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Summary: Adoption irritated me
Review: First of all, as an adoptive mother, this book really gave me the creeps. It is not easy to adopt a child when you are a middle aged single parent--there are thousands of younger married couples competing with you. It was wayyy too easy and fast. Secondly, it didn't seem that Paris had a huge desire to be a mother again--it seemed more that she wanted companionship. Thirdly, it may be old fashioned but I think kids need fathers. The dating stuff was pretty funny and a welcome change from most of her books which deal only with perfect romances. I would not be surprised to see Ms. Steel turn up totin' an infant after reading this book.
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Summary: LOVED IT!!
Review: I am a true romantic so I love almost all of Danielle Steel's books and this was no exception. It had wonderful characters, heartbreak, loss, humor love and compassion. It also showed how getting back into the dating game is really a game, and that love can come when you least expect it. As I said in my title, LOVED IT!!
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Summary: Could have been shorter - BORING
Review: I enjoyed the first half of the book, but quickly got bored and gave up 2/3 of the way through it. From the other reviews, it didn't get much better near the end. The book could have been 150 pages shorter. Nice pink & gold cover tho'
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Summary: You Go, Girl!
Review: I have always enjoyed Danielle Steel's books, but I have to say, this is definitely one of her recent best. I cried buckets during the first part of the book, when her husband left. After that, I was glad to see the heroine pick herself up and make a new life. Obviously, this book strikes a chord with Steel's own life experiences and I think that is what makes it so genuine. I took off one point because I thought the ending was a bit contrived with the adoption of a baby. Still, it is well worth your time and everyone loves a happy ending.
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Summary: Nice story but somewhat predictable
Review: I haven't picked up a Danielle Steel book in a couple of years due to the fact that I got bored. Then I saw this book and I thought it looked good. I did sympathize with her being divorced myself but Steel made her character very pathetic at times. Don't get me wrong, it was good but had some boring spots in it and some of the things that happened weren't realistic. All in all, it had a happy ending and I enjoyed it but it wasn't her best. I say read it if you're in the mood for a nice story.
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Summary: Nice story but somewhat predictable
Review: I haven't picked up a Danielle Steel book in a couple of years due to the fact that I got bored. Then I saw this book and I thought it looked good. I did sympathize with her being divorced myself but Steel made her character very pathetic at times. Don't get me wrong, it was good but had some boring spots in it and some of the things that happened weren't realistic. All in all, it had a happy ending and I enjoyed it but it wasn't her best. I say read it if you're in the mood for a nice story.
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Summary: Could have been shorter - BORING
Review: I must agree with the reader who just wanted to scream "Get a dog!" The first half of the book was good, and I sympathized with Paris. Then she moves to a new city and a great job falls in her lap. After a few bad dates and failing to make any real friends, she decides that she needs a baby. Never mind that it is mentioned over and over again that she works such loooooong hours, often getting home after 10:00 PM. Never mind that in real life, nobody gets to adopt a healthy infant within two weeks. Never mind that all Paris needed to do was *get a life*! All I got out of this book was the lesson that I really need to try reading something with more substance.
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Summary: Bored rich women of the world, get dogs!
Review: I must agree with the reader who just wanted to scream "Get a dog!" The first half of the book was good, and I sympathized with Paris. Then she moves to a new city and a great job falls in her lap. After a few bad dates and failing to make any real friends, she decides that she needs a baby. Never mind that it is mentioned over and over again that she works such loooooong hours, often getting home after 10:00 PM. Never mind that in real life, nobody gets to adopt a healthy infant within two weeks. Never mind that all Paris needed to do was *get a life*! All I got out of this book was the lesson that I really need to try reading something with more substance.
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Summary: The formula
Review: I picked up this book for it's comfort value since I was in the throes of a painful breakup. DS is good at tweaking emotions, so I thought I might get some solace from the story. I did. But it seemed the story was a series of seperately crafted scenes looking for a way to be strung together, and I could never get a feel for Paris' progress once she'd started dating. And I wonder at lines like that on page 272: "It was a night Paris knew she would never forget, and that she would remember for the rest of her life". There is a feeling of the book being cranked out by rote (does she have a template on her computer?), but isn't that what I was hoping for? If you're looking for a chocolate chip cookie fresh form the oven, buy this book.
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Summary: Pleasant Read
Review: I really did enjoy this book. Ms. Steel seems to have put her all into it. It might have been because of her recent experiences in the "Dating Game". There were truly some funny moments. I felt for her when her husband left her without having even an inkling. He was a rat, and I wish somehow, that his relationship would have turned sour. She had a wonderful relationship with Bix, he was a true friend. After reading several chapters in the book, I cringed whenever I read the dumb names Paris and Wim. Where do writers find these monikers?
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