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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Finally a Danielle Steel book that I truly enjoyed. It’s been such a long time since I read a good Danielle Steel book. Don’t me wrong, a lot of her books are good but they do start to get pretty repetitive after a while.
This one though. This one was different.
It had my absolute most favorite trope which is the found family trope. This book is actually a beautiful story of two lost souls coming together in a time of desperate need and healing not only each other but themselves as well.
Ginny and Blue were amazing. Normally I would get so annoyed with characters that do the whole tragedy happened on my watch so now I have to punish myself. I hate that and it really just drives me nuts. But with Ginny it was different. She was just so locked up in her grief, that she didn’t know any other way to think and that broke my heart. There is one scene in particular that absolutely destroyed me. But it is rather hard to read so be careful.
I think what this book shows best, I think, is that family doesn’t always mean blood. Sure, you have your blood family but sometimes the best family is the family you make with someone or a group of people. And I think that’s just a beautiful lesson that everyone should learn.
Overall, I loved this book a lot. Once I picked it up, I didn’t want to put it down, it was that good. I truly recommend this book to anyone as I think anyone will enjoy this wonderful little book about found family.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Car accident
Tw: mentions of war and human rights violations
A perfect book to read when you’re in need for some comfort and uplifting. This is a story about a human rights worker, trying to make lives of others in dangerous areas better while attempting to forget the void in her own life. Her life after an event which changed her is monotonous and dangerous. But when Ginny meets Blue, everything changes. Both Ginny and Blue were such heartwarming characters whom I wanted to give a hug because they needed it!
I found the plot of this story to be quite interesting. This is my first Danielle Steele book and I really enjoyed reading it and was completely invested in it. There were detailed descriptions of HR camps, uncomfortable topics which dealt with how faith can be used wrongly when it comes to child predators.
Overall, it was an intense book filled with hope. A story which details a special bond between a homeless child and a lost adult.
I found the plot of this story to be quite interesting. This is my first Danielle Steele book and I really enjoyed reading it and was completely invested in it. There were detailed descriptions of HR camps, uncomfortable topics which dealt with how faith can be used wrongly when it comes to child predators.
Overall, it was an intense book filled with hope. A story which details a special bond between a homeless child and a lost adult.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
As far as I can remember, this was my first time reading a Danielle Steel novel. Blue is one of her later novels (published in 2016), and it left me thinking that perhaps I should have read one of the books Steel is better known for so I could get a sense of her long-lasting appeal. Frankly, I couldn't see anything in this book that explained why it was a bestseller or why Steel's work is so popular. It took me ages to finish because it wasn't compelling enough for me to complete it in one or two sittings as I do with many books. Nothing happened in the book that surprised me, amused me, or moved me in any way. Overall, reading this felt like someone was explaining the plot of a movie she watched; I probably would have enjoyed the movie more than just listening to the description.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of my favorite Danielle Steel books
This was really predictable as I find most of her books to be anymore. I used to like Danielle Steel, but her books are such fluff. No dimension, she re-hashes the main characters sorrow over and over, and there is no real depth to the other characters. The story dragged on and on, then ended abruptly with a very short ending. Glad I didn't pay for it.