Goddess of Vengeance
Lucky Santangelo Series, Book 8
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فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2011
نویسنده
Alexander Pushkinنویسنده
Michael J. Kitsonنویسنده
Sydney Tamiia Poitierناشر
Macmillan Audioشابک
9781427211538
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
- دیدگاه کاربران
نقد و بررسی
Starred review from July 18, 2011
The 73-year-old chick lit doyenne of raunchy romance presents No. 27 with a revival of her most popular character, Lucky Santangelo (whose debut in the 1981 blockbuster Chances made the prolific Brit author as popular as big-sister actress Joan). But as kick-ass as the now 50-something Lucky isâoperating ancient patriarch Gino's Las Vegas hotel empire as it comes under siege from a menacing royal brat with pervy sexual proclivities and a nasty drug habitâthe packed plot belongs to the next generation: Lucky's 17-year-old mini-me daughter, Max; hot-and-handsome oldest son, Bobby; and all the lovers and losers the spoiled duo cycle through with giddy abandon. There's never a doubt Collins's cast of strong women, and the guys who chose them, will ferret out true love and survive. But that's not entirely the point in this delicious, manic tale of rich people behaving badly, getting everything they deserve, and leaving enough loose ends to warrant an inevitable sequel.
January 1, 2012
Lucky Santangelo (Dangerous Kiss; Drop Dead Beautiful), now fortysomething, is in her prime. Her grown children are happy and her husband every bit as passionate as when they first met. If a cocaine-addicted Middle Eastern prince weren't trying to buy her hotel out from under her, Lucky's life would be perfect--but no one messes with a Santangelo and gets away with it. Collins and actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier are the principal readers of this Hollywood-insider novel, and they are backed by a full cast. Collins bleeds power into Lucky, while Poitier is equal parts urbanity and insanity, depending on the character. The other narrators follow suit, with matched success. The prose is often joltingly repetitive and pedestrian, but that is not a flaw of the narration. Collins has a huge following, and given her penchant for strategic name-dropping, fans of Real Housewives will lap up Lucky's latest triumphs. ["Massively entertaining and perfectly paced, with just the right amount of narrative and dialog," read the review of the New York Times best-selling St. Martin's hc, LJ 9/1/11.--Ed.]--Jodi L. Israel, MLS, Birmingham, AL
Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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