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Title: The Prada Paradox
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Manufacturer: Downtown Press
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| The Prada Paradox by Downtown Press Not the best out of the three | | I feel that the author wasn't being creative in this installment in the series. In the second book, the main female character was an actress. In this book, the samle thing, the main female character is an actress. In the second book, the main male character's name was Devlin. In this book, the main female character's name was is Devi. Way too similar. I think the author more or less ran out of steam here. I did like the ending, but it took me a long while to get to it as unlike the previous two books, I couldn't read this one all in one setting and had to keep putting it down. | | The Prada Paradox by Downtown Press Much Better Than The Last | I was a bit put off by the last book in this series. It was too similar to the first, and just not interesting enough to keep me entertained. But, the final book in this series was wonderful. The characters and story line follow what you have read before - and yet there are answers in this book (yes, you find out who did it). This story follows an actress (Devi) who is playing the original character (Mel from book 1) in a movie about Play, Survive, Win (PSW). Devi gets sucked into the game - as do all the leading ladies in this series - and she has to fight to keep herself alive.
What was fun with this book was the introduction of a whole group of new players, the movie scene in Hollywood, and the fact that you can actually start to put together whomever is behind this whole thing. I wouldn't pick this book up without first reading book one. But, it is very fun and will keep you hoping that our leading lady makes it out with her life!
| | The Prada Paradox by Downtown Press Good read, same formula | | The Prada Paradox is the third in the PSW trilogy, so if you haven't read The Givenchy Code and The Manolo Matrix you might want to start with those first. It follows the formula of the first two books, although it starts much slower than those did, and you are over one quarter of the way through the book before the game starts. It's a bit self-referential in that the protagonists are the stars of a movie version of The Givenchy Code. Once it gets going it proceeds quickly and is well-written, as the other two books were also. When it comes down to it, there are really very few clues that need to be solved in these games and the books would have more substance if there were more of them. It also resolves the mystery as to who is behind the live version of the games, but if anyone is actually fooled it's because they haven't been awake while reading. All in all it's a good read, but it's a good thing that this is the finale' of the trilogy, the formula plot is wearing thin. | | The Prada Paradox by Downtown Press I liked this | | 3rd in the series. I liked it better than the 2nd I think. It was quick and entertaining, which I am all about these days. I could do without schlep in the book though. For some reason, it irks me. Still, a good book. I like how it tied into the 1st. | | The Prada Paradox by Downtown Press Good read, but not great... | I am a huge fan of this series, and couldn't wait until the final installment was released. All in all, it was a good read, but it leaves much to be desired. First of all, too much time is spent on Devi's backstory; you're a third of the way through the book before the game even gets underway. What I enjoyed so much about The Givinchy Code is that the action started almost immediately - with Mel, a girl we didn't know, caught up in this deadly game of cat and mouse...but as the story unfolded, we learned more about her and started to care about her welfare. In The Prada Paradox, we are introduced to Devi and beat over the head with her history - and the end result is that she ends up coming off as a whiny, self-absorbed, and spoiled Hollywood "it" girl. And because so much time is spent telling her story, not so much time is spent on the actual game - which is why we read the book, right? Secondly, don't get me started about how easy it was to guess the PSW mastermind...even if you're not looking to solve the mystery before the end of the book, the answer will slap you in the face (several times) before it is at last revealed - so expect some disappointment.
In a nutshell, it was a fun and fast read...but was a disappointing end to the trilogy. The story wasn't all that creative, and the plot was somewhat predictable. I think The Prada Paradox stands much better on it's own than as a "final chapter" to the series. | | The Prada Paradox by Downtown Press Product Description | | USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner follows up her acclaimed thrillers The Givenchy Code and The Manolo Matrix with a whip-smart new adventure in code-breaking -- Hollywood-style! Devi Taylor was one of Hollywood's fastest-rising starlets -- until a crazed fan held her at knifepoint and she retreated to a life of privacy and Valium. Now recovered and ready for a comeback, Devi dreams of endorsing all things Prada, whose Rodeo Drive store she can't resist. Instead, she lands the starring role in The Givenchy Code, a high-budget action-adventure flick. But with the tabloids all over Givenchy and her recent split with her drop-dead handsome costar, Blake, Devi can't shake the feeling that another crazed fan is going to strike. Then a frightening message -- "Play or Die" -- is delivered to Devi's house, and she finds herself sucked into a deadly and cryptic game not unlike the one in the movie she's starring in. Hollywood has always been her life, but does Devi know its secrets well enough to follow the cinematic clues that might save her and her favorite Prada bag? Julie Kenner is the author of two previous novels in this series,The Givenchy Code and The Manolo Matrix, both available from Downtown Press. Her novel Aphrodite's Kiss was a USA Today bestseller, and Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom was a Book Sense Summer Paperback Pick. Her other acclaimed novels include Nobody But You and The Spy Who Loves Me. She lives in Georgetown, Texas, with her husband and daughter. |
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