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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
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
THIS BOOK WAS SOO WACK LMFAOO
dark
medium-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
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
⭐️⭐️⭐️
WTF... like what did I just read!!!! Because I feel unlike most who pick up this book I actually went in totally blind. I just saw it in a bookstore and picked this one up... so then when I shuffle over to Goodreads to find out more about this book and see the reviews... I was apprehensive, anxious and kinda excited to see what all this hype / controversy was about. And let me just say this book was a ride.
The writing isn't great, let's be honest. If I hear god golly lolly or whatever tf it was one more time I will probably dissolve into a puddle of
WTF... like what did I just read!!!! Because I feel unlike most who pick up this book I actually went in totally blind. I just saw it in a bookstore and picked this one up... so then when I shuffle over to Goodreads to find out more about this book and see the reviews... I was apprehensive, anxious and kinda excited to see what all this hype / controversy was about. And let me just say this book was a ride.
The writing isn't great, let's be honest. If I hear god golly lolly or whatever tf it was one more time I will probably dissolve into a puddle of
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
I was pretty hooked throughout and sucked in by the end. Sad and messed up thriller. I understand the meaning behind the title now.
Reminded me of the show Yellowjackets as I’m watching it currently
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So positives: this book certainly had something to say, and I felt it said it well. The book is forever pursuing one question: are you doomed to be the version of yourself that others say that you are? A complex character study is drawn through this question. Cathy and Christopher find themselves becoming the people that they are condemned to be, and then they find themselves rejecting this version of themselves. This is done very well, especially in the context of Christian Fundamentalism.
V.C. Andrews also has a way of making characters that commit the most atrocious acts sympathetic. The Mother and Christopher are people that I felt deeply empathetic towards, and I felt myself close to understanding acts that I have almost never understood before through these characters.
That being said, Flowers in the Attic committed a cardinal sin of horror: it was flat out boring. I really had to slog my way through it. There was no real way to lightly connect one horrific act from another, like most horror books can do. The attic setting simply did not provide a compelling or serene enough environment to smoothly transition one earth-shattering event from another. This provided for a disjointed and boring read, unfortunately.
V.C. Andrews also has a way of making characters that commit the most atrocious acts sympathetic. The Mother and Christopher are people that I felt deeply empathetic towards, and I felt myself close to understanding acts that I have almost never understood before through these characters.
That being said, Flowers in the Attic committed a cardinal sin of horror: it was flat out boring. I really had to slog my way through it. There was no real way to lightly connect one horrific act from another, like most horror books can do. The attic setting simply did not provide a compelling or serene enough environment to smoothly transition one earth-shattering event from another. This provided for a disjointed and boring read, unfortunately.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Incest, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, Gaslighting