Reviews for The Secret Passage

The average rating for The Secret Passage based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-19 00:00:00 Ricardo Valentin Trejo Guzman 4.5 stars Interested in more of my reviews? Visit my blog! Lucky O'Toole is head of Customer Relations at the Babylon; Las Vegas' newest and largest 'mega-casino'. Her job title may be simple but her job is far from it as she's responsible for any problems and for making sure that all casino operations runs smoothly. When a woman falls to her death from a Babylon helicopter and it doesn't look like a suicide, it's Lucky's job to get a handle on the situation so that the situation doesn't tarnish the Babylon name. This book sat on my shelf for a shamefully long time… I finally decided to pick it up when I was in the mood for some simple good fun. I sure got that with 'Wanna Get Lucky?' but I got so much more on top of that. I went into this mentally comparing it to a Janet Evanovich novel but I ended up being blown away by how much better it was and how much I enjoyed it. A fun mystery, an authentic romance, and strong likeable characters… this book had it all for me. I love a good mystery, and this one entertaining and exciting. I loved how there were so many facets to the mystery and how each smaller story eventually tied in to the 'bigger picture'. The end result may have been slightly inevitable but I give the author major points for still managing to make it exciting with each step of the way. I think it's a requirement that there be a secondary character that's hilarious and cusses a lot. In this series, that would be her pet parrot, Newton. He wasn't a major part of the story but the few scenes he was in were memorable enough. The elevator deposited me in the middle of my living room. "Where you been, bitch?" God, I'd forgotten about the bird. My one foray into pet ownership and it had to be a belligerent macaw with a foul mouth. Lucky was a wonderful character that I loved from the start. Charming, witty, and independent (and no that didn't change with the introduction of a love interest!) she was my kind of girl. She was just a normal badass; she didn't have super powers or even an awesome weapon, she managed to still be able to hold her own and take care of business. I look forward to reading more in this series… it has huge potential and I'm really excited to see where the author takes it! Thank you to the publisher for providing me a copy of this book for review.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-06-30 00:00:00 Darby Struve Am I having fun yet? The set-up should promise the sort of romp you'd expect from Janet Evanovich or the TV series Sex & the City. Lucky O'Toole is the smart and sassy head of customer relations at Las Vegas's swankiest casino. She's got to protect her boss and their high rolling guests from fall-out from the porn-star convention hucksters, the swinging couples to-do, and assorted out-there Vegas stuff. However, you know it's falling flat when the author has to resort to putting comments like, Wow, Lucky, you're smart and sassy, in the sidekicks' mouths. I just don't find Stephanie Plum or Carrie Bradshaw very entertaining either, but readers who do might give this book a try. Maybe they can tell me if it's fun after all.