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eyrechrysalis's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Cancer
miranda_soriano's review against another edition
2.0
Meh.
Creo que fue demasiado drama y vueltas, idas y venidas de los personajes, que al final no fueron ni tan importantes para dar con un final definitivo que casi era de esperarse.
Este libro llegó a ser bastante aburrido para mí, pero la saga en sí es buena por las implicaciones psicológicas que derivan de los protagonistas, y por eso la respeto; aunque no sé si la precuela sirva para agregar algo nuevo a todo lo que ya se nos ha contado.
Los Dollangager no hacen más que sufrir.
Creo que fue demasiado drama y vueltas, idas y venidas de los personajes, que al final no fueron ni tan importantes para dar con un final definitivo que casi era de esperarse.
Este libro llegó a ser bastante aburrido para mí, pero la saga en sí es buena por las implicaciones psicológicas que derivan de los protagonistas, y por eso la respeto; aunque no sé si la precuela sirva para agregar algo nuevo a todo lo que ya se nos ha contado.
Los Dollangager no hacen más que sufrir.
spookybookwitch's review against another edition
3.0
I just really really love trashy books and melodrama.
It's like reading a soap opera.
I am shameless.
It's like reading a soap opera.
I am shameless.
grooovyzeee's review against another edition
1.0
[ beware spoiler ] absolutely, completely, and utterly disappointed!
hear me out. i love the dollanganger series. flowers in the attic? amazing. petals on the wind? love it. if there be thorns? yes please. seeds of yesterday??? WHY DOES IT EXIST!!! what was done to jory broke my heart, he was such an innocent person. literally his character didn’t add or take away from the story imo. he was the “good” son who would go on to be a ballerina. he was so sweet and accepting of cathy and chris, he was accepting of bart’s bizarre behavior, and he was accepting of cindy as a new addition to the family. then his legs and life and wife were taken away (most likely bc of uncle joel aka john amos part 2… ) and to top it all off, his injuries led to the ugliest reveal of a character’s true nature— melodie. i understand that the dramatic change was shocking and it’s difficult to suddenly have to adapt but the one who truly suffered was jory. to completely ignore him when he needed her most is appalling. then to move on to his brother??? then to give birth to twins and ignore them and then to flee to avoid her responsibilities yet she got away scotch free??? i am baffled.
bart really infuriated me. i was so over him. i never disliked him before bc i felt he was misunderstood and his trauma due to amos resulted in his distortions but in seeds of yesterday he was such a menace. what he did by allowing melodie to physically use him was not okay. not to mention the way he treated cindy and everyone pretty much allowed him to get away with it… what older brother abuses their sister in front of the entire family and gets away with it?? that’s not okay.
then chris really got on my nerves by not believing cathy when obviously cathy is the only one sane enough to see through people and garner their true intentions. i don’t understand why chris insisted that joel was a good person when he obviously wasn’t. just like he swooooreee corrine would follow through and save them from that attic…. but she didn’t, did she?? i still loved chris despite his consistent denial but then he freaking dies. one of the only original characters left from the first book just gone right as they were all about to get away from fox worth hall… i felt just as empty as cathy bc why? they’re endgame. that wasn’t necessary.
then right after chris’ death everything was so jolly lolly. suddenly joel flies away and gets AWAY WITH MURDER AND EVERYTHING ELSE HE DID bc supposedly he wants to die at the monastery but didn’t he go back to foxworth to supposedly be buried with his family???? then bart and cindy become a damned singing gospel duo which honestly makes no sense. i would have loved to see bart apologize to cindy or make up somehow for all his nastiness, slut shaming, physical abuse, and so on but none of that. and we’re all supposed to be happy that cathy is left with nothing? cathy is the main character, the one we’ve grown to love and understand.. yes her decisions are questionable at times but even so i wanted her to be happy. the only thing that gave me any sort of reprieve was that she died as well bc i could not stand the idea of her moving on without christopher doll….
such a shame. i personally felt like there was no resolution or insight on why so many terrible things happened in this part of the series. so many questions. the villains didn’t deal with any consequences. this book was awful to get through. it would have been different had it been a stand alone book bc i wouldn’t have been so attached to the characters but i was and i am. i can only pray that garden of shadows is better despite it being a prequel…
this is not to say that Andrews’ writing was bad, she’s one of my favorite authors BC of her writing style. in fact, you could argue that her writing is so good, it got me THIS riled up. but this last book ripped me a new one.
hear me out. i love the dollanganger series. flowers in the attic? amazing. petals on the wind? love it. if there be thorns? yes please. seeds of yesterday??? WHY DOES IT EXIST!!! what was done to jory broke my heart, he was such an innocent person. literally his character didn’t add or take away from the story imo. he was the “good” son who would go on to be a ballerina. he was so sweet and accepting of cathy and chris, he was accepting of bart’s bizarre behavior, and he was accepting of cindy as a new addition to the family. then his legs and life and wife were taken away (most likely bc of uncle joel aka john amos part 2… ) and to top it all off, his injuries led to the ugliest reveal of a character’s true nature— melodie. i understand that the dramatic change was shocking and it’s difficult to suddenly have to adapt but the one who truly suffered was jory. to completely ignore him when he needed her most is appalling. then to move on to his brother??? then to give birth to twins and ignore them and then to flee to avoid her responsibilities yet she got away scotch free??? i am baffled.
bart really infuriated me. i was so over him. i never disliked him before bc i felt he was misunderstood and his trauma due to amos resulted in his distortions but in seeds of yesterday he was such a menace. what he did by allowing melodie to physically use him was not okay. not to mention the way he treated cindy and everyone pretty much allowed him to get away with it… what older brother abuses their sister in front of the entire family and gets away with it?? that’s not okay.
then chris really got on my nerves by not believing cathy when obviously cathy is the only one sane enough to see through people and garner their true intentions. i don’t understand why chris insisted that joel was a good person when he obviously wasn’t. just like he swooooreee corrine would follow through and save them from that attic…. but she didn’t, did she?? i still loved chris despite his consistent denial but then he freaking dies. one of the only original characters left from the first book just gone right as they were all about to get away from fox worth hall… i felt just as empty as cathy bc why? they’re endgame. that wasn’t necessary.
then right after chris’ death everything was so jolly lolly. suddenly joel flies away and gets AWAY WITH MURDER AND EVERYTHING ELSE HE DID bc supposedly he wants to die at the monastery but didn’t he go back to foxworth to supposedly be buried with his family???? then bart and cindy become a damned singing gospel duo which honestly makes no sense. i would have loved to see bart apologize to cindy or make up somehow for all his nastiness, slut shaming, physical abuse, and so on but none of that. and we’re all supposed to be happy that cathy is left with nothing? cathy is the main character, the one we’ve grown to love and understand.. yes her decisions are questionable at times but even so i wanted her to be happy. the only thing that gave me any sort of reprieve was that she died as well bc i could not stand the idea of her moving on without christopher doll….
such a shame. i personally felt like there was no resolution or insight on why so many terrible things happened in this part of the series. so many questions. the villains didn’t deal with any consequences. this book was awful to get through. it would have been different had it been a stand alone book bc i wouldn’t have been so attached to the characters but i was and i am. i can only pray that garden of shadows is better despite it being a prequel…
this is not to say that Andrews’ writing was bad, she’s one of my favorite authors BC of her writing style. in fact, you could argue that her writing is so good, it got me THIS riled up. but this last book ripped me a new one.
favvn's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Maybe I'm rating it so high just because I am through with the Dollaganger Series (as written by VC Andrews herself) and elated to finally read something else or the series itself grew on me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gotta say, however, that it is 100% bullshit that Cathy kills herself after Chris dies . I do not care about any reasoning behind it, any "power of love" stuff, and so forth. It was so unecessary after EVERYTHING she overcame and after, ya know, the whole second book wherein she resolves to love anyone other than him. I'm supposed to believe she couldn't find a new purpose, a place firmly within her sons' lives without Chris by her side? Cathy, the woman who seduced her mother's second husband as an elaborate revenge plot??? Hello??
Also have to say the ending.... wasn't my idea of "happy ever after." Like Bart becominga televangelist ? As a good thing, as a redemption/look how Normal and Adjusted he is thing? After all the ways god and Christianity was straight up used to abuse the family. Nah. That's nightmare material.
Gotta say, however, that it is 100% bullshit that
Also have to say the ending.... wasn't my idea of "happy ever after." Like Bart becoming
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Incest, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicide
maiya_f's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tayloranne's review against another edition
3.0
Great series end but the book ended portly with to many questions unanswered
tthb's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
gorditacrunchpuzzle's review against another edition
5.0
I like to stretch out my book series, and this one was eight years long. I feel in that time I grew attached to these fucked up characters. While V.C. Andrews isn't the best writer in the world, she does really well with getting you attached and telling you not to look away regardless of how ugly it can get.
While I can offer some criticisms of this, like the rushed ending, overall my ratings reflect how a book affects me. Any book that make me read the last 120 pages in one sitting and make me cry at the end is a great book in my opinion.
While I can offer some criticisms of this, like the rushed ending, overall my ratings reflect how a book affects me. Any book that make me read the last 120 pages in one sitting and make me cry at the end is a great book in my opinion.