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Title: One of Collins Best Writing Efforts
Review: One might be attempted to regard this book as nothing more than a sexed-up version of The Godfather, but it is much more. At its heart, Chances is a story of the relationship (or lack thereof) between a father and his daughter; not to mention the repercussions of their life choices. This book is also a great historical novel that begins in 1913 takes us through prohibition, the founding of Vegas, through 1979. In between there is love and loss, children born, loved ones killed and a rollicking good time. Of all Collins' novels, Chances remains her best example of character development and well-developed plotting. The story hooks you from page one and charcters are the kind that actually make you root for them to succeed. Collins has written several sequels to this novel featuring Lucky Santangelo, but with the exception of the eponymous Lucky, none of them compare to this first novel.
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