The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon
Release: January 1st 1997
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Time Warner
Source: Amazon
Synopsis:
He wanted power. Oliver Russell is fated to rise to the pinnacle of power, President of the United States. She wanted revenge. Leslie Stewart is his betrayed fiancee. Amassing her own media empire, on her fortieth birthday, she looks back. What went wrong?
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Best Laid Plans Review:
As much as a fan I am of the author, this was an average read.
Let’s start with the positive. In most Sheldon novels, the author sets the landscape on a particular theme. In the Best Laid Plans, the author has set the setting in the printed press/television media business. The author also has a simple, yet gripping style of writing that gets your hooked. Secondly, I really like Oliver and Leslie as the main characters. The two, in addition to the Senator, are ruthless and conniving in their own way. It was interesting to see how they try to get bring each other down. I enjoyed this book till mid-way of the story.
However, the book goes downhill with the introduction of Dana’s character. As much as I loved Dana in the story, I hated how she shifted focus away from Leslie. Moreover, Dana’s story-line never really mingled with the author characters, and felt like a stand-alone plot. I didn’t understand why the author had to even include her in this book. Also, the story leaves us hanging in the end where some of the plots feel unresolved.
Overall, read this book if you are a fan of the author, else I would skip it and read some of his better works.
