Thank You, Nana: How Your Love for Me Still Lives On Through Books; Step On a Crack; A Review

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 For anyone who knows me, they will tell you I am a huge crime fiction fan. One of the most prolific crime fiction writers is James Patterson. He has way too many book series to count. I swear that guy does nothing but come up with ideas for novels. He has gotten so good now that he can collaborate with other people. All he has to do now is come up with the idea, and they actually write the story, or at least, I think so. Sorry if I am wrong, Mr. Patterson.

My late Nana gave me the first James Patterson book I read in 2007. That year was bittersweet. I found some good books, including Step on a Crack, but unfortunately, my Nana passed away. Maybe that is why I’ve read the book five times now. I’ve read it twice by myself and three times with other people. Every time I listen to it, it gets better. It was initially published in 2007, and I’m such a nerd and a bibliophile that I went out and bought a physical copy.

I think it was my late Nana who inspired my love of reading. The book follows detective Michael Bennett, a New York City cop who, along with his wife, adopts ten kids with different nationalities. I want kids one day, and I don’t know how many I will have, if any, but I can’t imagine having an entire baseball team. Without giving too much of the book away, I will say that Michael Bennett’s wife suffers from the same illness that my Nana had, i.e., breast cancer. John Slattery and Reg Rogers narrate the book. I enjoyed the way two different individuals narrated the book. One represents the protagonist, Michael Bennett, and his world; the other, the antagonist, Jack, and his world.

I love James Patterson’s quick and energetic writing style in this novel. This was his first novel in the Michael Bennett series, which currently has 16 books, with the 17th scheduled to be released on February 10, 2025. I recommend this book to anyone who loves crime fiction and a good cop story. I give it ten apple bites out of ten. Until next time when we review another James Patterson book, his first novel, Along Came a Spider, which was released in 1992; happy reading everyone.

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