I went through a whole Danielle Steel phase in my teens, and honestly, she's written some great, entertaining stories (Palomino, Zoya). 'Friends Forever' was not one of them. The writing was terrible, the characters stunk, and in the end, I'm just glad I borrowed it from the library instead of buying it. It was better than having nothing to read on my recent flight, but it only beat out Skymall by the slimmest of margins.