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3.9k reviews for:
Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind / If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday / Garden of Shadows
V.C. Andrews
3.61 AVERAGE
3.9k reviews for:
Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind / If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday / Garden of Shadows
V.C. Andrews
3.61 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The physical copy was such a drawl I had to switch to the audio book. The only reason that gets a higher rating is because the narrator is actually good. The novel itself has many twists and turns once it gets going but I also feel it could have been told in half the time. It’s predictable in some places which is frustrating when you’re yelling at the characters in your head to see the obvious.
Overall if you like soap operas and trashy novels either a side of incest you’ll like this book.
Overall if you like soap operas and trashy novels either a side of incest you’ll like this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest
I read this book first as a child and my mother took the book away from me saying I had to give it back. But there is a magnetic quality of this book that sucks you in like a vortex and I went back to my friend for that book.
The magnet is these characters and their emotions. God they leap off the page! Their actions and emotions are so compelling and make sense given the circumstances.
And the writing in this book! There are some lines so beautiful and even the chapter names (I never forget color all days blue but save one for black).
This book is obviously famous for the intense, heavy themes but it meets those themes with true, real emotion. It is a must read.
The magnet is these characters and their emotions. God they leap off the page! Their actions and emotions are so compelling and make sense given the circumstances.
And the writing in this book! There are some lines so beautiful and even the chapter names (I never forget color all days blue but save one for black).
This book is obviously famous for the intense, heavy themes but it meets those themes with true, real emotion. It is a must read.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorite books cause it really challenges me. It makes you think about the power of forgiveness witch is not an easy task, specially if you put yourself in the same shoes as the protagonists.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this when I was 12 or 13 after I successfully sneaked it out of my mothers closet one night, and it effed me up. I've read a great many of her books since, but none of them can really compare to the tone of this book & the characters, and the build up. Out of control. Totally memorable.
3,5/5 in the beginning it started so interesting and it made me curious but the more I read the more it made me feel disgusted. The author focuses too much on the importance of money till the point where he even finds an excuse for rape.