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Summary: Redundant, Redundant, Redundant....
Review: I think this book had a great plot. And that's about it as far as greatness goes. I don't prefer her writing style. While reading through, it's hard to tell what character's feelings are being conveyed as she changes character thought in mid paragraph. I would rather hear one chapter from one character's point of view. I think that she tries too hard to get her point across by saying the same thing but in different ways. You can see it page after page. Crystal needed to get out of town. Crystal needed money first. Crystal needed to graduate, but she needed to get out of town. You get the point just by having it written once! Is there a word quota she was trying to achieve, hence the same sentences being thrown around?
I think it was just plain over written.
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Summary: I Couldn't put it down. It only took me 4 days to read.
Review: I thought it was a wonderful book that was amazing in the way that you felt what the characters were feeling and I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: Wow all the way!
Review: I was captured in the heart by Crystal Wyatt, hoping that a better life would come for her rooting her all the way through. I couldn't put this down! The charming Spenser deciding their fate. Truly awesome!
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Summary: This Is An Awesome Book!!!!!
Review: I watched to movie before i read the book, which helped me to picture the people and the scenes. Even though this book is not true it gives a since of comfort and relaxation, that sometimes things work out for the best. No matter who came between Spencer and Crystal something always brought them back together. this is a true example of the classic love story and i love it. i have read this book 6times in 2months so i would suggest it to anyone that enjoys getting pleasure out of a book. It also gives hope to people who are in love with someone older that one day age won't matter just the pure satisfaction of love. Good Job Danielle
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Summary: Left in Disbelief
Review: I'm the type of person you'd never guess to be reding a Danielle Steel book. I don't even look their way. Romance novels were a bunch of bull *ish to me. But I was trying to talk to this girl in the summer and she was reading this book. So to talk to her I read it too, you know to break the ice. Low and behold it was the abosolute BEST book I EVER read. And I read a lot of books. Youll love this book.
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Summary: The Best Danielle Steel book I have Read
Review: Im 17 I loved it She lived in a small valley and her sister gets married and a man comes to the wedding she likes him and well read it you will love it ..
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Summary: Too boring....
Review: In my opinion i thought this book was a little boring. No excitement at all. For example,all i heard in this book was how attractive and beautiful Crystal was. I think that was mentioned in every chapter. It took me over a week to finish this book because i didnt feel like reading it no more. It was the same thing over and over again. I would not recommend this book. Also had a boring ending.
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Summary: I really love this romantic story
Review: The most amazing story that I've ever read and I wanted to read it again and again. It was about a country girl named Crystal, who had involved in love with a married man named Spencer and become a successful actress. And it was a 'touching ' story that I could't put it down.
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Summary: Star is hardly the word.
Review: The settings are perfectly all right. The situations that the main character has landed herself in are plot devices that many an author had undoubtedly used - but this is forgiven when they are crafted into the storyline creatively and we forget they are not, well, cliches. The thickness of the book suggests it should be a good read once you snuggle in bed. All right, I admit, I am grasping at straws for Star's positive points. You see, in this book, there is a flaw that you might disregard as insignificant, but to me, it is the primary reason why I could not enjoy this book as I had with countless books written by other authors.The main heroine is despicable. You might argue, why does this deserve a one-star rating? Because whenever I take my time to read the book, I want to sympathize with the characters and *especially* the main character, who I will be following throughout the whole book. Sadly, in Star's case, it is only the contrary that happens. Theoretically, one who read the book would claim this description is absolutely far-fetched. One would claim she is a tragic heroine with a dark and troubled past, even more so when she is raped by a relation. One would claim she ran into the big world with only herself to survive. If she had any bad points in her character, then the book made sure not to stress on them. The book paints her to be a matryr, like some reviewers have pointed out. This is evident from the moment you turned the first page. We are meant to sympathize and feel with her character, and I'm sure a whole lot did, but for me, it does nothing more than to make me smile and think about Steel's other heroines and whether or not they have made cameos in disguise. Of course, this is only the first few chapters so I am more than willing to give the book a chance to develop her character more. The book progressed on, and there was nothing remote about her that changed. It takes a likable character to get absorbed into a story like that, and she is no likable character. Her portrayal as the beautiful woman who captured the hearts of everything that moves is exasperating, tenfolds more when the book kept stressing it continuously up to the point when I actually took out my temper on my cat, the poor soul. In this new world she is in, help is delivered readily. I can tell you, from my experience, that there is a fine line between fantasy and reality. But of course, this is a book - anything could happen as the author wishes it to be. It is hard to enjoy the rest of the book when it is revolved around this heroine. I would think staring blankly at a moss-painted wall would offer more enticement than listening to other side characters moan about her smooth beauty. Side characters that have potential to be more but, unfortunately, never explored deeper, I might add. What else is there to say about them, when all they did was play the roles of the heroine's helplers and marvel at her weak frame? John Grisham's creations are a marvel. Sidney Sheldon's heroines jump into the most unlikely situations, but they are likable. Nora Roberts might be wordy but her leads are tolerable. Nicholas Sparks fall into those categories. Danielle Steel's other books might've been bestsellers, from what I've seen, but reading Star or well, Princess Diaries, I'm sure it's quite evident how I feel about the book.
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Summary: Only parts of it are good, but most of it is boring
Review: The story revolves around the strikingly gorgeous Crystal, who is an aspiring actress. She goes through a lot of tragedies and grief, but remains determined to make her dream come true no matter what. Some of the book is good, like when Crystal first moves to San Francisco. Although I didn't want her to leave Boyd and Hiroko behind, since they were the only people who truly cared about her (other than her father). Most of the book was boring though, like the relationship between Crystal and Spencer. There was always something keeping them apart, even after they kept finding each other, and it started to get old after a while. It took me a long time to read this, because I would get sick of it so easily, but I eventually finished it. In the end I still like Danielle Steel, but this one isn't a favorite.
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