The Kiss

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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: 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: an OK read
Review: Isabelle Forrester and Bill Robinson live in different continents but carry on a friendship via the telephone and a few visits here and there for four years. Isabelle stays at home with her sick child Teddy and her hateful husband. Bill is in a loveless marriage and doesn't want to get divorced because he's afraid it will hurt his career. Isabelle and Bill decide to meet in London for a few days to spend some time together. While in London they share a passionate kiss while at practically the same moment their limousine is hit by a double-decker bus. Their lives are forever changed.

The Kiss is an OK read. The characters are well developed and the storyline for the most part is good. However, there are some parts that are a little far-fetched, such as Bill's hospital bed being wheeled into Isabelle's room everyday. The story seems to get stuck at times and the same details are repeated, which seems is becoming a habit for Ms. Steel. But, once you get past the repetitive parts the story picks up and is interesting and easy to read. The reader is anxious to get to the end to see how the story ends. This is not one of Ms. Steel's best books but is OK to pass the time reading. A nice change of pace and escape in today's world.

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Summary: Danielle's going downhill
Review: Like many others, I found the constant repetition VERY tiresome. I skimmed a lot in this book, and read it much more quickly than I normally would a book of this length. I figure she probably could have cut about 150 pages with all the repetition!

And to make Bill such a jerk after they're out of the hospital is just dumb. He seemed *much* more intelligent than that. I realize people react after such a horrible thing happens to them, but it seemed out of character.

Danielle Steel still tells a good story, but her stories are getting bogged down in her words. We don't need to be told over and over and over that Isabelle's son is sick and that's why she would never leave the idiot of a husband she has. We don't need to be told over and over and over again how they feel about each other, or any of the other things she repeats ad nauseum througout the book.

I hope Danielle Steel reads reviews on sites such as these. The repetition has been an ongoing problem in her last several books.

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Summary: One of her very best
Review: Other than one of her earlier novels, I believe, "To Love Again", did I feel so much for the principals in this novel. My heart went out more to Isabelle more so because that husband of hers was just plain heartless. but to just be kissing and to crash like that, that was a bit much. But I got to give this couple one thing, they didn't carry on no affair, they took their time, and to be real, didn't nothing disrespectful happen in this book. Bill was so hard to feel that he couldn't love that he almost lost out on love until it was almost too late. I really love these kinds of romance. Ms. Steel made a good one this time. I usually read her novels just as they come out now for over twenty three years now,when I first read "The Promise". this one young girl had it, and I went out and bought a copy, and I've been hooked by Steel ever since. and I am not always a disappointed customer. Now when they make them movies is when I really get mad because they mess up the story line. Other than that, her books are alright by me.