Maureen Lindley

Betty Stash has never much cared for anyone or anything other than her parents house, which she expected to inherit on her mother's death. She appears to have been in a state of quiet jealous rage ever since her beautiful and "beloved" sister was born. Much of the action in this story takes place in Betty's mind for at least the first half of the book, which made it a little slow and draggy in my opinion, until at last Betty seemed to make the switch from petty, whining, narcissist to full on evil psycho.

I received an advance copy for review.… (mais)

This book follows Eastern, Jewel aka the Eastern Mata Hari aka the Last Princess of Manchuria. I never heard of her but I'm lacking a lot in Chinese history.

Her story is sordid and tragic. She was a relative of the Last Emperor of China and was "adopted", and abused by a Japanese family. Still she managed to survive and have a colorful life.

I must make note of the writing style of the book. Listening to her ramble, I felt more like I was doing an interview (a one way interview). She come across as matter of fact and not really likable (but i don't see her as a villain either).

Though I'm glad to have read the book, I'm not sure if I can take much away from it.

… (mais)