The Vegas Diaries: Romance, Rolling the Dice, and the Road to Reinvention

I've always thought Hugh Hefner and Playboy treated women badly (Hefner's sex habits were so gross). But I love Holly. She's smart, honest and humble. Bless her for telling the truth about her life and about Playboy. What a survivor!

Holly Madison. You've done it again. I first became a fan of Holly on the girls next door. I could tell she was a nerd and just trying to find where she fit in. When she came out with her first book I devoured it. A truthful look at the Playboy empire. And a fascinating perspective on the female psych of what is perceived to be "the dream life." Holly- I remember messaging you on Instagram expressing my respect for your honesty and building the courage to find your truth and you responded. <3 Another book that tells the truth of what so many of us see as the perfect Vegas dream life fantasy. She's a normal girl who wants to best for herself and isn't shy about admitting her real life story and struggles.

I remember watching The Girls Next Door and not responding to Holly who seemed cool and detached vs. Bridget and Kendra who seemed warm and effusive. Little did I know what was going on behind the scenes. I was so surprised reading Holly's memoir of living in Hef's mansion. Surprised at what went on and surprised to find her such a good writer and so likeable. I just loved that book. Not just because it was the inside dope, but because of her honesty about herself. I enjoyed her thinking, how she viewed things, her personality. I really enjoyed this memoir, too, although I didn't really feel her life experiences for those years were hefty enough to quality writing another memoir. But I read the book non-stop. She's so engaging. Again, she was so honest. I liked when she wrote about wondering what people thought of her and trying to figure out what was going on behind her back and worrying about how things were misinterpreted or entirely fabricated about her life. At first, I thought, Man, she's obsessed with what people think. But then I thought back to when I was younger and I for sure went into obsessive mode. So human! She changed and grew from her experiences. She grew. (Hate to sound so therapist-y.) I adored the ending. I definitely recommend this to fans of Holly, people who like to be a fly on the wall of celebrity life, especially in Vegas.

I adore Holly and I loved her first book. However, this one was a little hard to stay interested. I buzzed through some pages because I just wasn't at captivated by the dating scenarios. Mostly I think it's because I was rooting for Holly to get to her happier endings. I'm glad I read this book though! If she ever writes another I will definitely read it.

Holly Madison's books are written with good style and organization. When watching the "Girls Next Door" I suspected already that Holly is much smarter then the rest of the girls. I mean she and Bridget. The Vegas Diaries is the continuation of the "Down to the Rabit Hole". They are both a pleasure to read or listen to. Holly is reading both in the audio versions. She does have a great diction. The Vegas Diaries book describes her effort to recover from abusive relationsip living in the Mansion. Good style, well organized chapters, perfect for self help for any girl or a woman, going through the breakup. Obviously needs to be addapted to realistic circumstances if one is not an actres in the show business.

Let me preface this by saying that I loved her previous memoir, 'Down the Rabbit Hole'. I absolutely devoured that book and read it in the space of a day. This book, however, was difficult to read. The narrative often jumped from one time period to another, making it very difficult to follow. It felt less like a memoir and more like fiction. I understand that names and events may not be included or changed for legal reasons, but when I choose to read a 'memoir', I would expect that it read as such and whole conversations not be included merely for the sake of narrative. Saying that, if you are a fan of Holly and enjoyed watching 'Holly's World', you would likely get something out of this book. There are some interesting tidbits peppered throughout the story that make it worthwhile reading. I love Holly, but this book was just not as juicy as I expected.

Another great novel from the always darling Holly Madison. In this book she goes on to talk about her life after the mansion and her experiences with her new circle of friends in Las Vegas. She shares funny dating stories and gives all the details about how she was able to turn her life around and make a new name for herself. She really did take Vegas by storm and became a very successful career woman. I think this book would be inspiring to any woman who was told that she couldn't and then went out and did.

A good book about how holly moved on from the girls next door to find peace with herself while reinventing her life.

I really enjoyed reading this book.

I’m so late to this party but after falling down a YouTube rabbit hole I bought both of Holly’s books as read them immediately. This is such a lovely read and I highly recommend

Il libro non l'ho ancora letto ma essendomi piaciuto quello precedente non potevo non prenderlo. Il primo era davvero ben scritto, fluido e avvincente. Questo è il seguito della prima parte di autobiografia dove Holly racconta della sua esperienza a Las Vegas. Immancabile per gli appassionati dei reality "Girls next door" e "Holly's world". Lo consiglio. La spedizione è lentissima poiché spedito tramite Royal Mail (che eccelle nella sua funzione ma ahimè conosciamo le nostre poste, no comment). Il venditore è una garanzia mi affido sempre a loro per gli acquisti di libri in lingua e sono gentilissimi.

Nice read. Not sure why people are giving bad reviews. I thought it was well written, funny and thoughtful. Would recommend.

Enjoyed this book more than I expected to. I loved reading Holly’s insight into life in Vegas and noting places to go on my next visit. The book also all tied in very well at the end.