I found Coming Out by Danielle Steel at a local store that typically does not sell books. It was on sale, probably cheaper than it should have been yet it was in excellent shape! I always wanted to read something by Danielle Steel but never seemed to remember to pick up a book by her whenever I was out looking, so I decided to purchase this book.

This book was made in 2006, but it felt more along the lines of the 80s or 90s due to some of the comments within the book. There never seems to be a strict date of when this book is set, but some of the opinions don't seem to be that of 2006 (or maybe my hometown was just way more open at that time). The comments about how bad tattoos are seem to date this book more than intended too, seeing as it is 2018 and tattoos seem to be everywhere and widely accepted. If anything, that would be my biggest con for this book! It dates itself with the opinions within!

I did really enjoy this book - it was a light, dramatic read that I could easily put down and pick it back up. The story follows a rich, upper class family as they intend to go to an exclusive ball in New York. The twin daughters are on opposing sides (one wants to go, the other doesn't and decides to rebel), the Mother wants to go, the step Father doesn't, and so on and so forth. There is some romantic drama, some family drama, some "rich" drama, and it all seems to work well within the story.

That being said, this book is hit and miss - if you don't mind reading about privileged rich people with silly problems, it's a good read! I didn't mind that they complained about simple yet silly things, in fact I found it to be fluffy and funny at times. It felt like a soap opera I would watch on T.V. back in high school. The soap opera side is what kept me hooked, to be brutally honest. The drama was over the top, the reactions were big, and it felt like the perfect, stormy day read.

The book is relatively short and moves at a good pace to keep you interested. That is what also kept me interested in this book. I didn't think that the book felt too long or too short. To me, the book was the perfect length. I also really liked that the title of the book has multiple meanings in the book! Tied in with that title, the ending took me by surprise! The ending did seem to suddenly stop, but Danielle tied in one of the small plot points to finish this book up.

Overall, I think this book was cute and is a nice, soft read. It is in it's own little niche, so reader beware!!

Three out of five stars! ( )

A short, but sweet book that tries to pack a lot into a few chapters. It has to do with passing on traditions and whether or not they should be passed on, how children can surprise their parents, and how important family should be, no matter what it looks like. ( )

This is much too short a book to handle all the issues Danielle Steel tries to pull in. (Spoiler) But they all live happily ever after. ( )

coming out by danielle steel
After their trip to Europe the girls would be dropped off at Brown University and she'd have
Max all to herself as he started school for the new year.
Virginia and Veronica are going to the ball.
The oldest son has a lot of options as to what he will be doing with his life.
The girls find out they have to goto the ball or their father won't pay for their educations
at Brown. The Jewish mother in law even wants to go. It's a traditional thing for Olivia, the mother who at her coming out, last danced with her father before he died.
The youngest son Max thinks because of all the mayhem with 'coming out' that they should just
all 'stay home'. What a cute attitude. he' only 5.
A tattoo on her back, measles, cold of the century, a broken ankle and the ball is Saturday and Charlie is hiding a secret and her husband just won't go to the ball.
A lot of other obstacles occur the day of the ball... ( )

In this book Olympia a mother of 4 children .. 3 from her first marriage to Chancey who like her came from the Blue.Blood money of old and one 5 yr old son Max to her husband Harry who is Jewish.
Her twin daughters get an invitation to a coming out ball just like Olympia did as a young girl. She loved the deb ball when she did it and thought it was a good thing for the girls to do it , when she tells her family about it all hell breaks lose and everything changes between now and the night of the ball. All kinds of fights and troubles ..... leading to surprises things in the end ( )