Book reviews

Star
Danielle Steel Book Review

Read a book review online (click here to search reviews)
Books Movies  
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Mystery/Thriller Literature Romance Biography History
Danielle Steel Books
New book search
Danielle Steel Message Board
Get more information about this book
Plot Summary of Star
"Star is one of Danielle Steel's best novels. It's just after WWII, Crystal Wyatt is a beautiful young woman who dreams of singing and acting in films. She meets Spencer Hill when she was a teenager. Later they end up falling in love. He tells himself he's not in love with her because she's so young and marries someone else. Crystal makes her name in hollywood and Spencer is a big-time lawyer.This is a story of two people who are destined to be together. Eventually he realizes he loves her and makes a decision that will affect both of their lives forever."
Baby Doll, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Star
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one man-two women
Searching/Rekindling love? Yes
Lost Lover: - rekindling love after long time
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - lawyer creature
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - entertainer
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
City? Yes
City: - New York - Los Angeles - Washington D.C.
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - rape/molest (yeech!)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
Most similar books to Star
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Wanderlust by Danielle Steel
When Nick Returns by Dee Holmes
The Constant Heart by Mary Balogh
Lipsi's Daughter by Patty Apostolides


Click here for more information about this book


Danielle Steel Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
Debbie  

SCHOLARS:
andrea cuevas  Aishwarya Singh  Teresa Lee Rainey  Lori  Bee  Jen  Becky M  Farrah  Scott  


Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Three ways to search for Romance books!

1) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot or subplot below!

Action/suspense subplot?

Captor, in love with

Caretaker, in love with

Children/Pregnancy

Difficult/unusual lover?

Family focus?

Fantasy/Magic

Forbidden/mismatched love?

Hidden Identity/Secret Motive

Inner struggle subplot

Love Triangles/Polygons

Lovers are competitors

Making a living subplot

Marriage/Married

Matchbreaker

Matchmake, (will/family)

Phone/email/mail relationship

Pygmalion--From Wench to Woman

Searching/Rekindling love?

Seduction/coercion/force

Sex/Erotic story, Primarily

Sports training/competing story

Time Travel

Virgin, dramatically devirginized



or 2) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
3) Even more search options available with a Detailed Booksearch (click here)

Use our site!
Feedback
About us




Most recent discussions:

General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
.
Dean Koontz 12:02:10 PM
Vince Flynn 7:10:39 AM
Jean M. Auel 2:47:42 AM
Lori Wick 12:03:25 AM
Suzanne Collins 9:12:08 PM
George W. Bush 7:53:33 PM
Robert Segarra 7:11:56 PM
Dave Pelzer 7:10:38 PM
Christopher Stasheff 6:25:29 PM
Jane Juska 5:48:53 PM
Deric Longden 11:53:30 AM
Cecelia Ahern 10:53:33 AM
Lilian Jackson Braun 9:30:43 PM
Donna Fletcher 9:16:54 PM
J.K. Rowling 7:40:18 PM
Lisanne Norman 7:16:47 PM
Barack Obama 7:10:39 PM
Margaret Peterson Haddix 6:23:46 PM
V.C. Andrews 2:17:47 PM
Linda Nagata 1:04:02 PM

More message boards