Drop Dead Beautiful
by Jackie Collins
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Author: Jackie CollinsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-06-26
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Reviews of Drop Dead Beautiful
Book Review: Collins Is The Ultimate Comeback Kid!
Summary: 4 Stars
When a book like this gets bad reviews, I'm sorry, but I have to step forth from the shadows and say WHOA! Time to put my own two cents in. Who are the people peppering these book reviews with such nitpicky negativity? Disgruntled wannabe authors? Jackie Collins is one author who has never disappointed me. She has created a timelessly intriguing character in Lucky Santangelo. And her cast of family, friends and foes are equally painted in vivid colors across the canvas. Some of which you might not necessarily want to run into on a dark corner, but people who nevertheless continue to enthrall us through the years. And having been a fan of Collins for at least 15 years, I was delighted to see her continuing the Santangelo family tree with her mini me Max.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions of Collins work of course, and I even AGREE with some points on the lesser reviews, but come on folks! This is NOT Danielle "Mass Production..Sleeping On The Job" Steel, an author who seems to have lost touch with the quality of her work and the demands of her fans. Collins is an author whom started out a bit simplistic and elementary in her writing trash for cash, but has grown into one I will buy from sight unseen without having to rely on a public library for first approval. A woman who takes the time to really tweak and fine tune every aspect of her novels to ensure the most satisfying, explosive bang for your buck. I can only roll my eyes once again at the negativity that seems to pervade so MANY book reviews nowadays.
Am I the only one who understands that these authors are human? They cannot possibly please every single reader on this planet? I expect them to put out a quality, entertaining novel, yes. I expect mature grammar and a fascinating plot. However, I'll attempt to write my OWN book before I'll sit and nitpick apart every last WORD from start to finish like I've seen other reviewers do. And I almost find that laughable considering today's horrid grammar that floats along in the real world. I will "attempt" to thoroughly read a book before making a review. I score my reviews honestly and will no more give a 5 than a 1 if it doesn't completely captivate me or completely disappoint me. Drop Dead Beautiful wasn't literary rocket science, but it WAS a pretty remarkably entertaining novel. My only advice to Collins, should she bring back the Santangelos in a future novel, is as one reader said, freshen things up a little. Kick a few chinks in Lucky's worn out, bad a$$, impenetrable armor. And please! NO MORE HOTELS! Enough about Panther Studios! Enough about the Bonatti's. Give the Santangelos a fresh arch enemy.
Summary of Drop Dead Beautiful
The bestselling author of Lovers & Players returns with her 25th fabulous novel and her most beloved character...Get ready for the scandalously scintillating read only Jackie Collins can deliver!
Lucky Santangelo is back with a vengeance--still every bit as strong, sexy, and seductive as ever! But Lucky is older and wiser, and hot to reclaim her power position in Las Vegas. However, a deadly enemy from her past has resurfaced--a person determined to take everything from her, including the family she holds so dear: two sons and an out-of-control teenage daughter who is just as outrageous as Lucky herself. Like mother, like daughter. And if that old saying holds true, it?s going to be one wild ride.
Internationally bestselling author Jackie Collins marks her twenty-fifth novel with ?another page-turning tale packed with intrigue, revenge and romance,? (Publishers Weekly on Lovers and Players). Aren't we lucky?!
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