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Summary: A True Quick Read
Review: Usually I don't read too much, but since winter is coming, I have been reading more than ususal. This is only the 2nd Danielle Steel book that I have read and I must say that I liked it. I will admit she repeats herself quite a bit, but the reader is able to overlook that and appreciate a good book. D.S. is real descriptive about the setting of the story and even added a little humor about the owners of the house the families rented in St. Tropez. It added just enough comedy to mix well with the plot. As the story unravels, D.S points out to her readers that even though accomodation conditions are not the best, you can still have a good time. I really enjoyed the ending. This book only took me 2 days to read. I will definately be reading more of her books.
Rating: 
Summary: Wish you offered "No star"
Review: Yet another novel that Ms. Steele seems to have written in one evening. She just keeps pumpin' out, doesn't she? Her earlier work seemed a lot better to me, like she put some thought into them. Now it appears that she has a formula, perhaps a program in her computer. She changes people and locations but everything else is the same. The thing that always amazes me about Danielle Steele is that her books are such best sellers while they should have only been circulated amongst the "romance novel" set! Every time I read one of her books I tell myself that this is the last one I am going to read. But I continue to punish myself. Of course they are such fast reads that I really don't invest any time in them, but still... This one is particularly grim. The characters are so one-dimensional that I got thirsty! They are so uninteresting as a group that they deserve each other. Are there really people like these out there in the world? I doubt it but, if there are, I certainly don't want to meet them. One minute the guy whose wife died is so grief stricken you think he just might kill himself, the next he's frolicking around with a woman young enough to be his daughter and is in love with her. One minute all the woman's friends snub the actress, the next they embrace her with open arms (of course she had to wow them with her movie star friends and save a life first). One minute a character is so devastated by her husband's infidelity that she is going to divorce him, the next she's forgiven him (after having considered the words of advise from the actress). All this in four weeks. Amazing. People will continue to buy and read Ms. Steele's books as long as she writes them. Maybe having a hard cover book makes the reader feel more intelligent than carrying around a paperback. But why bother? Might as well just give in and read the "romance" books. Same thing. But, as I said, I still read them, so what does that say about me?
Rating: 
Summary: Great Summer Read!
Review: You must put this one on your summer reading list. The book is very relaxing and realistic. This is a great "relationship" book about friends bonding. Another "bonding" book is In-Law Drama.
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