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Divas Las Vegas (2009)

by Rob Rosen(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1573443697 (ISBN13: 9781573443692)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Cleis Press

review 1: The good news is that twenty-something Bill (aka “Em”) gets a $30,000 severance bonus when the bookstore he works for is bought out by a chain store. The bad news, Em’s dotty mother somehow sells the vase that had been in her family for generations at a yard sale for a few dollars. Em recognizes the vase on “Antique Roadshow” and finds out it’s worth $25,000. The mother is devastated, and Em vows to get it back for her. He manages to track the buyer to Las Vegas.Em and his sexy friend Justin descend into Las Vegas hoping to recover the vase, although it seems they are more concerned about drinking, gambling, partying, and men, men, men. As this madcap adventure unfolds, they cross paths with a Patsy Cline impersonator, Jason’s boyhood lover, some hot guys ... morefighting over Em, and murderers who are searching for them. The boys soon find themselves helping to solve an FBI investigation into organized crime. After the body count begins to rise and things are looking desperate for our young gay heroes, they call in the big guns: Glenda, their fag hag in San Francisco, flies to town to take charge and save the day. But can she? Can anyone?This is a cute, often fun read, although my favorite parts were the detailed descriptions of Las Vegas casinos and sites. It is a murder mystery, but it is by no means a dark story. Rather, it is a fun romp with good pacing and clever dialog. I never laughed out loud, but there was something to grin about on nearly every page. As for the story, it is a farce that gets more complicated and wacky until it collapses from the growing weight of absurdity. Once that happened, once it became too over the top, I confess I lost interest in the story and just wanted to be done with it. My two complaints were that I thought the main characters were overly cliché, and that the story became too far fetched for my tastes. Still, for readers who want to sit back and enjoy a romp, laugh, and not have to think about what they are reading, then I can recommend this book. It’s the kind of read that lends itself to sitting on the beach – it won’t matter if you get lost in the story and people around you will wonder what you’re laughing at.
review 2: Amazon Editorial Reviews“Rob Rosen’s Divas Las Vegas is an over-the-top roller coaster ride, full of bitchy humor, cops and robbers, and fabulous costumes. Laid-off bookseller Em and his best buddy Justin set off on an epic quest into the Nevada desert in search of a truly ugly vase, a family heirloom sold at a garage sale that has been spotted on an episode of Antiques Roadshow. Along the way, they have a lot of great sex, help the FBI nab a bunch of dangerous felons, and maybe, just maybe, find true love.”-- Neil Plakcy, author of Surfer Boys, Mahu, and Mahu Vice“Rob Rosen rules! Divas Las Vegas is page after page of fabulous fun. It’s like Some Like It Hot, but with even more drag and glitz - a whodunit, with a very sexy dose of who-done-who. You’ll be glad that what happens in Vegas did not stay in Vegas this time. I loved it!”-- Kemble Scott, author of the bestselling novels SoMa and The Sower“Vegas baby Vegas! Sex Romps, Dealers, Hot Boys, Secret Agents and some Fierce No Nonsense Drag Queens set the stage after a priceless vase (pronounced VAZ-- silly discount queens - cuz it's worth a lot of dough) is lost and must be recovered at all costs. Move over David Caruso - GaySI is on the case. No matter who they have to sleep with. A Gay Day at Disney thrill ride from start to finish.”-- ANT, Stand-Up Comic/Actor/TV Personality extraordinaire“Rosen's cheerfully cheeky romp through the boys and beds of Las Vegascan be summed up in just three words: fierce sexy slapstick.”-- Richard Labonte, author of Daddies and Best Gay Erotica“What could be more fun than a trip to Las Vegas with your gay best friend? Justin and Em go to search for an antique heirloom vase, but take plenty of wacky detours on their way to find it. Rob Rosen’s Divas Las Vegas is a thrill ride of classic camp comedy that gets even crazier when “real girl” friend Glenda comes down from San Francisco to join the guys. From time to time Rosen lets Em talk directly to the reader, giving us a travelogue of sex in high- (and low-) end resort casinos. Throw a Patsy Cline impersonator into the mix with all the murder, thievery and mayhem and you have so many outlandish situations that it makes me wish I’d written this book myself.”-- Mark Abramson, author of the Beach Reading series“I’ve been enjoying Rob Rosen’s work for years and now I’m outing myself, because inhis new novel he pulls it all together. Divas Las Vegas has charm, fun, sparkle, wit, memorable characters, a not to miss gay tour guide of Sin City, and a pretty good mystery story. Oh, I forgot. There’s Jimmy Choo shoes, too!”-- Felice Picano, author of The Book of Lies less

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