Review: The Devil's Daughter by Danielle Steel

I always have the same problem when reading a Danielle Steel novel. It takes me a few chapters to fall into her "telling" style of narration.

The Devil's Daughter is a story about two sisters with very different personalities and the narrator - the older boring sister - will mention this fact over and over again.

Billie whined about her life throughout the entire book and this really got my goat. The younger sister Mickie, an actress and model, was the cause, in Billie's mind, of all her problems.

However when Billie can't find a job after graduation Mickie offers to have Billie stay with her and also gets her a job in a cafe. But still Billie complains.

Mickie is dating a high-profile plastic surgeon when a major scandal threatens to blow her world apart. Will the sisters reconnect over this catastrophe?

Billie was totally annoying and the second point-of-view from the plastic surgeon Dr Addison was equally annoying.

What I loved; Mickie!! She knew what she wanted in life and was determined to get it. When things went sour she threw everyone under the proverbial bus. I loved it!

I was a bit conflicted with The Devil's Daughter whilst I couldn't wait to see what was in store for Mickie, I felt the ending was quite unrealistic and all wrapped up too conveniently.

Whilst Steel may be after a younger audience with the added sex scenes I think she may be pushing away her tried and true older long-time readers.

My rating 2.5 / 5 ⭐⭐½

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Publication date: 13th January 2026

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Pages: 320

RRP: AU$32.99 (trade paperback)

Source: Courtesy of the publisher

#thedevilsdaughter #daniellesteel #contemporaryfiction #ausbookbloggers