Book Review: Jackie Collins
Goddess of Vengeance
by Jackie Collins
Simon & Schuster
Being a big fan of all that Jackie writes, especially anything Santangelo, I’m reluctant to say anything negative, but I will say that it hasn’t quite made it back to the original glory that was Lucky (1989) and Chances (1981). That aside, there are glimmers of vintage Jackie Collins missing from the last couple of novels and if you are a fan of her work, it is certainly a very worthy read.
Goddess of Vengeance sees Lucky fighting off an egotistical billionaire intent on buying up the diamond in her empire – the high profile casino and hotel complex ‘The Keys’ in Vegas. Needless to say, she is her typically blunt self in refusal and withering in her put down of the more than slightly sexist would-be buyer. A powerful man not used to being rejected or refused, Armand Jordan decides it’s time to teach Lucky a lesson and things roll swiftly downhill from here – for Armand obviously!
Goddess of Vengeance was originally supposed to focus on Lucky’s daughter Max, with little mention of Lucky, but as a long time fan, I am really happy that Jackie devoted this book to the ultimate feminist – it may just be the reason this book returned some of the fire from her earlier novels. 
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