A solid Danielle Steel novel with her usual style of a captivating story tied into a romance. Music fans may enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at some of the seedier opportunities musicians are afforded in order to find work. I thought the latter part of the book was surprising but overall enjoyed the story.

The High Notes by Daniel Steel... When DS is on a roll, she's really on a roll and right now I believe she is! The high notes is yet another excellent book in a string of good books from DS recently. This is the sweet and inspiring story of Iris Cooper. A child protege to be sure. Also, a traumatic childhood to be sure. Iris doesn't let that hold her back or stand in her way, no excuses… this is who she is and how she got here and now it's a matter of how she's going to move forward. A sweet and inspiring story!

I can't help but be amazed at how quickly Danielle Steel can write so many novels that are all so different. What a wild imagination she must have. This story was unlike any of her other books that I've read and was so genuine and pure I couldn't help but race to the end

As always Danielle Steel never disappoints. This is just another on a long list of my favorite reads! Once you start, you can’t put it down. I read this in one day!!

This book tells the story of a young woman who goes through rough times to become a singer. All her early life she is abused by her father. He uses her to get him money to feed his addiction. After years of grueling tours, she meets the person who turns her life around.

Iris Cooper has been singing in front of a crowd since she was twelve. Her father convinced the owner of the bar to give her a chance and the staff would give her food while she waited for her father to leave. While they never stayed in one place for very long, her only steady thing in her life is the music. After turning eighteen and touring with two different managers that were abusive, she finally leaves the tour and finds a manager that turns her life around.

Another great story from Ms. Steel. A heartwarming read that you don't want it to end. This is the author that instilled my love of reading books. I continue to enjoy her as much now as her very first book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for gifting me an ARC in return for my honest review.

Steel's latest covers the rise of country western music star Iris Cooper. Her career begins in childhood, under the management of her selfish, manipulative father, who uses all her earnings from the bars where she performs on booze and other vices. They live nomadic lives, traveling from city to city, where Iris stuns her audiences with her angelic voice. But it's hard for Iris to form relationships since she's never in the same place for long. Eventually she breaks free from her father, only to get involved with an even more manipulative manager, Grady Hendrix, who traps her in a contract that allows her little to no freedom.

Life begins to look up for Iris when she befriends another singer, Boy, also under the villainous thumb of Hendrix. But eventually Iris and Boy break away from their manager. They go on the run, where they meet a kind manager with musical connections that allow them to soar to great heights in their careers.

The High Notes is a fairly predictable novel, with lots of repetition (Steel reminds the reader on every page that Iris can hit the high notes with her voice), and many awkward sentences that could use a good copy editor. But this is typical of Steel's style. After nearly 200 books, she still knows how to tell a good story, even if the writing itself is weak.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced reader's copy in exchange for my opinions.

Iris has the voice of an angel. Her father is her parent, her mother having left when she was very young. At age 12, her father got her a job singing in a bar in Las Vegas. Her father has a drinking problem, an anger problem and more problems than you can imagine. To say that he took advantage of his daughter by exploiting her talent is an understatement.
Can Iris ever get out of the grip of her father even after she reaches stardom? This is a very interesting read, but I hope many child stars are not growing up in an environment like this. Iris is strong, she is resilient and to think she survives her childhood is amazing.

This book just wasn’t for me. I felt like the pacing was a little too slow and I never found myself eager to pick the book back up. It wasn’t the writing that I didn’t care for but the development of the story. It felt like too much.

Danielle Steel wins again with High Notes. Iris Cooper has been singing as long as she can remember. When she is twelve, her father convinces the owner of a bar to let her perform, and she wows the audience. In the next few years, Iris and her father move from one dusty town to the next, her passion for music growing. Her father uses her money for booze and women and Iris barely eats and has little to wear. When she starts to tour at age eighteen, she takes on a real manager, who exploits her too, and the singers and musicians she tours with are really the only family she has. They give her the courage to leave the tour and follow her dreams. After years of enduring the hardships, Iris’s big chance comes. At the top at last, Iris still has to fight every step of the way. Great book!

At the heart of DS latest novel is finding your way despite obstacles thrown in at every turn. Iris has a rough start with a self centered father who uses her voice for his own gains. Family we come to learn isn’t always blood. There are people put in our pathways to care and guide us even if we don’t see it initially. Gifted with a beautiful voice she’s had her share of people take advantage of her until she decides to leave an abusive agent and go incognito for a time. As she makes her way to New York with her friend Boy to meet a top agent in hopes of making it in the music business she encounters road blocks. As she finally hits it big in the industry tragedy strikes and her world is changed once again. Will love overcome it all?

I really enjoyed “ High Notes” by Danielle Steel and thank you to Net Galley for the free ecopy This book tells the story of Iris Cooper who is used by her father and then 2 managers as she pursues her dreams of country music stardom but this can’t stop her incredible drive and spirit as she makes many sacrifices on the way to the top.Will she find true love and success? Read the story and find out.Many twists and turns.

Iris is a singing prodigy, but unfortunately is raised by a selfish, alcoholic father who forces her to sing for both their suppers. When she finally breaks free of him, she still has to deal with dishonest and abusive managers as she tries to make her way in the music business. More than once, Iris has to walk away. What she eventually finds is a singing career and more.

I enjoyed Iris's friendships, especially with Pattie and Boy, and her willingness to start a new life. There is an event that happens in the book that is similar to a music-related tragedy in real life, and I thought that was done very well. The fact that Steel's heroine in this book is not rich and has to make her own way over many obstacles is a welcome departure from many of Steel's other works. The romance is sweet and does not take over the novel. There is a realistic look at family and how they can let you down.

The first 15% of this book is hard to get into. Steel is known for breaking the rules, but the "telling instead of showing" doesn't work as well in this book, and there are way too many run-on sentences. The book does get better, though, and I was able to eventually connect with it.

I received a free copy of this book from Delacorte Press via Netgalley. My review is voluntary and my opinions are my own.

I hate to say this but I didn’t love this one. It felt kind of generic and similar to another book by this same author. It wasn’t a bad book, it just didn’t do it for me. Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this copy for review

I love reading Danielle Steel’s books, and “The High Notes” is no exception. Well written story of a very talented singer and the struggles she endured to find fame and happiness. Another DS feel good book.

I loved reading this book. This is an author that I never hesitate to pick up. Her books are well written and pull you in from the start. I found this book to be no different. This is a well written story about Iris and her fight and determination to get to her dreams. She is a great character that brought the story to life. She is my favorite of the story and took me on an emotional roller coaster ride. This is a fast paced story that is hard to put down and easy to read. A story that will pull at your heart strings and leave you wanting more. I really enjoyed this story and I highly recommend it. A must read!

I spent a lazy Sunday afternoon enjoying this read. Rooting for Iris is an easy thing to do, as she is forced to be the bread winner for her alcoholic father at the tender age of 10 singing like an angel in a bar. The story highlights the lives young singers may spend traveling around the country under contract to people who don’t treat them professionally. Her life improves dramatically once she escapes her contract and meets Boy Brady.
An easy read but I was annoyed by one thing in particular. The phrase high notes was used excessively throughout the book. Loved the additions of Clay and Jimmy in her life. Iris stayed true to her sweet character in spite of the setbacks in her life, particularly after the horror during her show.
Many thanks to Danielle Steel and NetGalley for providing me an afternoon of enjoyment.

HUGELY disappointed in this one. I enjoyed Iris' character and a few of the minor characters, but that was about it. The rest of the book was full of cliches and an incredibly predictable storyline - probably because it was basically a re-write of her previous book, Star. My biggest issue might seem like a small thing, but I was wildly irritated with the number of times the title was used throughout the book. So irritated, in fact, that I went back and counted it. 38 times. 38. In a 304 page book. It would have made a great drinking game, frankly. I won't belabor this review - it just didn't work for me.

The High Notes by Danielle Steel is a cute, but unrealistic tale of a young singer. She got her start at twelve when her father took her to a local dive and offered up her talents. After hearing her, despite her age, the proprietor hired her and fed her. The owner, cook, and waitress became her family and she was loathe to leave when her father decided to move on. She never saw a dime. This is how it went for years until finally, in Las Vegas, her signed a contract wherein she would tour for five years. The weekly paycheck was sent to her father. After five years, she was done. She found a new promoter after a while and this time the money was hers. Things were better, mostly, until four years into her contract she ran. She left her best friend, but one of the guys gave her a phone number for a well-known agent in New York. She put it in her pocket. Her promoter looked for her but never could find her. She landed in a bar in Wyoming where she met a band she sang with for several months until some of them had to return to Nashville. One of the guys had nothing better to do so he he got in the car with her and drove. They sang together sometimes and she wrote songs. Eventually they got to New York where life as they knew it changed.

This was an enjoyable book to read, although it was unrealistic in many ways . . . that’s the fun, right? As always the characters were relatable and likable. Some of what happened was predictable, some was not. Steel made several salient points about what life is like these days, things we are all familiar with. It is very readable and has several subplots moving alongside the main one. Its themes include siblings, parent-child relationships, friendships, music. I liked it.

I was invited to read a free e-ARC of The High Notes by Ballantine, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #Ballantine #DanielleSteel #TheHighNotes

The High Notes has a fairly predictable storyline yet Danielle Steel still delivers a good read. She highlights family relations, achieving your goal, and learning to trust.

When you read this thought-provoking book, you will realize why the title of "The High Notes? is so aprospos. I was especially interested, having a degree in Choral Conducting (with lots of experience along that line) and a daughter who's a singer/songwriter in Nashville. Follow the journey and adventures of Iris Cooper as she begins a singing career at the age of 12 while her deadbeat, drunken father drags her to various bars convincing the owners to let her perform. it's sure to warm your heart.

This is probably one of the few books I've read with offensive language wherein it didn't bother me, because I felt that it was necessary. I'm sure you'll agree as you read along, too.

I have left a review on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5052572762) and Amazon.