Vegas Rich

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!! Even though I don't read many books by Fern Michaels, I am so glad I didn't miss this one. I laughed, I cheered, I cried, I got angry, I wanted to get in the pages and interact with the characters. I came to know each one personally and they are difficult to forget.

Fanny should not have wasted her life on ash

My first book from this author

I guess she was okay

It was tedious to listen to from about half way

I guess the second half was no match for the first half.

Laurel Merlington was great. I Will read another book from Fern Michaels, but not anytime soon.

Something upbeat!

Definitely helped keep the characters straight. There are quite a few.

No.

Written well. Great narration. Super depressing story line. Just when you think there is a little light, hope, or even fight coming into the plot, it gets more depressing.

I enjoy Fern Michaels' sagas. It introduced some very interesting characters and it made me want to finish it to see what happened to each one.

It's been a few months now since I've listened to this novel, but I can clearly recall how painful it was to continue listening to it. Not wanting to waste an Audible credit in vain, though, I managed to trudge through it.

CONS: First of all, the classification as "historical romance" is a little misleading. The timeline is much later than my usual preference, although it's still history I suppose. It begins in the very late 1800's or early 1900's (can't remember exactly) and extends quickly into the 40's then 60's. The heroine shifts about halfway through the story, after a miserable outcome with the first. The men are all, well....jerks, except for one, and he gets, rather, the short end of the stick in terms of everlasting love with the first heroine.

The main plot - if there really is one - is just so all over the place it's hard to keep track; I wouldn't really consider there to be any bona fide sub-plots either that would perhaps excuse this serious case of literary ADHD. It's long, dreary, and utterly depressing. The characters are so hateful, ignorant, stubborn, naive, and miserable that I don't see why this is even classified as romance. There is no happy ending to this; it's just a family dealing with one overly superficial "problem" after another until it dies an awful death, leaving you wondering why you just wasted so many hours of your life.

PROS: On a positive note, the author did a great job portraying WWII Dogfights. I'm a Navy vet (former Airdale), so I love anything dealing with naval aviation. Some of her war scenes were very engrossing and believable...before the story reverted back to the soap opera that it is, though. Maybe the author is in the wrong genre; she should write military dramas.

I've always been under the impression that people who read/listen to books classified in the historical romance genre want some drama, mystery, tension, a little heartbreak, turmoil - all that good stuff - but ultimately want two people to fall in love, or die in love...whatever, as long as they're in love, a resolution of love, if you will. We may also just want a break from modern life; we want to be part of a time in history that we "romanticize" (even though we know we're wrong) as being simpler - whether it was or not. This book does not have any of those characteristics, and I sincerely think it should be taken off of the historical romance classification.

I am definitely not interested in reading any of her other Vegas Rich or Texas novels, and I'm from Texas so that's pretty sad.

I liked this book so much that I am now listening to the series. The narrator did a great job with all the different caracters. I laughed, I cried and I was genuinely happy. This is a great book, if you are looking for a great listen, then pick this book.

The beginning of this novel is awful! The Narrator really makes the main character seem like a dumb blonde. However, as the novel moves on, it has enough interest that I could stay with it when I didn't feel like listening to anything challenging.

I thought this book was ridiculous and the reader's voice thoroughly irritating.