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mystery_jem's review against another edition
4.0
Paris...Washington...a peaceful Midwestern campus...a fabulous villa in Greece...all part of a terrifying web of intrigue and treachery as a ruthless trio of human beings - an incredibly beautiful film star, a legendary Greek tycoon, a womanizing international adventurer- use an innocent American girl as a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a desperate game of vengeance and betrayal, love and lust, life and death...
babybat4's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
Last 100 pages were good but the first 200 were super boring. Twist was good but not great. Characters were terrible!
Last 100 pages were good but the first 200 were super boring. Twist was good but not great. Characters were terrible!
liana12's review against another edition
Weird descriptions of young girls. Like a lot
nivedhavelmurugan's review against another edition
4.0
Sidney Sheldon has always been my favourite. His books are so fast-paced that I tend to zone out of time. All I do is read, read and read until I finish.
As usual, I had mixed emotion. I didn't like anyone in particular and my hatred list is very big.
1. Noelle Page
At first, I really liked Noelle. Beauty with brains, Strong and powerful, she was everything that a woman should be. All her life she plots on to destroy Larry Douglas, the man she hates more than anything. I'd have loved her if she had had her vengeance done with Larry. But no, when everything went as planned, she fell for him, again (Ugh, Seriously, girl?). After all this hatred how can someone love a despicable person again and again and again? (Huh, these women!!! Only God knows)
And Girl, Beauty isn't everything!
2. Larry Douglas
He is the perfect example of 'how-a-guy-should-not-be'. Womanizer, stalker, cheat, headstrong, arrogant and what not?
I hated him from the first till the last. However, his first position in my hatred list was took over by Noelle during the end.
3. Catherine
She is the weakest character in the whole book. Yeah, I totally understand that she had been made a pawn and the stakes worth her life, but still she let them made her their pawn. Why would she chose Larry over Bill? Why would she marry Larry in the first place when Bill Fraser had every quality for a man? Yes,Larry was handsome and charming. But that wasn't a factor to fall in love. It's a pity that after all the books that she had read she couldn't differentiate between true love and lust.
Why didn't she used her intelligence for once? We've been told that she was intelligent. What is the use of intelligence when you cannot use it at the time of your need?
Why would she let Larry treat her like a doormat? Why would she nod her head for anything he says? Girl! GET A LIFE!
4. Constantin Demiris
A man who never forgets. All good. He kills if he smells infidelity and betrayal. But he cheats on his wife. Wow man! What a policy!
I read Sidney Sheldon's books only for his writing. His books always made me think men are douchebags. And I have to read some good books to get that out of my mind.
And as usual, I still don't find the title related to the story in any way.
Two words. Worth reading.
As usual, I had mixed emotion. I didn't like anyone in particular and my hatred list is very big.
1. Noelle Page
At first, I really liked Noelle. Beauty with brains, Strong and powerful, she was everything that a woman should be. All her life she plots on to destroy Larry Douglas, the man she hates more than anything. I'd have loved her if she had had her vengeance done with Larry. But no, when everything went as planned, she fell for him, again (Ugh, Seriously, girl?). After all this hatred how can someone love a despicable person again and again and again? (Huh, these women!!! Only God knows)
And Girl, Beauty isn't everything!
2. Larry Douglas
He is the perfect example of 'how-a-guy-should-not-be'. Womanizer, stalker, cheat, headstrong, arrogant and what not?
I hated him from the first till the last. However, his first position in my hatred list was took over by Noelle during the end.
3. Catherine
She is the weakest character in the whole book. Yeah, I totally understand that she had been made a pawn and the stakes worth her life, but still she let them made her their pawn. Why would she chose Larry over Bill? Why would she marry Larry in the first place when Bill Fraser had every quality for a man? Yes,Larry was handsome and charming. But that wasn't a factor to fall in love. It's a pity that after all the books that she had read she couldn't differentiate between true love and lust.
Why didn't she used her intelligence for once? We've been told that she was intelligent. What is the use of intelligence when you cannot use it at the time of your need?
Why would she let Larry treat her like a doormat? Why would she nod her head for anything he says? Girl! GET A LIFE!
4. Constantin Demiris
A man who never forgets. All good. He kills if he smells infidelity and betrayal. But he cheats on his wife. Wow man! What a policy!
I read Sidney Sheldon's books only for his writing. His books always made me think men are douchebags. And I have to read some good books to get that out of my mind.
And as usual, I still don't find the title related to the story in any way.
Two words. Worth reading.
callandor19's review against another edition
2.0
Steven Pacey delivers as an audiobook narrator.
As for the book itself, it starts off pretty strong with decently compelling character introductions and a prologue that skewed my expectations by seeming to set up a grander scope than we got. After the halfway mark, it devolves into some bafflingly shallow and inexplicable “twists” as characters lose any sense of agency and become pawns in some thin intrigue and a deeply underwhelming legal drama conclusion.
As for the book itself, it starts off pretty strong with decently compelling character introductions and a prologue that skewed my expectations by seeming to set up a grander scope than we got. After the halfway mark, it devolves into some bafflingly shallow and inexplicable “twists” as characters lose any sense of agency and become pawns in some thin intrigue and a deeply underwhelming legal drama conclusion.
nokisuu's review against another edition
1.0
One of the most boring books I've ever read, including all of my exam books.
sammy_3003's review against another edition
5.0
My first Sidney Sheldon book and definitely not my last. I really liked how the story started in current day to introduce characters and then went back in time to tell the story. Going between the few main characters point of view allowed me to develop empathy for the characters and their goals. I listened to the audiobook performed by Steven Pacey and he brought the story to life with his changes in accents.
julz_clay's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
maheshmanutd's review against another edition
5.0
A very fine read. Sydney Sheldon portrays the innerself of woman with much ease, and possibly much accuracy. The story is fantastic, and we will be gripped to the book from the beginning to the end. It's like we are seeing the whole story from their side.
jennog's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book because it was mentioned as one of the most read books in prison on the HBO show The Night Of. Now I understand why. It has riveting intertwining stories with humor, suspense, drama, sex, romance, and violence. I can’t remember the last time a book has intrigued me so much. I don’t know what it is about the revenge/vengeance that gets me, but it gets me every time. Also, the introduction of Constantin Demiris read like gangster commandments. Badass. Unexpected enjoyment and plot twists at the end!