Patterson continues his literary experimenting, bringing Emily Raymond along for the ride. In this BookShot, Patterson ventures outside the genres for which he is known, waltzing onto a more romance/erotica pathway. More on this concept below and my sentiments on its success. Jane Avery is living the typical a 35 year old divorcée life, at least in her eyes; a slave to her work whose social time is filled with cookies and binge watching television. When she purchases a dress, black and slinky in...

Let me sum up bookshots for you. Story, Story, Story, Story, Oh crap it's page 100 better wrap this up, The End.

Complete wasteReally boring don't waste your money if you like Patterson wait for the Alex Cross or Private full length novels to be released

Little Black DressI was really enjoying all of James Patterson's BookShot's books so far but this one has left a lot to be desired. It was pretty lame with not much of a plot, really no plot at all. I sure hope that the bookshot books don't go the way of his other books.

I wanted to try JPat. Maybe this wasn't the best choice to dip into. I did not like this book and literally kept my face in a frown throughout most of it. I probably will have frown lines etched on my face for the rest of my life thanks to this "story" (which, btw, didn't really have a story). Ick.

I did not like this book. To me, it was silly . The character was extremely silly, I had a hard time finishing and this was a short read. I put it down several times before finally finishing. I usually enjoy James Patterson books, but this one was not good. I think I'll stick to Alex Cross and the Women's murder club series.

Not a fan of the bookshots but had this been longer I'd have quit reading. Definitely not a typical Patterson book.

This is not the type of book I normally read at all, so I'll try to be unbiased here as possible. This is a hundred page novella about Jane, a single woman in NYC with a nice job and lifestyle who buys a black dress on the fly and suddenly has an insatiable sexual appetite. She starts having sex with random guys she meets in public (no hookup apps for this high class gal).Right off the bat, it's apparent that the author(s?) of this book clearly don't think it's normal to have regular sex with ra...

A terrible book.These "Bookshots" are a great concept -- books you can read in an hour or two, on an airplane or in an evening.However, save your money on this one. It's just relentlessly bad. It's actually a watered-down 50 Shades clone.Here are just a few ways it sucks:-- The book jacket and copy make it seem like a thriller, which it's not. It's a piece of wish fulfillment for shallow women and should be marketed as such (i.e., a romance).-- Every man in the book is good-looking, well-built,

There did not seem to be any point or plot to this book whatsoever. Very disappointed. Probably the worst James Patterson I've read, and the worst book so far this year!

This is so bad - can I give negative stars? I was so excited for bookshots and ordered a handful. This is the first one I picked up and it's pure crap. I tend to write notes in my books as I go and about midway I made this notation; S.M.U.T. Stupidly Mundane & Utterly Tedious. Thank god it was only about 100 pages, there's no way anyone could tolerate more.

This was a complete departure for James Patterson. No action, cops, or spies, but rather the prowess of a little black dress. I wonder what his contributions were other than his name. I think JP should stick to what he is good at and as for his co author, Emily Raymond, she has a curious new follower.Jane is 30ish and stuck in a rut watching tv and mindlessly eating. One day she's out shopping and splurges on a little black dress. That was just what she needed to get out of her mundane routine.

Total crap

Only the second of the Bookshots books I've read but this one has put me off the whole series. A thirty-something professional woman, who has become addicted to Netflix and Oreos since her divorce, decides its time for a change. She buys a little black dress that bolsters her confidence and opens herself up to having sex with men she picks up, uses, and drops. The back cover copy entices the reader with a lure of a fantasy taken too far. However, what we are treated to is mostly mundane sex, not...

I started reading this title thinking that it was another of James Patterson's short thrillers. Alas, I should have judged this book by it's cover! It soon became apparent that this book was more bedroom thrills than thriller! Essentially it was 114 pages of soft porn without any significant plot. Titilating enough at times, but not one I would recommend.

I gotta say this quickly became one of books that i will reread over and over again, is it one of my favorites... probably not. But still a really good read. This book shot is definitely a different type of book for Mr. Patterson to write. There was no action, no cops, or even spies. It is not a thriller or a action packed book. However a simple wonderful book about the magical powers of an amazing black dress. Every woman understand the magical powers of that one simple black dress that we all

I haven’t read that much smut in a while. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m glad this was a book shot. James Patterson should definitely stick to mysteries and thrillers. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Didn't like itThis is the first James Patterson book I didn't like. Too much sex. I'm very disappointed. I didn't even find ish the book.

Little Black Dress is a very adult short-story written by James Patterson and Emily Raymond. This adult contemporary romance/borderline erotica is written under James Patterson's BOOKSHOTS imprint (fast reads for fast times). I am somewhat surprised to see such a low overall goodreads rating (2 stars) for this title because I absolutely loved it! Different strokes for different folks, right? Little Black Dress features just that...a little black dress that emboldens a divorcee to take control of...

I was really disappointed in this book. Paterson usually has books with some meat. This only had mild mannered divorcee turn into a naughty nympho. Lucky it was a short library book so I hadn't invested much into it.