by vjbooks | Jan 19, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly I’m not very fond of Mickey Haller – he’s a hard man to like. His daughter doesn’t even have much use for him. He makes his living, working out of the backseat of a Lincoln town car, defending the dredges of society –...
by vjbooks | Jan 19, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Which of Tom Clancy’s titles are the most collectible? We have had a lot of questions since the untimely death of Tom Clancy about which of his titles are the most collectible. His first four are by all accounts the most desirable, simply due to their...
by vjbooks | Dec 17, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Author Driven Charities and Non-Profits As the end of 2013 approaches VJ Books, an online seller of collectible fiction, recommends that you take a break from stuffing those unwanted items into bags destined from the Goodwill, Salvation Army or other local...
by vjbooks | Nov 21, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Book Collection Valuation We just acquired a book collection from some folks who were dealing with the estate of a family member. The gentleman who contacted me shared the story of the passing of his wife’s brother, and how they came to have his collection of books....
by vjbooks | Oct 16, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Signed books take longer . . .We are often asked, “I saw the book I ordered from you on store shelves, where is my copy?” Most mass merchants are preshipped books so that they can put them out on the official laydown date. Often they put them out before...
by vjbooks | Oct 16, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John reviews Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon I must admit that when I first picked up Styxx, Sherrilyn Kenyon’s newest title, I was a little bit apprehensive about Styxx as a main character and a hero, no less. As a huge fan of Acheron, I felt like I was picking up the...
by vjbooks | Oct 1, 2013 | Alan Jacobson, Collecting, We're Talking Books!
No Way Out by Alan Jacobson – Library Journal Review FBI profiler Karen Vail can’t catch a break. After her last case (detailed in Inmate 1577), she is needed in England to solve the bombing of a London art gallery. Scotland Yard doesn’t want her help, and Vail...
by vjbooks | Aug 29, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Endurance by Jack Kilborn Endurance is not for the faint of heart. Jack Kilborn’s novels are so scary that they will literally cause nightmares. At times they are as scary to keep reading as they are hard to put down. This book felt like reading texas chainsaw...
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...
