A review by olivemyheart
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

challenging dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The horror was well-paced and left me in constant dread. Although the plot took a long time to pick up, once the really horrifying parts started, it kept me really engaged. The author did not pull punches, there was a lot of shock value, but then again I was morbidly fascinated with it. The main flaw was that the book was steeped in white, upper-class religious values that at some points detracted from the book, and while it is critical of a lot of those values, it espouses many others. I really enjoyed the prose: it was imagery-rich while still using simple language, although many parts of the book had unnecessary paragraphs full of description that I skimmed over to get to the continuing plot.
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