Violets Are Blue ~ Detective Alex Cross Series by James Patterson
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Book Summary Author: James Patterson Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2001-11-19 ISBN: 0316693235 Number of pages: 393 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company |
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Book Reviews of the Violets Are Blue ~ Detective Alex Cross Series
Customer Review: A fitting end to a great storyline
Summary: 4 Stars
If you read "Roses Are Red", then you know that the last page of it tells you who "The Mastermind" really is. It was a cliffhanger, and I hate those, but you couldn't deny it was a good novel. "Violets Are Blue" literally picks up seconds after the other novel's end, and goes for a good ride from that point on. The beginning is gripping, and the end is by far one of the best Patterson has ever written. The middle is the problem. For one thing, The Mastermind's identity isn't "revealed" in this one until the last quarter of the book - even though it was clearly stated in the last one - so you are supposed to act surprised at the revelation (I guess if you didn't read the other book, it would be a surprise). For another thing, the vampire/S&M storyline just gets too graphic for no reason. The sex/murder scenes just are more than we need to know. Some of the best parts of the book are at the beginning when the couple is found murdered and you try to figure what happened. When we stand bedside while people are graphically killed, the imagination doesn't have to go anywhere - so I feel some of the middle is too over-the-top. However, I have to say that the last quarter of the book (after the vampire storyline is over) is the best. When it's just Alex Cross versus The Mastermind, it's incredible work! Characters from all the previous novels get cameos or mentions (including a cameo from one of the better female characters in the series - Kate McTiernan). As the Mastermind goes after those in Cross' life to kill them while Cross tries to stop him, it's stuff that you can't put down. You'll be reading this one late into the night, that's for sure. Unfortunately, within the first few pages you can easily tell where this will all end up and what Cross' next life-move will be, but it still makes for a good story. Almost 5 stars, but the vampire killings are just too bloody graphic for my taste.