Reviews

Power Play by Danielle Steel

danireads1225's review against another edition

3.0

Rushed ending

While I enjoyed the storyline itself, I felt she could have gone into more depth with Fiona. It felt like she was leaving out an entire story. The ending also felt very rushed.

heidileigh's review against another edition

3.0

Typical Danielle Steel but a good read. Glad to see all the characters got their happy ending. I've been reading a lot of Danielle Steel lately, besides noticing that she loves to start her sentences with "And" she also loves using the word "malice".

paigelinea's review against another edition

4.0

So I’m not even gonna lie until I was a little less than half way through this book I did not like it at all and I think that was because of Marshall. Wait- I KNOW it was because of him. He’s so sleezy!! I loved the effortless flow between storyline and which character was being talked about, and the incorporation between their lives. Lots of good lessons in this one- and they aren’t just about love but life as well

leighannsherwin's review against another edition

2.0

After reading the first couple of chapters I had hope. At last a decent story for a change. Sure the characters were still perfect and flawless but it was interesting and kept my attention. The focus is on two CEOs one male and one female. Chapter One introduces Fiona the female CEO, who lives a life basically like a nun, devoted to her work and to her two children she is raising alone after a divorce, of course she is an awesome mother and her children are wonderful and don't cause her any trouble. Fiona is dealing with a boardroom leak, someone on the board at her corporation has leaked confidential information to the press. I figured out who the leak was by page two, but again the story had potential a good vs. evil sort of thing that never came to anything. Chapter two introduces us to Marshall who is a male CEO with a perfect wife, and three lovely children, although one child is a bit of a problem wanting tattoos and piercings? Shocking for a sixteen year old I guess in Danielle Steel's world. Marshall's wife Liz is too good to be true, cooks meals better than a top chef in a restaurant, has learned phrases in several different languages in order to impress her husband's clients and always manages to look thin and beautiful the whole time. Before too long we learn that Marshall has a secret life and is hiding another family that Liz knows nothing about. It was around this time that the story dropped off for me. While Marshall's story was interesting at times, and I was even able to push through the usual repetition, Fiona didn't have much to grip me and interest me and her story read more like your normal romance novel with very little drama in it at all. Marshall however was what held me in the story. He soon finds himself in trouble after a woman comes forward and accuses him of sexual harassment. This causes doubt in the eyes of the two women he is juggling as both start to believe he is capable of cheating. Ashley who is the other woman in this story proves to be unbelievably naïve thinking after eight years he will finally leave his wife for her, and being absolutely shocked and devastated to learn he had cheated on her. Really? He cheated on his wife with you, not that much of a stretch. The story heats up when the board of Marshall's company reveals that they know about his double life and want him to clean it up before it causes the company embarrassment. Marshall proves just how unlikable a person he is by how he deals with the mess he made of his life, changing his mind several times and causing both families heartbreak. The ending blew me away and almost had me ready to toss the book into the fireplace. How is it possible that this man who destroyed the lives of so many people with his arrogance not only gets off without a blemish on his reputation but in fact gets a promotion of all things. I know this is what tends to happen in real life, but this is fiction. He could've had some sort of illegal activity going on and go to jail, or been involved in a plane or car crash. One of his children, or his ex wife could've written a tell all book that causes him public disgrace, anything. I was so mad at this ending that I didn't even care that the other characters did have their own happy endings. This is why the book only got two stars in my book. Too bad too because this book had potential to be something good.

ravensandlace's review

5.0

So I read this book last year before I got on Goodreads. I had bought the hardback of this book because I'm a dummy and didn't think that I had a copy. Which I did. Luckily, my mom likes Danielle Steel so I can just give her the paperback version of this that I own. As soon as I find it.

But anyway. On to the review. This book is amazing. The two primary characters are Fiona and Marshall. Both are CEO's of very important companies. We follow Fiona as she navigates the challenges of being a single mom and a CEO, while finding love. I found that I liked her story but not as much as Marshall's. Maybe because Marshall's story was more dramatic.

Marshall is a CEO of another company and he has two families. He has a wife Liz with three kids and a girlfriend, Ashley, with twins. Ashley knows about Liz but Liz doesn't find out about Ashley until quite a while later. I found myself pushing through Fiona's story so I could get to Marshall's, so I could see what drama would unfold. The two stories also collide but it's very mild in how they collide.

Basically, Fiona's daughter is dating Marshall's son.

Later in the book, Ashley gets chapters. It was nice to see the mistress side of the family. You genuinely feel sorry for her and the situation she is in. She knows that what she is doing is wrong but Marshall is such a smooth talker, she just ignores that side. He tells her that he will leave Liz, that he loves Ashley, etc. I liked reading her chapters although at times I found her to be a bit of an idiot. Who stays with someone for 8 years and is totally content being on the side?!

Everybody gets a happy ending, even Marshall. Though he doesn't deserve it. This book makes you wonder just how many CEO's have secret families and things like that. It's amazing what power does to someone. Makes them think they are invincible. But overall, this was a solid book. I have no complaints.