, yeah I saw that often, but it's soo true!) It's so darn original you have no idea, unless you've read it of course haha I absolutely love the idea of imaginary friends, which is one of the reasons I love Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends hehe. This book is about Jane and her imaginary friend Michael(!!!) who of course no one but her can see. When Jane's ninth(I know for sure it's her ninth birthday, on bn it says eight..hmm weird) birthday comes around, it's time for Michael to go. What always happens is that imaginary friends (yes there are more!) leave their kids then those kids forget about them, forever. But this time, for some crazy reason, it's different. Michael leaves, but Jane never forgot Michael like she was supposed to. :( The universe or The Man, has something in store for these two because..something very interesting is about to happen in the crazy world of Jane. :)
The writing is AMAZING! I loved the story and how it was put together. The chapters alternate from Jane's point of view to Michael's, so the reader finds out what each is thinking, it's nice. :) At times it could be so very funny and at others so very sad :( At some point I wanted to cry because I thought something horrible was about to happen, this book is just so gripping! It is a completly lovely page turner that I had to finish once I got started. Like I said before, I highly recommend it.
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Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book. It makes you think.
Helpful Score: 1
A very interesting storyline. I enjoyed this cute and clever book!
Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book.It was the second book by this author that I have read and I was not let down. I think what drew me into the book the most was the non-tradtional romance aspect.
Helpful Score: 1
Fun and imaginative read. I loved the concept of this whole book. Must read!
Helpful Score: 1
What a fantastic read! Imagination, Love, Relationships... everything ties in in this beautiful story. Highly recommended.
Helpful Score: 1
This book is a page turner. I could not put it down. From beginning to end James Patterson does a great job of keeping you intrigued wondering what was going to happen next.
Helpful Score: 1
Magical, fun, enticing and different is how I would describe this book. There are slightly sad and disturbing parts, but that is needed to balance the joyous and inventive parts. Love reading from the perspectives of two people.
Helpful Score: 1
What a great love story!! I was just captured at the first pages and could not put it down!! If you need a feel good story this is the one for you.
Helpful Score: 1
I did not like this book. I felt it didn't have much of a plot.
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This is the first book that I've read by James Patterson. I've heard so much hype about his books and decided that this would be the first that I try. And... I absolutely loved it. Of course I read the summary of what this book was about, but I was blown away at how the story actually went anyway. I now look forward to reading more of his books. Awesome!
Helpful Score: 1
I typically love James Patterson, but I'm finding myself less a fan of his collaborative romance novels than I am of his Alex Cross series and the non-romance novels. That said, this is a very functional, very readable novel. The premise is that a young girl with a very successful, distant mother finds herself taking solace in the comfort of her imaginary friend, the handsome and dashing Michael. Fast-forward twenty years, and Jane is working for her mother and feeling alone despite dating a handsome (if intolerable) actor. She is supposed to have forgotten her imaginary friend, but when she catches a glimpse of him in a bar, the memories come flooding back and she becomes convinced, despite her best efforts, that her imaginary friend is back, and he is real. It's a very sweet book, and I think I would have liked it a lot better if I were a fan of the genre. You can't miss with Patterson.
Helpful Score: 1
I love this book. Patterson is a favorite writer of mine, particularly with the Alex Cross books, but this book was something different and something special. It is a love story that spans all of our greatest hopes and dreams and touches us somewhere deep within. If you liked the movie "City of Angels", you'll love this book.
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I LOVED THIS BOOK!! I don't know how he did it.. change murder and mystery suddenly into the most beautiful romance books, but it's amazing. I deffently recommend this book, with a little bit make believe, and a lot of romance, this is one of my favorite romance books of all time.
Helpful Score: 1
I am a Patterson fan usually but this one falls way short of the mark. Not up to his usual standard for his romance stories. Shallow, predictable and asks the reader to suspend reality a little too far for the circumstances.
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An entertaining, easy summer read. Nothing serious.
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The plot seems to be made up as the plot goes along. The writing was poor and the characters were not very likeable.
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"Sundays at Tiffany's" is a dramatic departure from the crime novels readers have come to expect from James Patterson. In fact, it's even unique amongst the very few romance novels he has written. It has a magical quality, an almost childlike wonder at times that perhaps may not be surprising considering it is co written with children's author, Gabrielle Charbonnet.
It's tale of a little girl and her imaginary friend falling in love. Jane is a lovely 32-year-old woman with an overbearing, highly critical mother and a handsome, insincere boyfriend. The best times of her life were indisputably spent with her beloved Michael...her imaginary childhood friend, who saved her from years of loneliness when her mother viewed her as simply an inconvenience. And although Michael has been gone from her life for the better part of 23 years, he has never been absent from her heart
I love a good, feel good, quick read every now and then and this definitely hit the spot.
It's tale of a little girl and her imaginary friend falling in love. Jane is a lovely 32-year-old woman with an overbearing, highly critical mother and a handsome, insincere boyfriend. The best times of her life were indisputably spent with her beloved Michael...her imaginary childhood friend, who saved her from years of loneliness when her mother viewed her as simply an inconvenience. And although Michael has been gone from her life for the better part of 23 years, he has never been absent from her heart
I love a good, feel good, quick read every now and then and this definitely hit the spot.
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An enjoyable book written in the James Patterson style. The imaginary friend theme is a one that is new and quite different.
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I am normally a big James Patterson fan but I think for this one the book is coming more from the additional author, Gabrielle Charbonnet. Because I was expecting a different type of book, I was little dissapointed. The story line was ok but I had trouble connecting with the characters.
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a bit different than his usual but it was a nice read
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I really enjoyed this book. It was a light read that kept me glued to it until I was done. The authors did a great job creating a storyline of a little girl's bond with her imaginary friend - and later her bond with him as a love interest. I thought it was sweet and fun. There are a couple twists at the end that surprised me.
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Great book! Loved Jane and Michael and was enthralled in the whole book. He writes these kind of books so beautifully you just want him to hurry up and write the next one.
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Entertaining enough, I guess. But this is really silly...
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Completely unbelievable and silly. I love James Patterson and this was a huge disappointment. I am surprised he put his name on it.
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This was a book that sat on my bookshelf forever. It was given to me by a friend that highly recommended it. I thought the premise of the story was completely ridiculous. I was proved wrong when I finally decided to read it. Though the concept does sound weird (girl falls in love with her imaginary friend?angel/man). I say angel, but you can decide for yourself. If you are a fan of love stories this one may be different, but definitely worth a try.
This is the first James Patterson book I have read and I loved it. This was such a amazing story. Though the concept of the imaginary friend seems odd, Patterson some how wrote it without coming off as sci-fi or as a paranormal romance.
Very enjoyable, easy reading tale. It's a romance with a sci-fi twist and put sunshine in my day.
Loved this book! The characters were very well developed and I felt like I knew them. Although the plot was a little predictable, there were some great twists! Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a good love story!
Compared to James Patterson's other books, I found this book predictable and sappy. Not much of a plot.
I really enjoyed this book. I was looking for a beach-book type, relaxing story to read and this was perfect.
very good, one of James Patterson's best books in the romance line.
James Patterson shows his softer side with a romantic story that will touch your heart. A little mystery is sprinkled in to keep the reader's interest and turning the pages to see what happens next.
Not one of my favorites from him. It seemed a little far fetched for me.
I really enjoyed this book...for me it was a page turner and the author kept me very interested. I would refer many of friends to read it! Loved it!
This was a very sweet but predictable read. I would recommend it if you are not looking for anything thought provoking.
Book was slow moving at first but picked up the pace and really developed characters.
This Patterson book is different from what he usually writes. The mystery and suspense is replaced with a love story. In typical Patterson style, it will hold your emotions to the very end. Another great story from one of my favorite authors.
Its a nice story and a good read.
Sweet read
Quick and enjoyable read! Perfect for a day at the beach or a plane ride.
I really enjoyed this book. It was a very fresh storyline and it was really easy to relate to. I remember my imaginary friend and the first time I noticed that she was no longer with me. James Patterson did a good job of incorporating the imaginary friends into the realistic story. An excellent easy read. It also has short chapters so you can read a few each night before turning out the light!
A quick read. I read it in 1 day!
great story!
The story here is pretty simple. Jane's childhood imaginary friend pops back into her life in adulthood. The genre is different from the Patterson we all know and love, but it's quite refreshing and still an interesting read. The character portrayal is very simple as well and makes for a quick read that's hard to put down (which does not make it surprising to me that the co-author also writes children's books). Four out of five.
I really enjoyed this book. It was a great, lighthearted read, and now I want to see the movie too!
Good story. Doesn't end how you think it will. Unrealistic, but a happy story.
It never ceases to amaze me how Patterson can go from writing about homocidal psychopaths and then write a beautiful love story ... he really is a wonderfully talented writer. This story is definitely a totally new plot ... one I'm not sure has ever been written about before, and quite ingenius and yet if you stop and think about it ... a wee bit disturbing as well. But you won't be sorry that you read it (I read it in one day) ... Jane and Michael's story will win your heart. It is like all of his other books ... A+!
I usually go for suspense/thriller books, James Patterson being one of my favorite authors. What a surprise this NON-suspense/thriller book was - and an equal surprise how much I enjoyed it. The story is so innocent and delightful, it pulls you in immediately, and you find yourself rooting for both of the main characters as if they were your dearest friends. It's a love story, but not a raunchy, sex-driven romance. Instead it takes root and blossoms into something beautiful that everyone wishes for.
welllll--this was different! very easy reading and can read it in only one day BUT I was kind of confused---how can an imaginary friend become 'real' if he isn't an angel or something? I'm not a Harlequin romance person and I don't think it fits in with those, it is a love story but it also is kind of like a person finally finding themselves and becoming their own person. More power to Michael and Jane but was he an angel that God let become human? Thought that part was kind of unclear.
This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. James Patterson has shown another side to his writing. The story has been done but not this way. You get into the characters right away and just don't want to put the book down. Its a "have to read" book.
This book was a little strange. And I felt like I was being talked down on. Didn't like it
This was a very good book. It is definitely a book that pulls you through it. This is a great beach reach. Loved it so much I have started passing it on to friends.
I read this book in one day as it's a very simple read. A sweet love story with a bit of a fantasy mixed in.
Jane Margaux is a longely little girl. Her mother, a powerful Broadway producer makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany's. Jane has only one friend: a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael. He's perfect. But only she can see him. Michael can't stay forever, though. On Jane's ninth birthday he leaves, promising her that she'll soon forget him. Years later, in her thirties, Janes is just as alone as she was as a child. And despite her own success as a playwright, she is even more trapped by her overbearing mother. Then she meets someone - a handsome, comforting, funny man. He's perfect. His name is Michael...
This book was terrible. Trite and pointless.
I only got to about page 130 before skipping to the end of the book. It just did not captivate me in anyway and most of what the book was describing seemed pointless. I mostly wished for the Author to start getting to a good part already but it never happened for me. Apparently this book was just not for me.
i could not put this book down i finished it within 3 hrs of getting it!
This book is a cute story of fantasy and romance. I enjoyed reading it.
What a great book!! Romantic, sweet, and truly touching!! If you liked Pattterson's "Suzanne's Letters to Nicholas" definitely check this one out!! It is well worth it!!
This book was Amazing! One of the best I've read! If you enjoy romance, you'll love this!
This was my first and last attempt at a James Patterson story. I am a true romantic at heart, however, this story was very inconceivable. Quite a cheesy story that should be categorized as fantasy. There seemed to be no real climax but plenty of dramatization of what seems to be a perfect life to me. I was unable to relate, especially since it is hard for me to imagine the heroine being with a fictional character that she has known as a grown man from the age of eight. Ew.
Cute story. The book cover is a little misleading. I enjoyed it.
I was hoping for a different ending but I was good anyway. This was different from the lifetime movie. But very good anyway. I enjoyed it very much. I would recommend this book to anyone.
A MUST READ!!! I loved this book!!!! Made me laugh and cry. Not your typical James Patterson book, but DEFINATELY typical James Patterson writing! Made me wish I had an imaginary friend.....
I really enjoyed this book. It was a light, quick read with a different take on the typical love story.
This is a fun easy read. I found it intertaining throughout and was happy with the ending.
Though very far fetched, for the most part I liked it. It kept me wanting to read more and find out the end, so that's my sign of a good book.
LOVED love loved it!!! Just like James Patterson to throw in a couple of twist to keep you turning pages.
This was an easy read, mildly interesting. The characters are pretty one-dimensional. I felt like I was watching a chick flick in the theater. The book feels like it was written for that purpose. Nothing very compelling about the characters or the story. I thought the "cliff hanging" devices he used to keep you reading were contrived and manipulative. Ok if you're looking for a light read.
In the 3 years that I've been on this website I've never recommended a book. But this one I must. Initially I had my doubts when I read the first few pages if it would be something that I'd like... but it was fabulous and brought many of my emotions to the surface.
I kept reading this book because I had heard how great it was and thought, surely it's going to get better, but it never did. I found it to be predictable without a lot of depth. Sorry Patterson fans, not impressed.
A quick read! I found it just OK. Not your typical James Patterson, for sure! If you need an escape from reality, this book's for you.
An uplifting story that any James Patterson reader will enjoy!
I love James Patterson, and he did not let me down with this book I thought it was a great read. It kept me interested and I kind of wanted to keep reading just to find out what was going to happen. I love that kind of a book except that I don't get anything done.Lol.
I Loved this Love story. If only imaginary friends could be real.
Absolutely WONDERFUL!!! Can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this book!!!
I really enjoyed this book. It is a wonderful heartfelt love story.
My daughter loves James Patterson's Maximum Ride series. I thought I'd enjoy this book based on her appreciation for his writing, and my appreciation for his other works.
I did enjoy the book, but I can't give it a full five stars. The characters were developed more through repetition of their flaws or foibles than through insight into their character or reasons behind their behavior. It was assumed that you were familiar with the "type", and that "type" was reinforced by reminding you over and over that this was a "character". In fact, there were few persons depicted in the book about which you could not say "Oh, what a character!" It moved rather quickly, took a strange jump to arrive at the end, and should have had "Happily Ever After" painted over the epilogue. Just a little too pat, and little too rote for my taste.
I did enjoy the book, but I can't give it a full five stars. The characters were developed more through repetition of their flaws or foibles than through insight into their character or reasons behind their behavior. It was assumed that you were familiar with the "type", and that "type" was reinforced by reminding you over and over that this was a "character". In fact, there were few persons depicted in the book about which you could not say "Oh, what a character!" It moved rather quickly, took a strange jump to arrive at the end, and should have had "Happily Ever After" painted over the epilogue. Just a little too pat, and little too rote for my taste.
Wow. An excellent read. A modern day fairytale of sorts. I did not expect what this book gave. A new and wonderful love story. It is what everyone looks for in a love story and hope for for ourselves - both men and women.
I enjoyed reading this book. It was a short sweet little book. The idea was cute and the ending came as you expected. The only real complaint I had was that the characters could have been more developed and the relationships between the female lead and her mother could have been explored in more detail. Overall it was a nice, Sunday read.
This book is a true source of imagery and make believe, making once again "anything is possible" when it comes to the heart another love story gone good. I enjoyed and will repost.
Loved the story line and the characters. Well done.
A wonderful love story. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
I loved this book! It is the tale of a little girl who has an "imaginary" friend that is her constant companion throughout her childhood. Then when she's 12 or so her friend tells her he must leave her now that she is older. Years pass and suddenly when she's an adult she meets her friend again and realizes that she has fallen in love with him. The question is ... Is he imaginary or real? Can they be together or will they be torn apart once again? All romantics will be carried away by this tale.
This is a great book by James Patterson. I just finished it and it was great.
This is a different twist on fantasy. You will not be able to put the book down. The ending will blow you away!
Very cute book and i enjoyed reading it.
Loved this book! Different storyline then any book I've read before. I highly recommend it!
I really loved this book. It is a departure from his usual crime type stories, but it is written with his usual short chapters and the need to keep reading. This story is about an imaginery friend who must leave his human friend when she is nine years old, because that is the rule of the imaginery friend job. He promises she will never remember him, but she does. As an adult she grows to be a very successful business woman, but not with her love life, until one day she sees her imaginery friend again and falls giddy in love.
It was fun to read because of the fantasy aspect, and that it was not over the top. A good pleasure read.
It was fun to read because of the fantasy aspect, and that it was not over the top. A good pleasure read.
My favorite James Patterson book!
I really loved this story, it was light and easy and fun... I would put it up close to a Nicholas Sparks!!!
Greatly enjoyed the book...
Here is Patterson reaching out in the direction of LOVE, again. Too bad he's pretty good at it or we'd see more mysteries, which he's better at. This one is certainly pure imagination but he's such a darn good writer you almost believe it's possible. Unfair, James! It took me a long time to grow up and you just threw me back into my early childhood without much effort at all! Now I have to crawl back to reality again.
This is a must-read for all you Romancers out there.
This is a must-read for all you Romancers out there.
typical james patterson - AWESOME!!!
Really didn't enjoy this one. I guess I'm just too literal.
I expected a quick enjoyable read, and was not satisfied. It was quick, but lacked any real plot. I felt like I was reading a childrens book with adult situations.
This was an engaging, captivating book. One that is hard to put down, so much that I finished it in a day! Sweet, kind, heart felt writing. A must read.
It's a classic chic-flic feel good book. A quick beach side or bedtime read.
This is not a genre that I usually read but I really liked the story.
This is the first book I have ever read by James Patterson and I am now wondering...........what was I waiting for? I read this book in one day. What a fantastic story. Makes you believe that dreams can come true. Have already ordered two more by him. WOW!
one of my VERY FAVORITE James Patterson books...and I am a big fan! This one has none of the sex scenes or raunchy language that many of his other novels have...just a very sweet and creative love story. Highly recommend it!
sweet story...good could not put it down finished in less than two days!
An interesting twist of the "happily ever after" theme. James Patterson is an excellent writer and proves himself in the story of a young girl finding her true love. Proving that it is never too late for dreams to come true.
I love, love, loved this book!!!
