[.ca] The Cottage (ISBN 0553528939)

Very good, but not her best:
It was a very good book. Predictable and not her best, but I liked it.

Very good, but not her best:
It was a very good book. Predictable and not her best, but I liked it.

Pretty darn good book:
Very good reading. Couldn't put it down after the first couple of chapters!

Disappointed:
I had not read Danielle Steel in several years. I found The Cottage to be shallow, implausible, and completely predictable. I was very disappointed with this work.

Better than most of her later stuff:
I have read virtually every Danielle Steel book out there. In fact, for many years, the minute I saw the book on the shelf, I was a bit lighter in my pocket for having bought it. I've been really disappointed in much of her later works - feeling that they were extremely repetitive and worn out plots. The Cottage is the best of the latter works I have read. I enjoyed the characters, though I would have liked to see more of the interaction between Alex and Jimmy, as well as Mark and Taryn. Overall, a light, enjoyable read.