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She’s only
known as V. She thinks she’s nobody, a size fourteen woman from
New Jersey
whose destiny
will undoubtedly be hell, but she has desires too.
V wants riches, to get back at her ex-husband
and most of all, to lose her size fourteen body for a flawless body to
stop men
in their tracks.
She’s Lucy,
V’s “maker”. Lucy and V strike the bargain – the more clients V brings
to
Lucy’s Life Enrichment Program, the greater V’s rewards will be.
However, all
good things have a huge price. Lucy demands no good deeds, no sharing
information about the program and never to cross her. But for
everything V
receives, she can’t squelch the urge to do things for others. But what
will
happen when Lucy learns about V’s good deeds? Can a girl ever get her
soul back
from the devil? Take a walk on the
devil-ish side in The Diva’s Guide to Selling Your Soul.
Kathleen
O’Reilly’s story, The Diva’s Guide to Selling
Your Soul is a comedic and interesting story. The storyline is
interesting,
one might find themselves wondering if they could sell their soul for
all that
they desire. It’s a question that one might ask after reading this
story…and
oh, the things I could ask for myself!! Ms. O’Reilly holds a reader
captive in
this story to find out what happens to V and if she’ll ever be set free
of her
deal with Lucy.
While I
enjoyed the story and the “what-ifs” of real life, I found the only
downfall
was V herself. Though she did do good deeds for others, I found myself
disliking V for her “it’s all about me” self-centered attitude. Though
she
redeemed herself (I am sure some might think she does), I still never
connected
with V on any level in this story.
As I said
above though, Ms. O’Reilly’s writing holds a reader captive in this
story. The Diva’s Guide to Selling Your Soul is
one of those stories a reader might feel disconnected from, but it’s
also a
story that you just have to finish to see what happens.
With mixed emotions I recommend Kathleen
O’Reilly’s The Diva’s Guide to Selling
Your Soul for the authors writing talent (which I am a big fan of)
and the
daring story she tells, despite the lead character who didn’t “wow” me
this
time around.
Reviewed by Tracey West
for The Road
to Romance
March 20, 2005
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