V. C. Andrews - End of the Rainbow

Pros: Fast paced, lots of action. Emotional and suspenseful.
Cons: No depth of characters ,weak characters, overused plot themes. No originality whatsoever!

Cleverly wound through the eyes of a child on the threshold of womanhood, this novel carries forth the secrets that the previous novels unearthed. Whether you have read the previous novels in this series or not, The End of the Rainbow stands on its own....

Pros: V.C. Andrews style still evident. Very intriguing.
Cons: Slow in the beginning

In true V.C. Andrews fashion this book takes a look at the dysfunction of families. This book is written in the child's point of view.

Summer, the main character, is just turning 16 in this story her parents dote on her and throw her a...

Pros: Hey, you're not reading it for the plot! Plus this one's a bit different!
Cons: Don't kid yourself--it's not great literature.

I'll be honest: I'm not reading V.C. Andrews for deep, brilliant plots. Oh, no. I'm well aware that most of the many series' follow basically the same pattern.

The story of Rain, however, hasn't been following patterns for very long and...

Pros: Summer's personality is like mine. I can really relate to her.
Cons: The characters always get raped, get pregnant, and live in mansions. I need something different!!!

Reading a book that has a character who I can relate to gives me a good feeling inside. All of the V.C. Andrews books, especially The End of the Rainbow, have touched my heart. Summer has a great personality, and so do I (trust me). Her love life is...

Pros: Good book, characters, follows usual VC ANDREWS pattern
Cons: little slow in the beginning, then way to fast at the end

Fourth novel in the Hudson series, The End of the Rainbow, picks up after Eye of the Storm. It is from Rain's daughter, Summer's point of view. Like most of VC ANDREWS series, there is one given from the daughter's perspective.

It starts...