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Jun 14, 2009

Donna rated it:

Coco Barrington was born into a talented hollywood family: Her father was a well-known agent, her mother is an award winning author, and her sister was winning awards for her directing b her late twenties. Coco is in her late twenties, has dropped out of college and is working as a dog walker to her family's dismay. Her sister immperiously commands her to house sit. Coco is intimidated by her 11 year older sister and gives up her plans to come housesit. It is supposed to be only for a couple of More...

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Mar 12, 2011

Jeanne rated it:

OK, embarrassed to mention that I even read this. What happened was, I finished the book I took on holiday with me last week and I found that the hotel had a small library. Problem was, almost all the books were in Greek! This was about the only English book that I could find (other than one about child abuse, which wasn't very holiday-friendly). I didn't finish it while I was there, so brought it home with me, and will now have to send it back! I suppose that's how it got any stars at all - the More...

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Sep 30, 2009

Marla rated it:

This book celebrates families. It's about three very different couples who struggle, survive, love, laugh, and learn to enjoy life. The main character is Coco Barrington. She moves into her sister Jane's house to dog-sit while she works through some personal failures.
It turns out there is an unexpected guest, Leslie Baxter, a dashing British actor. Their world's are very different but there is an instant attraction between the two. Coco gets to know Leslie not just as an actor but als More...

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Mar 04, 2009

Jt rated it:

Did not like this book. It was just a shallow read and I could easily predict the outcome. Wasted my money on this one.

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Nov 29, 2010

Lesly rated it:

One Day At A Time is about this women who is a dog walker. Her boyfriend died 2 years and it been really hard on her. Her family doesn't approve of her life. She came from a well-known family. Her mom being a famous writer, dad being a celebrity agent, and her sister being a director. One day she was ask to house sit her sister's house, where she met this guy. they were together. He was a famous actor. She also finds out that her mom is also in a relationship with a younger man, since her father More...

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Jun 30, 2009

Jenny rated it:

I have mixed feelings about this book. The plot was interesting even though you know how it will end by the first couple of chapters. The irritating thing is DS is the queen of redundancy, and it (redundancy)stops the flow of the plot. She must think of every conceivable way to state something then uses every single one of them in her writing. Perhaps it's her way to develop depth of character because I did end up liking the characters. Or perhaps it is to stretch the length of the book, otherw More...

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Jan 25, 2011

Courtney added it

this was an amazing book. This women in this book looses her husband and her son who had depression. Her son tried to take his life in his bedrooom. Her husband drove plans and was never close to his son. she convinced them to both go on a trip together and they both died a plane accident. Her and her daughter moved to a beach and she fell in love with a man who was almost as bad off as she was. He lost his wife and kids to his best friend (which at the end of the book you will find that the wom More...

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Jul 25, 2010

Donna rated it:

lRead this for ARRT genre study. Hated it. The thing that amazes me most about this book was the list of "other books by this author." Who is reading this cr*p?

The story itself could have been mildly interesting but the writing was so awful that every few paragraphs I "noticed" the writing; as in, "that's the worst sentence I've every read" or "didn't she just use the exact same words to describe the exact same thing on the prior page?"
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Feb 06, 2011

Valerie rated it:

As a reader, Steel spoke to me through her use of relationship building. She is a redundant, detailed and explicit writer...to which, the story was deliberately told and provided no sense of mystery. As I read, I felt a sense of sequence to her writing - although she isn't known for writing sequels, she seemed to repeat similar characters and scenes in this novel as she has done previously. The tone of this piece is romantic in language. Unlikely to repeat her form of writing, her overzealous co More...

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Dec 20, 2009

Kristie rated it:

I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked the two main characters Coco and Leslie. I understood both of them and understood their little quirks. I liked the way they met and the story line for their relationship. What I didn’t like was how at certain points in the book the suspense would build and build and right as you thought it was going to get going it would die. Very disappointing. Also it was very repetitive. I thought it undermining my integrity as a reader. I just felt like the same More...

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Apr 18, 2009

Maggie rated it:

I was so surprised how much I didn't like this book! I've not read Danielle Steele before, I tried reading Rogue but couldn't finish it. I can't put my finger on why I couldn't get in to this book, it was like she was saying the same thing over and over again....

Coco is a hippie....
Coco is JUST a dog walker....
Coco dropped out of law school.....
Leslie is too good for her....
Jane is a lesbian....
Florence is perfect.....

it just kind of grate More...

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Jun 23, 2010

Dawn rated it:

This was a decent story, but pretty much the usual you get from a Danielle Steel novel. Her books are always about the "perfect couple", the "perfect child", etc. Everyone is always beautiful, perfect & rich. For some reason, I feel obligated to read all of her books. I don't expect much when I read one, but sometimes I am pleasantly surprised. One reason I think that I always read her books is because my grandmother loved her books and reading one makes me think of her. More...

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Jan 25, 2012

Laurel-Rain rated it:

When Colette (Coco) Barrington was growing up, she was surrounded by the Hollywood lifestyle, with her father in the movie business and her mother a mega bestselling author. It is no surprise that her older sister Jane also grows up to join the movie game as a top producer.

But Coco wants nothing to do with that life. After graduating from Princeton, she begins law school at Stanford, but drops out and creates a dog walking business. A way to enjoy life on her terms. Unfortunately, he More...

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Aug 12, 2010

Anjeza rated it:

I think this book has some good parts to it...but all and all I guess as I am getting older and more realistic about life...I am finding DS books to be more fluff with time, I feel like she is recycling things that have happened in her life in her books but goes way left field about love life, and how romantic everything is...I am going to finish the book because I want to go down the list of books she has written, just for the fun of it...but her earlier books were so much more in depth and eve More...

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May 25, 2010

Vicki rated it:

Oh my! I don't know what possessed me to read another Danielle Steel novel. Maybe I forgot how syrupy and unrealistic they are or maybe I am too realistic to enter the world of Danielle Steel. This was a book I picked up free at a book exchange and I thought I was in the mood for romance, but quickly learned this book was not for me. Since I am a finisher, I perservered (quickly) to the end. No more Danielle Steel for me--there has to be a better way to escape!

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Jun 30, 2009

Debbie rated it:

Again, there are certain authors that I'm a totally dedicated reader of and Danielle Steel has been one of those authors for a long time. This book was pretty consistent with most of her books...a dysfunctional family who finally pulls their stuff together and life happily ever-after! Of course this one has some more modern twists to it...an over-achieving family. Her dad was a literary agent before he died, her mom was a famous author and is now in a relationship with a man who is at least 2 More...

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Apr 01, 2010

Rachel rated it:

I can't believe she sells so many books! I totally could write this! That being said, I continued to read it even though my husband kept asking me "why are you still reading it if it's so bad?" Um...I was interested in what was going to happen; BUT; the writing was terrible. It was like reading a bad soap opera, and soap operas are pretty bad to begin with. Not a fan of Danielle Steel. Sorry Library Lady, I'm open to another suggestion though.

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Mar 30, 2011

Marie rated it:

I am giving this book a positive, 3 star. If you are looking for an easy read, something light, this may be the book for you. The story line was light and romantic. The down side to this read for me was the constant reiteration of story. Okay, okay, we know that Coco loved Ian, that he was the love of her life. Do we need to hear it over and over within the first few chapters of the book. Do we need to hear that Coco just hates LA and movie stars over and over? Too much reiteration for me More...

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Aug 17, 2011

Christina rated it:

Slowly working on my "Read all of the Standing Order authors project" - this was one of them because honestly as a librarian I had to know what Danielle Steel is like. Totally get the appeal - easy reads with love stories (though not too much sex), modern storylines, characters who say what we want them to, and a satisfying ending. In the same time it took me to read 50 pages of Madame Bovary I read this entire book. I get it.

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May 03, 2011

Donna rated it:

Coco Barrington is considered the black sheep, or unachiever, of her family of talented people, her mother being a very successful author, her sister a producer, who both are very free with their thoughts about how badly Coco has done in life. While house and dog sitting for her sister, Coco meets Leslie Baxter, a very well known actor, and the mutual attraction soon turns into something serious. This is a relaxing, fun read.

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Mar 15, 2009

Linda rated it:

Coco abandons her roots in LA and the privacy invasion by the press, and moves to a "hippy" beach. She walks dogs and is very happy with her life even though her Mother and Sister are always giving her grief. She meets Leslie, a major Hollywood star, and they fall in love. The problems they encounter because of his fame put their relationship in peril. In the end, she is able to overcome her fear, and they get married.

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Jul 07, 2009

Tania rated it:

quotes#839312 from my notebook

"Next time you'll be wiser and more careful," Coco said quietly. "Don't beat yourself up. You learned something from it. We always do." p84
[not profound but useful to remember:]

Her mother sighed as she listened. It was as though they were whispering across the Grand Canyon - neither of them could hear the other, nor wanted to. p30

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ah, i thought the beginning was better than

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Jul 01, 2009

Maria rated it:

I haven't read a Danielle Steel book in a long time, and I keep thinking I will like them as I did when I was in high school... and as usual they lack substance and are completely predictable, but I have a ton of books on hold at the library and they haven't come in yet, so I got this one. This would be a great easy beach or pool read this summer. It was well written and fun despite its faults.

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May 01, 2009

Georgiann rated it:

this book is a beautiful story of true love about a women whose family is famous but she doesn't want that life so she rebels she meets a famous actor they fall madly in love. but she doesn't know if she can handle his world. he accepts her world and fits right in he is willing to compromise everything like where they live . they take the relationship and all its problems one day at a time.

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Jul 06, 2009

Aline rated it:

A story to remember never to give up in our dreams. The story of a well successful Hollywood family but as every story it has a black sheep. Coco was the daughter who didn't want famous or to be successful. For her a life as a hippie was good enough. She live in Bombinas California and walk dogs. After dog sitter for her sister she met Leslie who give her what she never had: he believed in her and her dreams. As their relations grow stronger they have to face obstacles. Leslie is a well know act More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Heather rated it:

Don't judge. My bad closet reading is out in the open. DS is an old habit dating back to HS a zillion years ago. Only pull her out once a year or so now. Just the junk I needed with this steroid addled/sleep deprived brain I've got right now. Used to be I read all her books. As always, predictable, light, predictable, happy ending. Just what I needed. Now on to more easy reading.

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Apr 27, 2009

Debbie rated it:

Danielle Steel continues to amaze me - she cranks out books, but is a lousy story teller. And I continue to read them! This was one of her more interesting stories, but like the others, very predictable. Love triumphs over everything, her characters never suffer for money, and are always important and attractive. If only this was the real world! It was a very fast read.

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Mar 16, 2009

Josslyn rated it:

A quick easy read but not much debth. I haven't read Danielle Steel for a long time but I was quite let down with her quality of writing or lack there of. It was quite redundant and did not go very deep into the characters at all. But, it's a fun fantasy story if you have time to kill, it was fun, that's about it. If I enjoy it at all I give it a three star.

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Nov 15, 2011

Mj rated it:

Good read. Like the story and the theme/message. I used to read Danielle Steel years ago and have found myself reading her recent books when I want to take a break from other book genres. I think Danielle's book themes in the last few years have delved into a number of social issues and although there is still love/romance in her books, I don't think classifying her solely as a romance writer does her justice.

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Sep 22, 2009

Melanie rated it:

I don't read Danielle Steel books because I think they are thought provoking or deep or have some deep hidden meaning.. I read them because they are easy to read, quick, and have a happy ending. Every now and then you want to read about life working out for everyone.. So I got exactly what I wanted when I read this book.

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