|
|
| Plot Summary of Diamonds and Pearls |
|---|
"Francesca Lucchese was a struggling student, barely making ends meet so she could maintain some sort of independence from her loving but too protective family, when a lawyer changed her whole world. Francesca was stunned to discover that she was the sole heiress to the sixty-plus million dollar fortune of the Bloodworths. Turns out Mrs. Bergstrom, the widow of the last Bloodworth, left all of her estate to Francesca's father, Giovanni, who was her chauffeur for many years. Francesca refuses to believe that her father had some kind of sordid affair with Mrs. Bergstrom, but she doesn't know how else to explain her sudden millionaire status.
Before she knows it, Francesca is living in the lap of luxury at Ca'ad Carlo, the Bloodworth Palm Beach house and she is definitely in over her head. Mrs. Bergstrom's widower lives in one of the guest houses and Francesca finds herself falling head over heels for him, despite his terrible reputation. The moneyed elite of Palm Beach want nothing to do with an upstart like her and the "new money" are willing to be friends, but with a price attached. Then there is her disturbingly attractive bodyguard who refuses to believe that she can take care of herself. However, the sweet, naive Francesca that inherited the fortune can only survive for so long in the debauched Palm Beach atmosphere and Francesca quickly finds herself involved in drugs, amazing sex, expensive luxury spas and other previously forbidden delights. But everything has a price attached and soon Francesca finds herself fighting to save her fortune and to rediscover the person she really is.
This is the second Maggie Davis book that I have read and I was really disappointed. I quite enjoyed the first book, it was nothing spectacular, but it was enjoyable and I thought the whole rags-to-riches Cinderella story contained in Diamonds & Pearls would be equally enjoyable. What I found is a book that was more of a commentary on the excesses of the wealthy and what can happen to seemingly nice girls when they are thrown into the lion's den.
Francesca is a likable character and I was rooting for her the whole time, but about halfway through I realized that Francesca still didn't have a clue and wasn't going to figure it out. So I slogged through the rest of the book and finally, on the last couple of pages, she gets it. All I can say is, I am grateful that I read the book for free and didn't waste good money on this! The only reason why I gave this book 2 stars is that Maggie Davis does have a nice writing style and some of the characters were interesting, otherwise it would be a 1 star book. If you are a big Maggie Davis fan, find a library copy, otherwise skip it altogether! "
Debbie, Resident Scholar
|
|
| Review Analysis of Diamonds and Pearls |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- Inheritance struggle
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- childish
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- obedient
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- Her
Is this an e-book?
Yes
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Maggie Davis Resident Scholar Profiles
TOP SCHOLAR:
 Debbie
SCHOLARS:
| |
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Feedback
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Norah Lofts
6:49:46 PM
Suzanne Weyn
10:35:23 PM
George W. Bush
5:33:46 PM
Kin Platt
12:58:29 AM
Anonymous
12:47:34 PM
Lilian Jackson Braun
10:05:52 PM
Jane Rubino
10:04:38 PM
LaVyrle Spencer
10:04:00 PM
G.A. McKevett
10:03:31 PM
David Williams
10:03:01 PM
Steven Pressfield
10:02:30 PM
Jeanette Walls
10:00:19 PM
Darryl Ponicsan
9:59:27 PM
Ann Rinaldi
9:58:30 PM
R.L. Stine
9:57:34 PM
Geoffrey Huntington
9:57:14 PM
Betty Mahmoody
9:56:38 PM
Deric Longden
9:56:11 PM
Mary Downing Hahn
9:55:48 PM
Iris Johansen
9:55:24 PM
More message boards
|
