Rating: 
Summary: Two Stars for Alex Cross
Review: Our hero Alex Cross never ceases to fascinate but the plots are wearing thin in this James Patterson book. Once again we are treated to life in the Cross household including the wonderful Nana Mama and Cross's children but we don't honestly care all that much about the creepy serial killer. The lamest part of this book is about so-called vampires and their dialogue is so laughable that I was chuckling to myself as I was reading those sections. While I always look forward to a new Alex Cross book I'm wondering if J. Patterson looks forward to writing them!
Rating: 
Summary: Gore Galore
Review: Love Patterson's work, but this was a little on the wild side. Found it interesting as far as the wanttobe vampires and perused the net to find it to be somewhat true, of course mainly in California,where else? Once we got back to the mastermind it was more my line. Enjoyed it but have read better Alex Cross Novels. will look forward to more,I do not give up on a great writer.
Rating: 
Summary: Such a boringly told tale
Review: Someone recommended James Patterson mysteries to me and as mysteries go this is a pretty sick one. The so-called detective in the story-Alex Cross, does everything but detection. He goes on worrying about all and sundry under the sun while murders keep on occuring blatantly under his nose. If this is the stuff James Patterson is made of, I would stick to my Agatha Christies. Miss Marple's village parallels are far more entertaining the Alex Corss' so called pathological detection. I could barely manage to finish the book, if only to know that I would never read James Patterson again.
Rating:
Summary: Who wrote this anyway???
Review: I have thoroughly enjoyed James Patterson's other Detective Cross novels - but who wrote this one??? The prose was choppy, disjointed, and jumped from one thought to another with no thread in between. My ten-year-old writes with more continuity and interest. The whole vampire thing seemed more for the gore than any plausible criminal plot. Oh well, I'm hoping he gets his pen back on future novels.
Rating:
Summary: Going down hill as fast as the chapters
Review: If you are reading this review, you have probably read some
other Alex Cross novels, and seeing what others think of it.
If you have never read them, START with Along Came a Spider,
and Kiss the Girls (the movies dont do them justice)
I started reading J. Patterson "Alex Cross" series, when
Along Came a Spider was released, then Kiss the Girls, then
I was hooked, and have read every Alex Cross Novel. I crave
the next one, BUT, I noticed with Roses are Red and now
with Violets are Blue, that I'm deprived of "enjoying"
the series as before. There are Chapter breaks in the middle
of scenes, and paragraphs in the middle of a chapther that
has Alex in a conversation, then on a plane to DC, and then
the next day. huh.? I feel deprived of the Alex Cross experience
lately. What the editor/publisher formula for page break for
chapters, hum, 395 pages, big font text, short page width,
and say divide by 3, now chapter break. Sheesh.
Imaging water-skiing over the coral reefs, that how I felt
reading the book. I'll give Four Blind Mice a try, but if
it reads like Roses are Red / Violets are Blue, I'll stop
reading the Alex Cross series, because there are so many
books, and too little time.
I was going to vent on Roses are Red, but waited till I
read this one, now I'm venting.
Rating: 
Summary: Okay but not his best
Review: The book is ok.. I waited for the library. It's entertaining but not so realistic..come on.. Vampires?? Anywayz.. I've read all of Patterson's books and my personal favorite is When The Wind Blows.. it's like a sci fi.. but a lot better than this one.
Rating:
Summary: Literature for air travel
Review: When I'm stuck in a foreign airport with a limited selection of English books from which to choose, two facts are often true: 1) At least one of the selection of books will be a new James Patterson. 2) The James Patterson is usually the safest bet. Patterson has a firm grasp on the kinds of novel that he writes-- a kind of updated penny dreadful, appealing to people who need a few hours to not think about their surroundings. As such, his books consistently deliver with a reasonable quality of craft exactly what the reader is looking for. Don't expect any shocks from the new Alex Cross. There's a vicious serial killer (this time with a fun tip o' the hat to Anne Rice), a mysterious unmasked baddie, and yet another gorgeous woman who will probably be loved and lost. You won't stumble over the prose, and there's nothing that feels particularly ridiculous. Alex is by turns human and reassuring, a real hero for our time. Another consistent effort and not bad reading during turbulence.
Rating:
Summary: Skip this one
Review: In my opinion, this is,without a doubt,the worst in the Alex Cross series to date. (I have yet to finish his latest, "Four Blind Mice", but so far I am enjoying that far more as well). "Violets are Blue" does indeed pick up where "Roses are Red" left off, but the vampire storyline was uninteresting at best. I know I shouldn't expect another Cross novel to possibly rival "Along Came a Spider", but "Violets" reads like it was thrown together in a week. The entire character of Kyle Craig could/should have been developed in such a way that we the readers care about what led to his decline. I found myself just wanting the book to end. Period. Of all the novels, "Violets" spends the least amount of time on Cross's family life with Nana Mama and the kids. It is hard to believe that Alex would spend extremely long periods of time away from his infant son, Alex Jr. as well. But then again I never bought why Christine would ever leave him to begin with. So, in conclusion, if you have never read "Along came a Spider" you may be more forgiving. But if you have, you will hate this book.
Rating:
Summary: 3 1/2 Stars --Typical Patterson Entertainment!
Review: While not quite as good as Roses Are Red and Patterson's early Alex Cross books, Violets Are Blue kept me totally involved in this fun and exciting read. If you've read any of Patterson's books, you'll know that his books are not great literature and his characters are not particularly well-developed -- BUT they are very fast-paced, suspenseful, thrilling and filled with surprises. Violets Are Blue is no exception. It is pure escape reading, and if you're in the mood to escape, I think this book will more than satisfy this mood. Enjoy! I'm looking to forward reading Patterson's latest, Four Blind Mice.
Rating:
Summary: Junk
Review: First off... let me say how much i love Alex Cross... But i am getting sick of how he is better looking than mohamed Ali, is father of the year, and always gets the bad guy... this book is full of Pattersons trade mark half full pages since the chapters go so fast and ALWAYS end at the beggining of a fresh page leaving 3/4 of a blank page (the next chapter starts 1/2 way down the next page.....this turns a 300 page book into 175 pages or so... i have accepted this in the past as acceptable when Patterson's books were good....unlike this one where blank pages would be prefered to the text... Example of the [bad] logic of this book: Spoiler alert!!! The "Bad Guys" take a woman into the Belagio hotel in vegas and kill her in her room...and yet alex never bothers to check the security tapes of the hotel to see who escorted her into her room....Isnt that the first think a rookee detective would do? I mean Patterson and Cross are both slipping in their old age and should both have to retire... Do Not buy this book unless you need some blank pages for some reason...
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