Nadine (23dollars) - reviewed on 9/29/2011 + 432 more book reviews

I've been a fan of Jackie Collins since I was in my teens. I've read CHANCES, the first book in the Santangelo series, twice. Great brain candy as only JC can dish it. CHANCES had something these later books in the series lack - substance. Layers.

GODDESS OF VENGEANCE is repetitive to a fault. It's as if JC had her character profiles in front of her the entire time she was writing and kept reminding the reader of the same character traits every time their scene came up! And if I read "Never eff with a Santangelo" one more time...geesh, we get it!

I also can't get over the fact that Lucky's brother Steven never made it into this book, aside from an extremely brief mention about him being in Hawaii...not even a phone call for Max's 18th birthday? What, did Jackie totally forget about Steven and have to throw that in at the last minute? Dunno.

At any rate, I was not thrilled with this latest installment and I think JC should stick a fork in this one. I'm giving up on the series unless she writes a finale, which I hope is soon. She may put a bit more effort into a cap to the series.

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