Stupidest book I have ever read
353996
Stupidest book I have ever read. It's not funny at all, and most of the stories are just okay. I kept waiting for the whopper of a story.
Also, very hard to figure out if the narrator is male or female. Not well written at all.
4050435
Stupid plot and characters. Don't waste your time
363879
A very long book about really stupid people. Most of the females sleep with a guy once and find themselves pregnant.....seriously?

The guys are  womanizers.  Everyone is sleeping with people they should not be.

WAY too many "heart wrenching" moments to even remotely be believable.

All the characters are in some way related or connected in unlikely ways and have relationships that make zero sense. I'm just SURE that after pushing her father down the stairs and almost paralyzing him, they will go on to have a "normal" relationship....right.

To be a character in this book, the females must all be incredibly dumb and have poor taste.  The men must all be amazingly wealthy.

Grace is odd. Each page tries to make her into a completely different character. Lonely, love struck, alcoholic, gossiper, leaps to conclusions based on glances and snippets of conversation, acts insane and almost commits murder, then suddenly responsible, shy, all knowing and wise, and babysitting....... all over the map. The oddest however is her attempt to make a pass at her father, AFTER she knows he IS her father. What the heck?

The part about breaking the glass and ripping the canvas on a painting is nonsensical. Oil paintings on canvas are not covered with glass.  Nor would/could Tessa begin to be able to afford to frame more than 100 paintings.

In the scene with Antonia and Ross after she damages the painting and he says he'll have to call an ambulance and she threatens to break a wine bottle and cut her wrists, why on earth did he not remove the bottle from the scene,and call an ambulance?  Personally driving her to the hospital does not get her help any faster, nor is his presence necessary there.  For a person who is as capable of doing, running and taking care of things as Ross is, his action here made no sense at all.

The utter and instant acceptance of Mattie by Tessa and the understanding when Ross starts spending time with her, when viewed from his past actions is insane.

And Adam, who on earth is Adam? He is portrayed as a loud boorish male who without any explanation, suddenly morphs into a helpful good guy.  Inexplicable.

Holly is never going to have different taste and Max hated those things. Why would she even want to be with someone who was SO reluctant to even look at her?  How could he serious consider a long term relationship with someone whose taste and thinking he does not like?

As unlikely as the 4 main characters are to have happy long marriages, they are rapidly coupled by the end of the book. Mattie however is left to raise yet another illegitimate daughter alone, while having some sort of warm and mind meeting relationship with Ross, father of child #, now husband to Tessa, so unlikely.

All in all a very long book about totally unlikable characters filled with obvious injections of over the top, "heart wrenching" scenes whose aftermath leaves them unnecessary.
1625940
Worst book Ive ever read in my life. The level of writing is elementary, book has zero character development and the dialogue is just so stupid. I think most young adult books are written better than this. Plot seriously makes no sense. Why the hell would a baker do all the investigating in a crime? The most annoying thing about this book is that the characters use the name of the person they're speaking to in almost every sentence!!!! Who talks like that?!?! I hate this book so much I will mail it to whoever wants it for free. Just pay me shipping. But trust me on this. You don't want to waste your time.
1457432
If you like stupid people in your books - this is the book for you. Every character in the book makes the dumbest decisions EVER!!! The "survivor" drove me crazy because she always spoke about the fear she had and the danger she was in but then she would go somewhere by herself. Then she would speak of the danger her family was in but then she didn't relay that info to them. And don't even get me started on how DUMB the FBI was in this story!  Seriously, I hope the real FBI isn't that inept. I can't think of one thing that the FBI did that was smart. Very disappointing.
1847038
I can't believe all of the good reviews for this book.  Without a doubt it is the dumbest book I have ever read (and I have read a lot!).  Not only is the story very ridiculous, there is no real ending and the beginning of the next one (which was included, indicates it will be no better.  I will not bother to ever try reading anything by this author ever again.
2069210
Stupid and extremely boring, the writing is childish to a point
Extremely disappointed. I went by the title but I will never again by books by this author
1409473
This has to be one of the most boring and stupid books i have ever read. The movie wasn't any better either.

The people just give up and die. That might be exciting if the characters were developed and the plot was interesting. If you think about reading this, you may want to sit under some nuclear fallout first to lesson the agony of reading this worthless drivel
2531310
This is quite possibly one of the worst books ever. I'm not even halfway through it & I can't believe how insanely stupid it is. If I read "dear Aunt Elizabeth" one more time.......
1412120
This has to be one of the dumbest books I have read in awhile and I read a couple a week. I think the author was inspired by watching "Walking Tall" starring The Rock. Dude comes back to mountain town and drugs are everywhere and he is going to clean it up...

The plot is centered around the search for Barr's sister who as kidnapped by some drug dealer because she works for the government and has access to some chemicals the dealer needs. Right, she is described as a drug addict who never finished high school but she has this big important job. Right away stupid. Barr proceeds to beat up everyone and kill many. No cops or anything of course. Barr contacts the Feds and they say he was identified at a shooting. Right. The guy has been out of the country for over 15 years and somebody places him at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere. I could go on with all the holes in the plot but this was the first book by the author and hopefully the last. I even found a typo in the book. Skip it.
2271291
Mr. Martin, what you've just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent chapters were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Every reader of your books are now dumber for having read it. I award you no stars, and may God have mercy on your soul.
2939522
Footsteps in the attic was the most juvenile book I have ever read.  Hannah reminds me of 12 year old with her first crush. This could have been a very good book. The story line had potential and it fell very flat with lines like "ring ring" when she called someone or they called her.  Billy Jack is just silly.  I have never been so bored with a book.  Do not waste one penny on this book. Who talk and lives like the people in this book? A child could have opened that lock.  Stupid book with immature writing and character development. Heidi Mitchell needs to go back to school and learn that I don't need to know every time the main character brushed her teeth or took a shower.  Silly, ridiculous writing with a lot of nonessential information.  Do not read this book...If there was a way to give it negative stars I would.
2258076
Dumbest books Ive ever read.  I cant believe I even paid for these.
1029194
Dumb and Dumber book - do not waste your time, This book has no original thought
I think the entire 'plot' was written on the back of a fortune cookie -  $ & southern drawl
you have better things to do do with your life like biting your cuticles
4751257
This is the worst piece of crap I have ever read. A complete waste of time.
4854484
I will give this book one star only because of the effort it takes to write a novel.  It was stupid from start to finish, and I did not like one thing about this book. Her characters are one dimensional, immature and vapid.  I honestly cannot believe it was published. Save your money.
2093214
This is a stupid book.  I got about half way through and stopped reading.  Blech.  Stilted language and not one character to root for.  The main character (Jane McGuire) is petulant, rude and for all her "worldliness" is very childish.  She seems to be constantly stamping her beautiful little foot and uttering "Damn you!!!"  She insists on doing as she pleases and all the responsible adults around her roll over, declare that she knows best, and allow her to do it.  And she is such an irresistible "woman" that 34 year old Mark Trevor salivates over her (this part is just weird) as do almost all of the other male characters.  And she is portrayed to be so much older than 20 year old Jock and 23 or so Mario.  Puh-lease.  Oh, yeah.  Ya gotta love how the ridiculous plot includes ancient treasure, international terrorism, and numerous references to 9/11 and Homeland Security.  Ooohh.  This is my first IJ book and surely my last.  I got to page 250 before bailing on it.  What was the publisher thinking?