I am a fan of Danielle Steel and have read many of her books. I especially enjoyed her more recent books, but I didn’t love The Numbers Game. I love the summary, the powerful woman, and the family elements, but overall it just wasn’t one of my favorites by her. I was reminded of the writing style of books she wrote years ago, and I prefer the style she has been using in her other recent novels. It was still a good book, just not one of my favorites by her.

This is a pleasant enough book for an easy read. The characters are ok, the story is predictable. As I was reading, it felt very familiar - like I had read it before - and I kept waiting for some surprises that would make it different. Nope. Not really. True to life - - if your life includes famous relatives, beautiful homes, and trips to Paris. Kittens and rainbows for everyone at the end.

The best compliment I can give this book is that it is totally a typical Danielle Steel book!! I love the fact that her books start out with lots of drama, trauma and normal things we all go through but then totally work out for the best by the end. It's what makes her books so addictive.

Really great book. Danielle Steele does it again. Loved all the intertwining stories and adding in all the twists that happened in Paris. This book can really make you think about holding your loved ones close.

Danielle Steele continues her streak with an amazing tale of self realization, family ties, and acceptance. Great read!

As I always say, I have never read a Danielle Steel book that I did not enjoy. This one was not exception as we get a different take on a number of characters in this book. The characters were all well developed as always and the story line flowed flawlessly. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end.

Eileen and Paul are a family we first meet and they have twin boys and a daughter. Their daughter comes up pregnant and then ends up loosing the baby. When Paul ends up telling Eileen that he has just been doing what he had to do to make their family work and that he regretted marrying her just because she had gotten pregnant at an early age. With Paul's revelation, Eileen is torn up about it but she realizes that there maybe something else going on.

Eileen finds out that Paul has been seeing a woman in the city named Olivia. When she confronts Paul about it, he says that he thinks it is time that they take a little break and he moves to the city to be close to Olivia. Things are going good for Paul and Olivia until the kids come to the city to see Paul at his own apartment. Paul and the kids go out to eat and he had asked Olivia to come by. Things do not go well and the kids are very upset with what Paul is doing.

Olivia and Paul sort of have words after the meeting with Olivia and the kids. Olivia gives Paul a piece of her mind and says that he could of at least let the kids know that she was going to come by. They get over it and are in a good place again when Paul decides to go to Eileen's for Christmas so that he can be with the kids. Olivia is not happy about that whatsoever and then Eileen asks Paul if he would move back to the house for 3 months so that she can go to school in Paris. Paul agrees without even talking to Olivia.

Olivia is not fond of the 3 month arrangement and is even less fond of seeing Paul only on occasions. Olivia gets a proposition from a guy about her business while Paul is playing "mom" and she decides to go to Paris to see about her business opportunity. Things seem to start changing for Olivia and she has to talk with Paul upon her return.

I don't want to tell you the whole book. You really should read this one for yourself. It is very good and might make you realize that somethings are just not meant to be but that others are. Danielle Steel has done a great job with this one.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book. Great read!

No one writes about strong, independent women like Danielle Steel and in The Numbers Game she’s done it again with memorable new heroine Eileen Jackson. Eileen has been balancing stress over her 40th birthday and Paul, her emotionally absent husband, until a new problem exposes the deep problems in their relationship.

Her seventeen year old daughter’s accidental pregnancy echoes the reason why she and Paul gave up their individual dreams to marry years earlier. However, her daughter and her boyfriend are unmoved by parental urging and decide not to marry. During family discussions, Paul’s bitterness becomes evident. Soon, Eileen discovers that Paul’s late night meetings have nothing to do with the office and everything to do with young, beautiful art dealer Olivia. Paul leaves for his new life with is not quite what he thought it would be. Olivia is shown to be a surprisingly sympathetic woman as are her actress mother and totally delightful grandmother. Eileen works through her grief to begin a new career and a new life. No more to say about that because I don’t want to spoil it but you will love this part.

In fact, you will love The Numbers Game. It is all about families, about feelings and about the special connection and support between mothers and daughters. 5 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley, Random House and Danielle Steel for this ARC.

Danielle Steel has another wonderful book . It is filled with romance and betrayal.
Eileen finds out about her husband cheating on her after her daughter’s pregnancy scare. When her husband leaves her for the younger woman he has been seeing , Eileen has to start over and learn to live her own life without everyone depending on her.
Paul leaves his wife and moves in with his mistress only to have to learn to balance his work and his life with his new love and his children. After being left by his girlfriend he expects his wife to openly give him a second chance .
This story shows different perspectives of their lives and how everyone is affected differently .Families are torn apart and brought together.
Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher for an ARC for my honest review.

Loved reading the enthralling story with captivating characters by the best selling author, Danielle Steel. Eileen thought she was happily married, raising a teenage daughter and two sons, but discovers her husband, Paul, is having an affair with a younger woman. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written story line, engaging and riveting the reader from the beginning of the story until the end.
I reviewed a copy of the book through NetGalley.

When the main character, Eileen, realizes that her husband is having an affair, she has to ask herself...is it too late to start over? While her soon to be ex-husband is out living his life, Eileen decides that she has every right to chase her own dreams.

I had never read a novel by Danielle Steel until this one (even though I know she has many) and I was pleasantly pleased with the plot. A very realistic story that many people unfortunately face when they find themselves at a crossroads and are forced to start over. This story was continuously conflicting with your heart, bouncing between breaking your heart and then making it happy all over again. This is a novel that truly builds up the female character and shows that people are able to pick up the pieces when they feel their life has come crashing down.

A bit of an unorthodox Danielle Steel novel, but riveting none-the-less! More often than not, we get two sides of one relationship to digest throughout the course of a story ... but this one shakes it up a bit. All of the characters are intermixed, but each one reveals the challenges that they are facing regardless of their age, their circumstances or their place in society. It's dramatic, multi-faceted and kept me guessing throughout!

A couple realize they don't see eye to eye on how to handle a dramatic occurrence in their teen daughter's life, and the fallout brings question and turmoil to what they thought was a settled life.

Once infidelity is brought to light, we get the point of view of the wife, the husband, the kids and the mistress. Everyone's life is in turmoil, but growth from various characters shine a light on moving forward no matter the resistance you might meet.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a family saga rich in parental interaction, realization of dreams and the awakening of not settling for less than you deserve.

I enjoyed reading The Numbers Game by Danielle Steel. I have been reading Danielle Steel’s novels since I was a tween and I look forward to each new book (so does my sister). I found it well-written with steady pacing and realistic characters. It was easy to read, and I quickly devoured it. The book has strong female characters which I appreciate. It provides good role models and gives the reader a new perspective on age (is 50 old or is it just a number). I like that it shows everyday life for a family of five living in Greenwich, Connecticut. Eileen and Paul married when she found herself pregnant after college. It is not a passionate marriage, but they have been happy or so Eileen thought. Paul ends up having an affair with a younger woman and it forever changes their lives. It not only affects Eileen and Paul but their three children. It also changes the mistress’s life and that of her family. I like that the novel is realistic and uplifting. We see that are age is just a number. You are never too hold to make a change or try something new. You can be old at 39 or be a spry 92 year old. My favorite saying from The Numbers Game is, “You can feel too old at any age, if you let yourself. You are never too old or too young for anything, you’re just the right age. It’s all a numbers game invented to frighten you.” We are living in different times where you do not have to do what is expected as we see in The Numbers Game. One of my favorite characters was Olivia’s grandmother. She is an artist who is lively at 92. I liked her attitude and gumption. I thought The Numbers Game was an uplifting, feel-good story. I look forward to reading Danielle Steel’s next creation.

I loved this book! I have been a Danielle Steel fan since I was 7 years old. She rarely disappoints but constantly surprises. The Numbers Game was superb. If you've read her books before you know that she follows a pretty consistent theme of love, marriage, children, divorce....not necessarily in that order. The characters were incredibly well written. I couldn't tell you who the main character was to be honest. Danielle Steel has a way of making each character a stand out, even just a bit part, in all of her books but this one took that up to a whole different level. I went from 17 to 93 from page to page, chapter to chapter. There was not just one main character. There were at least five and yet I found a connection with each so deep that I missed them in between stories. The beginning and end were slightly predictable but I think, for myself anyway, that when reading a Danielle Steel book you expect somethings anyway. A great plot, interesting characters, and a rollercoaster of emotions. Another masterpiece from a great author.

This newest book The Numbers Game by Danielle Steel isn’t my favorite book by her but it was ok. The whole book I was guessing why she gave it this title. It just wasn’t adding up. It’s a quick easy read and I did like most of the characters except for her cheating husband, Paul. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review.

Once again Danielle Steel gives us a family that has issues. Pennie Jackson has parents that got married because her mother was pregnant. And even though they are happy they never seem as happy as her friend's parents. But soon her family begins to fall apart. We also get to see into her parent's lives and how they handle life's challenges.
This is an especially a good book from Danielle Steel. She can present family life so well. I would highly recommend this to any fan of her's or anyone that enjoys a good story.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Description
In Danielle Steel’s stunning novel, modern relationships come together, fall apart, and are reinvented over time, proving that age is just a number.

Eileen Jackson was happy to set aside her own dreams to raise a family with her husband, Paul. Together they built an ordinary life in a Connecticut town, the perfect place for their kids to grow up. But when Eileen discovers that Paul’s late nights in the city are hiding an affair with a younger woman, she begins to question all those years of sacrifice and compromise. On the brink of forty and wondering what she’s going to do with the rest of her life, is it too late for her to start over?

Meanwhile, as Paul is thrust back into the role of suburban fatherhood, his girlfriend, Olivia, is in Manhattan, struggling to find herself in the shadow of her mother, a famous actress, and her grandmother, a fiercely independent ninety-two-year-old artist. With their unique brands of advice ringing in her head, Olivia takes a major step, expanding her art gallery business internationally. Seeing her mother pursue old dreams and even find new love, Olivia realizes that there is so much she must learn about herself before committing her life to someone else.

Ultimately, Eileen decides to chase her own dreams as well. She’s off to Paris to attend Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. What awaits is an adventure that reinvents her life and redefines her.

At every age, there are challenges to be met and new worlds to discover. In this surprising, illuminating novel, Danielle Steel gives us a warmhearted portrait of people driven by their emotions, life experiences, and loyalties, who realize that it’s never too late to turn a new page and start again.


I've read a lot of Danielle Steel back in the 1980's and 90's. She still has the magic.

I have been a huge Danielle Steel fan since I was in high school over 30 years ago. The Numbers Game reminds me why I love reading this author's books because it's about families and real life. I loved getting to know Eileen and going on the journey of life through the good and the bad. The writing is great, the characters are real and the story is filled with drama, heartbreak, angst, secrets, lies, reinvention and so much more.

As always Danielle Steel is a good read. For close to 30 years, I have been devouring her novels and I’ve always enjoyed the happily ever afters.
The Numbers Game was a story about love, marriage, and when they both end. There were many storylines entwined in this book and it was well wrapped up at the end of the story.

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As with all books from Danielle Steel there is a lesson to be learned as you read between the lines. In this story we learn that life is not over just because you think you are too old to start over.

In this story we meet Eileen who finds out her husband is having an affair when she thought she was living the ideal life. Now she doesn’t know if she can start over or how to even get started. But she watched her mom start over and figures she can too. So off she goes to Paris and begins anew.

I loved meeting Eileen, her mom and her grandmother. These three women are a bit of all of us. They are who we are, who we were and who we want to be at different points in our life.

Another great read from Danielle Steel!

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Your age is just a number when love matters. In this story you have so many relationships at different ages, but all that matters in the end is love and happiness. This story will deal with young love, middle age love and love in the elderly but it's still all the same. Plenty of family drama, the deals with heart break and also happiness.

This was a hard book to put down, read late into the night. Many readers will be able to relate to. I highly recommend this book