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Summary: violets are blue
Review: what has happened to james patterson? his books used to be so interesting , we could not wait for a new one to come out. and when one does it is about tigers and vampires! i did not get past the first chapter . i am glad i did not buy this book !
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Summary: Violets Are Blue--A Chilling Story That Is Hard To Put Down
Review: Violets Are Blue by talented writer James Patterson is a chilling story the reader will have trouble putting down until the last page is read-- Alex Cross v/ The Mastermind... A couple of joggers are murdered--the murders are gruesome, but that's only the beginning--will one of the people in Alex Cross' life be the next victim???
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Summary: No. Enough is Enough
Review: "You are about to read James Patterson's sixth No. 1 Bestseller in a row, and perhaps his best." (it is a huge perhaps) Says the inside of the English version of this new novel, published here in early October. You would be easily forgiven is you believed this statement, especially after reading the brief synopsis on the inside cover. And coupled with the fact that a year's worth of expectation has built up after the climax of Roses are Red, this book comes packed full of expectation. It is ultimately expectation that remains unrealised. Apart from the abismal Pop Goes the Weasle, this is his worst book yet. Which is a shame, because the actual ideas he has a great. "Alex Cross is drawnm into his most bizarre investigation yet. two San Franciso joggers are found dead - bitten and hung by their necks to drain the blood. Further murders in California, and then on the East Coast as well, completely baffle Alex and the FBI. Is this the work of a cult, of role players, or even of modern-day vampires? DFesperate to stop te deaths, Alex teams up with savvy San Francisco detective Jamilla Hughes, and the FBI's Kyle Craig. But Alex has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. (...) To be honest, i thought it would be great. Another brilliant addition to the Cross saga. How wrong could i be? The premise is great, the vampire killings and the cult. But that is all tha tis great. in James Patterson's hands it just falls to pieces. There are several things niggling me about this book. 1. The book was a mess. The killings were a mess and the plot was a mess. For every single book thus far Patterson has decided that all the killings must have been going on for year and years, reaping many victims, and that they are only coming to light now. I'm sick of it. I do not want to constantly read of murders going back decades and many many victims. His body count is far too high. and because of that the plot strands all fall apart. It's a mess. He doesn't really seem to know where the book's going, and he just chucks and event in to keep the book going. The killings are to random, with no motive at all. I know that it is meant to be like this, hence adding to the toughness of solving the case, but it just doesn't work. The book is just a mess, an utter mess. 2. This book is just Cat and Mouse mark 2. Anyone spot the similarities? A killer from a previous book comes back to haunt Cross, whilst another spate of horrible killings begins. In Cat and Mouse it was Gary Soneji back, and the new kiling being "Mr Smith". Here it is (???) who comes back, and the vampire killings. Same plot, just a slightly different take. I am not willing to keep re-reading the same book. 3. Patterson just seems to chuck in death's whenever he feels like it. In this book there was a death about every ten pages. it was awful. I do not want to read about constant descriptions of scenes of death. I want some investigation, some tension, some POINT to the plot. He just killed someone whenever he felt the book needed another kick, just to keep it going. He was wrong, there are far too many deaths, and it he had kept the deaths to a lower level, the book would have been much better. But we get absolutely no time to feel for the victims at all, which is something you definitely did in the early Cross books. Her eit is just like they are pieces of meat. There is no sympathy in it at all, Patterson is just revelling in the gore. There is no time for anythign else, and it spoils the book. 4. Cross is definitely no James Bond. and i am now fed up of his partnering off with every female lead. If Patterson wants to write love stories, then WRITE love stories (not just one). Don't keep stretching the bounds of credibility. It would be more acceptable if Cross were a James Bond type character, just using them for sex, but he isn't. He actually is distrubed enough to claim he is in love with every single one of them. 5. Your books are too short. this one is only 300 pages. make them longer, spend more time on them. dont churn them out like a rabbit churns out offspring. 6. And WHAT was the ending about? The "confrontation" as mentioned on the book Jacket lasted about a page. (...) It was like an express train going at a hundred miles an hour suddenly hitting an impossibly thick tungsten wall. Talk about anti-climax. i had been expectin a "pistols at dawn" type showdown, but what i got was definitely nothing like it. In short, this book is just bad. Bad bad bad. I shall seriously think about whether or not to buy the next Alex cross. (and i haven't even mentioned the appaling grasp of language Patterson has) Something that makes this book all the more disappointing is how much Samspson is left out, and the fact that the first 50 pages were actually really good. But from there it was downhill all the way. it wasn't even a pageturner, which is his usual trademark.
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Summary: WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!
Review: This book rated less than one star. I have been a James Patterson fan for a long time; have read all of the Alex Cross novels and enjoyed them. But Violets are Blue was a huge disappointment. There was no meaningful story, the supporting characters were not developed, and Alex Cross was made out to be a sad case of a weak ineffective character. How very sad that one of my favorite author has put out such a poorly written book.
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Summary: I was quite disappointed :(
Review: I have read almost if not all Alex Crosses Novels and perhaps "violets are blue" were just too high expectation for me. After reading "Roses are Red", I was left hangging and waiting when would Mr. Patterson write and have another book. After reading "violets are blue", I don't know if I enjoyed it or just simply, think, "that was it?" ... I hope the next book he writes which I'm hoping to have a good story line/plot, will bring me back to excitement in reading it.
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Summary: Violets Are Blue
Review: Personally, I didn't favor Violets Are Blue as I did the other Alex Cross books... This one just had a little something that was missing. I tried reading it from a newcomer's point of view, and I didn't recall many descriptions that will help newcomers to be easily acquainted with Cross. The ending wasn't even surprising or thrilling as it should be... I gave this a four star because it was such an easy read and it was thrilling at many other points in the story. I recommend this to any Cross fans, but I have to say it certainly isn't Cross's best tale. I hope Patterson will "kick it up a notch!" with the next Alex Cross story...
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Summary: Another Powerful Novel from the Master of Suspense
Review: When I heard the book was actually out, I jumped in my car and headed to the store to grab a copy so I could start it that night. I finished it the next day. Patterson has given us another wonderful suspense thriller about Alex Cross and the Mastermind. Add vampires into the twist and it only gets better. I learned so much about vampires that I never knew and, at the same time, couldn't wait until the Mastermind and Alex finally went head to head. Patterson has once again proven that he is on top of his game.
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Summary: Outstanding as Usual
Review: Really cleans up Roses are Red. James Patterson does a fantastic job again with Alex Cross. Can't wait until the next book!
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Summary: Patterson Mails One In - Without Sufficient Postage
Review: If you're a fan of James Patterson ( or of his primary character, Alex Cross ) be kind to yourself and avoid this poorly plotted, developed, and -sadly - written addition to the ouvre. It reads as if Patterson owed the publishers a book, and wrote this one as quickly and uninterestedly as possible. If you're new to the Alex Cross novels, don't let this one put you off the entire collection. The others are much, much better. Sorry that the writer saw fit to let this meandering. not-quite-stream-of-consciousness see the light of publishing day.
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Summary: Alex Cross Vs. Mastermind! Who will win? Read and Find out!
Review: Once again James Patterson and his unforgettable detective
hero, Dr. Alex Cross plunge us into another chilling descent
into twisted criminal minds.Cross once again must battle his nemesis, evil genius known as mastermind who taunts our hero with threats to kill him and his family.Cross must also balance this with his newest case: a pair of young killers who think of themselves as vampires and actually drink the blood of their victims as they brutally murder them!Cross with the aid of beautiful det. Jamila Hughes must hunt down these two maniacs as the leave a trail of bloodless bodies around the country and who think of themselves as unstoppable.Patterson is most adept when he juggles the narratives of Dr. Cross and how is trying to put his life back together after the breakup with Christina and the terror he feels when he thinks mastermind may harm his children or the burnout he has from years of catching vicious killers.Cross is great hero because unlike other detectives he isn't cold cynic but passionate cop who uses his brains and heart in his case.We also getting chilling insight on why the mastermind hates Cross and why is obsessed in killing him and showing Cross he is smarter than him. The storyline of the two vampire killers is also memorable as Patterson goes into the minds of these so-called vampires as they seduce,stalk and murder their prey and their terrifying bloodlust that drives them to commmit these awful crimes.This novel also gives us a glimpse of fetish of vampirism and the misguided young people who inhabit underground where people actually believe they are vampires! This gripping thriller leads to heartstopping final confronation between Cross and Mastermind! A unforgettable masterpiece of psychological terror and suspense that makes me believe in the realm of thrillers the true mastermind is James Patterson!
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