About the Author – Tilly Bragshawe is a British freelance journalist and an author. Her first book Adored was published in the year 2005 and this is her fifth book.
The Storyline – The book is a sequel to Sidney Sheldon’s acclaimed 1982 novel “Master of the Game”. Mistress of the game starts where Master of the Game left and tells us the story of the next generation of the Blackwell family; Eve and Alexandra’s kids. The story revolves around the rivalry between Max and Lexi, both of them trying to take over as chairman of Kruger-Brent.
Verdict – Before I say anything about this novel, let me tell you that I have been a big fan of Sidney Sheldon’s work and have read all his novels at least twice if not more. Therefore, my expectations were very high from the sequel of one of my favorite novels.
Tilly Bragshawe tells us the story in true Sidney Sheldon fashion where there are no black and white but only grey characters. These are the real life characters which you can relate with and you know exist in today’s world. The character profile has been done beautifully and you will be empathizing with them before you know it. I liked the way she has shown the transformation of Gary McGregor and you really grow with these characters in the story.
The only problem I faced was that I had read the prologue of the story, which is kind of a giveaway and I would recommend anybody reading the book to skip the same. The prologue gave away one of the most important suspense in the book.
But on the whole I think it was a story well told, though not better than “Master of the Game”.
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