James Patterson - Violets Are Blue

Pros: Fast-paced plot, unusual villain
Cons: Anti-climactic ending, some slow spots

It seems I never can give a James Patterson novel more than three stars. The stories are interesting enough, but they all seem to have one big flaw that keeps me from overwhelmingly endorsing them. For this one, it is its terrible ending. But first a ...

Pros: Alex Cross book
Cons: Didn't keep my interest. Mastermind seemed to be an after thought.

Several years ago, I became hooked on the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. I started with the first book, and quickly read through the rest of the books. I really like Alex. Every year for a few years now my mother and stepfather have been ...

Pros: Two Words: Alex Cross
Cons: I found it to be more predictable than the previous Cross novels.

Prologue:

Prologue to my prologue: Reading the rest of the epinions on Violets are Blue , you may be skeptical about the whole Vampire angle. You won’t find me criticizing that side of this novel. Something to...

Pros: Alex Cross?
Cons: plot, plot, plot, plot...

No, this is not a romance novel. It was time to take a break from all the romance novels that I had been reading...they were beginning to make me sick. So I headed to my bookcase to find something that I could really get into and ended up picking up...

Pros: Interesting continuation of the series....
Cons: ...but reading earlier books will help understand backstory.

Bet you can't read just one. On his way to becoming as prolific a brand as Stephen King, former advertising executive James Patterson is building multiple franchises in the form of character-based series that show no signs of slowing down. King's ...

Pros: Fast-paced plot. Easily finishable in a day or two.
Cons: Bad editing, shaky writing, questionable plot features.

Ah, if only good writers could stay at the top of their game forever...unfortunately, this isn't the case and it's always sad to see one of your favorite authors turn out a lackluster book that seemed to be written with a lack of regard for his readers'...

Pros: Patterson chose not to assault readers with racism, racism and more racism.
Cons: Patterson blew his wad with the Mastermind in the last book. He insults our intelligence.

Well, it's been six weeks so get ready for the latest novel from James Patterson. The most prolific distributer of bombastic mayhem this side of Ari Fleischer, Patterson assaults bookshelves and misleading bestseller lists November 19th with his latest...

Pros: The characters, the detail, the plot, and ending, ooh EVERYTHING!!
Cons: I'm back to waiting for author James Patterson to write another book.

My first epinion since the passing of Epinions great ... Hard_to_Please aka Mark, and since the terrorist attacks on September 11th. I was gone, just needed some time away.

Ready???

Thanksgiving dinner, my older sister Colleen...

Pros: Patterson writes up to his past capabilities, great surprises
Cons: a lot of repetitive family information

Cast of Characters:
Alex Cross: Detective who specializes in criminal psychology and helps the FBI on many of their serial killer and high profile crimes.
Nana, Damon, Jannie, Alex Jr.: Cross' family and stabilizing force in his...

Pros: very good book and well written (Alex does it again)
Cons: the ending wasn't all that great but overall it was good

Why are James Patterson's novels so successful? Is it the gritty plotlines? The colorful cast of good guys and bad guys? The pithy, addictive chapters (the literary equivalent of potato chips)? Or could it be those quirky TV commercials featuring...

Pros: ALEX CROSS! (Need I say more)
Cons: NONE!!!

Alex Cross is back in this great thriller by James Patterson. His partner, Betsey Cavalierre, has been brutally murdered. They are certain it was by the mastermind who was in the book Roses are Red. Read this one before reading Violets are Blue.
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Pros: A book you can really sink your teeth in to.
Cons: I had nightmares after reading it.

This is the second James Patterson book that I've read. The first one, Cradle and All, accounted the phenomena of sacred virgin births and the role of the Devil's Advocate in the Catholic church. It was so well written that I had to give Violets are Blue...

Pros: Fast paced, page turning, read this in bed at night, but not alone!
Cons: Can be a little predictable.

This book picks up right away, right at the first page. At first, I thought that James Patterson was going Sci/Fi here, with all this talk about vampires, but the story line is incredible.

This is about the infamous detective Alex Cross,...

Pros: "Violets Are Blue" takes the reader on a journey of suspenseful and electrifying story telling.
Cons: "Violets Are Blue" has an predictable and cliched sub-theme of true love.

Not surprisingly, James Patterson yet again comes out with another bestseller. At first, this book seemed to me to be a silly imaginary story, but I soon realized that "Violets Are Blue" is far from silly. James Patterson, in "Violets Are Blue" proposes an entirely possible situation. Although vampires are not beings that are a part of our every day lives, James Patterson makes one realize that in our society, revolving around individuality, anything is possible. This page turner incorporates the themes of deceit, love, trust, and revenge into one well written and well rounded story. With cannibalistic and immortal creatures stalking the earth, James Patterson will take the reader on an ongoing adventure full of infinite surprises and realistic threats that could endanger the society which we live in.