Ok, so I finished Danielle Steele's Family Ties, and I hate to admit it....
But I hated it. I know, I know, I am a dark cloud over the world of Romance writers and romance readers. I'm sorry. I realize that I have shamed the masses, and I thoroughly apologize. But still...not so great.
In my defense, I have to say that the likes of Kristan Higgins and Jennifer Weiner and Jennifer Crusie are some pretty hards acts to follow. I realize that DS has been in this game for like 123 years (and she looks fabulous, I might add.) and that she deserves props for having just stuck with it and succeeded for so long. However, this book did not excite me.
I decided to be a charitible reader, though. I am now reading another book by DS, entitled Big Girl. I'm only a few pages into it, so my opinon isn't terrible valid yet, but so far so good. Her books definately need more dialogue. That's for d*mn sure. Some of them feel like I am sitting there listening to an old, boring lady recall everything through rose colored glasses. There isn't enough grit. Not enough back and forth banter to warrant my attention for long at all. But...I have high hopes for Big Girl. My hope is that it will hold my interest for much longer than Family Ties did.
Here's hopin'.......
Brooke Moss.
P.S. Someone took themselves off of my followers recently, and I wanted to make sure to tell them: Don't let the door hit ya, where the Lord split ya. You're a child. You need to grow up and function like an adult. I don't have time in my life for pathological liars, and even if you do succeed, which I don't doubt, because underneath the crazy, there is a lot of talent...much of your success will be based on lies and half truths. That's just sad.
