DNF after 179 pages! I should have done this months ago, but I have thought that one day will I be brave enough to finish this book. But seriously, if I do will it not be soon. And I'm doubtful that I will give this book more than 1 star. I love the original book by Sidney Sheldon, but this one is not even worthy of being called a sequel...
DNF after 179 pages! I should have done this months ago, but I have thought that one day will I be brave enough to finish this book. But seriously, if I do will it not be soon. And I'm doubtful that I will give this book more than 1 star. I love the original book by Sidney Sheldon, but this one is not even worthy of being called a sequel...
Last night I finally got back to this book. I mean I started it back in October/November and took a break because it pissed me off. But, I don't want to have it following me into 2016 and giving me bad conscious for not finishing it. So, I started to read it, and it still sucks.
I mean if you're going to pick up and write books based on another author, shouldn't you, at least, make oh let's see the characters act like they did in the first book by the original author. Instead of turning them into completely new characters. And, the jump from the 80's to present time is driving me nuts. I mean Jeff called Tracey baby in the beginning of the book. Baby? What is this, a chick lit?
Page 130: Thomas Bowers, aka Jeff Stevens
Page 132: Jeff Stevens, aka Thomas Bowers
What? Does the author think that the reader has forgotten that Jeff goes by another name and need to remind the the reader again? 2 pages later?
I so regret buying this book!
I've seen the miniseries If Tomorrow Comes several times and I have read this book many years ago. But I wanted to read this book again since I've planned to read the sequel by Tilly Bagshawe. It's just been a couple of months since I saw the miniseries last, so my memory is quite fresh when it comes to the story. I must confess that I do prefer the miniseries, but I still love this book and they have made a very good job with the miniseries because most of the story is there from the book. Of course, there are some differences. Like for instance, Tracy meeting Jeff in the beginning of the miniseries instead on the train in the book. I much prefer how they first met in the miniseries, it feels more like fate than the one in the book. There are things like that in the book, like more heists, more dialog, and a different ending. But it works, the book is terrific and Sheldon really knew how to write an engaging story about a woman who after being framed fights back against those that framed her and then became a brilliant thief. It's just great fun to read this book, well the prison part is not so fun.
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