I read this because I'm currently writing my own women's fiction series, and wanted to see what a really successful author like Jackie Collins had to offer (to pick up some tips, perhaps)... I have to say, I really enjoyed it!The writing itself is fairly straightforward, I mean, we're not here to...
Jackie Collins writes completely trashy novels, but sometimes, you just need a break from the seriousness of life and honestly, she does a good job with them, creating likeable, though somewhat stereotypical, characters. I listened to the audio version of this one. Typical Jackie novel -- rich ki...
I loved this book--couldn't put it down, until it was finished, so I read it in two days, and then I didn't want it to end. I love the way Jackie Collins tells a tale about rich, exciting, strong women and this one does not disappoint. This book continues the story of Lucky Santangelo and her da...
Is it great literature? No, no, it isn't....but it is 50 shades better in it's sexy story lines than 50 Shades of Grey. Her sentence structure and story line are good...her writing is light, flowing, funny, interesting and makes sense. I have always enjoyed reading Jackie Collins books....have...
well..... it was a disappointment, although I knew I was wasting my time with this book from the very first pages. Shallow, filthy rich, and wanna-be-dirty story. IF the author WAS writing for a different audience, the book MIGHT have been a success. Olivia Goldsmith's Flavor of the Month is a gr...
I wasn't sure what to expect, but the words, "a blip of Santangelo" are correct. Just when I was getting into who the characters are and where the story could be going, it ended. Period. End of story. I will have to go back and read the other Santangelo stories, but this doesn't count as a story,...
This was my first Jackie Collins novel that I've ever read, and all I have to say is...GOOD LORD THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING. I enjoyed every single moment of it-like watching a TV-Reality show about Hollywood Wives living it up in LA with their husbands, along with the sex, scandal and did someone say...
Family secrets and revenge can rip a family apart, especially when it's a secret involving murder. When Michael Castelli is charged with murder for the second time, his family comes together to rally behind him. Collins spins a story that whirls us through the lives of a number of different chara...
I was so sad to hear of Mrs Collins death, I along with many others, have spent endless hours flipping through her books.Jackie Collins, the absolute mother of glitzy pop lit. She is the quintessential beach read for trash enthusiasts. Many imitators have come close (Judith Krantz, Judith Gould, ...
All of Lucky Santangelo books are high paced and full of action, but in Book Four, Lucky's Revenge, Collins takes one step further into the realm of unbelievable. The storyline is still terrific though, and it's great reading nonetheless. The Bonnatti family is after Lucky again. This time, Santi...
Now this series is starting to drag. I am seeing the discrepancies of the characters, they don't seem to age at the same rate. And it seems like everyone is getting WHINEY!!! The carjacking sucked and poor Steven. The two teens that did the carjacking, their story could have been a bit shorter.An...
I've seen her books everywhere and I saw it again yesterday in Sainsbury's and I thought why not, let's try one of her books. It's quite addictive although in the beginning I could not get used to the writing style. Most of the characters are quite terrible who don't even think about other people...
Beth, Lara, and Rio are all women out to get revenge for Margaret’s murder. A murder committed by the renown Bassalino crime family. Their revenge is by sex, therefore destroying each of the sons of this infamous family.I did not think this book was quite a Jackie Collin’s style as others I hav...
So I started this summer telling myself that I was going to read:1. June-- All of George Orwell2. July-- All of Gabriel Garcia Marquez3. August (into whenever because I wanted to take my time)-- All of Cormac McCarthy, in order. Again.I got halfway through Homage to Catalonia and decided that I h...
Once again I read a book based on a Patrons love for it. Not so much THIS particular book was the patron interested in, mostly the author. Now, if many of my followers remember, I am a Librarian. I pretty much have heard of every author, popular or unpopular I have heard of them. So of course I h...
Oh wow, it was one hell of a "THRILL" ride from L.A.'s fast lanes, studios and beach houses to it's darkest alleys, behind-the-bedroom-door dramas. This book gives you an insight of all the hot and happening, juicy tidbits and gossips of the tinsel town. From first page of the book, I totally got...
Madison Castelli, the beautiful, street-smart heroine of Jackie Collins's L.A. Connections series, returns in Lethal Seduction, an edgy novel full of danger, passion and suspense. Madison is having problems -- her ex-live-in lover who walked out on her is trying to walk back in. Her new lover is ...
In LADY BOSS, Lucky has finally found the love of her life in comedian/actor Lennie Golden. Not only are the two different as night and day, but they are both as headstrong as ever causing them to sometimes bump heads, but the love that they have for each other surpasses all of that.Who would've ...
It is amazing how much times have changed. Sending telegrams to congratulate your friend on an engagement. Nudity clauses in acting contracts. Sleeping your way to the top in Hollywood. And leaving it all behind, once you've met the right man. I can see how this would have been escapist enterta...
Sexy beauty queen Dallas met Al King Super Star. The outcome was explosive. Gorgeous Al had groupies throwing their bodies in his direction. Al is jaded and bored by these all too available bimbo's. Married and dissatisfied Al wants something more in his life.Dallas hates men. A sordid secret pa...
Nobody writes better stories about rich, famous people than Jackie Collins. In the sixth book in her Lucky Santangelo series, she shows she’s still on top. No whiny chick-lit about life at the bottom of the ladder even comes close. Though I like her books that start with characters before they...
A true masterpiece of its genre. Collins serves up the most colorful cast of characters you can hope to find, and sets them into hijinks that never stop for more than 500 pages. There's a mysteriously aloof and mirthless movie star, a charismatic television host and his sister desperately strivin...
Roberto appeared to be happy in the excellent hands of loving CeeCee, so it was easy for her to slip away in the morning and wander around the picturesque streets. She left Dimitri a note saying she had gone on a sightseeing tour. Why should she suffer on the boat when she could be out on her own...
Bobby felt his jaw tighten, but he said nothing. What was the point? Beverly was there to meet him. She was accompanied by two burly security men, and even though she’d warned him that he was all over the newspapers, he was not prepared for the onslaught of press waiting to pounce when they stepp...
Bright lights, sidewalks teeming with people, a mass of frantic activity. Everything is so unlike the staid winding streets of Bel Air. And as for the towering neon-lit hotels, all I can say is – wow! I’m excited. I can’t wait to get out of the limo driving us from the airport and explore the str...
It was some set-up. She wished Jump could see it as she prowled around her cabin getting herself together, finally taking a long look in the bathroom mirror, squinting at her full-length reflection. She’d made a supreme effort. Low-slung Juicy Couture jeans, showing off her finely toned abs and a...
“So nice to meet you,” she said, in a flat, strongly-accented voice. “Uh…likewise,” he managed, as Mandy appeared in the front hallway, extremely startled to see her father whom she’d thought was still on his so-called honeymoon. “Daddy!” Mandy exclaimed with a petulant pout. “Why didn’t you let ...
He finally answered after three attempts. “Where have you been?” she screeched. “I’m in major crap city.” “With my dad,” Harry answered. “We’re on a TV set. The reception on my phone sucks.” “Did you reach Max yet?” “No. I’ve left messages.” “So have I,” Cookie said. “And listen to this—I’ve been...