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It started out good and then just went down hill. If you have never seen High Society you might like this book, but I doubt it.
It was more about the female character than the male. Why did she title it The Rogue.
I've been a fan of Danielle Steele for a very long time. She stole the plot from that movie, but with some differences.
I suggest skipping this book. I was disappointed in this book; I'm glad I didn't buy it.
It reminded me of the movie High Society, which I liked.
Phrases are repeated almost verbatim throughout the "book." Easily could have been 4 CD's instead of 8. As an audio CD, The Rogue is boring and redundant.
However, she never lets us meet them, just hear about them.The one thing I really get, and the book doesn't mention.there were 5 children in that household before the divorce. Read the book. Steel is relating a story she must have been told, as I feel as though I'm getting it in the 4th person.
Someone with an ounce of intelligence would have walked at LEAST at that point. It doesn't get any better. Think that idea makes sense.
Unlike her earlier work, Ms. Come on, who's going to believe a groom-to-be isn't supposed to be livid when the bride-to-be thinks it's okay for the ex-husband to throw the rehearsal dinner.
She tells us ABOUT these characters, what they look like, how old they are, yada yada yada over and over again. And back to 5 if the marriage takes place.
LOL. She even asks one of her dad's bimbos if the woman got tested for AIDS after she got her tattoo. The 13 year old daughter behaves exactly the same rude way I acted towards my father's girlfriends.
That's the catch. Maybe this was necessary to contrast her lifestyle with the adventurous and exciting ex-husband Blake, but it felt like Steele was trying too hard to appeal to mothers. I was in a rush at the grocery store, so I grabbed this book because I heard good things about the author from my mother.
I did like the characters in this book and thought the children were perfect. The ending was cute, but felt rushed and should have been drawn out over several chapters. This book is probably better for the 35-55 aged reader, not the 20-30.
The author spent way too much time going over the details of the main character Maxine's day-to-day domestic life.
i was able to connect with each character she portrayed in the story without being bored. it really told a great story. As a 35 yr old wife and mother of 2, i appreciate that she writes for a more mature generation, but sometimes it can be alittle less exciting and adventurous because reading for me is not only a pasttime that i've enjoyed for over 25 yrs, it's also an escape from the everyday. I haven't enjoyed one of Danielle's books in a while, at least not since "Ransom". but i really liked this novel.
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