Anonymous

Posted Tue Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2010

very 2010!

This book mentions all the latest gossip about the big Los Angeles and New York celebrities from 2010. I've never read a book before that is so current and actually mentions true and live people today. It so close to being a possibility of the truth. I was very happy with the plot and how the characters know or remember each other from a time in their past. The ending was a little flat and sort of left you guessing about the romance. More romance for Denver would have been a nice touch at the end. She deserves it. Also, there is no story line about the new mother and baby. We can always hope for a follow up. Annabelle can only wish she was worthy of the happy romantic life with the rich Santagelo.

Anonymous

Posted Fri May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2010

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A guilty pleasure

Jackie Collins does not disappoint you. This is her classic style - characters you loah, characters you envy and characters you root for. I always wait for the next Jackie Collins book and this one was worth the wait. She takes you in giving you chapter after chapter of mystery, racy behavior and shocks you each step of the way. Although the themes are not new the books was every bit as delicious as I thought it would be. I do wish she would have changed the title. I felt like I could not be seen in my living room or in the doctor's office reading this book. You know you have to read it---- buy it!

JoanieGranola

Posted Tue May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2010

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Hollywood tabloids

I have to admit, I don't typically read Jackie Collins. When I was in college I would buy Pat Booth novels just to read on the beach during the summer months. My "summer smut" I would jokingly say to my friends. If you're into the "dirty romance" novels, then you will enjoy this novel. I also admit that I bought this book based on the cover and title. That is something that I used to do in high school - and I was rarely disappointed in my choices. I am not disappointed with this choice either. This book is pretty much as I expected it. I downloaded the ebook with the "bonus" material. Jackie states that truth is stranger than fiction and that all her characters are based on real people and the books based on real events (altered, of course). This is not a surprising revelation. The plot of this book seems as though it came straight from the tabloids. It was an interesting enough read, but closed a little flat because it ended exactly as you expected. As for the bonus material, the only two things I found interesting was the backstory of one of the characters, Bobby, and an ex-fling, Serenity, but that could've been made part of the book and not been made an "extra", as it was so short and didn't really reveal much more than what was revealed in the novel. The other interesting thing I found was that this story could've been an extension to any one of Jackie's previous books, as they all feature Lucky Santangelo as the main character (she's a minor character in this book).

Overall, it was well written - if somewhat predictable and familiar - and entertaining. And it made me a little interested in the other "Lucky" books (if only because I'm a little freakish about reading other books in a series if I find one book interesting) to read about the other characters and their adventures.

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