Review: Fun, entertaining and witty
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2012
I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this book as I'm not one for gambling and am not very interested in Las Vegas.  I was delightfully surprised.  The main character (Hope) needs to win back their families ranch which was lost by her absent father in a card game.  This book really draws you in and you can't help but laugh at all of the situations that occur in her effort to learn how to play cards to win.  In the process she falls in love with someone that isn't exactly what he seems.  In spite of the topic being one I don't have a lot of respect for, the author weaves a lot of good truths into it.  Gambling does impact a lot of lives and although the book is about gambing, she makes it plain the hurt caused to one family as a result.  The author also draws home the point that not everyone participating in a card game is a bad person or addicted.  I really love how the "hero" in the story helps Hope achieve her goals.  This is an enjoyable book with a lot of humor.  The characters are each well defined.  I would not recommend this for a young adult audience because of both gambling and a physical relationship between the two main characters.