Mystery

Mistress of the Game continues the saga of Kate Blackwell and her twin granddaughters Alexandria and Eve, as well as the children they sired based on decisions they made in Master of the Game. Kate's old as hell now and about to kick the bucket, and out of spite to Eve leaves Alexandria with everything. Unfortunately Alexandria dies in childbirth and her daughter who is named after her is at the forefront of this saga. This is where you know it isn't Sidney Sheldon - Ms. Bagshawe creates a world where little Lexi is kidnapped as a child, raped by her kidnappers, and then becomes deaf with a bomb they rig to the room she's being held in goes off, blowing her eardrums out. She makes out okay as a promiscuous teen and college student, but then begins a weird flirtation with her Aunt Eve's son Max, who is forced by his mother to kill his father on a hunting trip. Eventually they consummate their relationship in Eve's bid to get Kruger Brent via her son whom she's using. Meanwhile there's a side plot about Jaime McGregor's Great nephew, who also starts an incestuous relationship with an adult Lexi. This book started off great with the surviving notes from Sheldon, and then turned into a Tilly Bagshawe smut mess. ( )

Mistress of the Game is the continuation of family saga of the Blackwells, first brought to life by Sidney Sheldon. Tilly Bagshawe does a good job of weaving ambition, psychosis, incestuous relationships, and criminal actions in a “Winner take all” fashion. Her characters were flawed and heroic, in other words, they were human.

Ms. Bagshawe does a wonderful job of bringing to life the uber wealthy in the same manner that Sidney Sheldon did, giving them personalities, faults and frailties. I will be honest, I did not know if Ms. Bagshawe would be able to write the character of Eve as evil as Mr. Sheldon did, but I was pleasantly surprised that she was able to make the character even more despicable. Its always refreshing to have a character’s faults be represented by their appearance. Kudos to Ms. Bagshawe for conveying a character who could withstand Eve’s machinations and familial hatred.

Recommend?
Highly recommend to those who wish to read a tight storyline with no unnecessary fluff.

This review appears on my website.

Disclaimer
I received via the OverDrive/Libby app from the Harris County Library system. It was read as a Kindle Book. ( )

Eh, it's not really Sidney Sheldon, but if you're in the mood for those dramatic, soap-opera reversals of fortune, this has it.

I decided to check this out, because i was curious how a sequel to my fav Sheldon novel would turn out. I stopped reading almost as soon as I started but read enough to say how it turned out with one word: CRAP!

(How much do these so-called authors pay people to write those rave reviews? I'll bet it's a heck of a lot.)

I'm using this space to share my opinion on all those authors, future ones, and wannabees, who think they can continue where a late novelistic genius left off. In my opinion, you can't, so don't. Why be a not so good imitation of someone else when you can just set your own style and write your own works? If you like certain authors and get inspired to write the kind of novel they did, that's fine, but cut out the so called sequels, because they don't make the grade, can't even come close.

This goes for those Jane Austen fans who want to continue the saga, write about Elizabeth and Darcy's marriage, or Jane and Bingley's, or find a husband for Kitty or Mary, etc. I say, if Jane Austen wanted those books written, she would have written them herself.

And if Sidney Sheldon wanted a sequel to "Master of the Game", he would have written it himself.

Obviously, both did not, and their wishes should have been respected. Wherever they are now (perhaps working on some more masterpieces to share with a better crowd), they're probably thinking how ridiculous it is.

I couldn't agree more. ( )