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Summary: Not one of her best
Review: Although I have always admired Danielle's writing ability, I found this to be one of my least favorites. The story was good and admittedly tugs at your heartstrings from time to time, but it's a long time in getting you there. By the end of the book, I was so frustrated with the endless discriptions of the disfunctional characters that I was actually happy to see this one come to an end.
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Summary: The KIss
Review: Another romantic novel by Danielle Steele... this time the setting is Europe. Isabelle Forrester is stuck in a miserable marriage with a wealthy and obnoxious French man who treats her really bad. Bill Robinson is stuck in a life-less marriage to a wife who does not care about him. The two come together and over time fall madly in love. One night in England, together in a limousine, they give each other a breath-taking and long-lasting kiss. The kiss turns out to be a life-changing event for both of them...
A moving story with a happy ending!
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Summary: I'm Done, Danielle
Review: Have you ever read an author's book that you disliked so much, you couldn't get it out of your mind? This is another one. This story is so unrealistic, I don't know where to start. One thing for sure no one lacks for money in Ms. Steel's stories, jetting everywhere, staying in 4 Star hotels, calling for cars to take them everywhere. It's a world I can't comprehend. Most people would have been bankrupt after a 2 month hospital stay and 9 months in a top notch rehab. Also a small detail but how does Bill hop into the shower from his wheelchair? None of the hotels I've stayed in have a shower you can roll into and I'm sure Isabella did not reserve a room for physically challenged.
I was VERY disappointed in the end when Gordon did not get his come uppance. Better luck with your next effort Ms. Steel
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Summary: I'm Done, Danielle
Review: Have you ever read an author's book that you disliked so much, you couldn't get it out of your mind? This is another one. This story is so unrealistic, I don't know where to start. One thing for sure no one lacks for money in Ms. Steel's stories, jetting everywhere, staying in 4 Star hotels, calling for cars to take them everywhere. It's a world I can't comprehend. Most people would have been bankrupt after a 2 month hospital stay and 9 months in a top notch rehab. Also a small detail but how does Bill hop into the shower from his wheelchair? None of the hotels I've stayed in have a shower you can roll into and I'm sure Isabella did not reserve a room for physically challenged.
I was VERY disappointed in the end when Gordon did not get his come uppance. Better luck with your next effort Ms. Steel
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Summary: Romance close to reality
Review: I enjoyed the romance that went on between Isabelle and Bill. I could understand why they found solace in one another. However, it wasn't one of her better books. I really liked The Promise, which was an earlier book. Maybe that is why this story doesn't have the same simplicity and reality combined. Although it was a good read to pass the time, a better read is Cherrie Kimbrough's Rosewood.
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Summary: The story repeats itself a bit
Review: I have been reading Danielle Steel's books for over 15 years now. Sometimes they do get a bit "all the same" with most of the characters being important, successful, beautiful people who live in "stately homes" and wear "important jewels and furs". Sometimes I think the characters are more about what they have then who they are. Despite this, I always enjoy her books - they are easy to read, romantic and make you forget about everyday life for a couple of hours while engrossed in the book. Personally I think her earlier books are more enjoyable and get more involved in the characters than some of the later books she If you love Danielle Steel you'll like this one too. This is one of her later books and one that I enjoyed as the characters were more developed than some of her others. The story does seem to repeat the same things over and over which gets a little tiresome but all in all, not a bad book.
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Summary: The Kiss
Review: I really was captivated by this book. We were on a vacation with some family members and I started reading this book and I admit I was poor company. I loved this book and the characters.
I could hardly wait to finish it to see how it ended.
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Summary: The Kiss
Review: I really was captivated by this book. We were on a vacation with some family members and I started reading this book and I admit I was poor company. I loved this book and the characters.
I could hardly wait to finish it to see how it ended.
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Summary: The Kiss by Danielle Steel
Review: I started reading this book the minute I got it. I so look forward to reading her novels. This one keep me so intrigued it was hard to put it down and tend to my families' needs. I felt like I was right there with the characters with all the happenings. The first kiss was so magical and holds them on after the tragedy. I still cannot beleive that Isabelle's husband could be so cold and heartless. Isabelle was so good to her family and her wifely duties that sometimes, I got so frustrated with her husband being a real "jerk" and having no heart when it came to his own son. The Love affair was written very true to reality, yet was not "smutty" at all, true to a Danielle Steel novel. Bill and Isabelle were in love and Bill's reactions to his body afterwards is so very true to reality. I see it all the time as I am a RN. I loved it having a happy ending and that all the characters got what they deserved. I recommend this novel to all Danielle Steel fans and romance readers.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: I used to read DS all the time, but have slowly weaned myself off when it occured to me that her books all followed the same basic plotline, and as a result are painfully predictable. The female character goes through pure hell before emerging victorious with the man of her dreams. Nothing wrong with books addressing women overcoming adversity, but with her the woman is always perfect, nice, loving, she does no wrong to anyone--it's just that life has handed her a bad hand. And usually it's an awful (sometimes unbelievable) hand.Hence this pattern continues with "The Kiss" except, this was worst than most. Many people in these reviews point to Steele's repetitiveness, and I can't not agree more. Does she think we didn't catch it the first 30 times she mentioned that Timmy was sick, her husband [is horrible], and she loves Bill? I skimmed through some parts that just repeated things... I have a feeling Ms. Steele made use of the "Copy and Paste" feature on her word file (ha!) The predictable (and boring) ending was such a disappointment... all of a sudden after being so stubborn he turns around and decides he wants her. Not a lot of fluidity. Hope Steele sees this...
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