by vjbooks | Aug 27, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton This was another great novel in the long running Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton. With so many great characters the reader is never sure who will be a main part of the story. In Affliction, Anita and Nathaniel accompany...
by vjbooks | Jun 7, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Pirate Alley by Stephen Coonts I was having doubts about the appeal of taking the family on an ocean cruise. After all, history is loaded with notable sinking’s, outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, and more recently onboard fires leaving passengers afloat on...
by vjbooks | May 28, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris I am very invested in the Sookie Stackhouse series and am truly sad that it’s over. I might just have to start reading the whole series again. Dead Ever After is the 13th and final novel in the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern...
by vjbooks | May 24, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Island 731 by Jeremy Robinson This is the second novel by Jeremy Robinson that I’ve read, and it was every bit as intense as Secondworld. Island 731 is terrifying! Similarly to Secondworld there is a shark attack at the very beginning of the book which is...
by vjbooks | May 22, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Personal Book Collections – US vs UK Editions The true hallmark of any collection is its completeness. This is particularly true of book collections. Yes, one could argue that owning those self-published tomes that the author sold from the trunk of their car is...
by vjbooks | May 22, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Six Years by Harlan Coben I happened to read the synopsis of this book while looking at the upcoming books (http://www.vjbooks.com/Books-Coming-Soon-Bestsellers-s/1.htm) and I knew right away that I had to read it. For the majority of the book you have no idea what is...
by vjbooks | Apr 10, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Secondworld by Jeremy Robinson Secondworld by Jeremy Robinson is an exciting rush from beginning to end. We have all read thriller novels where people lose the essentials of life, such as food, safety or shelter; but air – that’s a new one. After this...
by vjbooks | Mar 20, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Ever After by Kim Harrison I really, really enjoyed Ever After by Kim Harrison. My favorite genre is paranormal and this was right up my alley. This was the second Kim Harrison book that I’ve read and I’m excited to read more. This is the 11th book in the...
by vjbooks | Feb 25, 2013 | We're Talking Books!
John reviews Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner I just finished Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner. It was so, so good. This was my first time reading one of her novels. I had read many rave reviews about her work and looked forward to reading her newest novel. I was...
by vjbooks | Feb 21, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John Reviews Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews Friend and Readers, This is definitely a John’s Pick! Once in a while I get to recommend a new author that goes way beyond the ordinary, and newcomer Jason Matthews delivers with Red Sparrow. Matthews tells an espionage...
by vjbooks | Feb 7, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John reviews Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd is the ultimate who-dun-it mystery. I had not read a book by this author before, or I should say authors as Charles Todd is actually Charles and Caroline Todd, a mother and son writing team....
by vjbooks | Feb 5, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
I am a huge fan of book series, especially those of the paranormal variety. I must have the new one as soon as its out, the wait between books is excruciating and when it finally ends I mourn the closing of a series. I recently began a series by S.M. Stirling called...