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A review by meaustin
Power Play by Danielle Steel
3.0
A fun, quick read. I didn't have high expectations. It could have been a bit more interesting though.
Steel's writing style can be redundant. Example: Liz is described right up front as the dutiful wife... but it takes Steel pages upon pages to explain this, and then it is only re-iterated through her actions. I would prefer to either learn about the character through actions only, or only be told once. Again, expectations not high, so it didn't bother me too much.
The pace moves along fairly well, especially at the end, and the various viewpoints are interesting.
It's not something I'd go out of my way to recommend to anyone, but it was fine for what it was.
Spoiler
I thought the angle she was initially going to take was to have Jill, Fiona's sister, do an experiment on revealing her theory that powerful men exploit women by dangling herself or Fiona as bait somehow. Turns out that didn't go anywhere. Also, a lot of the content at the beginning of the novel was totally irrelevant - the whole subplot with the leak at Fiona's company is a good example.Steel's writing style can be redundant. Example: Liz is described right up front as the dutiful wife... but it takes Steel pages upon pages to explain this, and then it is only re-iterated through her actions. I would prefer to either learn about the character through actions only, or only be told once. Again, expectations not high, so it didn't bother me too much.
The pace moves along fairly well, especially at the end, and the various viewpoints are interesting.
It's not something I'd go out of my way to recommend to anyone, but it was fine for what it was.