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noorhan4455's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ashvaberle16's review against another edition
2.0
It's trashy trash trash, but sometimes I need to read something that doesn't require any thinking. And this is a guilty pleasure for me.
fyrekatz's review
4.0
After taking a break from VC Andews books... I picked up this one about a 7 year old girl who is thrown into womanhood and the curses of it. Then her life falls downhill as things unravel. I actually enjoyed this book and read it in about 1.5 days or so. I picked up the second book to this series and will be starting it soon!
ashvaberle16's review
2.0
It's trashy trash trash, but sometimes I need to read something that doesn't require any thinking. And this is a guilty pleasure for me.
willowfae's review
4.0
I admit that Virginia Andrews books are one of my guilty pleasures. Ever since I read Flowers in the Attic when I was in my late teens I have loved them, and read every one since. Yes, there was a change after she died and the ghost writer took over but somehow I just felt I had to keep going.
This one seems in some ways to go back to the old stuff and I felt was less 'young adult' targeted than some of the others (particularly the Orphans series).
It had some dodgy moments. I didn't feel that the central character of Jordan was written as the 7 year old she was supposed to be and I don't feel that the issue of precocious puberty was dealt with as well as it could have been.
Still, a quick summer read with all the usual stock characters you would expect from 'her' books.
This one seems in some ways to go back to the old stuff and I felt was less 'young adult' targeted than some of the others (particularly the Orphans series).
It had some dodgy moments. I didn't feel that the central character of Jordan was written as the 7 year old she was supposed to be and I don't feel that the issue of precocious puberty was dealt with as well as it could have been.
Still, a quick summer read with all the usual stock characters you would expect from 'her' books.
stonygrl96's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
azanta_rezwana's review
3.0
V. C. Andrews, or the ghostwriter who continued her legacy, has the most f***ed-up ideas in literature. Her stories are so bad, you love to read them. You might question your own sanity for reading them, but you'll still find yourself reading them.
On to Book#2.
On to Book#2.
avafritsch's review against another edition
4.0
Decent, typical VC Andrews story... mean grandparent, loving but struggling parents who are inherently selfish. Kids who initially are behind, but soon prevail to know more than they should at their age with a healthy dose of puberty and some mild incest.
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