Satan's Sisters

A Novel Work of Fiction

By: Star Jones

Narrated by: Star Jones

Set in the bright lights of daytime television, Satan's Sisters is the story of The Lunch Club – a long-running, popular ladies' talk show in which alliances are forged, careers are made, and bridges are burned. The show's famous red couch is ruled by its esteemed matriarch, Maxine Robinson, the first African-American to become a network news anchor, who maintains a hidden safe of diaries chronicling others' indiscretions for posterity – and leverage as needed. But even all-knowing Maxine is caught off-guard when former co-host Heather Hope, now a superstar, makes a ratings-gold guest appearance only to announce a bombshell: the imminent inside scoop straight from the mouth of another ousted member of The Lunch Club's inner sanctum. Self-described "southern belle" Melissa "Missy" Adams has written an explosive tell-all exposing all the Lunch ladies' secrets, and she's going to reveal it on Heather's show; but the story is bigger than just the two of them.

Delving into the murky waters of each of the current five co-hosts' lives – and the loved ones, lovers, and support team surrounding them, Satan's Sisters dishes the dirt while serving up laughs, suspense, solidarity, and heartbreak. The Lunch Club's beleaguered publicist is assigned to track down the embargoed manuscript and assess the potential damage to everyone's livelihood... but time is running out, and there's now a new mole spilling details of the show's private panic mode. Looks like Maxine is going to have to take things into her own hands. But can even she escape becoming collateral damage?

©2011 Star Jones (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Enjoyable

What did you like best about this story?

Entertaining. It was hard to keep up with the characters in the beginning. And some characters were not as developed as others.

Not quite what I was expecting

What did you like best about Satan's Sisters? What did you like least?

I only bought this book because I read an article where Vanessa L. Williams was interviewed and she said this book was to become a film. I like Vanessa a lot so I got the audiobook. It wasn't quite what I was expecting. It seemed cliche: lots of people hiding things for reasons that don't seem real clear with steamy sex scenes, but most everyone still manages to keep a significant form of employment and move on with their lives. I was disappointed when I finished listening. I just kept wondering, is this it?

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no, not crazy about the drama and the sex scenes; some say this book was based on real events. Somehow I felt I had met these people before and the secrets they were hiding seemed too different from decisions that I would make. I guess to be a good movie or tv show these days it has to be heavy on steamy sex scenes and scandals. For some reason, I feel like I have simply had enough of this type of story.

Starburst

This probably could have been a fun read, but this audio version ...if only it had been recorded by someone other than Star Jones. Her personal vendetta seeped through her words with a sting reserved for enemies which left one sitting on the fourth wall of this production as she shattered it with the sharpness of her tongue.

It was just okay.

The narrating was a little dry. The story was predictable. It was an okay read.

Love it

Love it and would recommend to family and friends to read and enjoy. Great job