Savannah, Courtney, and Peyton were raised by their mother.
They've know nothing about him except what their mother has
told them. He's dangerous and it isn't safe for the girls to
see him. When their mother's drinking spirals dangerously
out of control and she's forced into rehab, the girls have
no choice but to live with the man they can't remember.
They arrive in Las Vegas to find their father is billionaire
Adrian Diamond, the hotel owner of the most exclusive hotel
on the Strip. With a penthouse of their own, unlimited
credit cards, and access to whatever they want, their luck
is about to change. But can three girls who've struggled for
years to get the basic necessities adapt to the opulent
lifestyle of the Strip? And why didn't their billionaire
father help support them? In a town where secrets and
illusion perfume the desert air, the Diamond Sisters will
learn the hard way that luck flips both ways.
THE SECRET DIAMOND SISTERS by Michelle Madow takes the
reader into the glittering lives of the fabulously rich
where she offers a glimpse of the unique troubles that arise
from such wealth. For most of us, wealth like that is nearly
incomprehensible, and that's where Ms. Madow does a great
job with her main characters Savannah, Courtney, and Peyton.
Each sister handles this newfound luck in different ways and
it's easy to see a little of yourself in each sister. As the
youngest, Savannah was sheltered from their mother's worst
days of addiction by her older sisters, and while she's not
selfish or unkind, she is a little bubble of hope and
naivety. She glows with possibilities and grabs at this new
life with both hands. Courtney is the one I most identified
with. She's studious, hardworking, and low-key. The opulent
lifestyle is hard for her to accept because she knows what
she wants to do, but she's practical in realizing her
father's money will give her the chance to afford her dream
college. While Courtney is the one I'm most like, Peyton is
my favorite character. I think she's the most complex.
Savannah and Courtney are at times a little too sweet.
They're nice and pleasant, but Peyton is another matter.
She's rude and rebellious, sometimes a little dramatically,
but she also makes some really bad choices that she has to
deal with.
There is a hint of intrigue and mystery to why the girls
never knew their father. I have my ideas, and I can't wait
to see how Michelle Madow handles this in the next book,
Diamonds in the Rough. That said, the plot in THE SECRET
DIAMOND SISTERS is more about exploring their new world and
learning what they should and shouldn't do than anything
else. To me, this felt like a set-up to the more complex
plot of finding out what happened to between their mother
and father and why they were forced to live in poverty when
they didn't have to.
THE SECRET DIAMOND SISTERS is glittery fun on the surface:
The Vegas Strip, unlimited credit cards, VIP nightclubs, and
young gorgeous people, but Michelle Madow takes the time to
create characters with depth and personality. Their
continued story and growth will be fun to read, and I'm
looking forward to the second book, Diamonds in the Rough.
The three sisters grew up not knowing their father and
not
quite catching a break. But it looks like their luck is
about to change when they find out the secret identity of
their long-lost dad—a billionaire Las Vegas hotel owner
who
wants them to come live in a gorgeous penthouse hotel
suite.
Suddenly the Strip's most exclusive clubs are all-access,
and with an unlimited credit card each, it should be
easier
than ever to fit right in. But in a town full of secrets
and
illusion, fitting in is nothing compared to finding out
the
truth about their past.
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