V. C. Andrews - Petals on the Wind

Pros: More dramatic and intense, characterization, plot, imagery
Cons: use of cliches, reusage of prior action "crying"

Those who read my work know that just recently (last month) I had my first introduction to the work of the late V. C. Andrews. See my review of Flowers In The Attic. My amazement at Andrews' ability to ...

Pros: Interesting continuation of the Dollanganger sage, good characterization, improved writing, etc.
Cons: Cathy's schemes were nonsensical.

. . . . . . Step up to the gallows, embrace the endless night." (This is a quote from Ebonbane, the main character of Ravenloft's novel Shadowborn. And yes, I am shamelessly trying to gain popularity for the Ravenloft Series although I am the only one ...

Pros: Engaging story. Outstanding characterizations. Nice pacing.
Cons: None

Throughout history there have been many theories to attempt to explain unusual or abnormal behavior. Everything from witchcraft to demonic possession and such have used to try to reason as to why someone would act so strangely. Then one day a guy...

Pros: Very Good Writing,couldn't put it down.
Cons: Not for children to read

This book is second in a series of books starting with "Flowers in the Attic"

It starts off where the first ended. The children are on a bus heading South. They had just escaped from their Grandparents home in Virginia where they...

Pros: Keeps you interested
Cons: none, cant put it down!

I read the entire Dollanger series of V. C. Andrews and this was the second...I am not a regular "sit down and read a book" kind of person. But I bought my first VC Andrews book at a garage sale and read it while on vacation in Florida.....I...

Pros: Spellbinding, A cant-put-it-down kinda novel
Cons: Only that you become emtionally attached to the characters

"Petals on the Wind" is the second book in a 5 book series written by V. C. Andrews. This particular series is called "The Dollanganger Series". I love to read. I read everything, including the backs of cereal boxes! But, if Im going to sit down to a...

Pros: Continues an intriguing story; answers questions; goes interesting places
Cons: Definitely not for children

At long last, the Dollangangers' imprisonment is over...and they freed themselves. But this book is about the fact that they are only PHYSICALLY free from that attic and their relatives...and let's not forget the fact that only 3 of them achieved this...

Pros: everything
Cons: nothing

I have read many books by V.C. Andrews and in my opinion these books are the best ones written under her name (After her death ghost writers were hired to write books based upon her ideas under her name.) These books kept me up at night wondering...

Pros: well-written, wont be able to put it down
Cons: very long

This is the second book in the Dollanganger Series. It is a very interesting novel; perhaps even more interesting than the first one. In this novel, the three remaining children escape from the hands of the evil grandmother. They are on their way to...

Pros: entertainment at its best
Cons: no cons

I started reading VC Andrews' novels when I was 15. I started with the Flowers in The Attic series, and I was hooked. I loved Flowers in The Attic, and all the novels that followed. They are exciting page turners, I could not wait to get to the end of...

Pros: captures my attention
Cons: can't put it down

I have read the majority of V.C.Andrews novels. I truly loved everyone of them. Petals on the Wind was one of my favorites. I just finished reading it about a week ago, for the second time. I liked the twists and turns. The author pulls you right...

Pros: wonderful plot
Cons: A very fast transformation of the age of the children!

I knew once I had read The Flowers in the Attic, I had to continue the story.This series is very mysterious and intriging. It has a wonderful plot and many twist and turns throughout the book. Cathy tries to seek revenge on her mother and grandmother for...

Pros: beautifully written, great story
Cons: nothing

These books have it all. A forbidden romance, tragedy, struggle for survival, and many more aspects.

Flowers in the attic is a very touching story about kids locked in an attic for a number of years. The two older siblings fall in love, and...

Pros: Great reading, original story line, soul touching for any parent
Cons: none

These are the very best of the VC Andrews books. Despite her death and having issued many thoughts for future books, the team of writers now writing under her name come nowhere near this original series of books.

Your heart will go out to...

Pros: better than its predecessor (FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC)
Cons: incest

In this second book by V.C. Andrews, Carrie, Chris and Cathy are out of the attic, finally, after three years of being incarcerated. On a bus trip to Florida they meet up with Henny, the loveable black maid of a doctor in South Carolina. She brings them...