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'I'd definitely recommend this book if you're looking for a sexy beach read this summer, or you just want to escape into another world for a while - Chance certainly delivers on all counts!' --ChickLitReviews.com, 1 August 2011
'A gripping and exciting novel' --Closer, 12 August 2011
'Blistering new bonkbuster' --The Sun
`An explosive read' --Star Magazine
'A gripping and exciting novel' --Closer, 12 August 2011
'Blistering new bonkbuster' --The Sun
`An explosive read' --Star Magazine
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Three ambitious, rivalrous sisters. And a deadly secret, which one of them is determined to keep buried at any cost ...Deeley is the fake wife of a Hollywood TV hunk, who is secretly gay. But Deeley's five-year contract is up, and his cut-throat publicist wants Deeley out. So, dejected and penniless, Deeley wends her way home to London, hoping to re-establish links with her two estranged elder sisters ...Devon is married to the nation's-favourite-rugby-hunk Matt, and has her own highly successful TV career, as the sexy hostess of her own cookery show. But behind her buxom facade, Devon is lonely and frustrated, and when a live celebrity cook-off shows her up as a fraud, she leaves sweet Matt and runs off to Tuscany, to learn a few lessons - not just in cookery - from an Italian master. Lastly, there's Maxie: a politician's wife, Maxie is fiercely ambitious. She's furious when Deeley, hard on her luck, sells the sisters' childhood story to a tabloid newspaper, revealing their impoverished roots and unsavoury parentage. The story undermines Maxie's carefully cultivated image, and the fallout threatens to be devastating. But Maxie is only too aware that there is much more Deeley could yet reveal. What murderous secret lies in the sisters' past? And just how far will Maxie go to keep it buried?
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fab sizzling summer read,
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This review is from: Bad Sisters (Paperback)
There's been much excitement as bloggers have been tweeting about reading Bad Sisters. Much enjoyment shared too.At the start of our journey through the three sisters lives, the scene is set in the prologue when we're in 1993. Deely is 9, Devon is 13 and Maxie the eldest at 17. Straight away we are introduced to their childhood and the secret that determines how the sisters react to the world around them. We read about each sister in separate chapters, which flow seamlessly from one sister to the next. For example, at the end of one of Dev's chapters, she takes a phone call from Maxie which leads into Maxie's chapter. Part One introduces us to each sister and their lives now. Deeley in LA, whose contract is up and has to go back to the UK. She hasn't ever had any responsibilities in life and has always been protected. She's always given the responsibility of her life to others. Dev and Matt who want incompatible lifestyles. Dev's strategy to her loneliness is to comfort eat ......... and Maxie who has made a niche for herself in the Sloane circle and has to have control over everything (and actually does have control over her politician husband Olly and their life). One thing is very clear - both Dev and Maxie resent Deeley and her `easy ride' through life so far. Some readers may be shocked by Maxie and the things she does. A PR coup she arranges is heartless with such blatant disregard for morality. Her sexual preferences might also shock. My response is that actually, these things do happen in reality and we all have a shadow side that not everyone is able acknowledge - so the shadow never comes to light. Rebecca Chance is one writer that obviously doesn't have any qualms in using our cultures shadows - respect to her! The world isn't full of fluff and candy floss. Talking of sex, there are some hot and steamy times for all the sisters. Not for the feint-hearted! Taken as a whole, the sex is part of the story that makes it a fabulous read. The emotional scars the sisters have mean they don't fully participate in life. I loved the psychological and emotional journey that they take. We see them blossom from shells of themselves into the woman they were meant to be, understanding who they are and what they're capable of. I was so caught up in their lives and the people in them that I wasn't even looking for or guessing what the twist might be. Surprise! There is a twist! The way the two sisters stuck together and saw it through showed how far they had come. I thoroughly enjoyed Bad Sisters and would recommend it to anyone who likes `seduction, intrigue, rivalry - and murder.' I have Divas (also by Rebecca Chance) on my bookshelf and can't wait to read that now! I would like to thank Simon & Schuster UK for sending me a copy to review.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a Bad book!,
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This review is from: Bad Sisters (Paperback)
The cast of three main characters is easy to follow, and allows the reader to be really involved in the story. The book begins with a prologue back when the girls were very young, and their secret is immediately revealed. I liked this because as a reader, we know what each of the women has to loose if this secret gets out, and its held over their heads throughout the book. It does flashback to their childhoods a few more times during the book which I felt was plenty to keep you reminded of things, but not enough to deviate from the main story itself. It's set mainly in London, although part of the book is set in Tuscany, and Chance writes both locations very well, and I found it easy to visual the places the women found themselves in.The characters are really well written and fun to read about. Despite the fact they are sisters, they are extremely different and it makes for very good reading! First is the elder sister Maxie, now married to an MP and she's determined to get him into a higher office, no matter what it takes for him to get there. I really disliked her, found her to be completely selfish and one thing she did for publicity actually sickened me, but of course this is exactly what is required from her as a character! Secondly is Devon, a TV chef who is married to a gorgeous rugby player but her career is flagging. I quite liked her, found her easy to warm to and a lot of women will be able to relate to her desperation to lose weight and be the gorgeous wife she thinks her hubby wants. Finally is the youngest sister Deeley, a spoilt brat who doesn't know how to behave. Again, she isn't very likeable but the troubles she finds herself in keep the book going and work well with the other two characters as well. I enjoyed the scandals throughout the book, and think they unfolded really well. Some of the things the women do, especially Maxie, are quite shocking but it does make you wonder how much of this really goes on behind political doors! Chance isn't afraid to shock her readers in the book, a certain scene involving Maxie and the head of the political party is certainly something I have never come across in the chick lit genre before but it sat well in the book and didn't feel out of place. Chance's writing style is easy to read, with the third person narrative working perfectly for the multiple stories. I found it really easy to pick up and put down, it didn't take me long at all to get back into the story once I got reading again! I'd definitely recommend this book if you're looking for a sexy beach read this summer, or you just want to escape into another world for a while - Chance certainly delivers on all counts!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fab book!,
This review is from: Bad Sisters (Paperback)
I'm currently reading this but its so good that I'm going to be buying her two previous books. Bad Sisters, is a fabulous book about three woman Maxie, Deeley and Devon who have a massive secret but two of them are ruthlessly driven (Maxie married to a titled PM and Devon to a rugby player whose marriage is falling to bits).I will be doing a full review once I've finished reading but seriously buy this book!!!
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