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Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game
“The master of the storytelling game.”
—People
Sidney Sheldon’s masterful #1 New York Times bestseller Master of the Game has enthralled millions of readers the world over. Now, at long last, the breathtaking saga of the ambitious and powerful MacGregor/Blackwell family continues in Sidney Sheldon’s Mistress of the Game. Author Tilly Bagshawe has picked up the master’s baton and delivered a magnificent tale of determination, greed, and very dark secrets in the distinct Sheldon vein that will mesmerize newcomers and confirmed Sidney Sheldon fans alike.
—People
Sidney Sheldon’s masterful #1 New York Times bestseller Master of the Game has enthralled millions of readers the world over. Now, at long last, the breathtaking saga of the ambitious and powerful MacGregor/Blackwell family continues in Sidney Sheldon’s Mistress of the Game. Author Tilly Bagshawe has picked up the master’s baton and delivered a magnificent tale of determination, greed, and very dark secrets in the distinct Sheldon vein that will mesmerize newcomers and confirmed Sidney Sheldon fans alike.
592 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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Tilly Bagshawe
50 books904 followersMatilda Emily N. Bagshawe was born on 12 June 1973 in England, UK. She attended local all-girls Catholic schools near her family home in Surrey. She was a single mother at 17, but she won a place at Cambridge University and took Persephone, her ten-month-old baby daughter with her. As a journalist, she went on to enjoy a successful career in London, and contributed regularly to The Sunday Times, Daily Mail and Evening Standard, before turning her hand to novels. Her first book, Adored as Tilly Bagshawe, was a smash hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 2005, and she hasn't looked back since.
Tilly is married Robin Nydes, a US businessman, and the couple have two sons together, Zac and Theo. The family divide their time between their homes in London and Los Angeles. Tilly is also the sister of the writer and politician Louise Bagshawe.
Tilly is married Robin Nydes, a US businessman, and the couple have two sons together, Zac and Theo. The family divide their time between their homes in London and Los Angeles. Tilly is also the sister of the writer and politician Louise Bagshawe.
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November 23, 2009
When I was in high school, perhaps freshman year, I read Sidney Sheldon's Master of the Game and I loved it! The plot twists and turns, the adventure! The betrayal, heartbreak, and of course, brilliantly executed revenge.
So imagine my delight twenty years later when I see Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game on my Grandmother's coffee table. Only it wasn't written by Sheldon. It was done by a woman who had read Sidney as a teen and loved him. One of her favorites was Master of the Game, and years later, she decided, "I'll write a sequel to it!"
I was skeptical, but my granny sent the book home with me, stating, "I thought it was great, darlin'."
Look, haters, you can take your pretentious crap right off this review now. I have been reading way too much serious stuff; environment, vegetarianism, World War 2 stuff, medical system failure and so on... This book was for me to sit in the tub and be mindlessly entertained while I relaxed.
Not only was I mindlessly entertained, I was totally embarrassed.
Now, I'm no prude, but knowing that my sweet, 81-year old granny read this book made me blush! Really, Grandma is close to a saint. She doesn't say anything bad about anyone, ever. The only curse word I hear her say is shit. When the great-grandkids are around, "shit" becomes "sugar jets". Every time she receives gifts (birthdays mother's day, Christmas) she says without fail, "I made out like a bandit!" Whenever someone has faced a rough or horrible situation, it's always, "Bless his heart." [true story: once when discussing Elvis, she said, "Died on the shitter, bless his heart."]
I'm mortified that my sweet Grandma read this!
My GRANDMOTHER read this graphic scene of a woman getting herself off!?!?! To thoughts of her cousin, no less! (Sugar jets!)
My GRANDMOTHER read about Lexi Templeton's wild college days, experimenting with threesomes, bisexuality and sex toys?????? (She made out like a bandit!)
My GRANDMOTHER read the scene about S&M!??! Hard, rough sex??? Cousins having rough sex!?!?!? (Bless her heart!)
I'm not sure if I want to think it's cool that Grandma read this, or if I'll just think she's illiterate and faking it.
So imagine my delight twenty years later when I see Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game on my Grandmother's coffee table. Only it wasn't written by Sheldon. It was done by a woman who had read Sidney as a teen and loved him. One of her favorites was Master of the Game, and years later, she decided, "I'll write a sequel to it!"
I was skeptical, but my granny sent the book home with me, stating, "I thought it was great, darlin'."
Look, haters, you can take your pretentious crap right off this review now. I have been reading way too much serious stuff; environment, vegetarianism, World War 2 stuff, medical system failure and so on... This book was for me to sit in the tub and be mindlessly entertained while I relaxed.
Not only was I mindlessly entertained, I was totally embarrassed.
Now, I'm no prude, but knowing that my sweet, 81-year old granny read this book made me blush! Really, Grandma is close to a saint. She doesn't say anything bad about anyone, ever. The only curse word I hear her say is shit. When the great-grandkids are around, "shit" becomes "sugar jets". Every time she receives gifts (birthdays mother's day, Christmas) she says without fail, "I made out like a bandit!" Whenever someone has faced a rough or horrible situation, it's always, "Bless his heart." [true story: once when discussing Elvis, she said, "Died on the shitter, bless his heart."]
I'm mortified that my sweet Grandma read this!
My GRANDMOTHER read this graphic scene of a woman getting herself off!?!?! To thoughts of her cousin, no less! (Sugar jets!)
My GRANDMOTHER read about Lexi Templeton's wild college days, experimenting with threesomes, bisexuality and sex toys?????? (She made out like a bandit!)
My GRANDMOTHER read the scene about S&M!??! Hard, rough sex??? Cousins having rough sex!?!?!? (Bless her heart!)
I'm not sure if I want to think it's cool that Grandma read this, or if I'll just think she's illiterate and faking it.
October 12, 2009
Who. the. hell. gave this woman permission to destroy Sheldon's story?
I went into this with the belief that I was about to read Sidney Sheldon fanfiction. Let's face it, if you take an original story and completely fleshed out characters and write new stuff for them, you're creating fanfiction. Now, I personally enjoy fanfiction, though I'm very much aware that a great deal of it is subpar in comparison to the original work.
I did not expect the pile of utter and complete rubbish that this book was. And calling it rubbish is the most polite thing I can truly say about this.
First of all, what the hell is WRONG with you, Ms Bagshawe, that you've got incest every ten pages? And I'm not even talking about the "heroine" (I use sarcastic quotations here) and her extremely distant cousin who did not grow up anywhere near together. Max and Lexi. Two cousins who are the children of IDENTICAL TWINS, and you've got sexual tension between them? Are you fucking kidding me, what is wrong with you? And the sex scenes between the two of them? Are you trying for shock value, or do you just truly not have the ability to write a decent sex scene?
Sidney Sheldon is ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE and wanting to spit lightning at you for what you did to his original story. If Kate Blackwell could come out of the pages and beat the holy shit out of you with these pages, she would.
One of the main things I enjoy about Sheldon's works, and what makes him a favorite author of mine, are the twists. The twists in Master of the Game left me gasping for air. I waited for some twists here. Even subpar ones.
This was the most ridiculously predictable and trite piece of garbage I have ever read.
Do not read this book. I am going to say this as many times as possible. If you are a Sheldon fan, run away. If you've never read Sheldon, go get Master of the Game and enjoy the story for what it is, not what this IDIOT woman turned it into.
God, burn her at the stake.
I went into this with the belief that I was about to read Sidney Sheldon fanfiction. Let's face it, if you take an original story and completely fleshed out characters and write new stuff for them, you're creating fanfiction. Now, I personally enjoy fanfiction, though I'm very much aware that a great deal of it is subpar in comparison to the original work.
I did not expect the pile of utter and complete rubbish that this book was. And calling it rubbish is the most polite thing I can truly say about this.
First of all, what the hell is WRONG with you, Ms Bagshawe, that you've got incest every ten pages? And I'm not even talking about the "heroine" (I use sarcastic quotations here) and her extremely distant cousin who did not grow up anywhere near together. Max and Lexi. Two cousins who are the children of IDENTICAL TWINS, and you've got sexual tension between them? Are you fucking kidding me, what is wrong with you? And the sex scenes between the two of them? Are you trying for shock value, or do you just truly not have the ability to write a decent sex scene?
Sidney Sheldon is ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE and wanting to spit lightning at you for what you did to his original story. If Kate Blackwell could come out of the pages and beat the holy shit out of you with these pages, she would.
One of the main things I enjoy about Sheldon's works, and what makes him a favorite author of mine, are the twists. The twists in Master of the Game left me gasping for air. I waited for some twists here. Even subpar ones.
This was the most ridiculously predictable and trite piece of garbage I have ever read.
Do not read this book. I am going to say this as many times as possible. If you are a Sheldon fan, run away. If you've never read Sheldon, go get Master of the Game and enjoy the story for what it is, not what this IDIOT woman turned it into.
God, burn her at the stake.
October 5, 2009
I'm both ecstatic that this book exists (a SEQUEL TO MASTER OF THE GAME! Dream come true!) and annoyed (who is this Tilly Bagshawe and why is she allowed to write the continuation of a book she didn't author originally?). But I had to read it regardless: curiosity and love for the original meant I needed to know what this pseudo sequel is all about.
But I won't finish Mistress of the Game. I just can't. It's horrible. So poorly written that I flinched involuntarily at some of the dialogue, embarrassed. Such weak new characters that I didn't care what happened to them. I honestly prefer not to know the scenarios the rest of the book has in store for the classic characters because it's just going to irritate me. I can't exactly say this book is disrespectful to Sidney Sheldon, since it's tagged up everywhere with praise for him and his other novels. But it's definitely not doing anything to enhance the Blackwell saga. I may even reread Sheldon's masterpiece (again) just to get the new tangents of this follow-up fiasco out of my head.
First of all, it's insulting to readers who know the original Master of the Game, who I'm assuming are the only ones interested in this book anyway. True, I did see it on a Borders end cap with a sign declaring "MUST READ!" so perhaps there are a few customers out there who inadvertently picked this up as a beach book. But the vast majority must be Sidney Sheldon fans. So the insult comes in the recap of everything that happened in the first book, casually thrown in (usually in parentheses).
Now, I'm sure there was an editor involved who said something like, "will readers be able to remember Jamie McGregor? Why don't you use briefly reintroduce elements of the original book so as not to confuse people." And yeah, I might not to able to recite every dramatic detail off the top of my head. But COME ON - if you don't know why the family business is called Kruger-Brent, why are you reading this book?
But the summarizing wouldn't really bother me in and of itself. It can be tolerable. Who hasn't read a Babysitters Club book and skipped the whole first chapter about bossy Kristy's great idea and Claudia's almond-shaped eyes? What irks me about Mistress of the Game is the way these facts are presented: in rambling asides, like a soap opera. Example:
"Eve thought about all the time and effort she'd put into trying to kill her twin over the years: setting her nightgown alight at their fifth birthday party; arranging riding accidents, sailing accidents and finally the whole complicated murder plot with George Mellis. (Knowing George was both penniless and psychotic, and that his rich-playboy routine was all an act, Eve had encouraged him to woo and marry her sister. The plan was for George to win Alex's trust, persuade her to make a new will that left him everything, including her control state in Kruger-Brent, then get rid of her, splitting the inheritance with Eve.) (p. 28)"
Thanks for trying to keep us up to speed with the complex plot of the original, Bagshawe, but I'd rather be in the dark than deal with your run-on sentences every other paragraph.
I know this is sounding like a rant. Why did I even have high hopes for this book? Why do I care that Bagshawe is a terrible writer? Can't I try to enjoy the Mistress of the Game for the fun easy read it's supposed to be? Can't I just be happy that there is more gossip about the Blackwell family to learn?
I'm sorry, but no.
The reason the original book is so beloved is because it's a guilty pleasure, but a quality one. The characters are sometimes despicable but interesting. The writing isn't always stellar but the plot moves along and there are some ingenious descriptions and twists. It saddens me that the sequel isn't even half as good as Master of the Game.
The final straw was when Bagshawe compared new character Robbie to Hamlet, saying that they both suffered "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." She goes on to explain, "Robert Templeton's fortune was certainly outrageous. Come to think of it, Kruger-Brent's market cap was probably higher than the entire GDP of Denmark (p. 61)."
I'm not going to pretend that I completely understand the meaning of every line crafted by Shakespeare. But I'm pretty sure that in his famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet's not referring to how rich he is.
Reading over.
UPDATE: After much feedback, I gave this book the benefit of the doubt and pushed through to the end.
I stand by my earlier opinion.
In fact, I'm even more annoyed at what transpired further on in the book. Bagshawe basically copied the elements of the original book (bravely unconventional Scottish entrepreneur defies Apartheid conventions and befriends loyal native African, strikes it rich, has his wife and children killed in an uprising, moves to NYC...), then added elements of the ridiculous. COUSINS Max and Lexi begin an affair and constantly have sex, with no hint of remorse or mention of incest. And don't think that the author forgot the family relation: she constantly reminds the reader that they're cousins, specifically that their mothers were identical twins. Um, I think we understand that by page 300.
I could continue the (deserved) harsh criticism, but I won't waste anymore time. Just trust me, a disappointed Sheldon fan, and skip Mistress of the Game.
But I won't finish Mistress of the Game. I just can't. It's horrible. So poorly written that I flinched involuntarily at some of the dialogue, embarrassed. Such weak new characters that I didn't care what happened to them. I honestly prefer not to know the scenarios the rest of the book has in store for the classic characters because it's just going to irritate me. I can't exactly say this book is disrespectful to Sidney Sheldon, since it's tagged up everywhere with praise for him and his other novels. But it's definitely not doing anything to enhance the Blackwell saga. I may even reread Sheldon's masterpiece (again) just to get the new tangents of this follow-up fiasco out of my head.
First of all, it's insulting to readers who know the original Master of the Game, who I'm assuming are the only ones interested in this book anyway. True, I did see it on a Borders end cap with a sign declaring "MUST READ!" so perhaps there are a few customers out there who inadvertently picked this up as a beach book. But the vast majority must be Sidney Sheldon fans. So the insult comes in the recap of everything that happened in the first book, casually thrown in (usually in parentheses).
Now, I'm sure there was an editor involved who said something like, "will readers be able to remember Jamie McGregor? Why don't you use briefly reintroduce elements of the original book so as not to confuse people." And yeah, I might not to able to recite every dramatic detail off the top of my head. But COME ON - if you don't know why the family business is called Kruger-Brent, why are you reading this book?
But the summarizing wouldn't really bother me in and of itself. It can be tolerable. Who hasn't read a Babysitters Club book and skipped the whole first chapter about bossy Kristy's great idea and Claudia's almond-shaped eyes? What irks me about Mistress of the Game is the way these facts are presented: in rambling asides, like a soap opera. Example:
"Eve thought about all the time and effort she'd put into trying to kill her twin over the years: setting her nightgown alight at their fifth birthday party; arranging riding accidents, sailing accidents and finally the whole complicated murder plot with George Mellis. (Knowing George was both penniless and psychotic, and that his rich-playboy routine was all an act, Eve had encouraged him to woo and marry her sister. The plan was for George to win Alex's trust, persuade her to make a new will that left him everything, including her control state in Kruger-Brent, then get rid of her, splitting the inheritance with Eve.) (p. 28)"
Thanks for trying to keep us up to speed with the complex plot of the original, Bagshawe, but I'd rather be in the dark than deal with your run-on sentences every other paragraph.
I know this is sounding like a rant. Why did I even have high hopes for this book? Why do I care that Bagshawe is a terrible writer? Can't I try to enjoy the Mistress of the Game for the fun easy read it's supposed to be? Can't I just be happy that there is more gossip about the Blackwell family to learn?
I'm sorry, but no.
The reason the original book is so beloved is because it's a guilty pleasure, but a quality one. The characters are sometimes despicable but interesting. The writing isn't always stellar but the plot moves along and there are some ingenious descriptions and twists. It saddens me that the sequel isn't even half as good as Master of the Game.
The final straw was when Bagshawe compared new character Robbie to Hamlet, saying that they both suffered "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." She goes on to explain, "Robert Templeton's fortune was certainly outrageous. Come to think of it, Kruger-Brent's market cap was probably higher than the entire GDP of Denmark (p. 61)."
I'm not going to pretend that I completely understand the meaning of every line crafted by Shakespeare. But I'm pretty sure that in his famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet's not referring to how rich he is.
Reading over.
UPDATE: After much feedback, I gave this book the benefit of the doubt and pushed through to the end.
I stand by my earlier opinion.
In fact, I'm even more annoyed at what transpired further on in the book. Bagshawe basically copied the elements of the original book (bravely unconventional Scottish entrepreneur defies Apartheid conventions and befriends loyal native African, strikes it rich, has his wife and children killed in an uprising, moves to NYC...), then added elements of the ridiculous. COUSINS Max and Lexi begin an affair and constantly have sex, with no hint of remorse or mention of incest. And don't think that the author forgot the family relation: she constantly reminds the reader that they're cousins, specifically that their mothers were identical twins. Um, I think we understand that by page 300.
I could continue the (deserved) harsh criticism, but I won't waste anymore time. Just trust me, a disappointed Sheldon fan, and skip Mistress of the Game.
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March 5, 2010I bought this book "SIDNEY SHELDON'S Mistress Of The Game" fully believing that I'd get just what was advertised: a book written by the late SS. Instead it turns out that it's written by some no-name wannabe lame ass writer. Now I know that sequels to bestsellers by passed-away-authors aren't unusual but nowhere have I ever encountered a sequel advertised in such a way as to deliberately make readers believe they'd get something delivered by the pen of the original author.
I don't have words for how disappointed I am. Not only isn't it a Sheldon book, Miss Tilly Bagshawe utterly ruined the characters that so captivated us in Sheldon's masterpiece Master Of The Game. This woman just can't write. And she crtainly can't hold a candle to Sheldon! I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. In fact, I want my money back!
I don't have words for how disappointed I am. Not only isn't it a Sheldon book, Miss Tilly Bagshawe utterly ruined the characters that so captivated us in Sheldon's masterpiece Master Of The Game. This woman just can't write. And she crtainly can't hold a candle to Sheldon! I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. In fact, I want my money back!
December 11, 2017
This story is about elitism, women, money, power and classism. If that floats your boat this is for you. This anchored sailor is unimpressed. 2 of 10 stars
December 22, 2009
Wish I could give it a lower rating or post it on horrendousreads.com... Seriously appalling storyline ... actually am being nice when i say that the storyline is appalling because it assumes that there is a storyline... Just by following the Sheldonesque pattern of story telling, you don't recreate a Sheldon Story... Obsessed with sex and sex and only sex... of all types.... with the author lingering especially on child sex ... TRASH in letters 100 ft tall and all capital...
December 29, 2011
To be honest, if this book was NOT a sequel to a book written by Sidney Sheldon, I would have probably given it a 3 stars instead of a 2. However, because it is a sequel to one of the best books written by Sheldon and toys with fantastic characters that Sheldon created, I couldn't help but compare Bagshawe's with Sheldon's work and be disappointed with Bagshawe. Hence, the 2 stars.
If you haven't read Master of the Game, you should. Why? Because I read it years ago when I was a teenager and until today I will quote it as a must-read of the thriller genre. In fact, Master of the Game was one of the books that buoyed and fueled my transition from childhood reading to adult reading; that's how good it was. Sheldon's prose was powerful and tight, I remember being gripped by every word he wrote and continually turning the pages to find out what would happen next. Each member of the Blackwell family was strong and so enigmatic that their motivations and actions were so tangible that I got utterly caught up with their next tactical maneuvoure.
Not so Bagshawe's attempt at a sequel.
I really did try to like the novel if nothing for the sake of my good memories of Master of the Game but I couldn't. Bagshawe's prose was rambling and loose so much so I finished the book in one day because I was skipping chunks of text to keep my hold on the thread of the main plot. I felt as if Bagshawe wrote two times the amount that Sheldon would in setting up/explaining scenes and it left me quite annoyed because I couldn't really see the point? On that note, I think that's why although Bagshawe's and Sheldon's plot twists were technically on par in terms of creative genius, Bagshawe's didn't deliver as much impact and leave me reeling as Sheldon's did because I was spending way too much time navigating prose that was flapping all over the darn place!
I'd give credit where credit is due: the characters that Bagshawe created were real enough and if I hadn't had Sheldon's characters to compare to, I probably would've given this book a 3 stars based on the merits of the characters themselves. But as it is, Bagshawe's characters lacked the spark that Sheldon's did. The Blackwells crafted by Sheldon had a certain grit and depth to their personalities that made me invest heavily in their stories; Bagshawe's didn't. Again, I believe it might've been the prose that Bagshawe employed in describing them and their interactions?
All in all, I'm not sure whether I'd pick up another Bagshawe book, especially one that attempts to continue in the vein of Sidney Sheldon. If you want a Sidney Sheldon-esque book, you might probably be better off re-reading books by the man himself.
If you haven't read Master of the Game, you should. Why? Because I read it years ago when I was a teenager and until today I will quote it as a must-read of the thriller genre. In fact, Master of the Game was one of the books that buoyed and fueled my transition from childhood reading to adult reading; that's how good it was. Sheldon's prose was powerful and tight, I remember being gripped by every word he wrote and continually turning the pages to find out what would happen next. Each member of the Blackwell family was strong and so enigmatic that their motivations and actions were so tangible that I got utterly caught up with their next tactical maneuvoure.
Not so Bagshawe's attempt at a sequel.
I really did try to like the novel if nothing for the sake of my good memories of Master of the Game but I couldn't. Bagshawe's prose was rambling and loose so much so I finished the book in one day because I was skipping chunks of text to keep my hold on the thread of the main plot. I felt as if Bagshawe wrote two times the amount that Sheldon would in setting up/explaining scenes and it left me quite annoyed because I couldn't really see the point? On that note, I think that's why although Bagshawe's and Sheldon's plot twists were technically on par in terms of creative genius, Bagshawe's didn't deliver as much impact and leave me reeling as Sheldon's did because I was spending way too much time navigating prose that was flapping all over the darn place!
I'd give credit where credit is due: the characters that Bagshawe created were real enough and if I hadn't had Sheldon's characters to compare to, I probably would've given this book a 3 stars based on the merits of the characters themselves. But as it is, Bagshawe's characters lacked the spark that Sheldon's did. The Blackwells crafted by Sheldon had a certain grit and depth to their personalities that made me invest heavily in their stories; Bagshawe's didn't. Again, I believe it might've been the prose that Bagshawe employed in describing them and their interactions?
All in all, I'm not sure whether I'd pick up another Bagshawe book, especially one that attempts to continue in the vein of Sidney Sheldon. If you want a Sidney Sheldon-esque book, you might probably be better off re-reading books by the man himself.
February 20, 2015
Atrocious, is what I think!
Having read and loved almost all of Sheldon's works in my teenage years, I was thrilled when a friend lent me this sequel. I wish she didn't, because I'm now questioning my unwavering adoration for SS: Were his works that good, or was I just too young and naive to lose myself into his stories? I've got to search for all these books again!
Weird, freaky 8-year-olds; one calmly goes thro' a kidnapping ordeal without any fear. Instead, she's already plotting her revenge on 'the pig'. REALLY?!, the other is already planning how to kill his father in a way that it'll appear like an accident. Just what planets do these kids come from? They then go ahead and have an incestuous relationship, all in the name of hate.
Mothers poisoning their children against their fathers; offering them guns as birthday gifts (???), advising them to sleep with their cousins... These one-sided characters that are either all amazing like Alexandra, Lexi, Gabe or flat out evil like Eve and Max.
Then came this clincher: Gabe's maiden flight to Johannesburg that was apparently "(...)a circus in itself. A family of 11 tried to bring a crate of live chicken on board as hand luggage". REALLY WOMAN?!
And when he (Gabe) goes to work on a construction site in Capetown, and all the blacks spoke Swahili. Capetown. Swahili. INCREDULOUS!!! This doesn't only reek of ignorance, but total laziness!
This writer needs to stop messing up Sidney Sheldon for us. Tafadhali!
Having read and loved almost all of Sheldon's works in my teenage years, I was thrilled when a friend lent me this sequel. I wish she didn't, because I'm now questioning my unwavering adoration for SS: Were his works that good, or was I just too young and naive to lose myself into his stories? I've got to search for all these books again!
Weird, freaky 8-year-olds; one calmly goes thro' a kidnapping ordeal without any fear. Instead, she's already plotting her revenge on 'the pig'. REALLY?!, the other is already planning how to kill his father in a way that it'll appear like an accident. Just what planets do these kids come from? They then go ahead and have an incestuous relationship, all in the name of hate.
Mothers poisoning their children against their fathers; offering them guns as birthday gifts (???), advising them to sleep with their cousins... These one-sided characters that are either all amazing like Alexandra, Lexi, Gabe or flat out evil like Eve and Max.
Then came this clincher: Gabe's maiden flight to Johannesburg that was apparently "(...)a circus in itself. A family of 11 tried to bring a crate of live chicken on board as hand luggage". REALLY WOMAN?!
And when he (Gabe) goes to work on a construction site in Capetown, and all the blacks spoke Swahili. Capetown. Swahili. INCREDULOUS!!! This doesn't only reek of ignorance, but total laziness!
This writer needs to stop messing up Sidney Sheldon for us. Tafadhali!
May 11, 2021
Memorable quote:
"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies." -Alexandra "Lexi" Templeton
"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies." -Alexandra "Lexi" Templeton
July 2, 2012
First of all, I have never read Sidney Sheldon. I have read and loved Tilly Bagshawe's previous books Adored and Showdown. Her writing is what Jackie Collins used to be, before Jackie lost her edge. When I saw Baghshawe had written the continuation of Sheldon's series Master Of The Game, I decided why not. You do not have to read his book to read this sequel. Bagshawe recaps everything.
This book is a very light read. The character developments were good, even though none of them were likeable. You have Eve, the demented Mother, who was turned into a monster, under the knife, from her blackmailing husband. Then you have the cousins, Max, the ever twisted son who was only born to do his Mother Eve's revenge. Then there is Lexi, who was kidnapped and sexually abused as a child. She is so demented you can't even root for her. Then there is Gabe (who shares Max and Lexi's great grandfather) a loser turned hero. Honestly, I could have done without Gabe's story. The plot consists of cousins Max and Lexi who fight for control of the family business Kruger-Brent, Ltd. Everyone is so messed up, you can't wait to see who kills who. Lexi sleeps with everyone and falls in love with both Max and Gabe (CREEPY!) Her and Max have x-rated sex, with zero boundaries. Did I mention they are cousins? Yuck! Then Gabe comes into the picture. The fact no one found it disturbing in the family that they were related and getting it on, but actually encouraged it. I think even the author thought I should be rooting for her and Gabe. Then add all the sick Thailand underage sex and sexual innuendos. Why did I finish? Just to see if any of them were killed off. If you are Jackie Collins fan and want to step it up a demented notch this one is for you.
This book is a very light read. The character developments were good, even though none of them were likeable. You have Eve, the demented Mother, who was turned into a monster, under the knife, from her blackmailing husband. Then you have the cousins, Max, the ever twisted son who was only born to do his Mother Eve's revenge. Then there is Lexi, who was kidnapped and sexually abused as a child. She is so demented you can't even root for her. Then there is Gabe (who shares Max and Lexi's great grandfather) a loser turned hero. Honestly, I could have done without Gabe's story. The plot consists of cousins Max and Lexi who fight for control of the family business Kruger-Brent, Ltd. Everyone is so messed up, you can't wait to see who kills who. Lexi sleeps with everyone and falls in love with both Max and Gabe (CREEPY!) Her and Max have x-rated sex, with zero boundaries. Did I mention they are cousins? Yuck! Then Gabe comes into the picture. The fact no one found it disturbing in the family that they were related and getting it on, but actually encouraged it. I think even the author thought I should be rooting for her and Gabe. Then add all the sick Thailand underage sex and sexual innuendos. Why did I finish? Just to see if any of them were killed off. If you are Jackie Collins fan and want to step it up a demented notch this one is for you.
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July 25, 2010The master storyteller Mr. Sheldon is likely rolling in his grave! Money must have been the motivation to hype a 'sequel' by another author to such a masterpiece ('Master Of The Game'); as if Sheldon's characters & stylizing would continue to weave the story of the conglomerate of Kruger-Brent and the Blackwell family & it's heirs. Though no prude myself, even I put the book down when the author found it necessary to vividly describe a pedophiles tryst with 11 yr old twins in Thailand. Only later did I pick up the book, convincing myself that the minor character would most likely not be heard from again, and I was probably safe from such disgusting monologue. Where Sheldon had introduced us to members of the Blackwell family as power-driven, determined, cunning, and yes, even obsessed ...with the success of the family empire; Bagshawe chose to turn the brunt of them into vengeful psychotics driven by pure evil.
I have challenged myself to complete the book, to honor the characters of Mr. Sheldon (what's left of them!) but more so, to be able to have a complete picture when I finish the scathing review of Bagshawes massacre of the 'sequel' and I use this term loosely, of a truly fantastic novel.
TBC
Update;
Upon completion, it didn't get any better. After throwing incest into the mix, Bagshawe continued to drive all the characters insane & make a mockery of the original family...only toward the end did the author FINALLY start to spin the tale in Sheldon fashion, weaving the main character into a seemingly 'no way out' scenario...only to disappoint the reader with a lackluster ending, leaving us wondering the fate of the thieving heroine! Seems she wants to massacre yet ANOTHER sequel...
RIP Mr. Sheldon.
I have challenged myself to complete the book, to honor the characters of Mr. Sheldon (what's left of them!) but more so, to be able to have a complete picture when I finish the scathing review of Bagshawes massacre of the 'sequel' and I use this term loosely, of a truly fantastic novel.
TBC
Update;
Upon completion, it didn't get any better. After throwing incest into the mix, Bagshawe continued to drive all the characters insane & make a mockery of the original family...only toward the end did the author FINALLY start to spin the tale in Sheldon fashion, weaving the main character into a seemingly 'no way out' scenario...only to disappoint the reader with a lackluster ending, leaving us wondering the fate of the thieving heroine! Seems she wants to massacre yet ANOTHER sequel...
RIP Mr. Sheldon.
December 26, 2023
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*some spoilers
•Eight-year-olds who think and have soliloquys like eighty-year-olds is...strange.
Lexi and Max at that young age were too well-spoken for their age e.g. Lexi's thoughts when she was kidnapped.
•The Gabe McGregor storyline was weak. In Master of the Game, Jamie McGregor sent back money to every one of his siblings. None of them were left out.
•Lexi and Max. In love and lust? They were FIRST COUSINS, their mothers were TWINS! I know it's fiction but that's a bit much for a fictional romantic relationship, right!?
Worse, the author kills off Gabe's wife and kids so that Lexi can hook up with yet another RELATIVE 🤢
•The cliffhanger ending gave the impression that there'd be a third book to this family's drama but there are no indicators that there'll be a follow-up. I wasn't looking for a happy ending (Sheldon books are scarce with happily-ever-afters) but a proper conclusion would have good.
*some spoilers
•Eight-year-olds who think and have soliloquys like eighty-year-olds is...strange.
Lexi and Max at that young age were too well-spoken for their age e.g. Lexi's thoughts when she was kidnapped.
•The Gabe McGregor storyline was weak. In Master of the Game, Jamie McGregor sent back money to every one of his siblings. None of them were left out.
•Lexi and Max. In love and lust? They were FIRST COUSINS, their mothers were TWINS! I know it's fiction but that's a bit much for a fictional romantic relationship, right!?
Worse, the author kills off Gabe's wife and kids so that Lexi can hook up with yet another RELATIVE 🤢
•The cliffhanger ending gave the impression that there'd be a third book to this family's drama but there are no indicators that there'll be a follow-up. I wasn't looking for a happy ending (Sheldon books are scarce with happily-ever-afters) but a proper conclusion would have good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 22, 2017
Sidney Sheldon's stunning #1 New York Times hit Master of the Game has captivated a huge number of perusers the world over. Presently, finally, the amazing adventure of the eager and effective MacGregor/Blackwell family proceeds in Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game. Creator Tilly Bagshawe has grabbed the ace's mallet and conveyed a wonderful story of assurance, voracity, and exceptionally dull privileged insights in the unmistakable Sheldon vein that will entrance newcomers and affirmed Sidney Sheldon fans alike.
“I thought I wanted the truth, but I don't. The past is the past and it can't be changed. It's the future I'm interested in." -Gabriel McGregor” 👌
“I thought I wanted the truth, but I don't. The past is the past and it can't be changed. It's the future I'm interested in." -Gabriel McGregor” 👌
October 3, 2015
I have never read a book with so many unlikeable characters. Disappointed in Sidney Sheldon. Update. I apologize to Sidney Sheldon. I did not realize 5 years ago that they hadn't written this book, I guess I got lost in the title. I almost never post a review below 3 stars because of the deep respect I have for Authors and the sweat, tears & creativity it takes to produce a story.
March 14, 2011
Thanks to the horrible writer who took over the V.C. Andrews "name" after her death, I'm not a big fan of the whole "Hey, let's hire somebody new to continue pumping out books under the author's name!" But Tilly Bagshawe was apparently the perfect person to continue Sidney Sheldon's legacy. This book, a sequel to Master of the Game -- perhaps my all-time favorite Sheldon novel -- was true to the original in every way that matters. Like in that book, the lead characters include some truly twisted, evil folks. And Sheldon would be proud of the lightning-quick plot that manages to both deliver exactly what one expects and yet still manage to surprise. These days, it's tough to find a truly good "trashy" novel. But Bagshawe's was so good that the day I finished, I rushed out to buy After The Darkness, her second attempt to tackle Sheldon's style. (It's worth noting that in the past, I attempted to read one of Bagshawe's works, Adored, and simply didn't find it captivating. Somehow, channeling Sheldon helped bring her potential to fruition!)
September 8, 2010
Certainly unlike what Sheldon might have written.
July 20, 2019
This book proved it-
"Higher the expectation, higher the disappointment"
I really liked it's prequel, but this book could'nt hit on some key notes to make something special.
"Higher the expectation, higher the disappointment"
I really liked it's prequel, but this book could'nt hit on some key notes to make something special.
January 14, 2016
What's with the negative reviews? Lexi Templeton was bad ass! A Mistress of the Game indeed. Of course there's a few things I'd changed but nothing that made me regret reading it. Nothing to rip stars away for.
What would I'd change?
Lexi's deaf story line. I didn't see the point of making her deaf to just find some magical cure later in life. I felt the author "Tilly" should have let Lexi Templeton OWN being deaf. It's no crime. Sure it's a disability. But OVERCOMING that disability could have been truly REMARKABLE. Let her RULE THE WORLD DEAF. More fucking power to her. Scoff the bastards who look down upon her and OWN THEIR ASSES. Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
Other than that I loved Lexi's character. She was strong, reminded of Sindey's Kate. Who wouldn't want to be Kate? She was what stories are made of.
Now there's another thing I know people had a problem with, the incest. I found I did not. Yes I said I didn't. See what people need to understand is The Blackwell family was always screwed up. Screwing a cousin is no different for them. They are certifiable crazy lunatics. But what people fail to realize they were always that way. Since the beginning starting with Sindey. That's the beauty of it. Don't see you? If they were normal and boring where is the fun in that? Live a little.(In no way am I promoting incest.) *When I say "live" I mean live vicariously through through the wonderful tale of "Mistress of the Game."
Also as a side note I'd like to add: Ha ha Eve! Take that you whore!
Recommend? Why of course.
What would I'd change?
Lexi's deaf story line. I didn't see the point of making her deaf to just find some magical cure later in life. I felt the author "Tilly" should have let Lexi Templeton OWN being deaf. It's no crime. Sure it's a disability. But OVERCOMING that disability could have been truly REMARKABLE. Let her RULE THE WORLD DEAF. More fucking power to her. Scoff the bastards who look down upon her and OWN THEIR ASSES. Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
Other than that I loved Lexi's character. She was strong, reminded of Sindey's Kate. Who wouldn't want to be Kate? She was what stories are made of.
Now there's another thing I know people had a problem with, the incest. I found I did not. Yes I said I didn't. See what people need to understand is The Blackwell family was always screwed up. Screwing a cousin is no different for them. They are certifiable crazy lunatics. But what people fail to realize they were always that way. Since the beginning starting with Sindey. That's the beauty of it. Don't see you? If they were normal and boring where is the fun in that? Live a little.(In no way am I promoting incest.) *When I say "live" I mean live vicariously through through the wonderful tale of "Mistress of the Game."
Also as a side note I'd like to add: Ha ha Eve! Take that you whore!
Recommend? Why of course.
February 26, 2015
What a disappointment. There is no comparison between 'Master of the Game" and "Mistress of the Game". Master of the Game written by Sidney Shelton was an excellent book -I couldn't put it down. So I was looking forward to a sequel continuing the Blackwell legacy. What I got was a book full of evil, murder and revenge. There wasn't a single character who wasn't jailed for taking drugs, committed murder, embezzled money or was seeking revenge. Every time you turned a chapter someone was killing or raping or being murdered. There were no true hero's in this book and no happy endings.
May 5, 2016
I don't like Sidney Sheldon's to begin with, and I don't like whoever this woman who continue his books. I know that even if this book is miserable, many people said that Master of Game is masterpiece, but then I realise Sidney Sheldon's works are not my cup of tea. I can't handle too much conspiracy, politics, adult stuff (you know what i mean), free lifestyle, tragedy, revenge and such in every Sheldon's books. I read many Sheldon's books just because my mom liked it and bought it, and I can't let any book in my bookshelf unread.
November 1, 2017
The book was full of mystery scandal lies and love I absolutely enjoyed reading it
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December 2, 20223.5 rounded up
Good, but I liked the first book better, seems like there should be a third, but after all this time, I guess not...
Good, but I liked the first book better, seems like there should be a third, but after all this time, I guess not...
November 18, 2019
I have been in love with Sidney Sheldon books ever since I was a teenager. The thrill, glamour and wildness... who wouldn’t love them? So I was completely, and I mean COMPLETELY disappointed in this book.
I mean, okay it wasn’t written by Sheldon, so it is fated to be a little less exciting but seriously?
First off, who the HELL is this new McGregor? Raised in an abusive home, hopeless case, drug addict, sent to prison, and he just miraculously runs into this generous guy who owns millions of dollars and wouldn’t mind one bit about giving money to ex drug addict with no qualification, Okay, what the F? Tracy Whitney at least was a valedictorian and a banker for holy sake.
Next: WHY DID YOU KILL ALEXANDRA
Robbie, oh Robbie I think he was the only sane one in the book. With his homophobic alcoholic father and psychotic sister, aunt, cousin, I think all of us now should take a minute to send a prayer to God that Robbie would somehow make his way out of this mess and live happily ever after with his partner. amen.
And SEX, okay I’m not going to lie and say that I don’t enjoy those explicit scenes in Sheldon books, in fact I love them. Those descriptive erotic words that only Sheldon can use gracefully, ah good man good man. But okay this book contains so much incest and/or pedophiliac sex that it makes my insides writhe (not with sexual tension but with discomfort and disgust)
And Max, oh Max how can he be “olive skinned” when Eve and Keith are both white as hell? He a son of George Mellis then? That would have spiced things up a bit at least
And the kidnapping??? The Pig just dies of poison??? That’s it???? Where is the plot twist??? I fully expected the author to give us relapse of when and where Rory met Alexandra and Eve, and why he’s got hot for kids (so so gross) the whole kidnapping was pretty unnecessary in my opinion, because it gave what? Lexi a disability and a fear of sex?
And killing Tara and the kids, man... could you be more horrible?
Hated this book more than I could possibly imagine. Not recommended (if it wasn’t clear)
I mean, okay it wasn’t written by Sheldon, so it is fated to be a little less exciting but seriously?
First off, who the HELL is this new McGregor? Raised in an abusive home, hopeless case, drug addict, sent to prison, and he just miraculously runs into this generous guy who owns millions of dollars and wouldn’t mind one bit about giving money to ex drug addict with no qualification, Okay, what the F? Tracy Whitney at least was a valedictorian and a banker for holy sake.
Next: WHY DID YOU KILL ALEXANDRA
Robbie, oh Robbie I think he was the only sane one in the book. With his homophobic alcoholic father and psychotic sister, aunt, cousin, I think all of us now should take a minute to send a prayer to God that Robbie would somehow make his way out of this mess and live happily ever after with his partner. amen.
And SEX, okay I’m not going to lie and say that I don’t enjoy those explicit scenes in Sheldon books, in fact I love them. Those descriptive erotic words that only Sheldon can use gracefully, ah good man good man. But okay this book contains so much incest and/or pedophiliac sex that it makes my insides writhe (not with sexual tension but with discomfort and disgust)
And Max, oh Max how can he be “olive skinned” when Eve and Keith are both white as hell? He a son of George Mellis then? That would have spiced things up a bit at least
And the kidnapping??? The Pig just dies of poison??? That’s it???? Where is the plot twist??? I fully expected the author to give us relapse of when and where Rory met Alexandra and Eve, and why he’s got hot for kids (so so gross) the whole kidnapping was pretty unnecessary in my opinion, because it gave what? Lexi a disability and a fear of sex?
And killing Tara and the kids, man... could you be more horrible?
Hated this book more than I could possibly imagine. Not recommended (if it wasn’t clear)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 27, 2015
ตามคำโปรยปกหลังเลยค่ะ เรื่องนี้เป็นภาคต่อของเรื่อง "จอมบงการ" ที่ซิดนีย์ เชลดอน เขียนไว้
แต่เล่มนี้ได้นักเขียนอีกท่านมาสานต่อ ทิลลี แบ็กชอว์ ส่วนตัวไม่เคยอ่านงานของนักเขียนคนนี้เลย
ซื้อเรื่องนี้มา เพราะเห็นตอนแรกเข้าใจว่าซิดนีย์ เชลดอนเขียนเอง 55555
เอากลับมาบ้านแล้วถึงเพิ่งเห็นจริงๆ ว่าไม่ใช่ เงิบไปแป๊บนึง แล้วก็ได้แต่ปลอบใจตัวเองว่าอาจจะดีก็ได้นะ
เพราะฉะนั้นถ้าใครอยากอ่านเรื่องนี้ เอาจริงๆ แนะนำว่าให้อ่านเรื่อง "จอมบงการ" ก่อนจะดีกว่า
ถึงแม้เรื่องจะไม่ต่อกันซะทีเดียว แต่ก็เชื่อมโยงกันพอควร เล่มแรกนี่เป็นเหมือนสาเหตุของพฤติกรรมทั้งหมดในเล่มนี้
แต่ถามว่าถ้าไม่อ่านก่อนจะได้มั้ย คือมันก็ได้นะ แต่เราจะไม่อิน และอาจไม่เข้าใจในพฤติกรรมหลายๆ อย่างได้
ต้องบอกว่าลีลาการเขียนของคนนี้ใกล้เคัยงกับซิดนีย์ เชลดอน พอควรเลยค่ะ ไม่ได้รู้สึกโดดมากนัก
พล็อตก็ยังคมคายไม่แพ้เล่มแรก อาจจะมีหักเหลี่ยมเฉือนคมน้อยกว่าสักนิด แต่ก็ยังสนุกไม่แพ้กัน
ที่อาจจะต่างกันสักหน่อยก็ตรงเล่มแรกนี่สารภาพเลยว่าคาดเดาค่อนข้างยาก คาดแทบไม่ถึงถึงการกระทำของตัวละคร
แต่ภาคนี้เราพอจะคาดเดาได้บ้าง หรือเราเริ่มคุ้นชินกับการกระทำที่เหนือความคาดหมายของตัวละครก็ไม่รู้นะ
อ่านนิยายเรื่องนี้แล้วรู้สึกว่าหาคนดีบนโลกใบนี้มันยากจัง มันมักจะมีลับลมคมใน มีด้านมืดแอบแฝงอยู่เกือบทุกคน
ส่วนคนดี ที่รู้สึกว่าดี๊ ดี คนเขียนก็ใจร้าย ทำลายกันลงคอ อ่านไปแบบโมโห ทำไมคนดีไม่ได้ดีฟะ
แต่บทสรุปของเรื่อง คนชั่วก็จะได้รับกรรมชั่วที่ตัวเองได้ก่อไว้ ... (ค่อยยังชั่ว)
เรื่องนี้จบแบบไม่จบ ทำท่าจะมีภาคต่อ หรือยังไง อ่านแล้วรู้สึกยังต่อได้ ยังค้างคาว่าจะมีคนรอดพ้นจากการทำเลวได้หรือยังไร
แอบขัดใจเรื่องนึงของเรื่องนี้ คือ เรื่องชู้สาวระหว่างญาติพี่น้องกันเอง คือเดี๋ยวนะ ฝรั่งเค้าไม่ถือกันรึไง
ญาติเอากับญาติเองเนี่ย ตรงนี้แอบรับไมได้นะ ขนลุกอ่ะ
โดยสรุปเรื่องนี้ก็อ่านได้สนุก น่าติดตาม ถ้าใครชอบอ่านงานของซิดนีย์ เชลดอน เรื่องนี้ก็ไม่ควรพลาดนะคะ
แต่เล่มนี้ได้นักเขียนอีกท่านมาสานต่อ ทิลลี แบ็กชอว์ ส่วนตัวไม่เคยอ่านงานของนักเขียนคนนี้เลย
ซื้อเรื่องนี้มา เพราะเห็นตอนแรกเข้าใจว่าซิดนีย์ เชลดอนเขียนเอง 55555
เอากลับมาบ้านแล้วถึงเพิ่งเห็นจริงๆ ว่าไม่ใช่ เงิบไปแป๊บนึง แล้วก็ได้แต่ปลอบใจตัวเองว่าอาจจะดีก็ได้นะ
เพราะฉะนั้นถ้าใครอยากอ่านเรื่องนี้ เอาจริงๆ แนะนำว่าให้อ่านเรื่อง "จอมบงการ" ก่อนจะดีกว่า
ถึงแม้เรื่องจะไม่ต่อกันซะทีเดียว แต่ก็เชื่อมโยงกันพอควร เล่มแรกนี่เป็นเหมือนสาเหตุของพฤติกรรมทั้งหมดในเล่มนี้
แต่ถามว่าถ้าไม่อ่านก่อนจะได้มั้ย คือมันก็ได้นะ แต่เราจะไม่อิน และอาจไม่เข้าใจในพฤติกรรมหลายๆ อย่างได้
ต้องบอกว่าลีลาการเขียนของคนนี้ใกล้เคัยงกับซิดนีย์ เชลดอน พอควรเลยค่ะ ไม่ได้รู้สึกโดดมากนัก
พล็อตก็ยังคมคายไม่แพ้เล่มแรก อาจจะมีหักเหลี่ยมเฉือนคมน้อยกว่าสักนิด แต่ก็ยังสนุกไม่แพ้กัน
ที่อาจจะต่างกันสักหน่อยก็ตรงเล่มแรกนี่สารภาพเลยว่าคาดเดาค่อนข้างยาก คาดแทบไม่ถึงถึงการกระทำของตัวละคร
แต่ภาคนี้เราพอจะคาดเดาได้บ้าง หรือเราเริ่มคุ้นชินกับการกระทำที่เหนือความคาดหมายของตัวละครก็ไม่รู้นะ
อ่านนิยายเรื่องนี้แล้วรู้สึกว่าหาคนดีบนโลกใบนี้มันยากจัง มันมักจะมีลับลมคมใน มีด้านมืดแอบแฝงอยู่เกือบทุกคน
ส่วนคนดี ที่รู้สึกว่าดี๊ ดี คนเขียนก็ใจร้าย ทำลายกันลงคอ อ่านไปแบบโมโห ทำไมคนดีไม่ได้ดีฟะ
แต่บทสรุปของเรื่อง คนชั่วก็จะได้รับกรรมชั่วที่ตัวเองได้ก่อไว้ ... (ค่อยยังชั่ว)
เรื่องนี้จบแบบไม่จบ ทำท่าจะมีภาคต่อ หรือยังไง อ่านแล้วรู้สึกยังต่อได้ ยังค้างคาว่าจะมีคนรอดพ้นจากการทำเลวได้หรือยังไร
แอบขัดใจเรื่องนึงของเรื่องนี้ คือ เรื่องชู้สาวระหว่างญาติพี่น้องกันเอง คือเดี๋ยวนะ ฝรั่งเค้าไม่ถือกันรึไง
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โดยสรุปเรื่องนี้ก็อ่านได้สนุก น่าติดตาม ถ้าใครชอบอ่านงานของซิดนีย์ เชลดอน เรื่องนี้ก็ไม่ควรพลาดนะคะ
May 6, 2014
Torn between giving it a 4 or a 5. The romance in this sequel unquestionably surpasses the last book, though the mystery was a bit dull - almost nonexistent. But that doesn't mean it wasn't exciting - quite the opposite. This book was more of a battle of the wits more than anything. Bagshawe keeps us in tune with Lexi, wondering what her next step will be just as Sheldon with Kate. And then there's the whole Max and Lexi love affair - it was so beautiful I just want to sob. But then I do admit that the ending was brutal - it was cruel to leave us hanging like that - wondering when a next book is going to be released when there's not going to be one. Kruger-Brent has to survive no matter what.
So now I can say that Bagshawe really did justice over Sheldon's works. He would've been proud.
So now I can say that Bagshawe really did justice over Sheldon's works. He would've been proud.
March 9, 2014
I remembered my college days after rating these book? My bestfriend introduce me to sidney sheldon who at first is my ever favorite author. It was just like first love at first read! I can't blink my eyes as I scanned the pages and beholding the content of every word. As if I am one of the characters. And there was a time when I can't resist and let go of my studies! Haha. Amazing book. Amazing author. thumbs up!!
April 26, 2019
Pretty good. Sheldon's book always are. I did enjoy "Master of the game" a wee bit more but am glad there was a sequel and I did like this book.
SPOILERS:
Really took me time to warm up to Lexy. She is not an easy character to like and I still had some issues with her when I finished. She is not in my top character list from Sheldon but I love how he tells a story and this is a pretty good pick if you are looking for a Sheldon book. Just try to read Master of the Game first.
SPOILERS:
Really took me time to warm up to Lexy. She is not an easy character to like and I still had some issues with her when I finished. She is not in my top character list from Sheldon but I love how he tells a story and this is a pretty good pick if you are looking for a Sheldon book. Just try to read Master of the Game first.
October 23, 2014
I certainly enjoyed this book. However at times I felt it was slow, too many characters to keep track of and I wanted it to move along. The last 100 pages took care of that. I was hastily swept away with the climax. Tilly did, in fact, do a terrific job of pulling it all together and left no doubt as to who was the mistress of the game. Well done!
February 21, 2015
Sidney Sheldon started it off with Jamie McGregor who fought nail, tooth, bog and desert just to get his diamonds. And although he stole, he stole from someone who wronged him.
He was harsh with his wife by not recognizing her pregnancy but she was still lucky she got to marry him still.
Lexi Templeton for me was not of a Jamie McGregor but a George Mellis.
He was harsh with his wife by not recognizing her pregnancy but she was still lucky she got to marry him still.
Lexi Templeton for me was not of a Jamie McGregor but a George Mellis.
June 11, 2016
It's really intriguing how the lust for power culminates into losses - the loss of enemies, the loss of loved ones and the loss of self. This episodic story salted with suspense is soaked with the lust for power and its tragic consequence of losses.
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