
American Blonde
Velva Jean, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Laura Hicks
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By:
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Jennifer Niven
A fearless and spirited pilot conquers Hollywood. Now can she survive movie stardom?
In 1945 Velva Jean Hart is a bona fide war heroine. After a newsreel film of her triumphant return to America, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer promises to make her a star. They give her a new life story and a brand-new name. As "Kit Rogers", she navigates the movie sets, recording sessions, parties, staged romances, and occasional backstabbing that accompany her newfound fame. She also navigates real-life romance, finding herself caught between a charismatic young writer and a sexy and enigmatic musician from her past. But when one of her best friends dies mysteriously and the most powerful studio in the world launches a cover-up, Velva Jean goes in search of the truth - risking her own life, as well as her heart, in the process.
Set during Hollywood's Golden Age and peopled with a cast of unforgettable characters, American Blonde will mesmerize fans of The Chaperone as well as fans of the Velva Jean series.
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Ugggghhhhh - I could not get past the voice!
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Too many narrators in the series.
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narrator. ...
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Epic!
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Everything I wanted and more
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I can easily suspend my imagination and go soaring off to different places, different times, different almost everything. Yet I put the brakes on when characters, whose behavior is consistent in three books, suddenly veers off in a different direction in a fourth book. The action, as in the past books, picks up where the last left off. Then it goes off the rails.
If this was a stand-alone book, it'd do fine - especially the mystery in the latter half. Yet we're still supposed to be reading about Velva Jean, not a glamorous movie-star. It doesn't make sense. Velva Jean's dream her entire life was to sing for others and to write and record her songs. Nothing about Hollywood. Totally out of character.
It's a shame four different narrators were used for this series. Kathe Mazur, the narrator for the third book in the series, was the best narrator! Laura Hicks was the worst narrator for this series. Her voice didn't suit the character.
I highly recommend the first three books. I do not recommend the fourth book.
Velva Jean Goes Off The Rails
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good series
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Sorry the narration sounded like an old woman.
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Poor narrator choice
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Terrible narrator
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