How I managed to not know there was a sequel to Valley of the Dolls, I'll never know.
This follows the same characters years later and while it's interesting to go back and see what Anne, Neely and Lyon have been up to it just doesn't quite compare to Jacqueline Susann's original.

It was written by Rae Lawrence from manuscripts and notes that Susann left behind after her death.

The characters rang true but it was a little jarring to have the setting be a more current time rather than the 60's that the original was. There were very few references to the Jennifer North character, understandable since the character dies in the original but it still seemed like she was thrown in this time as an afterthought.

Overall, it was ok but a little bit of a disappointment when compared to the original