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Posted in Reading Planning

Reading Plan

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As I sit here, well into my fifth Danielle Steel novel, I decided that I I need to take a little break from the reading aspect of this project and turn to the “management” side of it.

What I mean is, I think I should take away one of the more challenging aspects of it for a while. I decided to go ahead and plan out the next handful of book that I’ll read. This way, I can work on getting books from another library if needed, or try to find the title online if none of the nearby libraries own a copy.

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Posted in Reading Update

“Zoya” First Impressions

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Last weekend I started my fifth Danielle Steel novel, Zoya. This book is from the late 1980s and its Steel’s 23rd novel. At the time of writing this post, I was a little over 75 pages into the book. I was lucky enough to come across a first edition hardcover of this book that was in stellar condition. (Library book sales for the win!!) I have some interesting first impressions that I thought I’d share.

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Posted in Book Reviews

The Whittiers by Danielle Steel ~ Book Review IV

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The Basics

  • Title: The Whittiers
  • Year Published: 2022
  • Novel Number: 142-2022
  • Shelves of Steel Classification: NYC, Parental Death, Family Drama
  • Days to Read: 5 days
  • Overall Rating: 4.0

Goodreads Synopsis

In this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, adult siblings find their way back home—and back to each other—after loss.

Preston and Constance Whittier have built a happy life together with a brood of six children raised in a beautiful historic Manhattan mansion. Now, with a nearly empty nest, it’s easier than ever for the Whittiers to maintain their tradition of a solo romantic “wintermoon” ski trip.

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New Book Review Format

Tomorrow, my book review for The Whittiers (nn. 142-2022-7) will be released. You’ll notice that this review is in a new format. I think it’ll give readers more knowledge of the book and what they can expect from it. I hope you like it!

Posted in Reading Planning

Taking a Trip Back in Time

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Sometime next week, my fourth Danielle Steel book review will post on the site. I can’t wait to share with you all my thoughts on The Whittiers. It was a family drama with really relatable characters.

But I am currently looking for my next Danielle Steel read. I decided that I would make it be one of the books that I own…since I have somehow amassed over a dozen in the recent weeks!

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A Shopping Trip

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A few weekends ago, I stopped in my local Barnes and Noble. Now, as an avid book buyer, I typically find myself in a bookstore once or twice a month. I usually buy a fantasy title or two; sometimes a cookbook winds up on the seat next to me on the way home.

This trip, I ended up browsing the area of the store to see what kind of Danielle Steel books they would have available. I was a little surprised to say the least. They had only paperback versions and not even the most recent novels. Now, I’m not adverse to paperback books. In fact, most of my non-cookbooks are indeed paperback editions. But, they didn’t even have the latest releases from Danielle Steel. So I couldn’t buy the most recent hardcover (Never Too Late) even if I wanted to.

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Posted in Project Musings

On Danielle’s Writing Style

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Despite Danielle’s success as an author, she tends to be a rather shy person. She doesn’t grant interviews very often and in recent memory, I can only remember her having an on-screen interview once. It was last fall when she was on Good Morning, America and interviewed by Robin Roberts about her latest book release.

Of course when someone publishes numerous novels a year, having to do all those interviews for every single book can be time-consuming and exhausting!

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Posted in Book Reviews

“Until the End of Time” – Review III

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  • Title: Until the End of Time
  • Year Published: January 2013
  • Published Novel Number: 87
  • Days to Read: 6
  • Overall Rating: 3.25

Wow!

I’ll admit, this book was a pretty fast read. Though I did put it down for a full day without touching it because I wasn’t sure I was ready to continue on with the story.

In essence, this book contained two separate stories that were linked together by the two couples’ love for each other. Of course, there was this underlying vibe that the second couple was really the first couple in some reincarnated form. I think this was Steel’s point with this book, though. However, she was almost too good at it.

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