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Liked It “Excellent thriller with lots of twists and turns on the way. A real page turner!” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Excellent thriller with lots of twists and turns on the way. A real page turner!”
Krystyn C wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Alex Cross has never believed in vampires. But when two joggers are found slain in a manner that suggets a macabore ritual, he has to reconsider.
Katherine P wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“James Patterson- Violets Are Blue (Little, Brown and Company 2001) 3.5 Stars
Tony Peters wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Still haunted and taunted by the Mastermind, Alex Cross must hunt down a new serial killer. This serial killer believes he is a vampire and uses his fellow vampires to commit murder, allowing them to drink their blood (I hope you all thought of a Dracula like voice as you read that, because that is what was running through my mind). Meanwhile he must also try to figure out just who the Mastermind is.
I figured that Violets Are Blue was a suitable book for Halloween, what with vampires and all that. This Cross book was much better than the previous one, although still not one of his better books. I did like how his family was given much less attention, although once again they were in danger. Another big shocker in this book was the fact that he was assigned yet another female partner and she ends up in trouble! Wow, huge surprise right? As much as I like the Cross character, I have figured out his greatest flaw, he thinks with his wrong head, and by saying this I do not mean to be crude I only mean to speak the truth. The main case in this one was fairly well put together, although odd.
I would recommend Violets Are Blue to Patterson fans.
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“Faith said: 4 stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Thursday, October 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
We all know Vampires aren't real, right? So then why are people all around the United States being killed and found with bite marks and being drained of their blood?
That's where detective Alex Cross comes in: In Book #7 of the Cross series, Alex delves into the underground world of the Vampire to find the truth around these killings. Cross finds a whole underworld of people living their lives as Vampires, even partaking in the drinking of blood. Meanwhile, the Mastermind is back and is harrassing Cross with phone calls and threats, and then he starts to follow through on his threats. Alex Cross has to deal with many professional and person issues in this book which could probably have been broken out into two books. The Vampire Murders and the Mastermind plots are both individually enjoyable. Together they seem to try to take your mind of who the Mastermind could be, even though it's pretty obviously early on with the not so subtle hints given by Patterson.
All in all, I loved being back in the world of Alex Cross - I read Roses are Read early this year after being away from the series for some time and I was a little disappointed by the ending. Having read many Patterson novels over the years, including ones he's written with other authors, I have to say there is nothing like a PURE James Patterson novel. I am convinced that when he writes with other authors its mostly the other authors work and he put very little input in, and coming back to the old days when it was just him writing I am even more convinced. Patterson knows how to write a story that creates suspense and excitement that you can't wait to read on until the last page is read. Although I knew early who the Mastermind was, I did not know who did the Vampire killings and I was thoroughly entertained throughout the story. I really like when the Mastermind is reveiled they relive some of the old cases where the Mastermind was intertwined in that we didn't necessarily know about originally... I thought this aspect was pretty cool. I feel bad for the women he loves as they have all been attacked and/or killed because of their affiliation with Cross.. he's certainly not lucky with the ladies.
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“THis was quite different. Im into vampires Since reading the Twilight series. I was quite pleasant to have read one of Pattersons books on the same topic but with much more twists and yurm
Liz Rodd wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
ns. This book had me dreaming about vampires.”
“We all know Vampires aren't real, right? So then why are people all around the United States being killed and found with bite marks and being drained of their blood?
Faith wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
That's where detective Alex Cross comes in: In Book #7 of the Cross series, Alex delves into the underground world of the Vampire to find the truth around these killings. Cross finds a whole underworld of people living their lives as Vampires, even partaking in the drinking of blood. Meanwhile, the Mastermind is back and is harrassing Cross with phone calls and threats, and then he starts to follow through on his threats. Alex Cross has to deal with many professional and person issues in this book which could probably have been broken out into two books. The Vampire Murders and the Mastermind plots are both individually enjoyable. Together they seem to try to take your mind of who the Mastermind could be, even though it's pretty obviously early on with the not so subtle hints given by Patterson.
All in all, I loved being back in the world of Alex Cross - I read Roses are Read early this year after being away from the series for some time and I was a little disappointed by the ending. Having read many Patterson novels over the years, including ones he's written with other authors, I have to say there is nothing like a PURE James Patterson novel. I am convinced that when he writes with other authors its mostly the other authors work and he put very little input in, and coming back to the old days when it was just him writing I am even more convinced. Patterson knows how to write a story that creates suspense and excitement that you can't wait to read on until the last page is read. Although I knew early who the Mastermind was, I did not know who did the Vampire killings and I was thoroughly entertained throughout the story. I really like when the Mastermind is reveiled they relive some of the old cases where the Mastermind was intertwined in that we didn't necessarily know about originally... I thought this aspect was pretty cool. I feel bad for the women he loves as they have all been attacked and/or killed because of their affiliation with Cross.. he's certainly not lucky with the ladies.”“I only read it because I am a Patterson fan. I'm not into vampires.”
Sue N wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very good suspense!”
Silene C wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the greatest and most thrilling books i've ever read. It is Gruesome in parts but altogether is a great story about a detective and a case that dates back far beyond the time that he was handed with it. ”
Tyler B wrote this review Tuesday, September 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
