Review: Ali Cross - The Secret Detective - #Book 3 - Ali Cross - James Patterson - June 2022 One of James Patterson's series that I have been enjoying is Ali Cross's teen detective series. Ali Cross is Alex Cross's youngest child and he is following in his father's footsteps. This book starts with Ali's best friend Gabe creating an app that turns the police scanner into transcription and sends an alert to their cell phones. One early morning Ali and his friend Gabe snuck out to call at an apartment that is known for its gangs. On the scene, Ali sees his dad and then learns a cop has shot one of the gang members. This incident sparks a discussion and debate at school about police shootings and Ali starts to encounter bullying as a "cop kid". What I did like though was that Ali's friends who knew him stood by him during this and his family of course I have always adored. The part that frustrated me the most was Sienna; I hate her character as Ali likes...

Review: Like Father, Like Son - Book #2 Ali Cross Series - James Patterson - June 2021 This was one title I had been waiting for ages to get my hands on and read, no longer working in the library - gone are the days when I got the first picks and also got to see what was released as soon as they came into the library. Recently, I decided to sign up for the Libby library app and OMG it is amazing I have been able to catch up on some of my favorite authors and their reads and discover new authors. One of my all-time favorites would still have to be James Patterson despite people saying he is overrated now and just pumps them out. One of my favorite James Patterson books is the Alex Cross series and in the tradition of authors like Harlan Coben and John Grisham as they released series with the children being the detectives. Ali Cross series is based on Alex Cross's youngest child and the one who is most like his father in terms of having a big heart as well as a passion for justice,...

Review: Ali Cross - Book #1 Ali Cross Series - James Patterson  - November 2019 I was so excited to finally get to read this book as I have been waiting for ages for it to be released as months before I had read an article that spoke about how James Patterson was finally writing a book with Ali as the main character. Out of all the Cross family, I have always had a soft spot for Ali as he is a mini-Alex and always been a fun character. He has always been full of life and had some intelligent conversations and quips in the Alex Cross series. Ali Cross dreams of being a detective just like his dad and now when his best friend Gabriel Squalls goes missing and the police keep hitting dead ends, Ali sees this as his chance to finally get to do some investigating to find his friend as he knows he's alive whereas everyone else has written him off as we all know the first twenty-four hours of a missing person is the most vital time to find them and any time after that...