I chose this one to read next especially because it was a historical one. Set after the sinking of the Titanic, the blurb promised 'from the glitter of Manhatten ballrooms to the fires of the First World War'. ooooo, I though, this'll be good... And it would have been. This is the latest Danielle Steel … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon XI – A Good Woman pub. 2008

Again, with this challenge I seem to be veering from unspeakable blinding rage to mild mannered simpering 'ahhhh'ness. This brought out the former, predictably enough, and by the end of the book I was almost stomping on it. You might have noticed I have failed miserably in my 'book a day' ethos, but that is … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon X – Lightning pub. 1996

ooooooooo this ones a chiller.. This has been a great year for court room dramas for me. Setting a book in a court room can be a great writing tool (we did an exericise on it at uni) because its a structure most readers can relate to (not that you're all hardened criminals, but most … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon IX – Vanished pub. 1994

This is more like it. I liked this one, which was a bit of a weepy. Its the first 'modern' one I've really enjoyed as well, which is nice. Bernie Fine is the manager of a large departmnet store in New York. He is sent to San Francisco to open a new store there. Although … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon VIII – Fine Things pub. 1987

ARRRG ALMOST UNSTOPPABLE BLINDING RAGE!!!!!!!! Sorry for shouting, but this book made me soooo mad. I wouldn't mind if Steel was consistent in her hatred of anyone who wants to live their own life, but why is it perfectly acceptable for the hero of this book to leave his wife, dying father in law and … Continue reading Danielle Steel VII – Five Days in Paris pub. 1995

This is more like it! Much like 'Star', this historical drama/romance was a pleasure to read. Again, because I liked the characters, and the plot was full of twists and turns that kept me guessing and my nose firmly attatched to the spine. I don't know if its that the books being set 'in the … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon VI – No Greater Love pub. 1992

What an utterly utterly ridiculous book this is. This is, I suppose, Sci-Fi-omance, where Steel was either being exceptionally experimental or just odd. I dug in eagerly to this after enjoying 'Star' so much, and my senses were instantly put on alert by Steel's revolutionary use of the first person. That's right, I was genuinely … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon V – The Klone and I pub. 1999

What can I say, this book was a pleasure...exciting, gripping, well structured stuff that in parts was just so well written I felt like I was in the 1950s, on the ranch, watching my world collapse along with Crystal's- the 'Star' of the title. Opening just after the end of World War II, this is … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon IV – Star pub. 1989

OK, so this book, genuinely gripped by. Hero-Man-In-Forties this time is celebrated script writer Bill, creator of a daytime TV soap that wins Emmy's as well as hearts (I'm getting good at this cliche thing, aren't I?). Hero(ine)-Woman-In-Late-Twenties-Early-Thirties is Adrian (yes that is a girl's name) who lives her her husband Steven in a beautiful … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon III – Heartbeat pub. 1991