A review by trina_reads
Melody by V.C. Andrews

4.0

Overall I liked it, but this is my second V.C. Andrews series and I'm wondering if I'm picking up on themes. I've read all of the books following Flowers in the Attic, and the story started out with a death and involved incest, a theme present mostly throughout the rest of the series. Melody started with a death, had incest involved as a twist, and ended with a death. I'm wondering if all of her books have an incest theme. I was a little worried that Melody would follow a very, very similar storyline to Flowers in the Attic, and in a way it did, but in a way it didn't. I was half expecting there to actually be an incestuous relationship between Cary and Melody, much like there was between Haille and Chester, and like it was gossiped about. At the end with the kiss makes me think that maybe it will evolve in the next book. I did like it however, and as I already own the set, I will read them. Melody was a likable character, as was Cary after a while, although Sara just annoyed me completely. I am interested to find out what happens now that Haille is also dead, and whether that was an accident as that Archie guy was suspicious right from the start. I'm not sure I'd recommend it, incest is a hard twist to swallow sometimes.