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L.A.Connections: Revenge Pt.4

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The last book from Jackie Collins' L. A. Connections series goes out with a bang--too quickly ! Writing a part 5 would have been a wiser choice.

Still, Collins delivers the goods. The identification of the killer (!) is a winner, as well as the character of Madison Castelli, whom the author should bring back in another series or novel. Her though cookie attitude is A-1. So is her fate, written in a realistic and appropriate manner. Ditto for call-girl Kristin Carr, for her character is exactly where it should be. Collins deserves top notch for creating true-to-life endings.

Too bad she didn't expand the series. It would have given her more room to breathe, and more time for us to digest everything.-- M. Boucher

the book is true to jackie collins style.

each of her books is better than the last. she is an excellent writer.

I like this book, but the end wasn't very good, they could have made the killer a lot more interesting. Plus, I really don't think Madison should have been the heroine it should have been Kirsten she had more depth in the story the Madison did.

What a boring waste of time AND MONEY. FOur books at $4.00 each. So short and dull I felt I had been mugged!

Book was good, however did not like the mini series concept. I'm an avid Jackie Collins fan and when I start a book I don't put it down until it's finished. Had to wait too long and then felt the last book was rushed. Also didn't like that each subsequent book had to give a "what's happened to date" review - loss of valuable reading space as we already knew what had taken place. Mini series appears to be great as a publisher's ploy to get double the money for a paperback.

From beginning to end Iwas on the edge of my seat. I connected instantly with Kristen in the first book. I kept holding my breathe, hoping that she would not be his next victim. Somehow, I knew that he wouldn't get the best of her. She is a true fighter. The way she was portrayed in the book made her seem so real. There was no way that you could judge her for her career. She didn't let it get personal. I have never read a book that gives such magnificient details, so much so that you feel like it's a part of your life. I almost wanted to ask my sister had she heard what happened to Kristen and what Darlene had been up to. My review couldn't begin to do this book justice. I have one question, "When is the next book being published?" Jackie simply must write a sequel.

The three books that preceded "Revenge"--the finale to the L.A. Connections miniseries--were exciting, hard-to-put-down page- turners, but "Revenge" was a resounding flop. Yuck! I found myself dazed while reading it. The four novella story featured Jake, a charming, stalwart hero who falls in love with a good-hearted hooker, Kristen. I cared about Jake and Kristen, but I found the conclusion to their story EXTREMELY unsatisfying. And in addition to the Jake/Kristen imbroglio, a mad man Mr. X was slaying young women. I happily pulled out my hair trying to figure out the identity of the kook. I had my list of suspects, of course, and everytime I read a sentence or paragraph that made me suspicious, I mentally examined the person's motives for committing the crime. But when Mr. X's face was revealed, so to speak. I was disappointed. Big time. I felt cheated. Like Kristen and Jake, the Mr. X story had me in a lather, but the reveal was a bona fide let down. In addition to the unusual K/J love story and the serial killer, there was the murder of bombshell, Sally T. Turner, a character I cared zilch about, for Collins spent no time developing Sally and making readers interested in her. But when Sal was killed-- butchered, in fact--I wondered, who did it. And the answer to the question proved to be another dud. As I read "Revenge," I got the impression that the entire book was perfunctory, that Collins didn't care about what she was writing, that she was bored with the whole thing. Everything seemed forced and contrived and downright vapid. At one time, I was a big fan of Jackie Collins, but lately, her books have been as exciting as eating ice cold pancakes. I won't give up on her, because over the years, she has brought me considerable joy with her delightfully trashy, campy books. Maybe with her next novel, she'll get lucky and it'll hit the New York Times Bestsellers List. But I don't know if other disappointed readers will take a chance on it.

I read the entire L.A. Connections series and enjoyed all 4 of them, but I wish the final book was longer and had more suspense. I hope Jackie Collins will write another miniseries, though. I had a lot of fun reading all of them!

How many times do we need to see Jackie Collins novels. If you pick up one, the rest are the same. Enough is enough. Why doesn't doesn't Jackie Collins write about something new, and not repeat herself in every novel she has written. The bottom line about Jackie Collins, she doesn't understand emotion, and never will, so this is as smart as she ever will be. Another Jacqueline Susann, she is not.