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And these are some BIG ghosts because they've brought luggage! But as they say, "dead men tell no tales", and as Tess, Kim and Nikki find out, in their case, this is not true. Secrets they thought left dead and buried in New York are revealed, turning their lives into an even deadlier game of cat and mouse from which no one is safe. It was a long wait to see how these outlandish schemes of these women would play out, but it was well worth the wait.
There was one aspect of the story that I figured out early on, but there were plenty other twists and turns that had me on hanging on Ms. Hill's every word, anxiously trying to see what would happen next. Wicked Ways is solidly written with a riveting plot, well-developed characters and enough suspense to rival the highest rated television or movie mystery.
And even though it is the sequel to Getting Hers, there is enough back story told that readers who may not have read Getting Hers can know what transpired to bring them to the point where Wicked Ways picks up. Going back to her romantic roots, Hill also manages to seamlessly weave some sexy, passionate scenes into the storyline. Hill has once again proven her mettle as a writer. Renee Williams, All the Buzz. Tess, Kim, and Nikki are back with a whole new set of problems. They are now in Aruba and are about to embark on a whole new life now that their arch enemies are gone for good.
But their world may be turned upside down when Tess gets a phone call from Vincent. The problem is that Vincent knows too much and wants Tess to meet him. Tess has come too far to let Vincent ruin a plan that she worked so hard to execute. She will do anything to protect her future Meanwhile, Kim and Nikki are becoming increasingly concerned about Tess and where they fit into her plans.
They fear a double cross coming on but they won't go down without a fight. Hill masterfully continues this unique story about revenge. Readers not only get to find out what happened to Kim and Nikki but you get to learn about a whole new side of Tess that wasn't present in the first book. Hill did a good job of giving us the complete past history of Tess. By giving us this back story, you really see how Tess' past shaped her into the woman that she became. There is also a shocking revelation in this story that will catch some readers off guard.
Wicked Ways does well as a stand alone novel but you are encouraged to read Getting Hers to get the full history of these characters. With Wicked Ways, Donna Hill proves that she is still on top of her game. Tess relocated her professional escort business and feels obligated to Nicole and Kim, especially since it was her brainchild that led to a tragic ending for one person in each of their lives.
But with Kim's business savvy and Nicole's street sense contributing to the success of her business, it all ends up being a win-win for everyone involved. The perfect end to this turn-of-events does seem to be a little too good to be true, not just to the reader, but to Kim and Nicole as well, especially when Tess disappears and does not return to the villa for days.
In the meantime, Tess' troubles from New York seem to have followed her to Aruba and while she is tending to them, her allegiance to Kim and Nicole stays intact.
His Wicked Ways
While Wicked Ways is a sequel to Getting Hers, the author did a good job of reminding the reader what may have been missed from that book without taking away or adding unnecessary verbiage to the current novel. Doing so provided an excellent opportunity to get reacquainted with the characters and made it easy to quickly follow the storyline. The twists and turns and the way everything and everyone tied together in the end reminded me of a good soap opera.
The characters, although wicked, were likeable. I wanted their lives to turn out well and wanted to see them as successful. The story was a well-told, page-turner that held me until the very end. I recommend Wicked Ways to readers that enjoy a sexy read filled with suspense and intrigue. See all 17 reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published 1 year ago. Published on February 1, Published on December 20, Published on July 9, Getting the sense that Elizabeth is in danger Aunt Catherine dispatches year-old cousin Ravinia to find and warn her.
Ravinia takes off with a few wrinkled clothes and very little money and makes her way to California along with a supernatural wolf who seems to shadow her. In California Ravinia inveigles a private detective, Rex Kingston, to help her. Though Kingston tries to keep his distance, Ravinia keeps inserting herself into his life and his investigations, insisting she wants to be a partner in the detective business. To me this was not only pushy and annoying but unrealistic and I didn't like Ravinia.
The book follows two story lines. The first is Elizabeth and her everyday troubles: The second is Ravinia's search for for Elizabeth. Neither thread is very compelling. Moreover the end of the book, which supposedly explains what's going on, is so convoluted as to be almost incomprehensible - and the reason for the danger to Elizabeth is never made completely clear. I didn't think this was a terrible book but there seem to be some missing elements. Still, I probably won't be reading the next book in the series to find out.
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It was bad enough that she thought her mind was that omniscient, but I had to read about it over and over again. I got it the first time. Then I had to read about every conversation with every one of her multitude of friends, what they were wearing and what they had to drink and eat. It was too much pointless information. And every time she was with her friends, all she did was wish she was somewhere else. What about that omniscient mind of hers?
She was so sure she could put a death wish on anyone she was angry with! The most interesting character, to me, was Rex Kingston. Rex was the only potential love interest in the story, and I rather liked him. This book is being marketed as a romance? They never had a single conversation about their attraction on page, not to mention not one panty melting kiss. This was a disappointing and tedious read. Nov 27, Claire - The Coffeeholic Bookworm rated it liked it. Whenever Elizabeth is crossed or confronted by someone she really abhorred, she thinks ill of them and sometimes wish them to die.
And yes, they soon do! People die a few days after Elizabeth wish for them to disappear forever. From the unfriendly police officer, to her bitch of a boss, and then next, her husband and his mistress. Elizabeth is someone you really should steer away from. I think this was a fine book, but I can't help but look for something that seemed off with the pacing. I really Whenever Elizabeth is crossed or confronted by someone she really abhorred, she thinks ill of them and sometimes wish them to die.
I really like Lisa Jackson, having read some of her books before, like Unspoken. But this time, I have to say I was underwhelmed by the rather long narrative and timeline jumping between the past and the present.
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Please don't take this as a negative comment or review, but rather as a constructive criticism. To tell you the truth, I am really not impressed with stories that goes switching from current storytelling to recalling the past, all under one chapter. Timelines like this rather leaves me with an unpleasant taste and confusing state. Trust me, I have read other books that could expertly jump from one timeline to another but can still hold the interest of the reader and won't get confused whether or not the specific event is still in the past or in the present.
Aside from that, the too much detailed narrative also somehow put me off, too. It was like a long, winding road before I get to the real destination of the story.
Ravinia really got it going at the start of her narrative, but then she started babbling about something that happened here and there, and then thinking and rethinking about her mission and so on - it was exhausting. To be fair, there were things I liked in the book: The supernatural aspect surprised me a bit and somehow caught my attention.
Elizabeth also has the power to see the future and then later on in her life, people die around her. It isn't everyday that I encounter characters dying after having been wished to be dead. A mean curse, a guilt-ridden one, too. Overall, this was different from the other Lisa Jackson mysteries I've read before. This is not what I expected from her.
Although I must admit I haven't perused one from Nancy Bush, but I was entertained and somehow got sucked into the supernatural realm, but that's all about it. I'd still read Jackson's other novels though. Dec 25, Lauren Stoolfire rated it did not like it Shelves: I also picked this up at Walmart along with Play Dead by Harlan Coben, and it just didn't hook me either.
The summary on the back sounds very good, but after 40 pages I put it down, too. What I read came across as tedious and I was very bored. I also didn't realize it was the fourth in the Wicked series until after. Jackson, but there are just too many better books out there I could be reading instead. Nov 24, Tory Michaels rated it did not like it Shelves: I tried to read this but in the end had to put it down.
The telling of stories backward first we have her husband being killed in the crash, then goes further back to when the realtor dies, and then back AGAIN to when the cop dies. There's far too much just sitting around and thinking Ravinnia, specifically comes to mind. Nov 14, Les Romantiques rated it did not like it.
Having just read before and with trouble the first volume, Wicked Games, upon its publication in French, I took on reading WW with apprehension. But our heroine does. And some times later same scenario with a fourth person, indeed a reason to freak out. Her five years old daughter has more personality than herself and unfortunately that gives us a capricious and ill-mannered child. Alternately we follow Ravinia, a young girl who grew up in the closed community created by her mother and her aunt, and who has been send to look for her adopted cousin to warn her of a possible danger the all series is about this community whose members and descendents have diverse mental powers.
Ravinia is resourceful, frank and straightforward. In fact I found her much more interesting than her cousin. To complete her mission successfully, she ends up hiring a private investigator, Rex, to whom she give the spiel until he accepts to help her. Rex seems quite a decent character, but I thought he was not detailed enough.
What about the romance? As for the suspense side, if it begins quite interestingly I found the story dragged on, with repetitions and unnecessary parts when you wait for the investigation to progress. And the end leaves some questions unanswered, which either will never have any answer, or will be resolved in the next, as the authors finish the book with the next bad guy he was seemingly the bad guy in a previous volume, which made me think of the catchphrase for King Kong Lives in French: Nov 30, Mystica rated it liked it.
Though this was Book 4 in a series as a stand alone it was fine. Elizabeth is a wife and mother. She adores her daughter Chloe but the marriage is strained and she does realize that everything is not quite right and that her husband is most probably philandering. Elizabeth is however not very ordinary. She also knows that she seems to have psychic powers of some kind and when her husband dies in an accident in the company of the woman who was his mistress and especially when the cops are suspicio Though this was Book 4 in a series as a stand alone it was fine.
She also knows that she seems to have psychic powers of some kind and when her husband dies in an accident in the company of the woman who was his mistress and especially when the cops are suspicious of Elizabeth as being part of a conspiracy to kill him she knows her psychic powers have gone into overdrive.
When Elizabeth hates a person and wishes him ill, the person dies and Elizabeth is now beginning to think that this is a curse as this is the fourth person to have died this way. Her family background is blurred and this is where Ravinia her cousin comes in. Sent by her aunt to find Elizabeth as she fears for her life Ravinia finds a private investigator willing to help her and also willing to accept that this psychic phenomena runs in the life of this family and is something that should not be brushed aside.
During the investigation to find Elizabeth Ravinia also helps Joel in his other investigations and finding Elizabeth and discovering she is in danger but not from what they thought was the obvious was the surprise of this story. A bit slow in parts it could have been a bit more fast paced especially since the storyline was a good one. Oct 21, Melissa rated it it was amazing Shelves: I won an advanced copy through GR and I can honestly say that I was not disappointed.
Elizabeth is a great character, but a bit wimpy. She always seems to be crying about something or worrying about something. She does redeem herself toward the end of the book though. I really was not to fond of her daughter, Chloe. She acted like a spoiled brat most of the time and it angered me every time Elizabeth gave into her. Elizabeth has many friends from a Mom's Group and they are all fabulous. I kept wished I had a group of friends like them. They all tried to help Elizabeth in different ways without being overly nosy.
My favorite person was Ravinia, Elizabeth's cousin. A very blunt, pushy teenager who seemed to win everyone's attention. Joel "Rex" Kingston in the private investigator who makes you laugh and tries not to be too serious all the time. I was highly intrigued by Elizabeth and Ravinia's back story and was unsuccessful in figuring out the mystery. When it was finally revealed I locked myself in my bedroom to I could finish the book. The whole book rolled together very smoothly and kept my interest. I have book 1, Wicked Game , on my Kindle and I'm very excited about starting it probably next month.
Nov 06, Christina T rated it it was ok Shelves: This is my first book by both Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush and I am wondering whose writing style this book falls under. To me it was long and tedious. So many pages with nothing happening! Let's start with the biggest issue in the book.
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We spent so much time in her head I really wanted to gouge my eyes out with a dull pencil. Not just bad things but death. What kind of person wishes evil thin This is my first book by both Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush and I am wondering whose writing style this book falls under. What kind of person wishes evil things onto people?
Not a good one in my eyes. Which leads us to 2 She thinks she has a psychic ability to actually make people die if she wishes it so we spend a lot of time reading about how guilty she feels because she made it happen. What kind of person truly believes they can wish someone to death? Once Elizabeth accepted the invites we then had to read her internal musing on how much she hated it and couldn't wait to ditch her friends.
Yes I hated Elizabeth. Well, the secondary storyline with Elizabeth's cousin Ravinia going on a journey to find Elizabeth was actually better than the one with Elizabeth, herself. The hunt for Elizabeth who had been adopted as a baby was faster paced than the primary mystery.
Not a whole lot faster but some. Especially since Rex and Elizabeth do not spend more than a few minutes together over the course of several days. The ending seemed rushed as it finally wrapped up the plot thread introduced in the prologue in what felt like an afterthought.
Seriously, the beginning is not mentioned in any way for over pages other then we readers could speculate if Elizabeth was that stolen baby or not. Who the stolen baby was seemed a total stretch even factoring in the paranormal psychic stuff into the equation. I didn't like this book at all. I'm character driven and I just didn't like many of the enormous cast of characters in this book. To tell the truth the only character I was intrigued by was more of a ghost of a character as they are mentioned within the book but no one is really sure if they were actually there or not.
This is the only book I have read to date in this series.
I do not think that I would have enjoyed this book more if I'd read the first three. To tell the truth if the first 3 are similar to this one I probably would have quit the series after book 2 and never got to book 4 to begin with. I think there probably is some background on the Colony and the women who live there that may be of interest to readers, in addition to some plot details of earlier books that had been mentioned in this one briefly but I'm really not interested in going back and reading the first three. Dec 16, Mary Brown rated it really liked it.
Elizabeth is an ordinary wife and mother who has the ability to kill people by wishing them dead! This does not seem ordinary to me in any way. This restored version of the original contains numerous passages deleted from earlier editions for fear of lawsuits—he was equally brutal in his portrayal of many Hollywood big shots—plus eight pages of photos and a new introduction by biographer Jeffrey Meyers.
Just as in life, Flynn spares himself nothing—and from his book emerges the same roguish charm that endeared his celluloid incarnation to millions. He has left us a good book. Doris Keating, daughter of Barry Mahon , Flynn's one time business manager, optioned the book in It took her several years to find finance. I felt I owed it to him to present his story the way he wrote it.
The film is my valentine to him. The film focuses on the years to , ending with the rape trial. Keating said if the film was successful she wanted to do a prequel about Flynn's life in New Guinea, but this did not eventuate.