When She Was Bad - Louise Bagshawe

Title: When She Was Bad Author: Louise Bagshawe Genre: Chick-lit Rating: 9/10 # pages: 407 Date read: August, 2008

Summary: Lita and Rebecca are worlds apart. From the tough streets of the Bronx, Lita is determined to succeed - whatever the cost. Privileged Rebecca has never wanted for anything. And when she inherits an estate in England, it's just the start of a whole new life. Linked by betrayal, Rebecca and Lita are set against each other. Until they discover that revenge can be very sweet indeed...

Review: Louise Bagshawe is my guilty pleasure. I've so far only encountered one of her books that I didn't love (Venus Envy) and as a general rule I find them difficult to put down once I've started them. This was no exception, and I enjoyed 'wasting' a lazy weekend on it. Her heroines are always larger than life, more beautiful than anybody else and capable of doing anything. They also always move in the higher classes of life - perhaps not at the beginning, but definitely near the end. It's the American dream - for women ;)

After this justification of why I enjoy her books (escapism - pure escapism) I have to say that When She Was Bad is one of her better ones with her two heroines being slightly more human than in some of her other books. I especially enjoyed following the life of Becky - heiress to a huge estate and a company that's quickly going bankrupt and would LOVE to have the money to go stay at her hotel.

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