Glamour
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The internationally bestselling author of Sparkles is back with an irresistibly juicy novel about three powerful women—once best friends, now deadly rivalsTexan honey Sally Lassiter, English rose Jane Morgan, and exotic Jordanian beauty Helen Yanna meet at an exclusive girls' school in L.A. and vow that nothing will ever tear them apart. But when catastrophe strikes, two of the young women find themselves grieving and penniless, and the third will be forced into a fate she could never have foreseen.In their struggle to rebuild their lives, Helen, Sally, and Jane come together to create a high-end department store called Glamour. But as money and recognition rocket them into the spotlight, they quickly discover what happens to promises when money is no object, lust has no bounds, and glamour is worth everything in this seductive rags–to– riches saga.
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I so wanted to love this book. After reading Sparkles, which I absolutely adored, I was really looking forward to reading another book by Louise Bageshawe. Glamour had everything going for it: 3 powerful women, the test of true friendship, gorgeous guys and even a really good story line. But what made me only rate it 3 stars is how disconnected I felt from the characters about 2/3 through this book. After almost 300 pages of thinking what brilliant characters these were and that I really knew them, I suddenly felt like I was reading a completely different book and I no longer cared what happened to them. Also, what got on nerves was that one minute it was all ‘girl power' (excuse the cheesiness!!) and not needing a man to being completely dependent and not being able to function without having a man in your life. Completely chliched.
What I did love about the book though was the personalities of the 3 women, each so so different and yet all believably (although not all of the time) gain wealth and success in their lives. The pace also made the first 300 pages really comfortable reading, but that did seem to change and everything felt a bit rushed after that.
All in all, not one of Bageshawe's best reads. I'm definitely going to check out her other books though, I'm hoping this one was just a blip!
