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Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind / If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday / Garden of Shadows

V.C. Andrews

3.61 AVERAGE

caity2003's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pebblestheotter's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious 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

fougere94's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad tense 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: Complicated

jnomilk's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lydirature's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

luisap's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious 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

chamomile26's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laphenix's review against another edition

3.0

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Interesting. Scary. Weird. I'm not sure how I felt about the book in the end, though it was well written.

vonniereader's review against another edition

5.0

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As my title says...I am glad Corrine was not my mother or having that awful lady as my grandmother. This tragic story makes a person glad for not being one of the Dresden Dolls (which ironically i live on Dresden PL). Imagine living the majority of your youth locked up in a small room where the attic was the only place to escape to. Imagine your mother promising that anyday you'll be able to get out once your grandfather died but in the end you find out he already died many days ago and you're still locked up in that room. Imagine your grandmother seeing you as the devil's pawn and letting you know that you're not worth anything and telling you that you're evil. Imagine having your mother kill one of her children, your little brother just so she could keep her riches. All I can say is that I'm glad my mother loves me more than money. This creepy yet sad book is highly recommended.
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reid_dk's review against another edition

4.0

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im mad that a book that is so beautifully compelling and heartbreaking also has an incest subplot .